Brick Township Expects Tidal Flooding All Weekend Here’s What You Need to Know

BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Moderate tidal flooding is expected through Sunday in Brick Township, prompting officials to issue a coastal flood warning and coastal flood warning. The warning is in effect through Friday night, and the flood warning covers Saturday and Sunday.

Residents in flood-prone areas are advised to move their vehicles to higher ground to avoid potential damage. Several locations have been designated for this purpose.

Designated parking areas include Angela Hibbard Park, Edmund Hibbard Park, Windward Beach Park, Midstreams School and an additional parking lot across from Brick Beach III on Route 35.

Authorities are appealing to residents to take necessary precautions and monitor weather forecasts to stay up to date with the flood situation.

ANNAPOLIS, MD- In response to recent incidents of school violence in Georgia and Harford County, Maryland, the Anne Arundel County Police Department and Anne Arundel County Public Schools are investigating numerous reports of threats against local schools. The threats were determined to be unfounded, reflecting a broader regional and national trend.

The Police Department said 42 tips were reported about threats at schools across the state in the past 36 hours. The tips, which span multiple counties and schools, were primarily shared on social media platforms, often with screenshots attached. Work is ongoing to determine the source of the threats.

In the past 24 hours, the department’s Homeland Security Section has received 14 additional tips about threats of violence at the school. That prompted an immediate response from patrol officers. The Homeland Security & Intelligence Unit investigated 13 incidents last week and is on track to exceed that number this week.

Because many of these threats come from misinformation or false narratives on social media, their spread can cause fear and disruption in schools. The Police Department urges the public to refrain from making or sharing threats online, and to only direct such information to police or school officials.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department emphasizes that

Toms River, New Jersey – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that multiple law enforcement agencies cooperated on a month-long investigation into illegal drug distribution in Ocean County.

It involved the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and several local police departments. The investigation identified a residence on Bear Hollow Court in Little Egg Harbor Township as the location where John Pecoreno, 40, and Elysia Sullins, 23, stored and distributed cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin.

On Friday, detectives continued to monitor Pecoreno and Sullins, who were seen leaving and then returning to the residence.

The Ocean County SWAT team executed a court-issued search warrant that resulted in the seizure of approximately 1,050 wax rolls of heroin, 10 grams of cocaine, 36 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of suspected crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia consistent with drug distribution.

Pecoreno was arrested without incident and charged with multiple offenses, including distribution and possession of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Ocean County Jail to await arraignment.