1 Dead, 1 Injured After Shots Fired in Neptune Township

Details: Category: News; Published: 21 September 2019

mcpo shield 120 Shots fired in 1000 block of Old Corlies Avenue in Neptune Township Friday evening. It's the second homicide at that location in the past year.

FREEHOLD –- One man died and another was injured after shots were fired in the 1000 block of Corlies Avenue in Neptune Township Friday evening, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

Neptune Township police responded to an 8:11 p.m. report of shots fired at 1030 Old Corlies Avenue in the area of the R-NU Barbershop. Police received a report that two men arrived at Jersey Shore University Medical Center with gunshot wounds. The two men arrived at JSUMC in separate vehicles.

Officials Investigating the Fire That Engulfed Ocean Township Home, One Resident Still Missing

Details: Category: News; Published: 18 September 2019

mcpo jacquelin terrulli 1 PHOTO: Law enforcement officials seeking the public’s help in finding missing female resident, Jacquelin Terrulli

FREEHOLD – Law enforcement officials are investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed an Ocean Township home early Thursday morning and are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a missing resident from the home, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

At approximately 7:32 a.m., the Ocean Township Police and Fire Departments responded to a fire at 86 Wickapecko Drive in Ocean Township. Upon arrival, authorities found the approximately 6,000 square foot residence completely engulfed in flames.

Chilifest is Back Last Weekend of September

Details: Category: News; Published: 16 September 2019

chilifest volunteers Celebrating Chili, Music and Great Causes

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ―Chilifest returns to Atlantic Highlands, N.J., for its 14th annual event celebrating the art of chili making. The event takes place outdoors from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Avenue A beach, which has spectacular views of Manhattan and Sandy Hook Bay. This year’s event, “Adult Swim,” is the first Chilifest where attendees need to be 21 or older.

In addition to chili, beverages are included and will be provided by Carton Brewing and Brinley Gold Shipwreck Rum. Live entertainment will feature The Haven, with opening acts by The Elastic Waist Band and MAMADRAMA.

New Vote by Mail Law Impacts November General Election

Details: Category: News; Published: 16 September 2019

vote by mail ballot FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is announcing to voters that a new law signed by Governor Phil Murphy in August of 2019 has again changed the Vote by Mail rules in New Jersey. These changes are effective immediately and will impact the 2019 November General Election.

The new law mandates that all voters who voted by mail for any election in 2017 and/or 2018 be sent a Mail-In Ballot for the 2019 General Election and all future elections, even if they did not request one. If these voters do not wish to receive Mail-In Ballots for the 2019 General Election and all future elections, they must notify the County Clerk in writing to opt out.

“All of these affected Mail-In Ballot voters have been sent a letter from the County Clerk’s Office advising of this change, so it is important that voters be on the lookout for this letter,” said Clerk Hanlon. “This change impacts over 13,000 voters in Monmouth County.”

Exhibition Explores Economic and Emotional Toll of Superstorm Sandy through Art, Multimedia

Details: Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 16 September 2019

mu urban coast art 9 feet high Nearing Anniversary of Sandy, Residents Invited to Post their Stories to Gallery Wall

PHOTO: 9 Feet High: Those who endured Sandy can “erase” the storm by covering up this wall of NASA satellite images with their hand-written stories. The colorful prints were designed by Bright with production assistance by Stojanov.

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – With the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaching, a new exhibition at Monmouth University captures the destructive force of the storm and the mounting threats of climate change and sea level rise through abstract and participatory works of art. Free and open to the public, the exhibition encourages residents who were impacted by Sandy to contribute to the installation by sharing their memories on a special wall adorned with satellite imagery of the storm.