The HOWELL Times
Vol. 23 - No.6
In This Week’s Edition
MICROMEDIA PUBLICATIONS
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM
Local Coach Remembered
Howell, Freehold Days Coming Soon
BREAKING NEWS @
jerseyshoreonline.com
Community News Pages 7-9
Dear Pharmacist Page 13
Inside The Law Page 13
Classifieds Page 16
Photo courtesy Jennifer Germain Joey Leone’s life and career were remembered at a recent celebration. By Chris Christopher MANASQUAN - Joey Leone is gone, but far from forgotten. Leone, the former Brick Memorial High School girls’ soccer team’s strength and conditioning
coach who died this year at the age of 70, was honored with a Celebration of Life on a recent Saturday morning at the Seawatch Beach. He was with the team from 2001-2007. (Coach - See Page 3)
July 19, 2025
By Chris Lundy HOWELL – Two huge celebrations of local living are coming this way, as Howell Day and Olde Freehold Day take center stage. First up is Olde Freehold Day, which will be held August 2 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. It will be held at Lake Topanemus (AKA “the pond”). Enjoy live music, food trucks, vendors, an art show, beer garden, kids zone, and more. Vendors of all kinds will be on hand. A dunk tank and other games will provide fun for the whole family. There will be a time during the festivities when veterans will be thanked for their service, so veterans in particular are invited to Olde Freehold Day. A short, solemn ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. to thank veterans for their sacrifice and service to the nation. Free shuttle buses to the event will circulate from the Monmouth County Courthouse starting at 10:15 a.m. For more information, visit OldeFreeholdDay.com. Howell Day & Green Fair will be held at Soldier Memorial Park on Saturday, September 20, from 3-8 p.m. The rain date is Saturday, September 27. This outdoor event features games, rides, live music and fi reworks at dusk. Expect touch-a-truck and demonstrations as well. The town is accepting applications for food, craft, and merchandise vendors. For more information, visit twp.howell.nj.us.
Police: Double Fatal Crash Filmed For Snapchat
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Police said that video taken during a high speed chase was recorded and shared so that the people in the car could show off to people on Snapchat. The videos, including one of the crash that killed two young people, were shown in court, according to a report by The Patch. The incident was also shown in court from a different perspective – that of the police dashcam. “The purpose was to film it and post it in their 28-person Snapchat group for clout,” Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Travis Clark said in The Patch article. Prosecutors said that their BMW was upgraded to go over 100 mph and that they changed the license plate to a fake plate after they first got spotted by police.
The crash claimed the lives of two residents, Evan Fiore, 23, and Kiley Armstrong, 21. On the night of March 7, Fiore was driving his Toyota Camry at the intersection of Routes 166 and 37 when the BMW collided with them. Passengers in Fiore’s car were Kiley’s twin, Krista Armstrong, and Ryan Chapman, 19. They were severely injured, and loved ones said they spent a lot of time in the hospital and undergoing therapy. There were three people in the car that was speeding. The driver charged with these deaths is Carlos D. Martinez, who was 17 at the time of the crash. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office confi rmed with JerseyShoreOnline. com that Martinez has since turned 18 and consented to have the charges waived out of juvenile court.
At his detention hearing on July 10, he was incarcerated until his future court proceedings, the prosecutor’s office said. According to a complaint provided by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Martinez faces two charges of aggravated manslaughter while eluding, two charges of causing bodily injury while eluding, two charges of manslaughter, two charges of vehicular homicide, two charges of driving without a license resulting in death, two charges of driving without a license causing serious bodily injury, two charges of aggravated assault, two charges of assault by auto, eluding, hindering apprehension, and numerous moving violations. According to the Ocean County Corrections website, (Police - See Page 4)
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