Eileen McCay is hoping change will come from tragedy. Her close friend Colleen Brownell and Brownell’s stepsister, Alysia McCloskey, deserve it, she says. The two were at McCloskey’s home in Collingswood on Dec. 30 when they were stabbed to death, prosecutors say. Brownell’s ex-fiance Mark Lyczak, 45, of Burlington City, is charged with their murders and…
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Ocean County continues St. Patricks’s Day Jersey Shore tradition
Under mostly sunny skies, Ocean County held its annual St. Patricks Day Parade in Seaside Heights Saturday. “It’s a good family event. Everybody seems to come out and have a good time,” said Seaside Park resident Ron Lang, 60, who’s been attending the parade for the past three years. “With it being a hometown parade, we…
Ocean County Sheriff’s officer injured in single-car crash
An Ocean County Sheriff’s officer was injured Saturday night when he swerved out of the way of another vehicle on a state highway in Tom’s River, the Sheriff’s department said Sunday. The officer, who hasn’t been named, was traveling on Route 37 near Mule Road in his marked Ford Explorer around 10 p.m. The officer swerved…
