Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Live traffic updates, weather, things to do
Good Morning Berkeley Township! Check out the current road and traffic conditions reported for the Bayville, South Seaside Park, Pelican Island, Pinewald and Holiday City areas. In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. Click on the map picture, move the map and search the area for possible delays. The weather: Folks, we won't be seeing the sun until Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting cloudy skies today with a high near 77 degrees. There's a chance of showers, mainly after noon. Winds will be from the east at 6 to 8 miles. Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Expect a low around …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Municipal court charges stem from 2011 accident that led to Tina Rambo's death
The driver of a car that collided with another vehicle driven by an Ocean County detective is pleading not guilty to charges in Southampton Municipal Court on Wednesday, according to court officials. Rachel Portnoy, of Marlton, is scheduled to appear in Municipal Court on motor vehicle charges stemming from a head-on collision with Tina Rambo, 35, a detective with the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, who died in the August 2011 crash. Portnoy, who was 24 at the time of the crash, is pleading not guilty to overtaking and passing vehicles; failure to obey regulations in marked lanes; reckless driving and driving an unregistered vehicle, according to Terry Bodine, Southampton Municipal Court administrator. Portnoy is represented by attorney …
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno delivers keynote speech at state law enforcement memorial
Hundreds of police officers and other officials from across the state gathered in Ocean Grove Tuesday to memorialize four of their fallen comrades at this year's state Law Enforcement Memorial Service. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno gave the keynote address at the ceremony in The Great Auditorium that included mostly songs performed by several police officers to honor their fallen brethren. Detective Tina Rambo of the Ocean Country Prosecutor's Office, Trooper Anthony R. Fotiou of the New Jersey State Police, Patrolman S. Wargo Jr. of the Mount Arlington Police Department and Detective Michael Morgan Jr of the Newark Police Department were honored. "We're here to remember the good of all people, but especially the good of people who were taken …
The family of a Barnegat man who died in motorcycle collision with Freeholder John Kelly mourns
All was quiet around the Fifth Street residence of the Kolb family Monday as friends and family mourned the death of 24-year-old William Kolb of Barnegat. The Southern Regional graduate had been riding his motorycle down Route 9 South in Eagleswood when a collision with Ocean County Freelholder John Kelly's SUV sent Kolb flying off his vehicle. Kolb suffered severe injuries and died on the scene shortly after the 6:35 p.m. incident on Friday. Today it was evident that someone was home at the Kolbs' residence, with a car in the driveway, the lights on, and some noise inside. But the family did not seem to want contact with the media. The Kolbs' telephone was disconnected as well. Kolb was a 2006 graduate of Southern Regional High School in …
No charges filed, investigation ongoing, State Police say
Although he was not physically injured in the Friday evening crash that took the life of a 24-year-old Barnegat motorcyclist, the accident has left its mark on Freeholder John P. Kelly. "I'm very sorry that a young man lost his life," Kelly said this morning. "That's all I have to say right now. I'm physically fine. It's traumatic." New Jersey State Police did bloodwork on Kelly after the Friday night crash that killed William D. Kolb on Route 9 South in Eagleswood. "They drew blood, which is standard procedure," Sgt. Harry Rocheskey said this morning. "The results are pending. He (Kelly) gave his consent to the procedure." The time to get the results from the bloodwork back varies, Rocheskey said. Kolb was heading southbound on his black …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Terrence Feeney and another man escaped from a work detail in Burlington County this afternoon; second inmate arrested in Manchester Township
Berkeley police arrested an escaped inmate from the Mid-State Correctional Facility early this evening at Blackbeard's Cave on Route 9 South in Bayville. Terrence Feeney, 42, was apprehended around 6:45 p.m., just 10 minutes after Berkeley police received information from the Ocean County radio room that he was in the area, Police Chief Karin T. DiMichele said. Feeney and Joseph Brandt, another inmate, were on a work detail at a military cemetery in Burlington County when they escaped around 1 p.m., said Matt Schuman, a state Department of Corrections spokesman. Both Feeney and Brandt were classified as full minimum custody inmates. Inmates who fall under that classification are the only ones allowed to leave the facility for work details…
Family says victim in Eagleswood crash, a 2006 Southern Regional graduate, was looking to start his own business.
Police say they found no reason to file charges after a 24-year-old Barnegat man died Friday when his motorcycle collided with a sports utility vehicle driven by Freeholder John P. Kelly. "There was nothing criminal that we see at all," said State Police Trooper Joseph Mezzo. "The accident is under investigation." The family of William Kolb also said that the 2006 Southern Regional graduate was looking to start his own business, reports say. Kolb was driving southbound on his black 2011 Harley Davidson at approximately 6:35 p.m., near mile marker 65.5, in Eagleswood Township. He attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him, then collided with the right fender of Kelly's 2005 sports utility vehicle when he tried to return to the lane of …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
No charges filed against Freeholder John P. Kelly, accident is under investigation
A 24-year-old Barnegat man was pronounced dead at the scene early Friday evening after his motorcycle collided with a sports utility vehicle driven by Freeholder John P. Kelly, according to the New Jersey State Police. William Kolb was driving southbound on his black 2011 Harley Davidson at approximately 6:35 p.m., near mile marker 65.5. He attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him, then collided with the right fender of Kelly's 2005 sports utility vehicle when he tried to return to the lane of traffic, said Trooper Joseph Mezzo. Kelly, 61, West Creek, was traveling northbound on Route 9 and was attempting to make a left turn into the West Creek Deli when the collision occurred, Mezzo said. Kolb was ejected from the motorcycle and …
Resident loses 11-week old puppy along with possessions in burglary
A Toms River home was broken into on Friday morning, but the thieves walked off with more than just worldly goods — they took the homeowner’s pet dog, as well. Mary Frances Yurkel of Toms River described that her mother Patricia Donahue, who resides behind Shop Rite in the vicinity of Fischer Boulevard and Bay Avenue, was the victim of a burglary yesterday morning. “These people kicked in the front door, took all of her jewelry, a laptop, a firebox with all of the family's historical and pertinent information, and Fiona, an 11-week old Havanese mix (dog),” said Yurkel. Yurkel described Fiona as having a white body, black ears, one black eye, and a black nose. “My mother is losing faith as time passes. My sisters and I are pounding the …
Ocean County law enforcement officials and officers gather to remember those lost in the line of duty in the last year
There are 12 names etched in the monuments at Ocean County Park in Lakewood. It's a list that grew longer in the last year, as more law enforcement families joined those whose family members made the ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives in the line of duty. During the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day Service, on the grounds at the Ocean County Police Academy within the park, those officers were remembered again, as the county's entire law enforcement family paused to honor their sacrifices. "I've always believed that we are one large law enforcement family," said Juan Mattos Jr., U.S. Marshal for the District of New Jersey, who was the keynote speaker at the service. "When one of us bleeds, we all bleed." "Remembrance is the …
vinny
6:59 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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