Top news stories and latest updates from the Asbury Park Press, the information source for Monmouth County and Ocean County, NJ. http://www.app.com en-us Copyright 2012, app.com SaxoTech Online Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 00 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:27:43 00 15 News By Dan Adel | | @danieladelapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/T5EjfYjG8Ew/NEWS&source=rss Martin Dutt (left), reviews CPR techniques with Ed Deweese, 17, of Wall. mary frank/staff photographer LONG BRANCH — Students planning a career in criminal justice can get a jump-start beginning this fall, when the Monmouth County Vocational School District will switch to a full-time curriculum at its Academy of Law and Public Safety. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:26:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120601/NJNEWS/306010009/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120601/NJNEWS/306010009/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Kisti Fundebuk | | @kfunde http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/ExSBVbk2xxQ/NEWS&source=rss Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino unpacks his car at the 'Jersey Shore' house on Ocean Terrace in Seaside Heights Thursday afternoon. SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ 5/31/12 JERSEYSHORE0531B ASBURY PARK PRESS PHOTO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Chelsea Pierce picked a perfect day to visit the Jersey Shore. The sun shone bright and a breeze blew steadily. And it didn't hurt that the cast of the popular MTV reality show Jersey Shore was arriving Thursday afternoon to shoot their sixth season. Thu, 31 May 2012 19:47:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310073/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310073/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/KM55eNe9gvU/NEWS&source=rss What do you think of the Asbury Park Press front page today? Please tell us in the comments section on this article what you like, don't like and would have done differently. We're interested in your views about headlines, story selection, story placement, images — the works. Click on the image below to get a detailed look at today's front page in a PDF version that you can zoom in on. Thu, 31 May 2012 07:27:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531002/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531002/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Lay Higgs | | @applay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/HxNqUx7-FVc/NEWS&source=rss The steel structure of One World Trade Center is nearing completion, which will be commemorated with a 'topping out' ceremony to be held on a date to be announced, Port Authority officials said Thursday. Larry Higgs/Staff photo NEW YORK — Two milestones are coming for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the 'topping-off' or completion of the steel structure atop One World Trade Center steel and the delivery of the second phase of a consultant's report that could change the agenc Thu, 31 May 2012 22:32:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310042/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310042/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Kevin Pentón | | @kevinpentonapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/LpKx4yrJobY/NEWS&source=rss NEPTUNE — On Tuesday, two Democratic incumbents and a challenger are running for the party's two slots on the November ballot for Township Committee. Thu, 31 May 2012 22:29:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310068/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310068/1001/NEWS&source=rss New Jersey News Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/AzNNkaQGGos/NEWS&source=rss The Southern Comfort, a 38-foot fishing vessel, sinks after running aground on rocks while transiting the Barnegat Light's north jetty. The six people who were aboard abandoned the boat and waited on a life raft for Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light crewmembers to rescue them. . Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard BARNEGAT LIGHT — The Coast Guard rescued six people from a life raft Thursday after their fishing boat hit the rocks and sank. The 38-foot fishing vessel 'Southern Comfort' ran aground while traveling through the Barnegat Light Inlet and began taking on water, sending the Thu, 31 May 2012 22:09:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310080/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310080/1001/NEWS&source=rss News Candice Choi, Ap Food Industy Wite http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/CVmH3W1XPhc/NEWS&source=rss A couple drink soda beverages in New York, May 31, 2012. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he plans to outlaw super-sized sugary drinks, in a ban cementing his reputation as one of America's hardest-driving policy makers on public health. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DunandEMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages AFP/Getty Images NEW YORK — Is the Big Gulp to blame for obesity in the Big Apple? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks so. Thu, 31 May 2012 18:53:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310069/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310069/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Bob Vosselle | | @vosselle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/_JX2IZN-IWo/NEWS&source=rss Brower.jpg Staff Photo by Bob Vosseller Newly hired Lacey Schools Superintendent Sandra Brower's contract was approved during a special meeting of the board held Tuesday night. Her contract expires June 30, 2016. LACEY — After seven years as principal of the township high school, William Zylinski will take a new post in the district come July 1. Thu, 31 May 2012 18:37:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310064/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310064/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Dustin Acioppi | | @dacioppi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/_zVtw7HOUVQ/NEWS&source=rss OCEAN GATE — Two Ocean Gate women were arrested in two days for allegedly fighting on the street, police said. Tammy Hayes, 26, and Cassandra Ferra-Gursky, 18, each were charged with simple assault. Thu, 31 May 2012 18:35:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310063/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310063/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Kik Mooe | @kikmooeapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/6fFxk8re9Y4/NEWS&source=rss The Potter Creek Crusaders, the environmental club at Berkeley Township Elementary School, will be honored for their work at this weekend's Barnegat Bay Festival in Island Heights. Here Vincent Valenzuela, 11, drags a net to catch a variety of living fish, crabs, etc., in a lagoon along the bay with the help of Shane Toohey, 23, of Neptune, a New Jersey Watershed Ambassador on April 8, 2010. file photo/Mary Frank A soil expert who helped push new state laws to protect Barnegat Bay and the environmental club at the Berkeley Township Elementary School are among those being honored June 3 at the Barnegat Bay Festival in Island Heights. Thu, 31 May 2012 18:13:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310059/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310059/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Kik Mooe | @kikmooeapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/jfoawy5a9zk/NEWS&source=rss The Amboys are among the bands performing June 23 when the Music is the Medicine Foundation holds a fundraising concert at JR's Ocean Grill in Seaside Heights to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. file photo/Doug Hood The Music is the Medicine Foundation will hold its first summer 2012 fundraising concert June 23 at JR's Ocean Grill on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Founded by members of the Jersey Shore-based band The Amboys, Music is the Medicine has raised money for wounded veterans and cancer research. Thu, 31 May 2012 18:01:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310058/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310058/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/hx7XEsPU8DM/NEWS&source=rss MIDDLETOWN — — The township health department is offering $5 Tdap vaccines until June 1. Tdap includes vaccines for tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis. The vaccine is required in New Jersey for those entering sixth-grade. Thu, 31 May 2012 15:26:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310050/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310050/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Key Close | @keyclose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/BbQOFXocyhg/NEWS&source=rss Kerry Close Alesha Williams-Boyd /Staff Photo How do you win a spelling bee? Kerry Close, 19, of Spring Lake, is the person to ask. Close is the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee champ. An Asbury Park Press intern, she'll be a junior at Cornell University, New York in fall. Thu, 31 May 2012 14:46:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310044/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310044/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/Wc32pFPEqCw/NEWS&source=rss Follow reporter Margaret Bonafide, @mfbonafide, as she tweets live from Lakewood High School. Thu, 31 May 2012 13:45:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531025/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531025/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Alex Biese | @abieseapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/qZ5Gf7yMhc4/NEWS&source=rss MIDDLETOWN — If you're looking for a good beach read this summer, attend a program Friday at Brookdale Community College. Three best-selling authors will discuss 'The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2012' during a program that includes coffee and a continental breakfast 9: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:35:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310041/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310041/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/QvTBNWN-z1Y/NEWS&source=rss Thu, 31 May 2012 13:27:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531022/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531022/1001/NEWS&source=rss News Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/ldaLrObfQO0/NEWS&source=rss Attorney General Martha Coakley, right, addresses the media, along with GLAD attorney Mary Bonauto, left, on April 4 in Boston. Lawyers for a gay and lesbian legal advocacy group said a federal law is discriminatory. AP Photo/Tom Tlumacki A U.S. appeals court Thursday declared that the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Thu, 31 May 2012 13:16:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531021/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/120531021/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/fOObM9wGS44/NEWS&source=rss HOWELL — State Police are urging motorists traveling on I-195 to use caution because troopers are in the area conducting a field search for evidence. Thu, 31 May 2012 11:26:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310034/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310034/1001/NEWS&source=rss Politics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/fuU1Y3YdCfw/NEWS&source=rss Follow APP writer Bob Jordan, @bobjordanAPP, as he tweets from the Bruce Harris hearing. Thu, 31 May 2012 10:51:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS11/120531003/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS11/120531003/1001/NEWS&source=rss New Jersey News By Jim Walsh And Phil Dunn | (chey Hill, N.j.) Couie-post http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/M4s9Sqc4rH8/NEWS&source=rss LEONIA — Not all driving distractions ring or beep. Some of them bark, state officials said Wednesday in urging motorists to restrain their pets on the road. Thu, 31 May 2012 08:30:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310028/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310028/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/EB24a_1z_so/NEWS&source=rss TINTON FALLS — A vehicle fire on the northbound side of the Garden State Parkway in local lanes has been cleared, as of 7:33 a.m., according to the state's 511 website. Thu, 31 May 2012 07:40:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310023/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310023/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Dan Adel | | @danieladelapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/dPp9k2DsLOg/NEWS&source=rss LONG BRANCH — Beginning in April, all low-income housing tenants in the city had to start paying their own water bills for the first time. Thu, 31 May 2012 07:08:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310011/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310011/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Kevin Pentón | | @kevinpentonapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/IFKjyNYmjKs/NEWS&source=rss BELMAR — An architectural firm plans to spend the next four months studying how St. Rose High School can grow during the next 11 years. Thu, 31 May 2012 06:55:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310015/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310015/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/QhcNF3QhtNk/NEWS&source=rss Skies are expected to be sunny today, with high temperatures reaching around 83 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Thu, 31 May 2012 06:42:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310022/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310022/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Nancy Shields | | @nshieldsapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/0B7JiGsgYic/NEWS&source=rss During the 20th annual Asbury Park LGBTI Pride parade and celebration in June 2011, Jason Valdenarro, 16, of Dumont and his sister Jacqueline, 16, carry the parade banner. NJ PRESS MEDIA FILE ASBURY PARK — New Jersey's 21st annual LGBTI Pride Celebration will kick off with a festive parade at noon Sunday, followed by a rally and festival until 7 p.m. at Bradley and Atlantic parks on the beachfront. Thu, 31 May 2012 05:59:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310009/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310009/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Lay Higgs | @applay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/8AGT0oef_hk/NEWS&source=rss NEW YORK — Nature trumps Amtrak in planning station AC project Penn Station AC to return to normal by weekend Wed, 30 May 2012 16:49:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310010/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310010/1001/NEWS&source=rss News Geg Toppo. Usa Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/k9qLHJmu_NE/NEWS&source=rss ASHBURN, VA — Onscreen, Michael Mendoza's digital avatar stands before a wonderland of cakes and sweets, but his message is all business: 'I. Get. Frustrated when people push me and call me -- and call me -- a teacher's pet!' In another classroom at Steuart W. Thu, 31 May 2012 23:03:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310090/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310090/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Michelle Sahn | | @msahnapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/kBKX4W92nVI/NEWS&source=rss Police have released a sketch of a man they say was spotted trying to burglarize a Manalapan home on May 24. Courtesy of Manalapan Police Department MANALAPAN — Two weeks ago, a thief broke into the garage of a Lauren Court house and stole the residents' car for a few hours, police said. The thief returned the car, parking it down the street from the home. Thu, 31 May 2012 22:32:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310046/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310046/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Dustin Acioppi | | @dacioppi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/rKjFfXWuB_o/NEWS&source=rss FREEHOLD — Borough police arrested a Neptune man during a drug surveillance operation Tuesday, uncovering $16,000 worth of heroin and cash, they said. Thu, 31 May 2012 22:32:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310060/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310060/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Nancy Shields | | @nshieldsapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/zwriCU6ZhdI/NEWS&source=rss Daniel Simon Sr. Courtesy of Dan Simon WALL — After 10 years as principal of the small, nationally acclaimed High Technology High School on the Brookdale Community College campus in Middletown, Daniel Simon Sr. says the appeal of the superintendent's job in Wall was the chance to experience the full picture of young people's education again. Thu, 31 May 2012 22:29:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310056/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310056/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Lay Higgs | | @applay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/R_ayVED7gvg/NEWS&source=rss An Israeli El Al aircraft takes off as a German Wings aircraft taxis down the runway at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin last month. AFP/Getty Images NEW YORK — Christie brokered EL AL Newark airport lease part of larger investment in better facilities for fliers Thu, 31 May 2012 22:24:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310066/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310066/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Dustin Acioppi | | @dacioppi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/ekvQYObXZV0/NEWS&source=rss A single-car accident on the Garden State Parkway near the toll plaza in Toms River resulted in the vehicle catching fire. No one was injured in the mishap. Photo courtesy of Melene Nahodil TOMS RIVER — Nobody was injured in a car fire on the Garden State Parkway Thursday night, State Police said. The car had a 'blowout' and rolled over on the southbound side of the Parkway, just north of the Toms River toll plaza. Thu, 31 May 2012 21:56:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310084/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310084/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Dustin Acioppi | | @dacioppi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/h8bbbRpnUNw/NEWS&source=rss NEPTUNE — Township police are investigating a report of shots fired on Fordham Road. The department could not confirm late Thursday night whether there were actually gunshots, though. Officers were still investigating the approximate 9 p.m. Thu, 31 May 2012 21:42:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310083/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310083/1001/NEWS&source=rss New Jersey News | Staff Epot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/S9Od1zj23_E/NEWS&source=rss Dharun Ravi is escorted into the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office at 12:38 p.m. Thursday to begin serving his jail sentence. Ravi pulled up to the office on Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick with his lawyer, father and two family friends. MARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Dharun Ravi turned himself in on Thursday at the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office in New Brunswick to begin his 30-day sentence. Thu, 31 May 2012 21:07:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310081/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310081/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Kathleen Hopkins | | @khopkinsapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/8cjru-dkEl8/NEWS&source=rss John Carnesi of Stafford seen in a 2010 court proceeding. An appellate court reversed his convictions for aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. NJ PRESS MEDIA TOMS RIVER — A panel of appellate judges on Thursday ordered a new trial for a 63-year-old Stafford man serving an 18-year prison term for shooting his live-in girlfriend in their home in 2009. Thu, 31 May 2012 16:23:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310054/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310054/1001/NEWS&source=rss News Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/qT1jj_q4K4w/NEWS&source=rss MAYS LANDING — Three Camden men charged in a fatal Atlantic City casino garage carjacking last year have pleaded not guilty to murder, kidnapping and other charges. Thu, 31 May 2012 12:07:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310038/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310038/1001/NEWS&source=rss News Wayne Pay, Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/k8KdQCi_QEo/NEWS&source=rss ATLANTIC CITY — The New Jersey Senate on Thursday is expected to approve a bill allowing gamblers to use handheld devices to make bets while on the grounds of Atlantic City casinos. Thu, 31 May 2012 08:48:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310030/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310030/1001/NEWS&source=rss New Jersey News Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/wU6_kmHUUkE/NEWS&source=rss TRENTON — The New Jersey Senate is expected on Thursday to reverse a two-year-old law that allows the state to claim the value of dormant gift cards. Sponsor Paul Sarlo hopes the bill can be enacted before the state claims the balances as revenue. Thu, 31 May 2012 08:12:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310026/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS10/305310026/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Debbie Mua | | Fo Nj Pess Media http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/MCgXmUPDxvU/NEWS&source=rss Dr. Kenneth W. Mahan of Loch Arbour is pictured with his wife, Costello, and one of his children, Dr. Janet Mahan Williams, 54, a doctor of internal medicine who practices in Oakhurst. PHOTO BY DEBBIE MURA FOR NJ PRESS MEDIA Sixty years after graduating from the Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. Kenneth W. Mahan is extremely grateful that his professors were very tough and strict. Thu, 31 May 2012 15:41:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310051/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120531/NJNEWS/305310051/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Michelle Gladden | | @gladdenmichelle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/MF74kAyTe8k/NEWS&source=rss From left: Mayor Thomas Kelaher, Allison Picurro, 16, Laura Picurro and Bill Baroni, Port Authority. MICHELLE GLADDEN/STAFF PHOTO TOMS RIVER — An independent iron worker, Joseph Piccuro jumped into action after the planes crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. 'He left that night,' his widow Laura said of his decision to become a first-responder. Thu, 31 May 2012 07:56:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300078/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300078/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Nancy Shields | | @nshieldsapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/idbYWdXsmz4/NEWS&source=rss ASBURY PARK — An art exhibit of Haitian history and highlights by local artist Betty Verna Kern is continuing at the Asbury Park Public Library through Saturday, June 9. Thu, 31 May 2012 06:16:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300069/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300069/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Bill Bowman | | @billbowmanapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/ZkEC0aWOCbo/NEWS&source=rss TINTON FALLS — It's looking as though the borough will have to pay for a building that officials thought they would get for no charge. Thu, 31 May 2012 06:16:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300086/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300086/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Caa Townsend | @caatownsendd http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/DnEZhcMCK4g/NEWS&source=rss Michael Conway, 19, of Morristown Morris County Prosecutor Office MORRISTOWN — Three Morristown teenagers are facing charges in connection with the bullying of a 15-year-old high school student who took his own life, Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi announced Wednesday. Thu, 31 May 2012 05:57:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300122/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300122/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Justyna Haington | | As Told To Nj Pess Media http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/XsaJ3FSwbAs/NEWS&source=rss Kam Harrington of Keansburg saved his then-9-year-old sister last year by swimming 30 yards out to her with a boogie board. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUSTYNA HARRINGTON Last year Kam Harrington, now 7, of Keansburg received the Boy Scouts of America's Medal of Heroism for bringing back his older sister, Gabi, who was caught in a rip current. Kam was 6 then. Thu, 31 May 2012 05:57:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300125/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300125/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Kik Mooe | @kikmooeapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/Ak9fFrK9Klo/NEWS&source=rss An old red knot appeared again in Cape May. The oldest documented western Atlantic red knot, a shorebird that has been recaptured and banded during its 20-year lifetime, was spotted again on Delaware Bay by Patricia Gonzalez, a shorebird biologist from Argentina who has tracked the bird's travels for years. Thu, 31 May 2012 05:57:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300091/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300091/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Michelle Sahn | And Dustin Acioppi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/zWSrqUb0ZTs/NEWS&source=rss When Curlie Jackson heard the news that two swimmers had died, she thought the conditions — late afternoon, a pending storm and rough surf — were eerily similar to those on the day her 15-year-old grandson, Naisere Nelson, died in ocean off Bradley Beach. Thu, 31 May 2012 05:54:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300121/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300121/1001/NEWS&source=rss Jersey Mayhem By Key Close | @keyclose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/YoopLI0DnHk/NEWS&source=rss MANALAPAN — A soccer game here Sunday ended in a fistfight involving players, a coach and a parent, township police reported. The fight began after a game between two teams in the Manalapan Soccer Club Memorial Day Tournament. Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS14/305300064/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS14/305300064/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Nicholas Huba | | @nicholashuba http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/lAtRz6lnigs/NEWS&source=rss Midstreams Elementary School in Brick on Tuesday held the contest 'Are You Smarter than a Jaguar' based on the TV show 'Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?' MARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BRICK — A contest tests the knowledge of kids and educators at Brick's Midstreams Elementary while aiding the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. Wed, 30 May 2012 23:16:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300089/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300089/1001/NEWS&source=rss New Jersey News Angela Delli Santi, Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/V7b2fVjehlQ/NEWS&source=rss TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he is standing by his nominee to the state Supreme Court, as the openly gay black Republican prepared to face wary Senate Democrats at a confirmation hearing set for Thursday. Wed, 30 May 2012 20:25:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS10/305300104/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS10/305300104/1001/NEWS&source=rss Education/Schools http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/UhgBu1wjO_w/NEWS&source=rss Learning editor Alesha Williams-Boyd discusses technology and apps in education with Fifth-grade teachers at Asher Holmes in Marlboro, Kristen Galos and Kristi Silva, and the school's technology coordinator, Sharon Thomas. Wed, 30 May 2012 19:36:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS15/120530016/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS15/120530016/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/MLBZQoCGh6s/NEWS&source=rss <img src="http://www.app.com/assets/gif/B3190001530.GIF" alt="How rip currents work" height="600" width="600" /><br />How rip currents work. Source: National Weather Service Rip currents can occur along any shoreline with breaking waves. They are thought to be present on most beaches on a daily basis as a part of circulation near shore. Wed, 30 May 2012 17:37:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300055/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300055/1001/NEWS&source=rss News Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/AwbFPuI_Abg/NEWS&source=rss MOUNT HOLLY — A southern New Jersey man who carjacked an elderly woman in a food market parking lot so he could go buy drugs is now facing 25 years in state prison. Burlington County prosecutors say 36-year-old Roy Patterson Jr. Wed, 30 May 2012 17:33:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300090/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300090/1001/NEWS&source=rss Education/Schools By Michelle Sahn | | @msahnapp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/STWCVs09zb4/NEWS&source=rss Kevin Jacoves (right) a science teacher at Thompson Middle School in Middletown, works with eighth-grade students Brendan Rumsby (left) and Josh Tritini using a blow torch to test the thermal protective device they built during class. Mary Frank/staff photographer Meet Middletown science teacher Kevin Jacoves Wed, 30 May 2012 17:23:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS15/305300026/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS15/305300026/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Lay Higgs | | @applay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/DRiWRefAnnk/NEWS&source=rss NEW YORK — PATH to honor NJ Transit tickets as Penn Station A/C problems continue Wed, 30 May 2012 17:11:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300066/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300066/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Key Close | | @keyclose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/zazN1A0_0zo/NEWS&source=rss BEACHWOOD — A bicyclist struck by a vehicle here Wednesday afternoon was transported to the hospital for treatment of 'non-life-threatening' injuries, according to Detective Lt. Robert Trapp. Wed, 30 May 2012 16:39:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300082/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300082/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Dustin Acioppi | | @dacioppi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/b3hCovHkZjU/NEWS&source=rss WEST LONG BRANCH — A Route 36 gas station was robbed at gunpoint early today, and borough police are searching for the suspect. Officers were called to the BP station, at Route 36 and Broadway, around 12:30 a.m. Wed, 30 May 2012 16:26:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300079/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300079/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Key Close | | @keyclose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/cSOH_IOgs10/NEWS&source=rss OCEAN TOWNSHIP — An Aberdeen man was arrested here early Friday morning on charges of unlawful weapons possession, police reported. At approximately 2:40 a.m., a vehicle driven by Adhem Hady, 24, was pulled over by Patrolman William Crosta for a motor vehicle violation. Wed, 30 May 2012 16:22:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300077/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300077/1001/NEWS&source=rss News By Key Close | | @keyclose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/BOzdnAxaDZ4/NEWS&source=rss OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Two township teens were arrested here Friday night on charges of drug possession, according to police. Wed, 30 May 2012 15:58:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300076/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300076/1001/NEWS&source=rss News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/9ln11CDy824/NEWS&source=rss BRIELLE — Construction on the northbound right lane of Route 35 at the Manasquan River Bridge is complete and all traffic is open on the span, according to 511nj.org. Wed, 30 May 2012 15:10:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300045/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300045/1001/NEWS&source=rss News Associated Pess http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/App-Breaking/~3/mLSBieM5v9k/NEWS&source=rss NEWARK — For the second straight day, NJ Transit commuters will be able to use their rail tickets on PATH trains for the evening's commute. The transit agency says PATH will cross-honor the tickets from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wed, 30 May 2012 14:54:00 00 http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300072/1001/NEWS&source=rss http://www.app.com/article/20120530/NJNEWS/305300072/1001/NEWS&source=rss