Asbury Park – Monday night, around 10:20 p.m., a 24-year old Asbury Park man was approached by two men near the intersection of First and Grand avenues, according to Deputy Police Chief Anthony Salerno.
That resident became a victim of a robbery, when one of the two accused individuals asked the victim for $2. According to Salerno that is when Joe Trevino, 34, of Long Branch, grabbed the money from the victim, whom police have not identified.
Salerno stated that the victim and Trevino started to wrestle when the other accused man placed something to the head of the victim and said “drop the money”. The victim did as instructed and the two robbers took the money and ran off. The victim then called 9-1-1.
Asbury Park Police quickly responded and started searching the area for a description of the two alleged suspects. Officer Frank Sangi located Trevino and placed him under arrest. The second suspect was not found and the investigation is active.
Police charged Trevino with robbery and he was taken to the Monmouth County Correctional Facility in Freehold in lieu of his $150,000 bail which has no 10 percent option.
Eatontown Memorial Student is 10,000th Child to Benefit from Free Vision Screening by New Jersey’s Eatontown Lions Club The Eatontown Lions Club began its sixth year of vision screening with a bang on Thursday, September 14, 2023. As a result of partnering with the Eatontown and Ocean Township School Districts the Lions club provided the 10,000th free vision screening. On Thursday in recognition as the 10,000th screening recipient, Ashton Vassor, an eighth-grade student at Eatontown’s Memorial School, was given a citation and gift card from the Lions Club. Ashton has been screened annually by the Lions since second grade. Also given a Lions Club Certificate was Memorial School Nurse Lucy Craig, one of the first Eatontown School District nurses to collaborate with the Lions when vision screening began in 2017. She was Ashton’s school nurse at Meadowbrook School when his vision was first screened. Working in conjunction with school nurses, vision screenings are done annually by the Eatontown Lions in September and October for students in Pre-K through 8th grade. “We really appreciate your help as well as the support of the Lions. Your work and partnership with us make a difference. The vision screening process as well as the resources the Lions provide to our students if a vision problem is discovered help our students to be in a better position to learn and succeed. Thank you.” said Scott T. McCue, Superintendent Eatontown Public Schools More than 12 million school-age children in the United States have some form of vision problem. Many vision problems run the risk of becoming permanent if not corrected by the time the eye reaches full maturity. Vision also plays an important role in education. According to educational experts, 80 percent of learning is visual. “Early screening leads to early detection, which helps ensure that children get the follow-up care they need,” said Club President Linda Butler. “We want to make sure that cor