Saturday, May 18, 2013
Alan Bienkowski was charged in connection with Michael M. Wells' death.
Update, 12:58 p.m.: This story was updated with additional information from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities arrested a 54-year-old man in connection with the murder of a Point Pleasant man in Long Branch, according to Charles Webster, spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office (MCPO). Alan Bienkowski of Pinecrest Manor in Manchester faces felony murder, robbery and weapons charges, according to the MCPO. Michael M. Wells died of a gunshot wound in the backyard of a Cleveland Avenue home on April 10. Wells arrived at Dutch Prime Foods for work around 4:30 a.m. that day when Bienkowski allegedly confronted him and robbed him at gun point. During the course of the robbery Bienkowski shot and killed Wells, …
News from our Patch neighbors in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
Clark - Around 6:30 p.m. Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, aka Internet celeb "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker," was arrested at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Philadelphia, by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, announced Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. .McGillvary has been charged with the homicide of Joseph Galfy, Jr., 73, which occurred in Clark on May 12. Read the entire timeline on Clark Patch. In one of the only oceanfront towns on the Jersey where most residents live year-round, Hurricane Sandy displaced most of them, leaving homes deemed unihabitable. Now, more than six months later and the summer season fast approaching, Sea Bright is on the rise in more ways than one. Not only are things getting spiffed up …
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation producing videos of veterans
A project by the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation has veterans sharing their stories in a series of YouTube videos. May 18 is Armed Forces Day. Attached here are the recent oral history videos, of New Jersey's Vietnam Veterans sharing anecdotes and revealing what they went through during their service.
Environmental blogger Joe Reynolds explains the history of the creature
The return of hundreds of the ancient horseshoe crabs to their familiar spawning sites in Sandy Hook Bay has begun. It's a satisfying sight after the destruction to the shore last fall from Hurricane Sandy. Who knew what to expect? There was a certain amount of vagueness and concern as to how many, if any, horseshoe crabs would show this year, especially given that the loss of shoreline habitat from erosion or the building of bulkheads, beach nourishment projects that can bury and kill adult crabs. Changes in the slope and width of a beach can also affect where and when the crabs gather. Would the aftermath of Sandy have an effect on the mating season? Volunteers with the Bayshore Watershed Council and students from various local schools, …
National Safe Boating Week begins Saturday
National Safe Boating Week kicks off Saturday, May 18, and Patch caught up with the folks at a shore area U.S. Coast Guard Station in Manasquan Inlet for some tips as we enter the first boating season since Superstorm Sandy.
The state urges customers to consult the database before buying a car
The State Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) and Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) are urging all customers to consult their database of flood and salvage-titled vehicles before purchasing a car. That database now provides information on 31,000 such vehicles, the State MVC announced on Wednesday. It isn't illegal to sell vehicles with flood or salvaged titles. However, there are specific requirements that ensure potential purchasers are aware of the status of such vehicles, according to the MVC. “Damage sustained by vehicles must be disclosed to prospective buyers,” Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. “We will hold car dealers accountable for violating our Consumer Fraud Act if they fail to make such disclosures.” The database was …
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Swearing study ranked the most and least courteous states in the country.
Third place? We couldn’t do better than #&@$ing third place? New Jersey residents were beaten out by Ohio and Maryland in a survey ranking individuals most likely to drop swear words on a complete stranger during a phone conversation. On the flip side, analysis by the Marchex Institute found that Washington, Massachusetts and Arizona topped the list of state residents least likely to lose their cool. Marchex examined more than 600,000 calls over a year that were placed by consumers to businesses in 30 different industries. The mobile advertising company also ranked the most courteous states: South Carolina, North Carolina and Maryland. And the least courteous states: Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Indiana. Some other findings from the …
Closing out National Police week with some memorable moments
As National Police week comes to a close, we look back on some memorable moments in recognition of popular officers in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. Well-liked Fair Haven Police Sgt. Jesse Dykstra was promoted to sergeant not all that long ago. Dykstra was a detective and had risen through the ranks, from dispatcher to special officer to patrolman and up, in record time. He is an R-FH graduate and, as Chief Darryl Breckenridge said, he's known him since he was a kid. Take a look at the never-before-seen video of his promotion. Then there's Fair Haven Patrolman William Laggroteria. He was honored as Fair Haven Officer of the Year. Take a look at why in the video on his recognition. And, in Rumson, let's not forget that when Scott Paterson was…
What's going on in Rumson, Fair Haven and the surrounding area
Starting with Friday ... It's not Rumson or Fair Haven, but it's close enough in miles and community camaraderie to kick off the weekend tonight. • First, don't forget that Sea Bright Fire Rescue is hosting its annual carnival, which opened Thursday night and will run through Sunday in the old Peninsula House parking lot on Ocean Avenue. This is a special year for the fire company in light of the devastation Hurricane Sandy wrought on the borough. Get out and get a taste of Sea Bright and its volunteers with some food, rides and more. "COME OUT & SUPPORT THE SEA BRIGHT FIRE RESCUE!!!" it says on the company's Facebook page. See you there. And, tonight, next door in Red Bank ... • First, Boondocks, the Hurricane Sandy-battered al fresco …
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