New York Mets Sign Chris Christie, Joins Board
It’s time for some traffic problems in Queens. The New York Mets have announced former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has joined its board of directors. His son Andrew works as a…
Bergen County Man Admits Decade-Long $80 Million Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted orchestrating a long-running bank and securities fraud scheme, which led to large-scale losses for financial institutions and investors, Acting U.S. Attorney…
Fugitive wanted for Toms River attempted murder caught by U.S. Marshals
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitchell Little have announced that on March 19, 2021, Carles Bryant, 34, of Millville, New Jersey,…
Couple sold heroin throughout Ocean County
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man and a woman have been arrested for dealing Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force,…
Prosecutor: Lakewood fire was an intentional act of arson
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Squad-Arson Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean…
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…
State epidemiologist on the hot seat over Murphy COVID-19 nursing home pandemic directive
In a letter today to the State epidemiologist at the department of health, Senator Joe Pennacchio questioned if she was consulted by the Murphy administration when a directive was issued last year forcing nursing…
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…
New Jersey seeking ways to replenish dwindling honey bee population
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Ron Dancer wants to help New Jersey farmers feeling the sting from the loss of important pollinators, most notably the honey bee and monarch butterfly, by establishing a…
Committee clears Dancer, Space bill creating task force to control invasive species
TRENTON, N.J. – The pesky polka-dotted bugs known as spotted lantern flies, a notorious invasive species, and the threat of other non-native plants, animals and insects to New Jersey’s ecosystem would be…
Dancer proposes school bus safety reforms to protect children from dangerous operators
TRENTON, N.J. – Following a staggering report by the USA TODAY Network that revealed dangerous bus operators were able to continue transporting students, Assemblyman Ron Dancer introduced legislation to close loopholes and…
Jersey City Man Sentenced to Nearly 15 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Allentown Convenience Store
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, NJ, was sentenced to 14 years and nine months (or 177 months) in prison,…
New bill will allow out-of-state barbers path to work in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce’s barber pilot program signed into law in 2019 would be expanded to professionals from states or countries that do not issue licenses under a bill released…
Bill to allow ashes of veteran family members in veterans cemeteries becomes law in New Jersey
JACKSON, NJ – A bill proposed by New Jersey Assemblyman Ron Dancer to allow the families of veterans to be reunited in the afterlife with their veterans has become law. The unclaimed…