by Al DellaFave, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office TOMS RIVER-On Saturday (1/10) fire investigators returned to 77 Encinitas Drive to continue their fire investigation and scene examination. Following an extensive examination,…
On April 29, 2014, the Government Records Council (the agency that enforces the Open Public Records Act (OPRA)) ruled in Robert A. Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1 (Somerset),…
TOMS RIVER-Toms River officials are denying a claim by the NJSPCA over the account of what happened when Animal Control Officers responded to an April 14, 2014 incident of alleged…
SOUTH TOMS RIVER-Police said a man who was performing maintenance on a concrete crusher at Suffolk Contracting on Dover Road suffered fatal injurie after falling into the machine. Authorities said the…
OCEAN TWP-The Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau is seeking your help in identifying the individual captured on this surveillance footage. The pictured individual is wanted for questioning in connection…
BERKELEY TWP-The daughter of a man who owned a home on Ecinitas Drive in Toms River perished, despite first responders’ best efforts to fight the fire which completely consumed the…
BERKELEY TWP-A fire was reported this morning at 73 Encinitas Drive here. Firefighters responded to a home with fire clearly showing from the rear of the home which quickly spread.…
TOMS RIVER –Stretch and warm up first, bend your knees and take breaks when you start to feel discomfort. Those were among the recommendations made by two physical therapists, Devon…
A photo of the Island Heights Volunteer Fire Department.
by Al Della Fave Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office TOMS RIVER-This past week the Ocean County Prosecutor Office Facebook Page posted information on an incident in Lakewood where a 9 year…
by Allison Erwin Jackson School District JACKSON – A Jackson Liberty High School graduate – who won the school’s “Liberty Idol’’ competition in his senior year – will be a…
WEST TRENTON- The New Jersey Regional Operations and Intelligence Center (ROIC), working in collaboration with New Jersey Department of Health and law enforcement agencies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York…
LAKEWOOD-On January 7, 2015, Officer Alex Guzman arrested two juvenile males at the Lakewood Middle School on weapon violations. According to reports the males were discovered, by school personnel to…
by John Convery Jackson Police Department JACKSON-The Jackson Township Police Department in association with the FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Associations Donna Parsons will be sponsoring a “Scam Prevention” seminar at…
TOM RIVER-The two men responsible for robbing a Santander bank in Toms River on Wednesday didn’t have much time to enjoy their take. This morning, the Toms River Police Department…
Less than a week into 2015, a Jersey Shore marine mammal rehabilitation center has its first guest of the year. The newest resident at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC),…
With the coldest air of the season arriving tonight, it’s a good time to consider some preventive measures to protect water pipes. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures at…
The 2015 Board of Education was re-organized on January 6, 2015. Joseph Torrone was re-appointed President and Gigi Esparza was appointed Vice President. Congratulations to Robert Onofrietti Jr., Ben Giovine…
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has opened a time capsule buried by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere in 1795 and found some amazing historic artifacts inside. “This is the…
LAKEWOOD-On Tuesday at approximately 5:18 pm, Lakewood Police were dispatched to the intersection of Clifton Avenue and Carey Street for a report of a pedestrian struck. Upon their arrival they…
by Phil Stilton BRICK-While several major veterans bills are stalled in the legislation, New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno visited Brick Township to sign three minor veterans bills to the…
TOMS RIVER-Colonel Mark Chicketano, Chief of the Division of Fish & Wildlife Law Enforcement Bureau, today accepted their first supply of Naloxone from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. These first round…
POINT PLEASANT BEACH-On Tuesday, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center announced it has rescued its first harbor seal pup of the season stranded on Ocean County’s beaches. The male pup weighed…
TOMS RIVER – Ocean County Library’s Lakewood branch, 301 Lexington Avenue., will host a free, seven-session class to prepare people who want to take the test for US citizenship. The…
Minor snow accumulations are on tap for tomorrow as a disturbance moves through the region, forecasters say. The Alberta Clipper system, a fast moving low pressure system that forms in…