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Little Leaguers blasts four home
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You deserve no mercy

Jackson man sentenced to 8 years in death of cop
in crash that happened while he was high on heroin
NICQUEL TERRY @NTERRYAPP

Deanna E.
Hoffman holds a
photo of her son
Christopher
Hoffman that
was taken at
McGuire Air Force
Base on the day
he died, as she
stands outside
state Superior
Court in Toms
River Friday to
await the
sentencing of
Jason Wolek.

TOMS RIVER On the day Christopher Hoffmans family should

have been celebrating his 29th
birthday, they were burying him in
a cemetery.
Holding back tears, Hoffmans
mother, Deanna Hoffman, described a young police officer and
Air Force veteran who lived for
serving others and rarely took a
day off.
Chris grew into an honorable
and hardworking man, Deanna
Hoffman said before the courtroom Friday, displaying a photograph of her son. He was always
willing and ready to help a friend or
family member in need.
Christopher Hoffman was killed
June 7, 2014, four days before his

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YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE DOWN THE SHORE

Take flight
in a hot air balloon
Hundreds of balloons will take over the skies at the New Jersey
Festival of Ballooning, the largest summertime hot air balloon
festival in North America.

THOMAS P.
COSTELLO/STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHER

See DEATH, Page 9A

SUMMER AT THE SHORE

NO DAY
AT THE
BEACH

See Rise
Against
in Asbury

Food
trucks by
the bay

Chicago metal band takes

the Stone Pony Summer
Stage Sunday with
Killswitch Engage
and Let Live.

Manahawkin flea market

hosts food trucks and live
music today.

PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Gene Hession (bottom left), Bryan Gleason (bottom right), Michael Marchese (top left) and Tyler Cook in Long Branch on a
crowded Saturday afternoon.

Lifeguards save hundreds from drowning each

year at the Jersey Shore, but its not easy work
SUSANNE CERVENKA @SCERVENKA

lifeguards may look like their only worry is how much

sun theyll get this afternoon.
But like a sports car, theyll go from zero to 60 in
seconds, racing into the ocean to pluck a life out of the
rough surf or a rip current. Last year, it was 525 lives
saved in Long Branch, to be exact.
I think most people have a stereotype of lifeguards
getting a tan and hanging out at the beach. Not really
performing much of a public service, said Gene Hession, lifeguard training officer for Long Branch, and
president of the Monmouth County chapter of the U.S.
Lifesaving Association.
But that couldnt be further from the truth.

All this and more inside! 2A

PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Guards train before hitting the stand each day. In the bow is
Billy George Jr., Bryan Gleason is in the stern.

Some people think that being a lifeguard is easy work, but they dont
take into account all the daily training involved to be prepared for any
emergency situation. For a video, scan the QR code or visit
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Metropolitan Cafe, Freehold. 3 to 6

p.m. $7 Ketel One martinis; $2 off wines
by the glass; $3 drafts; $5 martinis and
specialty drinks.
Kleins Waterside Cafe, Belmar. 3 to 6 p.m.
half-price house wine, well drinks, frozen
drinks and $2 lite beer specials.

LONG BRANCH Perched atop the tall white stands,

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