JON BON JOVI BACKS POLICE Shows support for slain officers during Red Bank show. STORY, A16 HAPPY HOLIDAYS Asbury Park Press :: Monmouth Edition APP.COM $1.00 LLLLLLLL WEDNESDAY 12.24.14 VOLUME 135 NUMBER 307 SINCE 1879 ADVICE D5 CLASSIFIED E1 COMICS D4 LOCAL A3 OBITUARIES A11 OPINION A14 SPORTS C1 TABLE D1 WEATHER C8 YOUR MONEY A10 SONY OFFERING ‘THE INTERVIEW’ IN LIMITED CHRISTMAS RELEASE PAGE 1B CHRISTMAS EVE STORM BREWS STORY, A6 SHORE CHEFS SHARE MENUS TABLE, D1 S eventy-eight days have passed since one of Tim McDonnell’s two sons was hit by a car and critically injured in New Brunswick, but on Sunday he took a break from his son’s bedside to bring some happiness to families at the McLaughlin Pentecostal Faith Church. Each day, the 56-year-old McDonnell and his wife Clare of Holmdel take turns sitting by the hospital bed of their 20-year-old son Tim, a junior at Rutgers who suffered a traumatic brain injury in October when he was hit by a car while crossing Easton Avenue. Sunday afternoon, the couple took a short break to come to the Long Branch church to continue a family tradition of distributing gifts and Christmas dinner to the church’s families. “You can imagine the holidays being pretty tough,” RUSS DESANTIS/CORRESPONDENT Aaron Jones Jr., 2, of Neptune, holds a basketball during a toy giveaway at McLaughlin Pentecostal Faith Church in Long Branch. Tim and Clare McDonnell of Holmdel continue a family tradition of helping others, even in the wake of their own obstacles. Unbreakable spirit Holmdel couple looks beyond their pain to help needy children during holidays AMANDA OGLESBY @OGLESBYAPP See HELP, Page A4 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS SANTA? Long before Santa Claus reaches New Jersey on Christmas Eve, NORAD will have its ever-watchful eye on him and his enchanted herd. To find out how to follow along, see PAGE A6 A Tinton Falls man was arrested in connection with alleged threats made about police on social media, ref- erencing the slaying of two New York police officers. Police said a threatening and profane statement on Facebook led to the arrest of Matthew Reardon, 29, Monday. The post read “Don’t wanna get clipped while sitting in your squad car?? Don’t be a (expletives deleted) pig who’s looking to get killed...Everyone who goes out of their way to (expletive deleted) with other people should get executed in cold blood.” Before his arrest, Reardon screamed “mommy” and “what the (expletive deleted)” while standing in the middle of the street, drawing the attention of motorists and drivers passing by, police said. Tinton Falls police Lt. David Scrivanic said this was Local man accused of cop threat STEPH SOLIS @STEPHMSOLIS See POLICE, Page A4
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JON BON JOVIBACKS POLICEShows support for slain officers
during Red Bank show. STORY, A16
HAPPY HOL IDAYS
Asbury Park Press :: Monmouth Edition APP.COM $1.00
WEDNESDAY 12.24.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 307
SINCE 1879
ADVICE D5
CLASSIFIED E1
COMICS D4
LOCAL A3
OBITUARIES A11
OPINION A14
SPORTS C1
TABLE D1
WEATHER C8
YOUR MONEY A10
SONY OFFERING ‘THE INTERVIEW’ IN LIMITED CHRISTMAS RELEASE PAGE 1B
CHRISTMAS EVE STORM BREWS STORY, A6
SHORE CHEFS SHARE MENUSTABLE, D1
Seventy-eight days have passed since one of Tim McDonnell’s two sons was hit by a car and
critically injured in New Brunswick, but on Sunday he took a break from his son’s bedside
to bring some happiness to families at the McLaughlin Pentecostal Faith Church. Each day,
the 56-year-old McDonnell and his wife Clare of Holmdel take turns sitting by the hospital bed of
their 20-year-old son Tim, a junior at Rutgers who suffered a traumatic brain injury in October
when he was hit by a car while crossing Easton Avenue. Sunday afternoon, the couple took a short
break to come to the Long Branch church to continue a family tradition of distributing gifts and
Christmas dinner to the church’s families. “You can imagine the holidays being pretty tough,”
RUSS DESANTIS/CORRESPONDENT
Aaron Jones Jr., 2, of Neptune, holds a basketball during a toy giveaway at McLaughlin Pentecostal Faith Church in Long Branch.Tim and Clare McDonnell of Holmdel continue a family tradition of helping others, even in the wake of their own obstacles.
Unbreakable spiritHolmdel couple looks beyond their painto help needy children during holidaysAMANDA OGLESBY @OGLESBYAPP
See HELP, Page A4
WHERE IN THEWORLD IS SANTA? Long before Santa Claus reaches New Jersey on
Christmas Eve, NORAD will have its ever-watchful
eye on him and his enchanted herd.
To find out how to follow along, see PAGE A6
A Tinton Falls man was arrested in connection withalleged threats made about police on social media, ref-erencing the slaying of two New York police officers.
Police said a threatening and profane statement onFacebook led to the arrest of Matthew Reardon, 29,Monday.
The post read “Don’t wanna get clipped while sittingin your squad car?? Don’t be a (expletives deleted) pigwho’s looking to get killed...Everyone who goes out oftheir way to (expletive deleted) with other peopleshould get executed in cold blood.”
Before his arrest, Reardon screamed “mommy” and“what the (expletive deleted)” while standing in themiddle of the street, drawing the attention of motoristsand drivers passing by, police said.
Tinton Falls police Lt. David Scrivanic said this was
Local man
accused of
cop threatSTEPH SOLIS @STEPHMSOLIS
See POLICE, Page A4
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