Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Boro officials warn that flooding is anticipated
Point Borough Emergency Management officials are warning residents to move cars to higher ground because flooding is anticipated. The Emergency Management Facebook page says: "Flooding is anticipated. Please move vehicles to higher ground and take precautions to protect your property and yourselves." Kiel Arnone, Deputy Coordinator of Borough Emergency Management, said that he, Mayor William Schroeder and Point Boro First Aid Squad volunteers will be in ambulances and fire trucks driving around parts of the Borough, especially those that are flood-prone, and warning residents to move cars and take precautions. The Borough, like Point Beach, is not asking for voluntary evacuations. In Mantoloking, police advise on their Facebook page that …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
TV star gives a new car to flooded Point Boro family
The Ellen DeGeneres Show just donated a new Chrysler convertible to a Point Borough family whose home and cars were flooded by Superstorm Sandy. Scott, Kathy, Megan and Madison Emery, who live on Christine Court, cannot live in their home yet because it was so severely flooded. Kathy Emery, a hairdresser, wrote to the Ellen show about how her family's home and two cars were flooded. She said in her letter that the worst thing was watching her daughters struggle in vain to grab photos and yearbooks before having to flee their home. Megan and Madison told Ellen that they were unable to snatch any of those personal momentos. The family has been paying a mortgage on their flooded home while paying rent for two cars and rent on a house they …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Despite falling trees and raging winds, still too many people out, says mayor
The wind is raging, trees are falling on homes and cars, live power lines are dropping, and yet there are still people strolling and driving around on beaches and roads in Point Borough. That has to end now, says Point Borough Mayor William Schroeder. "There are way too many people out riding around and walking on the beaches," Schroeder said on at about 3:20 p.m. Monday, just after surveying the town. "Use caution please. The worst is yet to come." At a Monday morning meeting of local government, emergency management and police officials at Borough Hall, Schroeder predicted that the early phases of the storm may make people think Sandy was more hype than hazard. His prediction came to pass as the day wore on and the process of evacuating …
Monday, September 24, 2012
All residents urged to lock car and house doors and windows
Early Monday morning, the Point Borough police department received reports of nine cars that had been burglarized, said Captain Richard Larsen. "Today, from 6:26 AM through 9:09 AM, we investigated nine reports of burglaries to unlocked vehicles," Larsen said. "Some of the vehicles were also missing property. The burglaries and thefts remain under investigation." Police are again urging all residents to keep car and house doors and windows closed and locked. The locations of the car burglaries and thefts were: Riviera Parkway Barnegat Boulevard Bel-Aire Court West Boat Landing Drive Briarwood Lane Bayberry Lane
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Nicole D. Reed was injured and taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center
A Brick woman injured herself and was charged after allegedly hitting a car, a street sign and two small trees near Claridge Court and Herbertsville Road on Saturday night, police said. Nicole D. Reed, 39, Brick, is charged with careless driving, driving on the revoked list and leaving the scene of an accident, said Captain Richard Larsen. Reed was injured and unconscious when she was examined by the Point Boro First Aid Squad just after she hit the trees, Larsen said. The squad transported Reed to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, where blood was taken from Reed. Police are awaiting toxicological results on the blood test, Larsen said. Reed had been driving a 2005 Ford Taurus east on Herbertsville Road at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Woman charged with failure to stop in Point Beach
A 72-year-old Point Borough woman was charged with failure to stop or yield after allegedly crashing into a Point Beach police officer driving his vehicle on Route 35 North, police said on Thursday. Hylah Grant was driving west on Forman Avenue when she failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into Route 35 North, crashing into a marked police car driven by Corporal Peter Andreyev at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, said Detective Patrick Petruzziello. Andreyev had been unable to avoid the other car, Petruzziello said. Both drivers were transported to Meridian's Urgent Care Center on Route 88 West in Point Borough and treated for injuries that were not life threatening, Petruzziello said. Grant's Honda Accord and the marked police vehicle were …
Friday, June 8, 2012
Borough men are OK, Middletown woman injured, after two-car crash, say police
Two Point Pleasant men were treated and released from a car accident scene involving their car colliding with another driven by a Middletown woman in Holmdel on Friday morning. Mark Dillon, 48, and Frank Ray, 46, both of Willow Street, Point Borough, were in a car that collided with a car driven by Nicole Digiamo, 20, Harmony Road, Middletown, at the intersection of County Road 520 and Middletown Road, at about 8:45 a.m. Friday, Holmdel police said in a prepared statement. When police arrived at the scene, Officer Joseph Van Pelt, the investigating officer, found that a blue Chevy Cavalier had been struck by a Ford F-350 Econo Line box truck. Both vehicles were stopped against a utility pole which had snapped in half and had come to rest…
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Justin Robinson facing assault by auto, reckless driving and more
A Belmar man was charged with assault by auto and other charges in connection with a four-car accident in front of 546 Summit Drive in Point Borough, police said Tuesday. Justin Robinson, 27, was also charged with: driving while his license was suspended (fourth degree crime); assault by auto (4th degree crime); reckless driving, revoked driving and unlicensed driving on April 17, said Point Borough Police Captain Richard Larsen. Two people were injured in the April 11 accident, but information, such as their names and current conditions, were not available due to state and federal healthcare privacy laws. Officer Jeffrey C. Johnson investigated.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Program meant to facilitate people getting to work
The lack of transportation that sometimes keeps people getting public assistance from taking jobs in Ocean County is a hurdle county officials have been working to eliminate for nine years, according to Freeholder Gerry P. Little. Cars donated by public agencies or private citizens and a $71,630 grant from the state Department of Human Services combine to provide vehicles so people can get to work. The program also helps pay for insurance and repairs. "In some instances, the largest obstacle standing between someone and an opportunity for employment is a ride,’’ Little explained. This year 11 of the donated vehicles have been distributed by the county’s Department of Human Services and 34 others were repaired. Those in the Temporary …
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