Richard Hartman, 49, of Jackson
Memorial gathering at Freeman FH, 47 East Main Street, Freehold, on Thursday, 10/7, from 4 to 7 pm. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Freehold, on Friday, 10/8, at 10 am. Interment will be private. Donations may be made to the Richard J. Hartman Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Thomas Hartman Sr., PO Box 471, Colts Neck, NJ 07722.

Man killed by NJ Transit train in Sea Girt
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SEA GIRT – A NJ Transit train struck and killed a 21-year-old Spring Lake man who was on the railroad tracks early Saturday morning, approximately 150 feet north of the Washington Boulevard crossing, here.

According to NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel, Marcus Craig was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred at 12:57 a.m.

The train was headed south, to Bay Head.

NJ Transit Police, Sea Girt Police, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Manasquan First Aid Squad responded to the scene.

There were approximately 20 passengers on the train at the time of the incident and there were no injuries to passengers.

MTV’s “Jersey Shore” creator to speak today at Monmouth U.

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“Jersey Shore” creator will speak at Monmouth U.

WEST LONG BRANCH: Anthony Beltempo, creator of MTV’s controversial reality series “Jersey Shore,” will discuss the communications industry at 8 p.m. today at Monmouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center, 400 Cedar Ave.

Beltempo majored in communications with a concentration in television and radio studies at Monmouth University, graduating in 1998. He will tell students what to expect in the professional realm of communications, particularly in the TV/radio industry.

The event is free and open to the public. It caps the speaker series of the Public Relations Student Society of America’s Monmouth University chapter. For more information, contact the society atprssaofmu@gmail.com.

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Please keep the families who have lost their houses and businesses in Ocean Grove in your prayers today
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As the wind blows the flames jumped from one house to the next. All I could do is stand there and pray.
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Ocean Pathway the main drag from the Great Auditorium to the Ocean was unrecognizable by the smoke.
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MASSIVE FIRE DISTROYS PART OF JERSEY SHORE COMMUNITY In the early hours of the morning the community of Ocean Grove, awoke to fire alarms

looks like this building is involved in the fire

The Manchester Inn, The Ocean Grove New Jersey Bed and Breakfast and The Secret Garden Restaurant are steps from the white sandy beach and the gentle surf of the Atlantic Ocean. Just one block from the ocean and ½ block from the Great Auditorium, the New Jersey Bed and Breakfast Inn is approximately one hour from New York City and Philadelphia, but a world away. It is one of historic Ocean Grove’s most delightful Victorian inns. Enjoy the cooling ocean breezes from our rocking chair porch while overlooking Ocean Pathway, Ocean Grove’s finest avenue!

MTV bosses are calling the bluff of the money-hungry “Jersey Shore” cast by looking for new talent. Sources say MTV reps have been touring Jersey Shore bars for new stars for the next season. We reported last week that the cast — including Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and “Pauly D” Delvecchio –were demanding $10,000 per episode to sign for another season. A source tells us that MTV “would like the popular names to return, but if the cast doesn’t agree to lower their demands, producers can easily replace them with a new team.