WOBM-AM 1160 & 1310 » Ocean County http://wobmam.com Bob And Marianne In The Morning Sat, 18 May 2013 11:55:59 +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) 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) $34 Million in New FEMA Loans Go to Storm-Tossed Shore Towns http://wobmam.com/34-million-in-new-fema-loans-go-to-storm-tossed-shore-towns/ http://wobmam.com/34-million-in-new-fema-loans-go-to-storm-tossed-shore-towns/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:45:02 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=221622 Twelve storm-dented towns, boroughs and municipal entities in Ocean and Monmouth Counties are dividing $34,000,000 in low-cost loans newly-issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

]]> http://wobmam.com/34-million-in-new-fema-loans-go-to-storm-tossed-shore-towns/feed/ 0 Monmouth Murder Defendants Drop Courtroom Bombshell http://wobmam.com/monmouth-murder-defendants-drop-courtroom-bombshell/ http://wobmam.com/monmouth-murder-defendants-drop-courtroom-bombshell/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 10:12:53 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=220210 The ex-wife and in-laws of a Manchester man, whose body was found in a torched car in Long Branch in 2009, today pleaded guilty to roles in his murder.

]]> http://wobmam.com/monmouth-murder-defendants-drop-courtroom-bombshell/feed/ 0 Monmouth County Courthouse (Ilya Hemlin, Townsquare Media NJ) Toms River Taking Off the Gloves Against Easement Holdouts http://wobmam.com/toms-river-taking-off-the-gloves-against-easement-holdouts/ http://wobmam.com/toms-river-taking-off-the-gloves-against-easement-holdouts/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 10:16:45 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=219287 The remaining Toms River beachfront homeowners refusing to sign access easements tied to the Army Corps dune project land in the crosshairs of township officials.

]]> http://wobmam.com/toms-river-taking-off-the-gloves-against-easement-holdouts/feed/ 0 United Water Toms River Converts to Monthly Billing http://wobmam.com/united-water-toms-river-converts-to-monthly-billing/ http://wobmam.com/united-water-toms-river-converts-to-monthly-billing/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:55 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=217928 United Water Toms River did get a rate increase, but customer bills likely won't look terribly more costly. However, they will be arriving more often.

]]> http://wobmam.com/united-water-toms-river-converts-to-monthly-billing/feed/ 0 Two Jackson Teens Die in Manchester Crash http://wobmam.com/two-jackson-teens-die-in-manchester-crash/ http://wobmam.com/two-jackson-teens-die-in-manchester-crash/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:36:00 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=202604 Two teenagers from Jackson died instantly in a Sunday evening collision in Manchester between their car and a pickup truck on a county highway just outside an entrance to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

]]> http://wobmam.com/two-jackson-teens-die-in-manchester-crash/feed/ 0 Fatal Crash Scene in Manchester (Manchester Police Department) A New Top School Administrator Takes The Reigns In Ocean and Monmouth Counties http://wobmam.com/a-new-top-school-administrator-takes-the-reigns-in-ocean-and-monmouth-counties/ http://wobmam.com/a-new-top-school-administrator-takes-the-reigns-in-ocean-and-monmouth-counties/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:01:57 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=195303 A new County Executive Schools Superintendent takes the reigns in Ocean and Monmouth counties as municipalities face the fiscal uncertainties brought on by Superstorm Sandy and security concerns that followed the Sandy Hook school shooting massacre.

]]> http://wobmam.com/a-new-top-school-administrator-takes-the-reigns-in-ocean-and-monmouth-counties/feed/ 0 County Executive Schools Superintendent Joseph Pasiment Jr., (Tom Mongelli Townsquare Media NJ) Voluntary Coastal Evacuations Recommended In Toms River, Brick http://wobmam.com/evacuation-recommended-for-flood-prone-brick-township-homeowners/ http://wobmam.com/evacuation-recommended-for-flood-prone-brick-township-homeowners/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:17:38 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=194025 Ahead of tomorrow's storm, Brick Township police are advising people living on the township's barrier island territory and flood-prone coastal mainland spots to move inland.

]]> http://wobmam.com/evacuation-recommended-for-flood-prone-brick-township-homeowners/feed/ 0 Satellite image of approaching nor'easter (NOAA) Do You Recognize This Burglary Suspect? http://wobmam.com/do-you-recognize-this-burglary-suspect/ http://wobmam.com/do-you-recognize-this-burglary-suspect/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:58:49 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=191740 If your Sandy-damaged home was looted before you could return to it, and the burglary suspect captured by Brick Township police Monday looks familiar, investigators want to hear from you.

]]> http://wobmam.com/do-you-recognize-this-burglary-suspect/feed/ 0 Robert Kovacs (Brick Police) A Landmark Day In Seaside Heights [VIDEO] http://wobmam.com/a-landmark-day-in-seaside-heights-video/ http://wobmam.com/a-landmark-day-in-seaside-heights-video/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:14:52 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/a-landmark-day-in-seaside-heights-video/ It's a landmark day in Seaside Heights and one that will go down in the history books.

]]> http://wobmam.com/a-landmark-day-in-seaside-heights-video/feed/ 0 Seaside Heights Boardwalk Rebirth Begins http://wobmam.com/seaside-heights-boardwalk-rebirth-begins/ http://wobmam.com/seaside-heights-boardwalk-rebirth-begins/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:15:35 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=187809 How many people can you awaken before dawn to go and look at earth movers and pile drivers? In Seaside Heights today, the answer is, basically, everyone.

]]> http://wobmam.com/seaside-heights-boardwalk-rebirth-begins/feed/ 0 New BlueClaws GM is Jersey Shore All The Way http://wobmam.com/new-blueclaws-gm-is-jersey-shore-all-the-way/ http://wobmam.com/new-blueclaws-gm-is-jersey-shore-all-the-way/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:10:12 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=180278 He's Asbury Park born and bred, and now lives with his growing family in Brick Township. It's been a long,steady climb to the top for Brandon Marano, but he never had to leave home to get there as he becomes General Manager of the Lakewood BlueClaws.

]]> http://wobmam.com/new-blueclaws-gm-is-jersey-shore-all-the-way/feed/ 0 New BlueClaws General Manager Brandon Marano (Lakewood BlueClaws) Toms River Elks Lodge Robbed At Gunpoint [VIDEO] http://wobmam.com/toms-river-elks-lodge-robbed-at-gunpoint/ http://wobmam.com/toms-river-elks-lodge-robbed-at-gunpoint/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:00:53 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=170913 The search is on for a burly thug who brandished an automatic handgun and took $1,000 from the Toms River Elks lodge early Wednesday.

]]> http://wobmam.com/toms-river-elks-lodge-robbed-at-gunpoint/feed/ 0 Toms River Elks Lodge robbery (Ocean County Signal via YouTube) Long-Term Recovery Group Looks To Aid Sandy Victims [AUDIO] http://wobmam.com/long-term-recovery-group-looks-to-aid-sandy-victims-audio/ http://wobmam.com/long-term-recovery-group-looks-to-aid-sandy-victims-audio/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:52:49 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=213029 Superstorm Sandy tore through here over two months ago and the outpouring of support continues.

]]> http://wobmam.com/long-term-recovery-group-looks-to-aid-sandy-victims-audio/feed/ 0 Jackson School Bus Crash Probed http://wobmam.com/jackson-school-bus-crash-probed/ http://wobmam.com/jackson-school-bus-crash-probed/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:08:26 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=168169 Jackson students headed home on a township school bus are shaken but unhurt after a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle this afternoon.

]]> http://wobmam.com/jackson-school-bus-crash-probed/feed/ 0 Jackson school bus accident on Diamond Road (WCAU TV) Oyster Creek Critics Seek Restart Roadblock http://wobmam.com/oyster-creek-critics-seek-restart-roadblock/ http://wobmam.com/oyster-creek-critics-seek-restart-roadblock/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:44:46 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=157136 The refueling outage at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township is nearly complete. But if anti-nuclear activists have any say in it, there's a lot more to do before power production resumes.

]]> http://wobmam.com/oyster-creek-critics-seek-restart-roadblock/feed/ 0 Toms River Teacher Accused of Sex With Student http://wobmam.com/toms-river-teacher-accused-of-sex-with-student/ http://wobmam.com/toms-river-teacher-accused-of-sex-with-student/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:45:15 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=155540 A 31-year-old teacher in the Toms River Regional District is charged with aggravated sexual assault in what invstigators say was an inappropriate relationship with a student.

]]> http://wobmam.com/toms-river-teacher-accused-of-sex-with-student/feed/ 0 Toms River Intermediate School South (trschools.com) Have You Found Your Boat Since The Storm? http://wobmam.com/have-you-found-your-boat-since-the-storm/ http://wobmam.com/have-you-found-your-boat-since-the-storm/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:07:12 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=151748 Damage left behind by Sandy isn't just above the surface of the Atlantic and of Barnegat Bay. They're under the waves too.

]]> http://wobmam.com/have-you-found-your-boat-since-the-storm/feed/ 0 Brick Township Dwellers Can Winterize Barrier Island Homes Starting Friday http://wobmam.com/brick-township-dwellers-can-winterize-barrier-island-homes-starting-friday/ http://wobmam.com/brick-township-dwellers-can-winterize-barrier-island-homes-starting-friday/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:01:26 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=149528 People who own property on Brick Township's portion of the northern Barrier Island enter Phase Two of the visits in a series of trips that begin this Friday.

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