High School Senior Killed In Jersey Shore Crash High School Senior Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
High School Senior Killed In Jersey Shore Crash An 18-year-old Jersey Shore senior due to graduate from high school next month was killed in a crash, authorities said. Lauren Hewski, a senior at Saint John Vianney High School in Holmdel, was identified as the victim in the fatal wreck at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday May 11 on Laird Road in Colts Neck, according to multiple media accounts. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said the teenager was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that overturned just west of Longbridge Road. The 17-year-old driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. "The circumstances behind a sing…
Students Show Up At Wrong Jersey Shore Address Playing 'Dangerous Assassins Game': Police Students Show Up At Wrong Jersey Shore Address Playing 'Dangerous Assassins Game': Police
Students Show Up At Wrong Jersey Shore Address Playing 'Dangerous Assassins Game': Police Students at a Jersey Shore high school have been pretending they are assassins as a senior prank, authorities said. But in one case, a "senior assassin" went to the wrong address to shoot another student with a water pistol, according to Holmdel police. Police in other school districts have said the water guns sometimes look like real guns. Also, sometimes students place bets on "surviving" the game. "We have received calls in the past, where students have shown up at the homes of their 'targets.' sometimes waiting hours for them to come outside," Holmdel police said on Facebook. This pas…
Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor
Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor A former wrestling coach and special education teacher has admitted to having sexual contact with a child, authorities said. John.Denuto, 46, of Spotswood pleaded guilty to child endangerment and other offenses on Friday, April 14, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Denuto, a former special education teacher at the Sayreville Middle School and former wrestling coach at numerous other schools and organizations who exploited his position as both a teacher and a wrestling coach to meet and abuse his victims was initially arrested on February 15, …
Italian Specialty Store 'Il Mercato' Coming To Jersey Shore Italian Specialty Store 'Il Mercato' Coming To Jersey Shore
Italian Specialty Store 'Il Mercato' Coming To Jersey Shore South Jersey shoppers and gourmands can look forward to the arrival of a new Italian specialty grocer.  Il Mercato, a self-styled purveyor of "fine-catered foods, meats, and Italian specialties" is coming to Holmdel, management has announced on Facebook.  The shop, to be located at 37 Main Street at the site of the former Cracked Olive Market, is still under construction according to managers.  Early construction. Coming Soon ! Posted by IL Mercato on Thursday, April 13, 2023 The new market, owners said, will allow Jersey Shore diners to "experience a taste of Italy like never befor…
Jersey Shore Family Of Seven Seeks Pets Missing After Major Fire Jersey Shore Family Of Seven Seeks Pets Missing After Major Fire
Jersey Shore Family Of Seven Seeks Pets Missing After Major Fire A family of seven lost everything in a house fire on Friday, Feb. 3 in Holmdel, including their German Shepherd and cats — who are now missing. More than 600 donors have contributed $56,000 to Zdena Rubin and her family, according to this GoFundMe page. Last night just before 5 PM, Holmdel First Aid Squad was dispatched to provide EMS support at an active structure fire... Posted by Holmdel First Aid Squad on Saturday, February 4, 2023 The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. at the family's Holland Road home on Feb. 4, bringing multiple responders — in frigid temps — to the scene, where they…
Nine NJ Hospitals Named Among America's Best In New Report Nine NJ Hospitals Named Among America's Best In New Report
Nine NJ Hospitals Named Among America's Best In New Report Nine of New Jersey's hospitals were named among America’s best of 2023, according to a new Healthgrades report. The "America’s 250 Best Hospitals" report is based on “overall clinical excellence,” with methodology including the evaluation of the hospital’s performance for 31 different procedures and conditions. The nine New Jersey hospitals that made the list: Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston Morristown Medical Center in Morristown Hackensack Meridian Health Jers…
Jewelry Store Robbed At Gunpoint By Bandit In His 70s With Possible Russian Accent: Holmdel PD Jewelry Store Robbed At Gunpoint By Bandit In His 70s With Possible Russian Accent: Holmdel PD
Jewelry Store Robbed At Gunpoint By Bandit In His 70s With Possible Russian Accent: Holmdel PD A jewelry store in Monmouth Coiunty was robbed at gunpoint by a man in his 70s, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 31 at about 6:30 p.m., a suspect entered Kay Jewelers at 2131 Route 35 in Holmdel and showed a handgun, police said. He displayed a handgun in his waistband, police said. He reportedly demanded the store employees to turn over all "men's gold." The employees complied and the suspect left the store on foot. No one was physically injured during this incident, police said. It's believed he walked to the rear of the building, in the direction of Kohls Plaza. The suspect was des…
SWAT Standoff Lands Armed Man In Police Custody: Monmouth Prosecutor SWAT Standoff Lands Armed Man In Police Custody: Monmouth Prosecutor
SWAT Standoff Lands Armed Man In Police Custody: Monmouth Prosecutor An hours-long SWAT standoff in Monmouth County landed a 46-year-old man in police custody Sunday, Jan. 29, authorities said. A resident of Pine Valley Court showed up to the Holmdel police station to report a domestic incident involving Brian Piscopo around 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. Approximately an hour after police arrived at the home, the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (MOCERT), Monmouth County Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office were requested. Piscopo was taken to a local med…
Asbury Park Man, 75, Killed In Crash On Garden State Parkway Asbury Park Man, 75, Killed In Crash On Garden State Parkway
Asbury Park Man, 75, Killed In Crash On Garden State Parkway A 75-year-old man from Asbury Park was killed in a single-car crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Francis Pescatore was driving an Infiniti passenger car south in the express lanes at 1:11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 in Holmdel, according to New Jersey State Police. In the area of milepost 117.5, the vehicle struck the right guardrail, ran off the road to the left, struck the guardrail and traveled down an embankment and draining culvert, according to Trooper Charles Marchan, a State Police spokesman. As a result of the crash, Pescatoro sustained fatal injuries, he said. The c…
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations 7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations
7-Eleven Selling These 18 New Jersey Locations 7-Eleven Inc. is looking to sell or lease 73 of its stores, 18 of which are in New Jersey. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is helping with the process, having posted a list of all of the sites along with a bid deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some of the stores are some of the 3,800 Speedway stores that 7-Eleven purchased in May 2021. The New Jersey stores touting for sale signs are: Colonia, Saint Georges Avenue Scotch Plains, Park Avenue Newark, Broad Street Newark, Market Street Newark, Ferry Street Butler, Route 23 Elmwood Park, Broadway Holmdel, Route 35 Hackettstown, Main Street…
Discharged Bayshore Hospital Patient Shot By Police After Pursuits: Police Discharged Bayshore Hospital Patient Shot By Police After Pursuits: Police
Discharged Bayshore Hospital Patient Shot By Police After Pursuits: Police A 33-year-old newly-discharged Bayshore Medical Center patient was tased and shot by police after crashing stolen vehicles early Wednesday, Oct. 26, News 12 New Jersey reports. Justin Chacon stole a van left running outside of the hospital and headed down Route 35 to Middletown, where he crashed — then jumped in the vehicle of a good Samaritan who'd jumped out to help, the outlet says citing sources close to the incident. A Holmdel police officer tased Chacon just after he crashed near Union Avenue, and then shot him, police said. Chacon was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center fo…
Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties
Feds: Jersey Shore Dealer Convicted Of Selling Cocaine, Crack In Monmouth, Ocean Counties An ex-con was convicted in federal court of selling cocaine and crack along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Damion “Checks” Helmes, 42, of Cliffwood was the last of 20 defendants convicted of peddling the drug throughout Monmouth County and into Ocean County. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Trenton found Helmes guilty of various drug-dealing charges while acquitting him of two gun offenses following a two-week trial. Helmes had already done time following a drug and gun bust in Keansburg in 2004, records show. Initially busted by the locals, Helmes was charged federally by the FBI’s …