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Long Branch Man Stalked Teen Girl, Leaving Flowers And 'Disturbing' Notes: Police
A Monmouth County man was accused of stalking a teen girl, leaving her flowers and "disturbing" notes, authorities said.
Thomas Watts, 70, of Long Branch, was arrested by West Long Branch police on Thursday, Mar. 14, the department said in a news release. He was charged with stalking and harassment.
Investigators looked into several incidents, with the first one reportedly happening at around 10 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 8. Investigators said Watts first left notes and flowers for the 17-year-old girl at the ShopRite on the corner of routes 36 and 71
Police said Watts watched her…
Monmouth County Schools Closed Due To Major Winter Storm
Some South Jersey school districts are canceling classes or delaying the start of school before a winter storm that's expected on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth Counties. There is also a coastal flood warning in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties.
The NWS predicts four to six inches of snow in Trenton, three to four inches in Long Branch, and one to two inches in Toms River. Southern Jersey Shore places like Atlantic City, Cape May County, Long Beach, Ocean City, and Vinela…
Melanie, Long Branch Folk Singer And Woodstock Performer, Dies At 76
Melanie, a folk singer-songwriter whose music took her from the Jersey Shore to international success in the 70's, has died at 76 years old.
Melanie Safka died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to a Facebook post by her family. A cause of death was not given. The Long Branch native was born on Monday, Feb. 3, 1947, her IMDb page said.
Her children called her a powerful performer and loving parent.
"She was one of the most talented, strong, and passionate women of the era and every word she wrote, every note she sang reflected that," Leilah, Jeordie, and Beau Jarred said.
"Our world is …
Latest Forecast Says Jersey Shore Towns Could Be Walloped With Most Snow In NJ (Details)
After several storms brought rain, wind, and wintry weather to the Jersey Shore to start 2024, cities and towns are bracing for what could be the heaviest snowfall along the coast so far this winter.
Parts of South Jersey could see up to six inches of snow on Friday, Jan. 18 — the highest amounts predicted across all of the the Garden State, according to the National Weather Service.
Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem counties are under a winter storm warning until 10 p.m.
⚠️❄️ Forecast snowfall totals have increased slightly across the area. Snow will beg…
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm
Newly-released forecast maps show parts of the region could see up to six inches of snow in the end-of-week storm.
Intermittent snow is expected to begin between 4 and 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, with the heaviest amounts falling in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
Snow will fall at about 0.5 inches per hour and will taper by the evening, with temps in the upper 20s and low 30s, the NWS said.
SNOWFALL PREDICTIONS
The areas expected to get 4 to 6 inches are Trenton, Long Branch, Allentown, and Philadelphia. Reading, Vineland, Parsippany and Toms River are expected to get 3 to …
Third Person Charged In 2016 Neptune Township Murder Of 20-Year-Old Man
A third person has been arrested in the shooting death of a Bradley Beach man nearly eight years ago, authorities said.
Stephon Keys, 31, of Neptune Township, was already in state prison in a separate case when he was served his charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Jan. 12.
Quashon McDuffie, 30, of Long Branch, and Knaliek Joshua, 31, of Asbury Park, were charged in the killing on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
Neptune Township police responded to a shooting on Seventh Avenue on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, just before 8:30 p.m. Officers found 20-year-ol…
These NJ Towns Got The Most Rain, Snow In Weekend Storm
The National Weather Service has released rainfall totals from the weekend storm.
Between Sunday morning, Dec. 10 and Monday morning, Dec. 11, the area that got the most amount of rain was Deerfield with 4.45 inches, then Flemington/Hopewell, with 4.29 inches. Franklin Lakes saw 4.09 inches, the NWS says. Flanders only got .13 inches, and Florham Park only had .38 inches of rain.
High Point got 5.1 inches of snow, according to the NWS, the most across the state, while Wantage saw 5 inches and Hardyston saw .4 inches.
Here are the average inches of rain that feel from across the s…
Long Branch Special Cop Charged 120% Interest On Loans To Brazilian-Americans: Prosecutor
A former Special Law Enforcement Officer (SLEO) in Long Branch has been arrested and charged with several financial crimes targeting members of the local Brazilian-American community, authorities said.
Bruno Lopes-Ferreira, 30, is charged with criminal usury, engaging in the business of criminal usury, and possession of usurious loan records, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said on Friday, Nov. 10.
The investigation found that Lopes-Ferreira, of Long Branch, operated an illegal money loaning operation, with victims saying they took out loans from him and were c…
Former Long Branch Cheerleader, Youth Counselor Kayla Clayton Dies, 31
Kayla Clayton, a New Jersey native who relocated to the Washington DC area, died on Oct. 10 at 31 years old.
A cause of death was not listed, however, her obituary on the Lawson Funeral Home website notes that Kayla "fought a good fight."
Kayla Felice Clayton, who was raised in Long Branch where she was a high school cheerleader, went on to attend Virginia State University, where she graduated with her bachelor's in psychology, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Kayla's obituary says she received a full scholarship to a study abroad program in Boswana, Africa, where she performed res…
Fugitives Arrested After Shooting On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Two fugitives from Monmouth County have been arrested by U.S. Marshals in a shooting, authorities said.
Michael O’ Rourke, 31, of Asbury Park, has been charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree attempted murder and weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.
Brianna L. Graziano, 27, of Tinton Falls, was charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree attempted murder, Santiago said.
On June 12, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Long Branch police responded to Matilda Terrace apartments fo…
