Asbury Park Press front page, Saturday, July 25, 2015
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ASBURY PARK PRESS APP.COM $1.00 VOLUME 136 NUMBER 177 SINCE 1879 SATURDAY 07.25.15 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. See Rise Against in Asbury Chicago metal band takes the Stone Pony Summer Stage Sunday with Killswitch Engage and Let Live. Food trucks by the bay Manahawkin flea market hosts food trucks and live music today. Happy hour 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. Klein’s Waterside Cafe, Belmar. 3 to 6 p.m. half-price house wine, well drinks, frozen drinks and $2 lite beer specials. beachedition YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE DOWN THE SHORE All this and more inside! 2A 83˚/70˚ 71˚ UV 8 ADVICE 6D CLASSIFIED 7D COMICS 5D LOCAL 3A MOVIES 4D OBITUARIES 8A OPINION 11A SPORTS 1C WEATHER 10C YOUR MONEY 4A USA TODAY POLICE SAY LOUISIANA GUNMAN WAS A DRIFTER PAGE 1B TOMS RIVER — On the day Chris- topher Hoffman’s family should have been celebrating his 29th birthday, they were burying him in a cemetery. Holding back tears, Hoffman’s mother, Deanna Hoffman, de- scribed 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 court- room Friday, displaying a photo- graph 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 Jackson man sentenced to 8 years in death of cop in crash that happened while he was high on heroin NICQUEL TERRY @NTERRYAPP ‘You deserve no mercy’ 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. THOMAS P. COSTELLO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER See DEATH, Page 9A LONG BRANCH — Perched atop the tall white stands, lifeguards may look like their only worry is how much sun they’ll get this afternoon. But like a sports car, they’ll 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 Hes- sion, lifeguard training officer for Long Branch, and president of the Monmouth County chapter of the U.S. Lifesaving Association. “But that couldn’t be further from the truth.” NO DAY AT THE BEACH 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 it’s not easy work SUSANNE CERVENKA @SCERVENKA SUMMER AT THE SHORE 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. See LIVES, Page 9A Some people think that being a lifeguard is easy work, but they don’t take into account all the daily training involved to be prepared for any emergency situation. For a video, scan the QR code or visit APP.com HOME DE LI VE RY ADV ANTAGE! Coupons inside today only for home delivery subscribers. T o subscribe to the Asbury Park Press, call 1-800-822-9779 . SAVE $1,125 Little Leaguers blasts four home runs SPORTS, 1C Jackson advances
Asbury Park Press front page, Saturday, July 25, 2015
