Labor Department Claws Back $9 Million From New Jersey After Massive Migrant Unemployment Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor is clawing back more than $9 million in federal taxpayer money from New Jersey after investigators uncovered a widespread COVID-era unemployment fraud scheme that…
Two charged for murder in Atlantic City
MAYS LANDING– Neco J. Pitts, 28, of Long Branch, and Leonard B. Ludwigsen Jr., 26, of Egg Harbor Township, were both charged for the January 2020 murder of a man in Atlantic…
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…
Taco Bell’s Quesalupa is back!
The Quesalupa is part quesadilla, part chalupa and it’s coming back to Taco Bell with 50 percent more cheese. After years of perfecting the recipe, the geniuses behind Taco Bell’s test kitchen…
Beach Boys schedule two concerts at the Jersey Shore
RED BANK, NJ – Sixty years after the Beach Boys had their first hit single, Surfin’, they still get around. Their heydey was in the 1960’s, but the Beach Boys have transcended…
Armed Jackson man busted in county-wide drug investigation
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force concluded a cooperative, multijurisdictional narcotic’s investigation…
10 Arrested for gun and drug charges in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A two-month investigation into the distribution of narcotics from two Atlantic City residential buildings resulted in the arrest of 10 individuals and the recovery of multiple handguns and…
Change your clocks and your smoke detector batteries fire officials say
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Division of Fire Safety Director and State Fire Marshal Richard Mikutsky is joining local fire officials and fire departments across the state to remind residents that the…
Set your clocks ahead this weekend and some say we should just stay on Daylight Savings Time
This weekend is time to “spring ahead” and set your clocks ahead an extra hour to end the practice of setting clocks back each winter to allow for more daylight in the…
It’s Seal Season at the Jersey Shore and Wildlife Experts say “Stop Harassing the Seals”
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – It’s seal season at the Jersey Shore and the folks over at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center have some information they’d like the share with the public. What…
Man charged for putting gun to cop’s head, pulling trigger facing more charges in Wildwood
WILDWOOD, NJ – A man who put a gun to a Whitemarsh police officer and pulled the trigger three times is facing more charges, this time in North Wildwood. A few days…
Murphy on reopening: We’re taking it in steps, no plan to reopen bars
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – It’s now March 11th. In less than two months, the unofficial start to the 2021 tourism season will begin and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he is…
NJ DOT says pothole repair season has begun, here’s what you need to know
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Transportation has announced pothole repair season has begun after an extremely harsh winter. To deal with potholes in the most aggressive and efficient manner,…
NJ DOT announces $10 million in municipal grants for road paving projects in Ocean County
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey DOT has announced the following funding approved for roadway improvement and paving in Ocean County during 2021. Work on these roads is expected to begin…
Governor Murphy makes joint announcement with Governor Cuomo
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his ally, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo have been tied at the hip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Often, the two governors jointly write…
Op-Ed: Democrats are Speaking Out Both Sides Of Their Mouths When It Comes to Protecting Children from Marijuana and Alcohol
Op-Ed by Senator Declan O’Scanlon Two-faced. This is the word that first comes to mind when I try to describe to family and friends as to what happened with the recent passage…
County school districts in New Jersey could be in the future under new bipartisan regionalization bill
The Senate Education Committee has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Vin Gopal and Declan O’Scanlon to encourage the creation of K-12 regional and countywide school…
As neighboring states move to reopen, Murphy continues to keep New Jersey on lockdown
TRENTON, NJ – The COVID-19 virus in New Jersey is apparently different than the COVID-19 virus in other states. It isn’t? One legislator in the New Jersey Senate wants to know why…
Testa vows to fight for women in women’s sports after transgender athletes dominate the field
TRENTON, NJ – To preserve the integrity of women’s high school and collegiate sports, the First Legislative District lawmakers introduced a bill that would guarantee female athletes do not miss out on…
New Jersey lawmakers announce bi-partisan effort to create special education unit
TRENTON, NJ – Legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney, and Senators Steven Oroho and Robert Singer which would create a special education unit within the Office of Administrative Law, cleared the…
Police searching for fugitive wanted for attempted murder at Toms River Howard Johnson
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Millville man is wanted for a violent murder police say he committed at the Toms River Howard Johnson Motel. Police say Carles Bryant, 34 has been charged…
