Friday, July 13, 2012
The 15-year-old was charged on Friday
A 15-year-old Point Borough boy was charged on Friday with criminal mischief and gun possession after allegedly firing a BB handgun into Memorial Middle School windows, police said. The boy is charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, unlawful possession of a handgun on school grounds and criminal mischief for allegedly having caused $2,600 worth of damage by firing the BB gun at school windows on Tuesday, said Captain Richard Larsen. Five windows were shattered. Larsen noted that BB guns have been known to cause severe injuries and even death. The boy was with two 14-year-old boys at the time. The charges will be transferred to the Ocean County Juvenile Court for review and possible ajudication, Larsen said. The boy is still in his …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Boy fired BB gun into middle school windows
A 15-year-old boy is under police investigation for having a BB gun and firing it into Memorial Middle School windows, police said Wednesday. Police received a report at about 1 p.m. Tuesday that a male dressed in black had a handgun at the middle school field, said Captain Richard Larsen. When police arrived at the scene, they found a 15-year-old with a BB gun who was with two 14-year-olds. The older boy had fired the BB gun at the school, cracking at least a few windows, Larsen said. The 15-year-old was taken into custody, interviewed at the police department and then released to the custody of his mother, Larsen said. No charges have been filed so far, but Officer Chris Woit is continuing to investigate, said Larsen, adding that a BB …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Students cannot enter Point Borough's Memorial Middle School for breakfast before 7 a.m.
A Brick man entering Memorial Middle School in Point Borough early Friday morning prompted school officials to change policies regarding students coming to school early for breakfast. John J. Kokinda Jr., 53, who lives at the Tip Top Cabins on Route 88, was charged with unlicensed entry of a structure, said Point Borough Police Captain Richard Larsen. He entered the school through an unlocked door on the side of the building near the softball field before staff and students were there, said Schools Superintendent Vincent Smith. He used the bathroom for about 70 minutes before a few students happened to discover him there, Larsen said. Students reported him to staff, a custodian escorted him out and police arrested him at Old Drift Road and…
Friday, May 25, 2012
No one hurt; policies to be reviewed, says superintendent
A man was arrested after Memorial Middle School students found him in a school bathroom early Friday morning, said Point Borough Schools Superintendent Vincent Smith. The man did not approach or hurt any of the students, Smith said. The man had gotten into the school early in the morning, either before students had arrived or just as some arrived early for breakfast, Smith said. The man used the bathroom and was washing his hands when a few students saw him and told a teacher, Smith said. The school staff wears identification cards, the man did not have one and did not look familiar, so the students reported him, Smith said. Police were called, a school custodian escorted the man out, and police picked him up near the high school football …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Point Boro's middle school choirs have fundraiser tonight at Dairy Queen and one at Bubbakoo's on Tuesday
The Memorial Middle School choirs will be hosting two fundraisers to raise money to attend a High Note Music Festival in June. The first fundraiser is tonight from 5 to 10 p.m. at Dairy Queen, 2506 Bridge Ave., Point Pleasant Borough. A portion of the proceeds of tonight's sales will go to the choirs to help pay for their trip to the festival (the location is still to be announced). You must present the flier found here (see attached PDF) or in the Memorial Middle School virtual backpack on the Point Pleasant Schools website. The second fundraiser is 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bubbakoo's Burritos, 2600 Bridge Ave., Point Pleasant Borough. The choirs will receive 15% of all sales when the flier is presented. (The flier is also attached here as …
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Food, fun and great tips on how to stay mosquito-free also at annual Point Boro festival
When you're as fuzzy as Sullivan, everyone wants to pet you. Sullivan is an alpaca and was one of the featured attractions at Earth Day at Riverfront Park in Point Pleasant Borough on Saturday afternoon. There was also a donkey, chickens, goats, rabbits, greyhounds, rides, games, food, vendors and exhibits on all things Earthy, including how to keep mosquitos away in natural, environmentally-sound, low-cost ways. "Strive to Be Mosquito-Free" was the theme of this year's Earth Day and student T-shirt contest for fourth and fifth graders, all run by the Point Pleasant Borough Environmental Commission. According to the Point Pleasant Environmental Commission's web site, "The focal point for this year's Earth Day theme will be to teach the …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Memorial Middle School students test knowledge of book
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The odds were in favor of Maggie Stupar, Claire Zaidel, Sarah Fitzpatrick and Laura Brewer, the four Memorial Middle School students that comprised Team Gale, in the school’s Hunger Games Trivia Challenge. More than 50 students packed the library after school on Tuesday to compete in the hour-long Jeopardy-style Challenge that quizzed the students’ knowledge of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel, The Hunger Games. The second such event in as many weeks, The Hunger Games Trivia Challenge was developed and coordinated by Memorial Middle School and Point Pleasant Borough High School Media Specialist Kim Manser. “There is no denying the phenomenon that is The Hunger Games,” said Manser. “This book series has captivated the nation and our …
Monday, February 13, 2012
Chance meeting happens during an eighth grade class' field trip to Statehouse
You never know who you might run into at the State Capitol. An eighth-grade group from Point Borough's Memorial Middle School had a chance encounter with Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno that turned into an opportunity to ask the governor a bunch of questions. The Gifted and Talented Social Studies class, their teacher Katherine Clapp and other chaperones had traveled to Trenton for a visit to the Statehouse and the Old Barrack’s Museum on Jan. 25. When the class was being led on a Statehouse tour, the students caught the eye of the governor as he exited an office near the Rotunda. Christie, along with three members of his security team, entered another office, only to exit moments later to approach the group of wide-eyed …
Monday, February 6, 2012
Game will be at Memorial Middle School to Raise Money for Eighth Grade Class
The Point Borough Police Department PBA and public school community are urging the public to attend the March 9 Kids v. Cops game to raise money for the eighth grade class. The game will feature Point Borough PBA 158 v. eighth grade teams and is scheduled for 7 p.m., with door opening at 6:30 p.m., at Memorial Middle School. Tickets are $5 per person with all proceeds going to the eighth grade class so they can have special end-of-year activities. Organizers were disappointed with last year's low turnout and are hoping to see a much stronger showing for this year's middle school. Point Pleasant Bicycle, 2701 Bridge Ave., Point Borough, will be giving away T-shirts, prizes and a gift certificate and a few other local businesses are …
Demi
1:53 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Mr. Lantiman, Must say, I am getting a little sick of your uninformed rubbish. Do you realize that a summer program for Special Needs students takes place at the Middle School over the summer? These students may have still been in the building while this was taking place! I wouldn't consider this a harmless prank if one of those children were hit by shattered glass or a BB pellet. Think before … more ›