Neptune City Man Charged with Breaking Lake Como Liquor Store Window

Also broke several bottles inside Weinstein's Liquors, police say

A Neptune City man is scheduled to make his first appearance in Superior Court next week facing criminal mischief charges for allegedly breaking the window of a Lake Como liquor store and several bottles inside, documents show.  Michael W. McKelvey, 48, of Morris Avenue, allegedly broke the window of Weinstein's Liquors on Main Street in Lake Como and several bottles of alcohol, causing the store owner roughly $800 in pecuniary damages, the criminal complaint says.  McKelvey was arrested by Lake Como Police after the alleged July 27 incident and is scheduled to appear before a Superior Court judge in Freehold on Aug. 7, documents show. His bail was set at $2500 with no 10 percent option, documents show. He is barred from returning to the …

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Lake Como Man Indicted on Car Burglary Charges

19-year-old alleged to have struck in Belmar

A Lake Como man was indicted last week on car burglary charges, court records show.  Kevin Keyes, 19, faces charges by a grand jury that in January he broke into a car parked in Belmar, the indictment shows.  The indictment was signed by County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. 

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No Injuries During Overnight Fire

Chimney malfunction blamed for Lake Como house fire

No injuries have been reported after a fire broke out in a Lake Como residence during the overnight hours, according to police. Emergency crews responded at approximately 2 a.m. Monday to a one-room fire inside a White Street home that is believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning chimney, Lake Como Police said. Fire crews from West Belmar and Spring Lake Heights assisted the Lake Como squad. Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.

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Brielle, Lake Como School Board Members May Have to Resign

Three members failed to complete state-mandated background checks, records show

Three members of two local school boards may have to resign from their posts after missing the deadline for completing their state-mandated background checks, records show. Two members of the Brielle school board and one Lake Como board member are among a list of nearly 190 school board members across the state named by the New Jersey Department of Education as having failed to comply with an eight-month-old state law requiring all school board members to undergo criminal background checks. Julia Barnes and Edward Hendricks from the Brielle Board of Education and Carol Hope from Lake Como's school board have not completed their checks, according to the state list. Brielle School Business Administrator Edward McManus referred all comments …

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Election Results: Local Races Recapped

Voters came out to decide on a number of local races on Tuesday

Below are the results of local municipal elections as reported by the Monmouth County Board of Elections. The results are considered unofficial until they can be verified. Winners are marked with a check (√). Election Day was business as usual in the borough of Avon as incumbent commissioners Robert McGovern, Francis Gorman and Robert Mahon, all independents, won re-election in an uncontested election. Robert McGovern (Ind) √ 344 Francis Gorman (Ind) √ 337 Robert Mahon (Ind) √ 365 Republican candidate Jim Bean won a full term on the council while sitting councilwoman Jennifer Nicolay will finish out one year of an unexpired term she is currently filling. Click here to read the full story. James Bean (Rep) √ 711 Concetta Gutierrez (Dem) 689…

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Lake Como Takes Next Step on WRAT Tower

Council votes 3-2 to submit pre-application to state's Green Acres program to host radio tower and building

Lake Como officials are forging ahead to remove property restrictions in Behrmann Park that could clear the way for the owners of WRAT-FM to erect a new radio communications tower on state-protected land. By a 3-2 vote, the borough council decided Tuesday night to submit the required "pre-application" for a diversion of 4,000 square feet of parkland to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Green Acres program on behalf of WRAT's owner, Greater Media, Inc. Council members Brian Wilton, Patricia Tzibrouk and Jared Cohen voted in favor of the controversial resolution to submit the paperwork to NJDEP. Councilmen Douglas Witte and Kevin Lynch cast the two opposing votes. Councilwoman Marni McFadden-Lee was absent. How …

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Hurricane Irene

Lake Como Mayor Praises Belmar's Doherty for Storm Cooperation

Ryan calls for a lake commission to be formed between Lake Como, Belmar and Spring Lake to purchase water pumps for flood control

Thanks to Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty, the lake that shares its name with the Borough of Lake Como did not overflow its banks. As a result, properties and residents in both towns were spared from flooding and the impact of such damage according to Mayor Michael Ryan. In the days before Hurricane Irene struck New Jersey's coast last month, Doherty took the lead in lowering water levels in both Silver Lake and the body of water known as Lake Como by providing two extra-efficient pumps, Ryan said at Tuesday night's council meeting. The pumps, belonging to the Borough of Belmar, withdrew about 3,000 gallons of water per minute from each lake through eight-inch pipes and transferred it back to the Atlantic Ocean, the mayor explained. With water …

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Shore Businesses Re-open After Hurricane Irene

Several eateries and establishments back in business despite flooding and power outages

It was “business as usual” – sort of – in many coastal towns the Monday following Hurricane Irene, as numerous businesses were open, yet many remained closed due to power outages. Several businesses were still “shuttered” Monday afternoon – mainly due to power outages – and there was little foot traffic along Main Street in Belmar, yet the boards were alive, and people were on the beach. Still not open however, was Casa Vittoria Pizzeria on Ocean Avenue. “We never lost electricity. Last night (Sunday), we were totally fine. The town pumped out a lot of Silver Lake in anticipation of the storm. Sometime between last night and this morning, the water level rose. We moved everything to higher ground,” said owner Nick Fuccilli, Belmar. “We …

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Guadagno: 'Get the Hell Back on the Beach'

Lieutenant governor takes tour of Shore to promote Labor Day tourism after hurricane

"Get the hell back on the beach." Those were the words Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno jokingly gave to the people of New Jersey while taking a tour of the Jersey Shore on Monday. Days after Gov. Chris Christie told sunbathers to "get the hell off the beach in Asbury Park" as Hurricane Irene barreled up the coast toward the Jersey Shore, his second in command made stops along the state's coast to survey the damage caused by the storm and to encourage tourism this Labor Day Weekend. Belmar was one of a four-stop helicopter tour of the Jersey Shore which included Atlantic City, Point Pleasant Beach and Asbury Park. "We're open for business," she said emphatically. Guadagno met with mayors Michael Ryan of Lake Como and Matt Doherty of Belmar and …

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Runners Hit Pavement in Lake Como for Great Cause

The annual George McCormack 5k hit Lake Como Sunday

Though the rain washed most of this past Sunday away, nearly 150 individuals took advantage of the beautiful morning in Lake Como, as they participated in the 8th annual George McCormack 5k run. This event began and ended at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como. Runners took off from right outside the establishment, ran through the borough and around the actual lake in Lake Como, and returned to Bar A five kilometers later. The run is dedicated to George E. McCormack, who was the captain of the Lake Como Police Department when he died on July 26, 2004. He was just 44 years old when he died of a heart attack. Lake Como’s Mayor Mike Ryan noted McCormack was a beloved figure in the borough, and all borough officials were quite happy to have such an …

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