Friday, August 3, 2012
Rich Grande pronounced dead after work-related accident in Manalapan
A Forked River man was electrocuted at around 10:30 a.m. Friday while working near the Rolling Thunder Horse Farm on Daum Road in Manalapan, according to Monmouth County officials. Rich Grande, 20, was an employee of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), according to assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Marc LeMieux. Grande was reportedly electrocuted from a high-tension power line, police said. Englishtown-Manalapan First Aid and Manalapan police were dispatched to the scene where CPR was performed on Grande. Local fire departments and Monroe EMS also were requested to the scene. Grande was reportedly electrocuted from a high-tension power line, police said. Advance Life Support called a medevac to the scene and a landing zone was …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
William Wehrendt to 'miss the interaction' with the community
As of 5 p.m. on July 31, William Wehrendt, Forked River postmaster for the past nine years, retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Wehrendt said he was one of 62 postmasters in the South Jersey region to take a retirement incentive offered by the Postmaster General, which included a small cash award. "I was in no hurry to retire; I enjoyed my job very much," said Wehrendt, who will soon turn 61. "But the Postmaster General is trying to reduce the workforce. The largest cost to the post office is personnel. Eighty cents on every dollar goes to people." Wehrendt said he had planned to retire at the end of the year anyway, so he took the early out incentive. To participate, postmasters had to be age 55 or older and have at least 30 years of …
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Detours in effect Tuesday, Wednesday
If you hit a detour on Lakeside Drive, avoid that route until Thursday, May 26. Lakeside Drive will be closed between Lakeside Drive South and Station Drive and all intersection streets Tuesday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 25. The Ocean County Department of Engineering is continuing its water quality project along the side of Lake Barnegat and Lakeside Drive, Lacey Township Director of Public Works Casey Parker said. The last stage of the project took place in February, eliminating existing outfall pipes into the lake and channeling runoff into a filtration system to improve the water quality of Lake Barnegat, Parker said. During that phase, the existing drainage was replaced and the outfalls were removed. Another outfall and storm water …
Monday, April 18, 2011
Oil industry analyst says Wall Street speculation a main reason for high pump prices
The price of a gallon of gasoline has been on a steady rise since October and one of the chief reasons that drivers are being squeezed is not increased demand, but increased profit, one expert said Monday. Wall Street speculation is among the leading reasons that gas prices have been on a steady increase for the last six months, said Ben Brockwell, an oil industry analyst with the Oil Price Information Service – an oil industry news service based on Route 138 in Wall. “This is not a demand-driven rally (of increased prices),’’ said Brockwell, the oil news service' director of pricing. “There’s a lot of Wall Street money intrigued by oil as an investment vehicle to make a profit.’’ Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gas …
Monday, April 11, 2011
Events in and around Lacey Township
1. There will be a Seniors Coffee, sponsored by the Lacey Senior Advisory Committee, at Community Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2. High school seniors or college transfer students applying to Georgian Court University can try out for the Dance Department today at 3:30 p.m. For more information on auditions call 732-987-2700. 3. The boys varsity baseball team and the girl’s varsity softball team will be playing against Central Regional High School in Lanoka Harbor at 3:45 p.m. 4. There is a Planning Board meeting at the Lacey Township Municipal Building at 7 p.m. 5. There is a school board meeting in the Lecture Hall of Lacey Township High School at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Events in and around Lacey Township
1. The Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 is having a pancake breakfast at the Knights of Columbus from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, and scrambled eggs. General admission is $5 and $4 for children ages three to 11. Tickets can be purchased at the door. 2. Ocean County College is offering a trip to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Orchid Show and Lunch from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $105. 3. The Laurita Winery in New Egypt is having a St. Patrick's Day Festival, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 609-758-8000. 4. Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River is presenting Rodgers and Hammerstein’s "Cinderella" at 1:30 pm. For more information call 732-349-8801, ext. 2499. 5. US Navy Sea …
Friday, March 11, 2011
Forked River Fire Department to receive over 160k in federal funding
The Forked River Fire Department will receive $163,297 in federal funding through two Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grants. “The grant couldn’t come at a better time. The town’s hurting for money. And I have been putting the budget in for a few years. This is saving the taxpayers a lot of money. The town would have to go out and bond for this money," Chief Kevin Flynn said. The latest grant, which was announced today by Congressman Jon Runyan (R-N.J.), amounts to $48,600 and has the lifetime of three years and does not require a ten percent municipal match. About a year ago, emergency services were asked by the town to purse as many grants as possible, Andy Castellani, Executive Officer and one of the grant writers said. “We’re in very…
Monday, February 21, 2011
One to three inches predicted
Just as the snow finally melted, the National Weather Service is predicting snow mainly before 4 a.m. with a possible accumulation of one to three inches in Lacey Township. According to the National Weather Service, the overnight low will be approximately 21 degrees rising to a high of 37 on Feb. 22. There is also a slight chance of snow before 9 a.m. on Feb. 22. The Weather Channel is predicting severe weather in Lacey Township around 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 22. According to the Weather Channel the snow should stop by 9 a.m. the latest. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory and a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Ocean County through Tuesday morning, which may affect the morning commute. The advisories, which will remain in…
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Route 9 and Route 549 together had 13 pedestrian deaths from 2007 to 2009
Two Ocean County roads ranked in the dozen deadliest in the state for pedestrians in recent years, according to a report released this week by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a nonprofit that examines roadway use in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The report compiled data from 2007 to 2009, the most recent year that statistics on pedestrian deaths was available. County Route 549, which begins as E. Water Street and then Hooper Avenue at its southern terminus in Toms River and continues as Brick Boulevard in Brick, was the deadliest example of such a road in Ocean County, report data shows. A total of seven pedestrians were killed along the route from 2007 to 2009, and though there were no deaths in 2009, the road still ranked …
Patricia DiSabato
1:26 pm on Sunday, August 12, 2012
Rich was one of the sweetest kids I ever had the pleasure to teach. My prayers are with his family during this sad time. more ›