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Asbury Park schools cut 26 jobs to make up for state aid shortfall; see what's taken away
ASBURY PARK - The Asbury Park School District will eliminate 26 positions in total, 22 due to economic reasons with the remaining four positions being abolished permanently, as part of the tentative 2024-2025 budget. Acting Superintendent Mark Gerbino gave a presentation for the tentative budget at the Board of Education...
Route 9 Crash
Manalapan police responded to the crash near the intersection of Route 9 and Ryan Road just before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 25, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles involved in the crash. A woman driving a 2017 Nissan...
Shawn Connolly Of Asbury Park Sentenced
Shawn Connolly, 37, was sentenced on Tuesday, Apr. 23 to 40 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced in a news release. He'll be eligible for parole after 34 years under the No Early Release Act. Asbury Park police responded to a home on Seventh Avenue just before...
10 most expensive homes sold in Monmouth County, April 15-21
A house in Rumson that sold for $4.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Monmouth County in the past week. In total, 50 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $914,274. The average price per square foot ended up at $493.
Long Branch building growing taller as developer plans 154 assisted-living apartments
LONG BRANCH - A former red brick Monmouth Medical Center building on Third Avenue will be converted to an assisted-living facility with 154 residential rental apartments and ground-floor retail. The six-story building sits at 279 Third Ave. across the street from the NJ Transit train station, and was acquired by...
Brick Township High School grad, 18, dies from injuries suffered in Manchester crash
Family members and friends are mourning the loss of an 18-year-old Brick woman who died last weekend of injuries she suffered in a crash in Manchester on April 14. Catalina Reinoso, 18, who graduated from Brick Township High School last year, was injured in the single-vehicle collision that occurred at 2 a.m. that Sunday on Lacey Road, a family member said.
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