Two Plead Guilty to Attempted Murder in Long Branch

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD-Two Long Branch men pleaded guilty to charges of Attempted Murder after admitting they fired multiple shots into a vehicle at a West Long Branch hotel in 2017,…

Middle School Teacher Struck by Lightning During Snow Storm

by Todd Malland MANCHESTER-A 33-year-old middle school teacher from Manchester Middle School was struck by lightning while tending to bus duty outside of the building on Wednesday afternoon. The 8th grade teacher…

Explosion, Fire Reported at Lakewood Business Park

LAKEWOOD-Lakewood Police are reporting that an explosion was heard inside a commercial park on Cross Street at the same time that the ground shook across Ocean County during today’s storm. Many attributed…

7 Ocean County Middle School Students Charged for Threatening to “Shoot up the school”

STAFFORD TWP-On March 7, 2018, Stafford Township Police arrested 7 male students of the Stafford Township Intermediate School and charged each of them with making Terroristic Threats. The arrests were the result…

17 Toms River Students Chosen for 35th Annual Choral Festival

On Saturday, March 3rd, 17 students from Hooper Avenue, North Dover, and Walnut Street Elementary Schools performed in the 35th Annual Elementary Choral Festival presented by the South Jersey Choral Directors Association…

New Jersey Moves to Ban New Bitcoiin 2nd Generation Currency

Continuing New Jersey’s efforts to protect investors from fraud in the cryptocurrency market, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the Bureau of Securities (“the…

Firm Unveils Vision of Seaside Heights’ Future, Includes Beach Front Pool and Cabana Club

SEASIDE HEIGHTS-After receiving approval from the borough planning board, the architectural firm MODE has unveiled their concept for a beachfront Cabana Club and Beach Bar. According to renderings of the project, the…

Amato Raises Irish Flag to Celebrate Irish American Community in Berkeley

In Berkeley Township, the Irish Flag was raised in honor of St. Patrick. Mayor Carmen Amato read a Proclamation and presented it to Russ Steenweg, Sr., the President of the Ancient Order…

Toms River Schools Celebrate Read Across America Day

On Friday, March 2nd, students across the district celebrated Read Across America Day in their classrooms by hosting guest readers and participating in fun, educational activities. The annual program, celebrated nationally, corresponds…

Toms River South’s Cole Corrigan Win State Wrestling Title

Congratulations go to High School South’s 152-pound wrestler Cole Corrigan, who brought home an N.J.S.I.A.A. State Championship by putting away his opponent from Phillipsburg with a farside cradle that sealed his state…

Toms River North Wins Basketball Title

With the score tied 45-45 and 9.7 seconds left to play, Brielle Bisogno (#14) drove the ball coast-to-coast and overcame the entire Shawnee team to finish strong at the basket as the…

Back-to-back nor’easters stoke erosion fears at Jersey Shore

A nor’easter predicted to hit just days after a similar storm brought high winds and coastal flooding could spell erosion trouble for New Jersey beaches. While Friday’s nor’easter resulted in mostly minor…

SMART Carpet and Flooring Goes Green for St. Patrick’s Day

NEW MONMOUTH, N.J., March 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, SMART Carpet and Flooring is going green–but their goal isn’t to avoid being pinched. Instead, the SMART Carpet…

N.J. just took another step closer to ending PARCC testing

As New Jersey students sit to take the controversial PARCC exams this spring, state officials will be searching for a new set of standardized tests to replace them. Following Gov. Phil Murphy’s…

No Consensus on Cannabis Emerges from Marathon Assembly Hearing

A five-hour state Assembly hearing with dozens of experts for and against the legalization of marijuana resulted in little consensus Monday, with advocates pointing to social justice, state revenues for school construction…

Dem operative axed from Jersey City prisoner re-entry program

JERSEY CITY — Eugene McKnight, the Democratic political operative hired four years ago to work for Jim McGreevey’s prisoner re-entry program, has been fired after program officials learned he was taking monthly…

Don’t be fooled, worst of the storm yet to come for N.J. – Updates on timing, track

With light snow or rain falling across New Jersey on Wednesday morning, the predicted winter storm might not seem like much at the moment. But don’t be fooled by the slow start…

We’ve got sure-fire plan to save small businesses from Trump tax law, N.J. lawmakers say

New Jersey lawmakers who are already offering up a scheme to save homeowners the state and property tax deduction gutted by President Donald Trump’s tax law now say they have a bulletproof…

N.J. native who took $1,600 drunken Uber is now asking for donations to pay his bill

Kenny Bachman made the mistake of drunkenly taking an $1,600 Uber from West Virginia to New Jersey. Now, he’s asking you to help him pay for it. Bachman, whose late-night tale has…

Police: Impaired Driver Airlifted to Hospital After Striking Parked Car, Median

by Todd Malland MANCHESTER-On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at approximately 5:09 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Route 37 and Northampton Boulevard to investigate the…

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