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 said. The fire damage was limited, but sprinklers, which controlled the fire damage, caused water damage in certain areas of the hospital, spokeswoman April Dunic said…
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. Troy Fattun, 25, made the mad dash off flight 1640, according to NBCNewYork.com He was arrested by Port Authority police when after he reached the ground.…
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 Jersey the third state in the country to allow people to vote while serving prison sentences. The charge is being led by members of the New…
by Al DellaFave, OCPO JACKSON-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato
ATLANTIC CITY-On February 14, 2018, a fire inside a hotel
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 that would, “establish prohibitions on the sale, dispensation, and cultivation of marijuana in the Township of Toms River.” The measure was approved 6-0 with one abstention…
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 of Jackson, died in the 11:14 p.m. wreck, State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Fusaro and McNamara were engaged to be married, according to a 2016…
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Burlington
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has joined a multi-state amicus
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a
The state performed well for its first year of criminal justice reform, according to the New Jersey judiciary, but key data is missing from the report and the picture is incomplete. To keep the program successful, the state is going to need to spend more money and provide more services, noted the report issued by the…
TOMS RIVER-A joint task force between Monmouth and Ocean County
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 problem has drawn the attention of state lawmakers, and they’ve formed a bipartisan working group to come up with policies that could help bridge the gap.…
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 HDTVs and flashing lights of arcade games ratchet up the fun. Dave and Buster’s in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne officially opens its doors to the…
by Harry Menta, SBA NEWARK, NJ-There is good news on SBA
Shore area Congressmen reacted to the high school shooting in
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 hero, according to the Miami Herald, citing tributes to the coach and reports on social media. RELATED: There’s been a “mass casualty” shooting at a Florida…
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 before the tragedy that took 17 lives. 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, had been expelled from the school and…
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 of life in prison. Ahmad Khan Rahimi, who was born in Afghanistan but lived in New Jersey, injured 30 people when one of his pressure cooker…
by Al DellaFave, OCPO TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D.
ATLANTIC CITY-On February 10, 2018, a New York man arrested
Ocean County today announced updates to several Jackson Township road
In the year before he went missing in choppy waters 40 miles off the coast of Barnegat, Paul Alexandre Matos bought a house, had a daughter and got licensed to commercially fish on his own boat. He had been working as a fisherman for other people, said his girlfriend, Amy Romano, but he decided last summer…
Titusville, FL- Firefighters rescued a boy from a Titusville, Florida
PHILADELPHIA-A video released by the Philadelphia Police Department this week
TRENTON-A report out of Trenton tonight has left millions of
JACKSON-Some Orthodox Jewish residents of Jackson Township will soon
In the aftermath of the chaos that erupted in Philadelphia as Eagles fans tore through the streets celebrating their Super Bowl victory, many could not help but notice the difference in how the public and officials reacted to riots by fans compared to those prompted by civil unrest. “Somehow, it seems there’s a line drawn in…
Todd Frazier is staying in New York. After a brief stay in the Bronx, Frazier will play in Flushing this upcoming season after agreeing to terms on a two-year, $17-million contract with the Mets, according to sources. The deal is pending a physical, and The Athletic first reported the deal. Frazier became a fan favorite with…
TOMS RIVER-With a new governor in the Statehouse, Ocean County’s
TOMS RIVER-In American politics, nothing is unbiased any longer, especially
An outbreak of the flu among “essential personnel” has forced the closure of all three public schools in Branchburg on Monday, district officials said. More than 2,400 students attend Branchburg Central, Stony Brook and Whiton schools. Students in the kindergarten-8th grade district attend Somerville High School. All schools in Somerville are open. Flu epidemic 2018: Is…
A 20-year-old Moorestown man died Saturday after a car veered off the road in Monmouth County and crashed into a tree in the early morning, authorities said. The accident occurred around 2:39 a.m. when Jose R. Rivera, 21, of Lyndhurst, drove his 2006 Audi AA8 off the road in Ocean Township near the 200 block South…
by Kristen Fitzgerald, SFTP JACKSON-Six Flags Great Adventure and its
Some Democratic mayors of America’s sanctuary cities boycotted today’s meeting
WASHINGTON-The 86th winter meeting of Mayors in Washington, DC started
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Parents, friends, and other robot enthusiasts
JACKSON-An Orthodox Jewish resident of Jackson has filed a lawsuit
The Toms River Township Council Tuesday night unanimously voted to introduce a pair of ordinances authorizing the purchase of a crime-ridden motor lodge for $4.8 million, planning to demolish it to create open space under a riverfront development plan, the mayor said. “The plan would be to knock it down,” said Mayor Thomas Kelaher, who attended…
FREEHOLD – Investigators have charged a Long Branch woman with
BERKELEY-Berkeley Township has officially opposed the federal government’s plan for
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown-Lincroft Road, over Comptons Creek, is expected to
PHILADELPHIA — A massive fight that left at least one fan bloodied and created chaos in the parking lots of Lincoln Financial Field broke out on Sunday just hours before kickoff between the Eagles and Minnesota Vikings. OPEN PHOTO GALLERY HERE. It is not clear at this point what started the fight, which took place around…
TRENTON-An Audubon, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 144
After nearly five years, today Shore News Network has chosen
Despite its scenic Jersey Shore beaches, mountain destinations, pinelands and
Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for New Jersey’s top law enforcement job got swift legislative approval Tuesday, hours after Murphy took office. Former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal became the nation’s first Sikh attorney general after Senate lawmakers approved his nomination with a vote of 29-0. Grewal, 44, is a first-generation New Jersey resident, born to Indian…
OLD BRIDGE-Drag racing at one of the country’s most famous
Don’t worry, Jersey. Your next governor may have grown up out of state, but he says he won’t make you pump your own gas. Gov.-elect Phil Murphy weighed in on the Garden State’s great gas debate Monday, saying he’s cool with allowing New Jersey to remain the last state in America where self-serve gas is prohibited.…
