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elly Boyle and her brother, Jerry, drank rum buckets at Spicys in Seaside Heights on
Friday afternoon with their friend Ariel Kattan, who was visiting the Shore from New
York for the first time. eTheir plans initially called for going to the beach and, later on,
setting off fireworks, said Kelly Boyle, 22, of Lavallette. eIt was another Shore visitor Hurri-
cane Arthur that scrapped the Fourth of July plans for the trio as well as countless others who
flocked to the beach for the long holiday weekend.
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2014
The 2014 fireworks show lights up the harbor in Atlantic Highlands Friday night. MIKE DESOCIO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rainy 4th brightens
for holiday weekend
Hurricane Arthur passes by, making way for fireworks displays
Nacha Chamba (left) of Egg Harbor covers her head with a towel to keep dry as a light rain began to fall in Seaside
Heights. Before the rain, a family spreads beach towel on the sand. PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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VOLUME 135
NUMBER 160
SINCE 1879
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HONORING OUR NATIONS BIRTH
Hundreds of spectators in Freehold attend the
annual Fourth of July reading of the Declaration
of Independence. TODAY, A3
CHILDREN TARGETED IN EPIDEMIC OF ONLINE SEXTORTION PAGE 1B
A Brick woman has filed a civil lawsuit against a
Catholic priest awaiting trial on criminal charges of
sexually assaulting the woman and her two children.
Dawn Corvino of Brick, as well as her two children,
who are listed in the lawsuit as John and Jane Doe, are
accusing Marukudiyil Velan of sexually assaulting
them in their home in July 2012, causing emotional dis-
tress.
A criminal case related to the incident is pending
with a trial scheduled for September, said Al Della
Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutors
Office. Velan faces charges of criminal sexual contact,
sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child,
according to the February 2013 indictment.
The civil lawsuit, filed Tuesday, also names the
Catholic Diocese of Trenton and Church of the Visita-
tion on Mantoloking Road in Brick, accusing both of
causing emotional distress as well as failing to super-
vise Velan, who previously was a priest at the church.
The Church of the Visitation on Mantoloking Road in Brick.
ROBERT WARD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Brick woman
files civil suit
against priest
Hes facing criminal charges of
sexually assaulting her, 2 kids
By Susanne Cervenka @scervenka
See PRIEST, Page A9
Authorities spent the holiday investigating two early
morning shootings one in Long Branch and another
in Neptune.
About 6 a.m. in Long Branch, police received a re-
port of a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Third
and Westwood avenues, said Capt. Jason Roebuck of the
city police.
Aman was hit by shots fired from a white, four-door
sedan with tinted windows, according to Marc C. Le-
Mieux, Monmouth County first assistant prosecutor.
The victims injuries were not life-threatening and he
was taken to a local hospital, authorities said.
Police swarmed the area, concerning some residents
of the neatly groomed, tree-lined street.
I dont know what is happening in Long Branch,
said Martin Camacho, 45, who has lived on Westwood
See GUNFIRE, Page A9
Police investigating
shots fired in 2 towns
By Margaret F. Bonafide @mfbonafide
ZUMANJARO: DROP OF DOOM FINALLY DEBUTS
Delayed new ride at Six Flags in Jackson is tallest, fastest of its kind. TODAY, A3
BEACH YOGA
ADDS NEW TWIST
TO EVERYDAY PRACTICE
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