Manchester man pleads guilty in three Ocean County cocaine distribution cases
Prosecutors will seek concurrent prison sentences totaling up to 18 years after multiple narcotics investigations TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Manchester Township man has admitted to three separate cocaine distribution offenses stemming…
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.…
Police searching for flasher who exposed himself to woman at Kohls, stalked another
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Howell Township Police are searching for a suspect in a pickup truck with a track record of lewdness who exposed himself to a woman at the Howell…
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…
Howell Xscape Theater Latest Victim of Murphy COVID-19 Restrictions
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – When the Howell Xscape Theater opened just four years ago, it filled a much-needed theater entertainment void in the Howell, Jackson, and Lakewood area. It became an instant…
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…
NJ fire chief gives post-mortem on 170-acre Lakewood forest fire
BRICK, NJ – The massive 170-acre fire that destroyed commercial buildings in Lakewood and threatened one of Ocean County’s busiest retail corridors has been brought completely under control. As of 2 p.m.…
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…
