Jackson Township News

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Jorge Santiago-Garcia, 33, of Lakewood, was sentenced to twenty-five years New Jersey State Prison for a 2020 stabbing murder he committed in the township of Lakewood. According …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two major players in New Jersey’s Jersey Shore drug trade have been arrested by police after an operation into illegal drug trafficking in the region. The …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A pedestrian was struck early Wednesday morning on Kennedy Boulevard in Lakewood. The victim was rushed to the hospital with reported head trauma. The incident happened at …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A serious motor vehicle accident occurred at around 5 pm on Wednesday on Route 88 in Lakewood. Multiple people required extrication from their vehicles in the three-car …

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Township was once a rural, wooded, and sleepy bedroom community that few people wanted to live in. In the 1970s and 1980s, most people moving ‘down …

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Mayor Michael Reina officially announced on Monday that he would be pursuing his dream of becoming a New Jersey Assemblyman. Reina became one of several Ocean …

MANCHESTER, NJ – After decades of illegal partying, offroading and several drowning and offroad deaths, the party at the SARCO pit in Manchester may finally be over. Police in Manchester …

JACKSON, NJ – At around 4:30 pm, a white work van traveling westbound on East Veterans Highway crashed into a utility police, snapping it in two. The crash happened near …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – For years, people have brought flags to the beach. If you ever drove through Island Beach State Park in the 80s and 90s you would see …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Lakewood branch of the Ocean County Library system has been closed after staff discovered bed bugs in a book drop-off at the library. Officials closed the …

Obituary of Ronald S. Dancer Ronald S. Dancer, age 73, of New Egypt passed away Saturday, July 23 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Born in …

TOMS RIVER, NJ -Despite massive efforts to rebuild the beaches along the northern barrier island at the Jersey Shore, Mother Nature continues to show local officials who is in charge. …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Are Lakewood-style digital advertising billboards coming to Jackson? Our phones lit up on Tuesday after an online rumor spread claiming Jackson Mayor Michael Reina was in …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The battle over who will control the Jackson Republican Club and who the club will choose as the nominee for the mayoral candidate in town is …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The members of the Jackson Police Department joined Central Jersey Hatzola for an evening out on Monday with the goal to bring the first responders of …

By Jackson Police Department Jackson Police Department would like to thank Patrick and Jill of The Orchards at Bartley Assisted Living for organizing a Grab & Go lunch at their …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A new homeowner migration report by MoveBuddah shows that New Jersey is the most moved out of state, but the Ocean County towns of Toms River, …

JACKSON, NJ – A power failure that forced Six Flags Great Adventure to close on Friday ended up shutting the park down for the entire day. “Hurricane Harbor and Wild …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The State of New Jersey has failed a young boy and his mother in Ocean County, and now he is dead. A Monroe man who was …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – One person was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a passing vehicle in Lakewood Township near the area of Route 9 and Central Avenue just …

By Captain Vincent Manco, Manchester PD MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP (PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT) – Recently, we have had numerous “Grandparent Scam” incidents in our jurisdiction. This scam occurs when a caller contacts …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – With the everchanging population base in the Toms River and surrounding five towns area, the need for Kosher supermarkets has finally met the level where there …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – With heat reaching into the 90s this week, Howell police were quick to rescue two stray dogs and reunite them with their owners. While out on …

Submitted by Sgt. Fred Meabe, Jackson Police Department JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – At the July 12th Township Counsel Meeting, Chief of Police Matthew Kunz introduced three officers to the public …

FREEHOLD, NJ – An Ocean County woman died and her three children were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Freehold. According to Monmouth County Prpsecutor Lori Linskey, at …