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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...
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.
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...
Long Branch building growing taller as developer plans 154 assisted-living apartments
LONG BRANCH - A former red brick medical 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 a private developer...
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.
Apartments on the Red Bank NJ Transit train station parking lots? Borough clears a path
RED BANK - Could apartments be built on Red Bank’s train station parking lots? The Borough Council voted on Thursday night to designate the NJ Transit parking lots as an area in need of redevelopment, which could pave the way for development around the train station. In total, 18 lots were included in the...
A Brick Township teen whose organs were donated after she died from car crash injuries is being remembered as a kind and generous young woman.
Catalina Reinoso Arquero died on Friday, Apr. 19 at 18 years old, according to her obituary. She was a recent graduate of Brick Township High School and worked at the Marshall's department store in Brick. Reinoso's obituary said she was "always kind and generous with everyone." "She was liked by...
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