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'Historic Low': Manasquan Reservoir Drops Below Half Capacity As Wildfires Burn Across NJ 'Historic Low': Manasquan Reservoir Drops Below Half Capacity As Wildfires Burn Across NJ
'Historic Low': Manasquan Reservoir Drops Below Half Capacity As Wildfires Burn Across NJ The Manasquan Reservoir, a crucial water source in Monmouth County, has dropped to historically low levels as New Jersey experiences wildfires and drastic drought conditions. The reservoir's water elevation was recorded at 91.27 feet above sea level on the morning of Monday, Nov. 18, according to Marc Brooks, executive director of the New Jersey Water Supply Authority (NJWSA). That measurement at the Howell Township reservoir was 11.73 feet below its full pool level. The reservoir was holding 2.3 billion gallons of water, which is just 49.35 percent of its 4.67-billion capacity. “This is a…

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by Chris Spiker
Real Estate
Sale Of $10.25M Mansion Is Record-Breaking Sale For This New Jersey Town (LOOK INSIDE) Sale Of $10.25M Mansion Is Record-Breaking Sale For This New Jersey Town (LOOK INSIDE)
Sale Of $10.25M Mansion Is Record-Breaking Sale For This New Jersey Town (Look Inside) A luxurious waterfront mansion with an Irish pub and rooms reminiscent of the streets of Paris has set a record in a Monmouth County town, according to a real estate firm. The estate along the Navesink River sold for $10.25 million at the end of January 2024.  David "D.J." Ten Hoeve, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty Central Monmouth, said the sale of 15 Sailors Way broke the record for the most expensive single-family home sold in Middletown's history. Ten Hoeve said the lower level of the estate is like "walking into Disney World." Several rooms have Parisian architecture d…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Police ID Body Of Missing Swimmer, 24, Recovered From Jersey Shore Reservoir Police ID Body Of Missing Swimmer, 24, Recovered From Jersey Shore Reservoir
Police ID Body Of Missing Swimmer, 24, Recovered From Jersey Shore Reservoir Police have identified the missing swimmer whose body was recovered at a Monmouth County reservoir over the weekend. Jose M. Urbina Contreras, 24, of Long Branch, had apparently walked through a trail in the park to reach the Swimming River reservoir within Thompson Park, which is located along the border of the park and Brookdale Community College, on Saturday evening, July 29, Middletown Police Chief Craig Weber said. The swimmer was reported missing Saturday evening, July 29, launching a service within the Swimming River Reservoir at Thompson Park Point within Thompson Park.Monmouth …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Jersey Shore Reservoir Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Jersey Shore Reservoir
Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Jersey Shore Reservoir The body of a missing swimmer was recovered Sunday morning, July 30 at a Monmouth County reservoir. The male swimmer was reported missing Saturday evening, July 29, launching a service within the Swimming River Reservoir at Thompson Park Point within Thompson Park, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden announces that the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Maritime Emergency Response... Posted by Monmouth County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, July 30, 2023 The search was suspended at 11:30 p.m., and resumed Sunday morning. The body was located by the…

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by Cecilia Levine