Overcast 66°
Tag:

Port Monmouth, NJ

Police & Fire
Fishermen Rescue NYC Man Treading Water Off NJ Coast For Hours Overnight, Police Say Fishermen Rescue NYC Man Treading Water Off NJ Coast For Hours Overnight, Police Say
Fishermen Rescue NYC Man Treading Water Off NJ Coast For Hours Overnight, Police Say A man was rescued off the coast of Monmouth County after he was caught by the tide in New York City, authorities said. Middletown police received a call about a man who had been pulled from the water at around 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15, the department said in a news release. A commercial fisherman and his son spotted him about two miles off the coast of Sandy Hook. The fishermen got the man on their boat and brought him to Monmouth Cove Marina in Port Monmouth. Police spoke with him and he was identified as 34-year-old Pete Ordane of New York City. Ordane told poli…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
News
Thousands Without Power Amid Storms, Brutal Heatwave In New Jersey Thousands Without Power Amid Storms, Brutal Heatwave In New Jersey
Thousands Without Power Amid Storms, Brutal Heatwave In New Jersey Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power as temperatures spiked and storms swept through on Saturday, June 22. In Rutherford, a "quick but powerful" storm took down five trees including 14 significant limbs and 13 power lines, Police Chief John Russo said. One family was displaced due to a tree impacting their home and most of the 3,500 residents that PSE&G said lost power were on the west side of town, according to Russo. Six PSE&G crews were on scene as of press time "PSEG mobilized very quickly as usual and quickly had half of those without power back up and running,…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Business
Nautical-Themed Brewery Closing Central Jersey Tasting Room: 'Alas, It's Not To Be' Nautical-Themed Brewery Closing Central Jersey Tasting Room: 'Alas, It's Not To Be'
Nautical-Themed Brewery Closing Central Jersey Tasting Room: 'Alas, It's Not To Be' A Monmouth County brewery with beers paying tribute to the shoreline is shutting down its tasting room. Ross Brewing Company "made the incredibly difficult decision" to close its taproom in Port Monmouth, the brewery announced on social media on Wednesday, May 29. The company cited economic issues behind the decision to close the tasting room. The brewery will continue distributing beers after the Main Street taproom closes on Sunday, June 2. "We want to thank each and every one of you who has made these last five years of selling beer, and last year and a half of serving cu…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
'Fun-Loving And Warm' Central Jersey Woman Dies After Being Found In Vehicle: Police 'Fun-Loving And Warm' Central Jersey Woman Dies After Being Found In Vehicle: Police
'Fun-Loving And Warm' Central Jersey Woman Dies After Being Found In Vehicle: Police A Middletown woman died after she was found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle, authorities said. Middletown police responded to the report of a vehicle that drove off the road near the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Collinson Drive at around 12:36 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, the department said in a news release. Officers found 60-year-old Carol Calvano unresponsive and slumped over the steering wheel. After officers performed CPR, paramedics rushed Calvano to HMH Riverview Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at the Red Bank hospital. According to her obituary,&…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker