WOBM-AM 1160 & 1310 » News http://wobmam.com Bob And Marianne In The Morning Fri, 17 May 2013 22:26:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Storm-Struck Ortley Home Demolition Begins http://wobmam.com/storm-struck-ortley-home-demolition-begins/ http://wobmam.com/storm-struck-ortley-home-demolition-begins/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:26:20 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=223930 The first of about 100 homes in Toms River beyond repair in the aftermath of the Superstorm go under the wrecking ball starting Saturday.

]]> http://wobmam.com/storm-struck-ortley-home-demolition-begins/feed/ 0 Homes in Toms River destroyed by Sandy (Debbi Winogracki, Toms River Township) Powerball Jackpot Keeps Growing For Saturday http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/ http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:50 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/ If you can't wait to win Saturday's Powerball jackpot of $600 million there's always Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot of $190 million.

]]> http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/feed/ 0 Sign displaying lottery jackpots at Stop & Shop in Pennington (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) May is Blood Pressure Education Month http://wobmam.com/may-is-blood-pressure-education-month/ http://wobmam.com/may-is-blood-pressure-education-month/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:45:56 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=223618 What is your blood pressure?  Do you even know?  May is Blood Pressure Education Month and health officials both locally and nationally are urging you to get it checked.

]]> http://wobmam.com/may-is-blood-pressure-education-month/feed/ 0 A doctor speaks to a patient as a sphygmomanometer, or blood pressure meter, lies on his desk (Adam Berry/Getty Images) Hundreds of Bikers to Take to Road For Sandy Relief http://wobmam.com/hundreds-of-bikers-to-take-to-road-for-sandy-relief/ http://wobmam.com/hundreds-of-bikers-to-take-to-road-for-sandy-relief/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:56:36 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=223546 Hundreds of bikers will be roaring along New Jersey's coastline this Saturday to raise money for hurricane relief.

]]> http://wobmam.com/hundreds-of-bikers-to-take-to-road-for-sandy-relief/feed/ 0 Roar To Restore The Shore logo (Facebook) Another Asbury Park Shooting http://wobmam.com/another-asbury-park-shooting/ http://wobmam.com/another-asbury-park-shooting/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:55:25 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=223574 Monmouth County investigators are searching for suspects in Asbury Park, after witnesses heard gunfire last night.

]]> http://wobmam.com/another-asbury-park-shooting/feed/ 0 Powerball Jackpot At $550 Million For Saturday http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-at-360-million-for-tonight/ http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-at-360-million-for-tonight/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:09:07 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/powerball-jackpot-at-360-million-for-tonight/ Saturday's Powerball jackpot has already grown by $75 million to a whopping $550 million threatening the all time Powerball jackpot amount.

]]> http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-at-360-million-for-tonight/feed/ 0 Powerball tickets (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) Report: Marathon Bombing Suspect Left Note in Boat [VIDEO] http://wobmam.com/report-marathon-bombing-suspect-left-note-in-boat/ http://wobmam.com/report-marathon-bombing-suspect-left-note-in-boat/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:39 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=266919 As he hid in a boat in Watertown, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note on the interior wall of the boat blaming the attack on "what the U.S. did to Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq."

]]> http://wobmam.com/report-marathon-bombing-suspect-left-note-in-boat/feed/ 0 Investigators work around the boat where Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev was found hiding after a massive manhunt (Darren McCollester/Getty Images) Massive Multi-County Drug Bust Yields 10 Arrests http://wobmam.com/massive-multi-county-drug-bust-yields-10-arrests/ http://wobmam.com/massive-multi-county-drug-bust-yields-10-arrests/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:27 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=222969 Ten suspects from six towns from Asbury Park to Cherry Hill face charges in a drug-busting operation that yielded more than 140 pounds of marijuana, says Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato.

]]> http://wobmam.com/massive-multi-county-drug-bust-yields-10-arrests/feed/ 0 Operation Weed Whacker Contraband (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office) Willingboro Woman Found Safe http://wobmam.com/have-you-seen-this-willingboro-senior-shes-missing-since-tuesday/ http://wobmam.com/have-you-seen-this-willingboro-senior-shes-missing-since-tuesday/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:24:47 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=222633 A Willingboro 71-year-old missing since Tuesday afternoon has been found safe.

]]> http://wobmam.com/have-you-seen-this-willingboro-senior-shes-missing-since-tuesday/feed/ 0 Jacquelyn McPherson (NJ State Police) FBI Subpoenas Lakewood School Board http://wobmam.com/fbi-subpoenas-lakewood-school-board/ http://wobmam.com/fbi-subpoenas-lakewood-school-board/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:06:21 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=265823 The FBI has subpoenaed the Lakewood school board for contracts, bills and invoices dating to 2008.

]]> http://wobmam.com/fbi-subpoenas-lakewood-school-board/feed/ 0 Lakewood High School (TheLakewoodScoop.com) Over 9 Tons of Food Collected during Monmouth County Drive http://wobmam.com/over-9-tons-of-food-collected-during-monmouth-county-drive/ http://wobmam.com/over-9-tons-of-food-collected-during-monmouth-county-drive/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:26 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=221929  

Over 20,000 pounds of nonperishable food was collected during Monmouth County's Food-For-Fines collection drive in April.

]]> http://wobmam.com/over-9-tons-of-food-collected-during-monmouth-county-drive/feed/ 0 FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties headquarters in Neptune (Rosetta Key, Townsquare Media NJ) Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of Toms River Boy http://wobmam.com/arrest-made-in-fatal-shooting-of-toms-river-boy/ http://wobmam.com/arrest-made-in-fatal-shooting-of-toms-river-boy/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:01:31 +0000 Rosetta Key http://nj1015.com/?p=265720 The father of a four year old Toms River Boy who fatally shot his 6-year-old playmate is arrested for having multiple unsecured weapons accessible to children.

]]> http://wobmam.com/arrest-made-in-fatal-shooting-of-toms-river-boy/feed/ 0 Barbara Walters Will Finally Retire Next Year http://wobmam.com/barbara-walters-retirement/ http://wobmam.com/barbara-walters-retirement/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:05:05 +0000 Jessica Sager http://starcrush.com/?p=57768 Barbara Walters has been rumored to be retiring for the past decade, but now she's finally set a date to do it.

]]> http://wobmam.com/barbara-walters-retirement/feed/ 0 Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images ATV Accident Hospitalizes Woman http://wobmam.com/atv-accident-hospitalizes-woman/ http://wobmam.com/atv-accident-hospitalizes-woman/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:09:00 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=221577 An ATV rider remains hospitalized after being thrown from the vehicle on the border of Lakewood and Jackson. 

]]> http://wobmam.com/atv-accident-hospitalizes-woman/feed/ 0 ATV following overturn in Lakewood (LakewoodScoop) State Officials Warn of Black Bear Dangers [AUDIO] http://wobmam.com/state-officials-warn-of-black-bear-dangers-audio/ http://wobmam.com/state-officials-warn-of-black-bear-dangers-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:10 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=265323 Thousands of black bears have come out of hibernation in New Jersey, and they've started roaming the Garden State, looking for food, mates and territories.

]]> http://wobmam.com/state-officials-warn-of-black-bear-dangers-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Bods AmeriCorps Here To Stay In New Jersey For Sandy Relief http://wobmam.com/americorps-here-to-stay-in-new-jersey-for-sandy-relief/ http://wobmam.com/americorps-here-to-stay-in-new-jersey-for-sandy-relief/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 10:16:48 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=221541 In the almost seven months since Sandy came ashore, one federal program has been helping residents put their lives back together.  The good news?  They are not going anywhere.

]]> http://wobmam.com/americorps-here-to-stay-in-new-jersey-for-sandy-relief/feed/ 0 Congressman Jon Runyan stops by the People's Pantry (Jason Allentoff, Townsquare Media NJ) Trenton Continues to Recover From Hostage Standoff [VIDEO] http://wobmam.com/trenton-continues-to-recover-from-hostage-standoff-video/ http://wobmam.com/trenton-continues-to-recover-from-hostage-standoff-video/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 10:06:28 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=265313 The city of Trenton continues to recover from a 37-hour hostage siege that left three people dead and many with raw emotions.

]]> http://wobmam.com/trenton-continues-to-recover-from-hostage-standoff-video/feed/ 0 Grand Street home where Gerald Murphy held 3 children hostage (Brian McCarthy) Runyan,Other Officials Upset With Relocation Site of Lavalette Post Office http://wobmam.com/runyanother-officials-upset-with-relocation-site-of-lavalette-post-office/ http://wobmam.com/runyanother-officials-upset-with-relocation-site-of-lavalette-post-office/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 16:33:17 +0000 Joel Mahan http://wobm.com/?p=221347 The Lavalette Post Office remains the only mail facility still closed as a result of severe flood damage from Superstorm Sandy.

]]> http://wobmam.com/runyanother-officials-upset-with-relocation-site-of-lavalette-post-office/feed/ 0 Damage from Sandy in Lavallette (Borough of Lavallette) Trenton Hostage Standoff Comes To An End [VIDEO] http://wobmam.com/trenton-hostage-standoff-comes-to-an-end/ http://wobmam.com/trenton-hostage-standoff-comes-to-an-end/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 15:30:09 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=265186 A standoff with 38-year-old Gerald Tyrone Murphy with multiple hostages inside a Trenton home ended after 37 hours early Sunday morning

]]> http://wobmam.com/trenton-hostage-standoff-comes-to-an-end/feed/ 0 Trenton hostage standoff (Twitter) Powerball Jackpot Grows To $350 Million For Wednesday http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/ http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 10:45:45 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/ There was no winner of the Powerball jackpot on Saturday night meaning the jackpot will have an annuity value of $350 million for Wednesday's drawing.

]]> http://wobmam.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/feed/ 0 Powerball tickets (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ)