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Appellate court: Cops can testify at murder trial

TRENTON — A panel of three New Jersey Appellate Court judges, sitting here, upheld a lower court ruling on Monday that the audio component of a taped police interview with former Manasquan resident Alan Stoedter should not be admissible in his upcoming murder trial.

But, the panel also ruled that two officers who interviewed Mr. Stoedter on the day of the murder can testify regarding their interview of the ...

Lifeguards on high alert

JERSEY SHORE — With school beginning next week and temperatures creeping into the 90s, beach patrons packed the Jersey Shore last weekend to soak up some of the last days of summer. For beach patrons it may have been a time of R ...

FEMA: Be prepared for a hurricane

JERSEY SHORE — Hurricane season is here, and Hurricane Earl could be the first to make landfall on the East Coast. As such, the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] is urging locals to prepare for the possibility of the hurricane hitting the coast tomorrow — or sometime in the near future.

On Wednesday, the hurricane — which was at a category 3 — was heading up the East Coast. ...

‘Hostile’ conditions cited in resignation

MANASQUAN — Citing decreased pay, additional work and a “hostile” work environment, Borough Clerk Colleen Scimeca has announced she will retire, effective Nov. 1 of this year.

She has worked in various posts with the borough for 26 years.

Mrs. Scimeca, 50, sent her resignation letter to town officials last week. The letter, obtained via an Open Public Records Act [OPRA] request, is dated Aug. 24.

In her letter, Mrs. Scimeca ...

Fireworks in Squan this Saturday

MANASQUAN — The Manasquan Tourism Commission’s Labor Day Fireworks Display, sponsored by The Osprey, will take place this Saturday, Sept. 4. A concert by Moonlighting will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the Main Street Beach, followed by a fireworks display at dusk.

“We get a nice crowd [at the event],” said Ray Summers, who chairs the tourism commission. “People know we have the best fireworks around.”

Mr. Summers said those ...