Mikie Sherrill’s ‘Software Glitch’ Defense Starting to Fall Apart After Vendor Pushes Back
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s explanation that a software glitch caused approximately 6,600 legally ineligible individuals to be added to New Jersey’s voter rolls is facing renewed scrutiny after the state’s…
Homes to Houses of Worship: 10 Acre Requirement Cut to 2 Acres in Toms River
TOMS RIVER – Houses of Worship will now be permitted on just 2-acres. This comes after the Council voted 6-to-1 to ditch the 10-acre requirement. Under the new rules, smaller houses of…
Governor Murphy extends COVID-19 state of emergency
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has extended the COVID-19 public health state of emergency order once again. This marks the thirteenth time the governor has extended the 30 day period…
Former Orthodox Jewish Inmate Sues Ocean County Jail Over Alleged Mistreatment, Harassment
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish man who served time in the Ocean County Jail on domestic charges is now claiming he was mistreated by jail staff who didn’t recognize his…
Knuckleheads: Gov. Murphy says he will shut down NJ again if he has to
TRENTON, NJ – As Governor Murphy moves to increase indoor capacity in restaurants, salons, barbers, gyms and other indoor businesses this Friday, he also gave New Jersey a stern warning. With the indoor…
Indoor dining in New Jersey to increase to 50% on Friday
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – The cap on indoor dining is increasing to 50% on Friday in New Jersey. Ahead of the upcoming summer tourism season, this year, restaurants and businesses at the…
Can’t get an appointment? Private vaccination sites in Lakewood to get priority deliveries direct from federal government
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Congressman Chris Smith has announced that vaccine distribution locations in Lakewood Township will bypass the Murphy administration and begin getting their vaccinations directly from the federal government. The announcement…
The Pastrami House, a non-Kosher Jewish Deli is Coming to Jackson
JACKSON, NJ – The Pastrami House Delicatessen is coming to Jackson Township. The sandwich chain which has locations in Matawan, Berkeley Heights, Hoboken and Lincroft is coming to the Cooksbridge Plaza on…
Governor Murphy cut 400 doses from Ocean County seniors, Republicans write a press release condemning him
Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove called out Governor Murphy’s Administration for cutting vaccine doses to Ocean County, as the County Health Department is set to receive 400…
Ginny Haines, Freeholder Discussing Plan to Build Regional Homeless Shelter in Jackson Township
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ocean County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines has been holding preliminary and private discussions to build a county-sponsored homeless shelter on a site in Jackson where the Freeholders once…
Point Pleasant Mayor Seeks to Demolish Motel Police Chief Says is Haven for Illegal Activity
POINT PLEASANT, NJ – If you check out the Amethyst Beach Motel in Point Pleasant on travel website review pages, it’s pretty much everything you would expect from a Jersey Shore motel.…
Construction continues at Brick Township Panera Bread and Wawa Site
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Brick 70 Developers LLC has moved forward with their 2019 approvals to build a Panera Bread and Wawa, and construction is moving ahead. The two were originally scheduled…
Two abandoned Toms River dogs provided shelter, caring by Animal Shelter staff
TOMS RIVER, NJ -Two young dogs were found in pretty rough shape near the Ocean County Mall this past weekend. According to the Toms River Police Department, they were rescued and taken…
Phil Murphy just asked Ocean County to give back doses of vaccine
TOMS RIVER, NJ – In January, the New Jersey Department of Health cut Ocean County’s monthly vaccine number by 40%, instead, sending those vaccines to lower-income and impoverished areas of the state. …
Seaside bridge closed during crash between elderly woman and street sweeper
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An accident that occurred on the Mathis Bridge connecting Pelican Island to mainland Toms River sent an elderly Lavallette woman to the hospital. According to the Toms River…
Lakewood business cited after second employee loses finger in ice cream machine
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Despite two severe amputation injuries in 2018 and 2020 on the same machine at a Lakewood ice cream manufacturing plant, a recent federal safety and health inspection found the company…
Getting vaccinated at Toms River High School North, How Difficult Is it?
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The hardest thing about getting a vaccine at the Ocean County Health Department’s vaccination site inside the gym at Toms River High School North is actually getting an…
Brick man pleads guilty to running over entire family of geese
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man from Brick Township has been charged for purposefully running over and killing a family of geese at the Indian Head Plaza in Toms River. On March…
Lakewood Forest Fire Update: Garden State Parkway Reopened
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A forest fire that burned through 170 acres between Lakewood Township and Brick Township continued to burn into the night as hundreds of firefighters from the region worked overnight…
Atlantic City man who escaped federal custody captured again
CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man appeared today following his arrest on charges of escaping from federal custody, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Patrick Giblin, 56, of…
Teen rescued after spending cold night lost in Jackson woods
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish teenager was rescued this morning by volunteers, according to a report in the Lakewood Scoop. The boy was dropped off near his Yeshiva in the…
