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by Virginia Aparicio Little Egg Harbor, NJ – To honor hard-working school bus drivers, the American School Bus Council (ASBC) sponsors the Love the Bus campaign every February to raise …

HOWELL-Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley has joined the public in the fight against a proposed solid waste recycling facility in a sleepy Howell Township neighborhood this week. Curley broke from …

by Todd Malland, MPD MANCHESTER-On Monday, February 26, 2018, at approximately 09:16 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to Hudson City Plaza on Route 70, to investigate …

TOMS RIVER-Toms River residents may never know the findings of the investigation launched by the Clean Slate Democrats which cost taxpayers $16,000 to conduct last year. 2017 was a year …

Patients from the Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel were transferred to another facility early Sunday morning after a toaster in the building’s break room caught on fire, a hospital spokesperson …

A passenger who said he boarded the wrong United Airlines flight exited the plane in an unconventional way — by opening the emergency door and zipping down the inflatable chute. …

State lawmakers on Monday announced legislation that would return voting rights to nearly 100,000 people locked up in prison or serving parole or probation. If passed, it would make New …

by Al DellaFave, OCPO JACKSON-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the arrest of the two Holbrook Little Executive Board Members. League President Anthony M. Del Vecchio, 63, and …

ATLANTIC CITY-On February 14, 2018, a fire inside a hotel room resulted in the discovery of a make-shift meth lab and the arrest of a male. At 9:47 am, patrol …

The council is scheduled for a public hearing at its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at Town Hall, which could be followed by a vote on second reading of an ordinance …

Two people were killed late Wednesday when a nearly $200,000 sports car crashed and caught fire along I-195 in Jackson, authorities said. James Fusaro, 26, and Christina McNamara, 25, both …

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Burlington County, N.J., man pleaded guilty today to forcing a 17-year-old girl to engage in prostitution at area motels for his …

Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has joined a multi-state amicus brief filed in federal court that supports the city and county of San Francisco, as well as the County of …

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a state grand jury has returned an indictment charging seven members of a major gun trafficking ring in Camden with first-degree …

After One Year, NJ Evaluates Judicial Reform Program The state performed well for its first year of criminal justice reform, according to the New Jersey judiciary, but key data is …

TOMS RIVER-A joint task force between Monmouth and Ocean County law enforcement officials has led to the arrest of five individuals suspected of operating a large-scale heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine …

The New Jersey manufacturing industry cannot find enough skilled labor to fill jobs – which is ironic since the state’s unemployment rate continues to lag the national jobless average. That …

From the outside, the Dave and Buster’s in Wayne already looks like fun. But step inside the 48,000-square foot location, and the aroma of Chicken & Waffle sliders, dozens of …

by Harry Menta, SBA NEWARK, NJ-There is good news on SBA lending trends to NJ black-owned businesses. Loan approvals, over the first four months of FY 2018 (Oct. 1, 2017 thru …

Shore area Congressmen reacted to the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida where as many as 17 have been reported killed by a lone gunman. “The news coming out of …

Among the wounded in today’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida is a Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He’s also being celebrated as a …

The suspected gunman in Wednesday’s horrific shooting at a Florida high school displayed a pattern of disturbing behavior and anger issues that got him flagged as a potential threat long …

A man who set off small bombs in two states, including a pressure cooker device that blasted shrapnel across a New York City block, was sentenced Tuesday to multiple terms …

by Al DellaFave, OCPO TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the arrest of Richard Michael Gato, 70, of Margaret Court in Toms River on charges of Attempted …