Christie sand sculpture the perfect coda for Fourth of July weekend
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — While some beachgoers used choice words Tuesday to express anger that Gov. Chris Christie had enjoyed time on a beach that he closed during a state shutdown,…
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — While some beachgoers used choice words Tuesday to express anger that Gov. Chris Christie had enjoyed time on a beach that he closed during a state shutdown,…
ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK — Colorful umbrellas occupied the sand as far as the eye could see as beachgoers soaked up the sun Tuesday on Island Beach State Park, celebrating…
OCEAN CITY — Five men from Pennsylvania were arrested on the Fourth of July on charges they assaulted lifeguards on a popular Ocean City beach, according to a report. Two…
TRENTON — After spending most of Monday being mocked on news shows in the United States and across the globe, Gov. Chris Christie said he had no regrets about his…
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP — People hoping to visit Island Beach State Park this holiday weekend were not allowed in because of the state government shutdown Gov. Chris Christie ordered amid the…
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Rocky, the Cape May County Zoo’s beloved Siberian Tiger, died on Saturday, officials said. Though Rocky had been cancer-free since early 2015 after three surgeries to remove…
New Jersey could be on the brink of its third heat wave of the year — with temperatures soaring to the 90-degree mark and high humidity making it feel like…
A post shared by Ringwood PBA, Local #247 (@ringwoodpba247) on Jun 27, 2017 at 1:56pm PDT RINGWOOD – A police detective on Tuesday saved a large bear cub entangled in…
MAYS LANDING — A half-dozen men have been indicted on multiple charges in the past week for their alleged involvement in a gunfight that broke out while the suspects were…
NORTH WILDWOOD — A judge is refusing to close a stretch of beach that over the years has left three people dead from sand giving way beneath their feet, reports…
The father of a Connecticut man found stabbed to death in Oceanport in November has sued a prominent jeweler alleging he helped cover up the crime, according to NYPost.com. Pat…
From the Desk of Freeholder Joseph Vicari TOMS RIVER- Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari is calling upon state leaders to produce a funding formula for school aid that…
EDISON — An Edison cop was arrested Sunday in Belmar on charges he assaulted an officer and resisted arrest, according to court records. Dmitry Smolkin, who joined the force in…
John Valentin, 50, of Holmdel, New Jersey was behind the wheel of an SUV that crashed into a building in Red Bank, New Jersey on Thursday morning. Valentin is a…
BELMAR — An 83-year-old World War I statue has been vandalized, according to Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty. Someone tried to break the soldier’s rifle, which damaged the scabbard and loosened…
TRENTON –Warren County Republican leader Doug Steinhardt has withdrawn his name from consideration as New Jersey state GOP chair after Gov. Chris Christie appointed his wife to the state parole…
SEA ISLE CITY — A popular Cape May County beach town has voted against extending hours for music performances on its boardwalk, according to a report. A proposal to let…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Motorists on the Atlantic City Expressway must have done a double-take on Wednesday when they saw a young man hanging from a speeding luxury car by…
MORRISTOWN — A 64-year-old town man was indicted on Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in March, the Daily Record reported. Antonio Velasquez faces charges of aggravated…
NEWTON — A 28-year-old former volunteer firefighter was sentenced to three years in prison for child endangerment and criminal sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl, authorities said. Kile Burke, of…
BELMAR — The 12-year-old girl who drowned in Belmar Thursday night and her 11-year-old cousin who remains on life support after being pulled from the ocean would have attended their…
A former dominatrix wanted to change her life and start a career as a sheriff’s officer in Hudson County. She was days away from graduating the police academy when officials…
WALL — Wall Township High School will reprint corrected yearbooks for every student after a photo was intentionally manipulated to cover up a junior’s Donald Trump T-shirt, according to the…
Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a contractor accused of bilking victims of Hurricane Sandy out of more than $1.5 million by skipping out on repair jobs after taking their money.…
TRENTON — If you lined up every person who had been arrested on marijuana charges in the Garden State since 2000, according to a new report from the state chapter…