Keansburg News

People walk along the newly rebuilt boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J., Saturday, May 18, 2013.

A man is in custody after authorities gathered at a residence in the West Keansburg section of Hazlet near Laurel Avenue and 4th Street Sunday night.

Tina Hook rolled a 729 series to win the singles title by just one pin in the recent 2013 Marion... Jacob Kisver, 6, and Luke Bursack, 6, both of Old Bridge, N.J., ride the swings Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Keansburg, N.J. After suffering damage from superstorm Sandy, the Keansburg Amusement Park reopens for the season.

A February police chase which was foiled by a Wall traffic circle yielded formal charges for Michelle D. Zahner.

By far the largest striper from shore reported to me this season was the 39-pounder weighed at the Tackle Box in Hazlet after Ben Nazario of Rahway beached it on bunker at Belford around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

Mount Saint Mary Academy has announced the honorees chosen for induction into the 2012-13 Hall of Honor.

Brian Kmak, Keansburg High School's head football and baseball coach, was collecting his thoughts three years ago during the school district's Christmas break when his attention was drawn to a nearby television screen that emitted the ominous bass tones and charismatic chorus of brass instrumentals associated with a U.S. military commercial.

The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority needs to spend $20 million to repair the water damage it sustained after superstorm Sandy.

The Keansburg School District received some much-needed relief in a recent state funding announcement, but continues to hemorrhage money for hurricane-displaced students' busing and tuition.

Two area men have been indicted on charges stemming from a February car burglary incident in Rumson.

Red Bank police reported the following arrests from April 26 to 29: a€¢ Lee Marchetti, 22, of Tinton Falls, was arrested on April 28 in the area of Shrewsbury Avenue and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance , cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of burglar tools and contempt ... (more)

Highlights of coming events in and around Middletown, NJ May 6-12 from the Patch events calendar .

About 45 firefighters battled a blaze that broke out in a township home Saturday afternoon.

It was a busy week for Monmouth County law enforcement. There was dog-napping, murder charges, murder sentences, stabbing and the suspension of a dentist's license following his arrest.

The Brick school district is among the Sandy-impacted districts receiving funds through a $1.25 million grant from the US Department of Education, according to an announcement made this week by the state Department of Education and the governor's office.

The Lakewood Board of Education has finally said, "Enough is enough." At a recent meeting, the school board outlined what it believed to be a reasonable budget for the 2013-14 school year.

Police arrested an Atlantic Highlands man, who they say stole cash and jewelry from homes, then gave some of it to a borough woman.

Hazlet is one of 36 municipalities in Monmouth County that will receive a local aid grant from the state government, according to a press release issued by the New Jersey Department of Transportation on Thursday.

Rumson and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional school districts were two of 26 in the state doled out, together, roughly $35,000 of $1.25 million in federal funding for Hurricane Sandy schools recovery.

A car came to rest on the Route 36 guardrail near the border of Hazlet, Keansburg and Middletown after an accident at about 4 a.m. Tuesday, according to Bob Pfleger, the public information officer for the Middletown EMS.