Brick Bank Robbery Suspect Linked to Woodbridge Bank Robbery

Suspect appears to be the same person, police say

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who may be linked to two bank robberies. On Jan. 4, an unidentified man robbed the OceanFirst bank branch on Adamston Road in Brick. During the course of the investigation into that robbery, investigators discovered that their suspect appeared to look very similar to the suspect in another bank robbery that occurred in Jan. 2012, said Brick Police Sgt. Keith Reinhard. The previous robbery occurred in Woodbridge. The suspect in the Brick bank robbery is described as a white male, approximately six feet tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds. He was wearing a black baseball cap, dark hooded coat, a light grey shirt, blue jeans and dark sneakers at the time. He fled in a green …

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Hurricane Sandy

OceanFirst Gives to Point Beach, Toms River and Monmouth United Way

Foundation awards six grants to organizations in Sandy-battered communities

OceanFirst Foundation’s Relief and Recovery Grant Program is awarding six new grants totaling $93,000 to organizations in Point Pleasant Beach, Toms River and Monmouth County. The recipients are: Ocean Fire Co. #1, Point Pleasant Beach; Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey, Toms River; Children’s Home Society, Toms River; Homes for All, Toms River; O.C.E.A.N., Inc., Toms River and United Way of Monmouth County, Farmingdale. "The foundation's grant program assists the efforts of nonprofit organizations in the New Jersey shore market area that are helping local families and individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy," says a prepared statement issued by the foundation. The amount awarded to each of the organizations and details about their …

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Point Boro Woman Named Manager at New Bank

Point Boro's new Investors Bank is helping local first aid squad

Investors Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlene Archer to the position of Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager at the Bank’s Point Pleasant Borough retail location at 2174 Bridge Ave. Archer, who is responsible for day-to-day branch operations and business development, will host a Grand Opening at the new branch on Saturday, April 14. Ms. Archer brings 30 years of experience to Investors. Previous roles include positions at Summit Bank and OceanFirst Bank, in both the branch management and lending divisions. She also maintains a wide variety of professional affiliations, including appointments on numerous community boards.  She is a member of the Toms River Chamber of Commerce and Southern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce…

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