South Belmar News

Municipal Judge Mark Apostolou is stepping down at the end of June, earlier than the 57-year-old magistrate had hoped for, in a decision he reached with his doctor because the multiple sclerosis he has had for more than two decades progressed over the past year.

Two Belmar men are charged with assault and armed robbery after police responded to a report of six people fighting near 18th Avenue and White Street at 2:12 a.m. on Saturday, police said.

If you want to start a fight, ask any road warrior this question: Should the laws requiring drivers to keep right and pass left be enforced more strictly? "Using the left lane only for passing would create even MORE tie-ups," insisted Glen Rock's Michael Leible.

Firefighters have extinguished a fire believed to have started in a basement dryer in a single-family home at 610 17th Ave.

SOCIETY HILL WAY: Police are investigating the theft of lawn ornaments from a residence on Society Hill Way on Sept.