SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully After Reported Assault at Jackson Township Home
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A reported assault in Jackson Township escalated into a SWAT response after police said a man barricaded himself inside a Neal Street home, prompting a large law enforcement…
Ocean County Residents Hit With Higher Water and Sewer Bills as Rate Increase Requests Reach Commissioners
Toms River, NJ – Higher water and wastewater bills could be on the horizon for thousands of Ocean County residents as the Ocean County Board of Commissioners reviews notices of pending utility…
New Traffic Signal Changes, Patterns Across Toms River, Jackson, Lakewood and Manchester
Toms River, NJ – Motorists across Ocean County could soon see changes at several busy intersections as the Ocean County Board of Commissioners prepares to consider eight traffic safety improvement resolutions during…
Ocean County Commissioners to Consider More Than $45 Million in Capital Projects at July 8 Meeting
Toms River, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on more than $45 million in capital improvement projects during its July 8 meeting, with proposed investments ranging…
New Jersey Bill to Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Raises Electrifying Questions After Devastating Storms
Trenton, NJ – As municipalities across New Jersey continue cleaning up from powerful summer storms that brought flash flooding, damaging winds and widespread tree damage, lawmakers are considering legislation that would phase…
Mexican National Sentenced to Ocean County Jail on Drunk Driving Conviction
Toms River, NJ – An inmate booked into the Ocean County Jail on Monday is serving a sentence following a conviction for driving while intoxicated, according to county inmate records. Jail records…
Watch: Roof Collapse Reported at Ocean Township BJ’s Traps Multiple People; No Injuries
Ocean Township, NJ – Emergency responders from across Monmouth County are on the scene of a reported roof collapse at the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Ocean Township Monday afternoon as specialized rescue…
Poll: Two-Thirds of Voters Say Gas Prices Will Influence November Vote as Many Blame Global Conflicts
Washington, D.C. – Rising gas prices continue to weigh heavily on American voters, with a new national survey finding that two-thirds say fuel costs will likely influence their vote in November. The…
Toms River Summer Concert Series and Fireworks Continues Tuesday with Garden State Radio at Shelter Cove
Toms River, NJ – The Township of Toms River’s popular Summer Concert Series continues Tuesday evening as Garden State Radio takes the stage at Shelter Cove Beach, following one of the biggest…
Jackson Board Denies Subdividing Farm Property Slated Previously for Three Private Schools
Jackson Township, NJ – A technical discussion about septic systems took center stage during a recent Jackson Township Planning Board meeting when longtime resident Raymond Tremer III urged board members to take…
Sewer Problems Delay Major Synagogue Project on Whitesville Road in Jackson
Jackson Township, NJ – The Jackson Township Planning Board voted to grant a one-year extension to Khal Nachlas Avos, Inc. for a previously approved house of worship planned along Whitesville Road near…
New Jersey Forecast: More Rain on the Way, But Cooler Temps Expected
New Jersey – After three consecutive nights of heavy rain, frequent lightning, and damaging thunderstorms, New Jersey is expected to see one more unsettled day before a stretch of warmer and mostly…
Third Straight Night of Storms Pounds New Jersey, Thousands Lose Power as Flooding and Fallen Trees Reported
New Jersey – Powerful thunderstorms swept across New Jersey overnight for the third straight night, bringing intense lightning, damaging wind gusts, torrential rainfall, and widespread reports of downed trees and flooded roadways.…
Jackson Township Bans Parking on Another Road as Street Access Concerns Grow
Jackson Township, NJ – Jackson Township has officially prohibited parking along portions of Woodlane Road, citing public safety concerns, increasing traffic volumes and the need to maintain clear access for emergency responders.…
Illegal Rooms, Significant Violations Uncovered During Jackson Landlord Inspections
Jackson Township, NJ – The Jackson Township Rental Safety Bureau has completed more than 250 rental property inspections since the program launched, averaging approximately 30 inspections each week as officials continue enforcing…
Second Round of Severe Storms Leaves Nearly 90,000 JCP&L Customers Without Power Across New Jersey
New Jersey – A second round of severe thunderstorms moved across New Jersey beginning around 10 p.m. Sunday, bringing heavy rain, strong wind gusts, thunder and frequent lightning that continued for several…
John Bolton Slammed Jackson Township for Anti-Semitism, Pleads Guilty to National Espionage Act Crime
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Former U.S. National Security Adviser John R. Bolton, 77, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to willfully retaining national defense information, resolving an 18-count indictment stemming from his handling…
NJ Assemblywoman Criticizes ‘Electrify Everything’ Push After Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power
Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia is criticizing the state’s energy policies after powerful thunderstorms knocked out electricity to more than 150,000 JCP&L customers heading into a sweltering Fourth of…
Fourth of July Blackouts Leave More Than 1.1 Million U.S. Customers Without Power as PJM Issues Alert
Trenton, NJ – As Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th Independence Day, more than 1.1 million utility customers across the United States are without electricity after severe thunderstorms and extreme heat battered much…
DOJ Says “Big Egg” Price Manipulation Hurt Consumers Nationwide, Including New Jersey
Trenton, NJ – The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing three of the nation’s largest egg producers of coordinating bidding practices that allegedly drove up egg prices…
New Jersey Weather: Scorching Fourth of July Heat to Give Way to Storms, Cooler Temperatures
Mount Holly, NJ – New Jersey residents will endure another day of dangerous heat and humidity on Independence Day before a round of showers and thunderstorms brings cooler temperatures beginning Sunday. The…
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