Monmouth County News

NEPTUNE-During the overnight shift a pole was struck by a vehicle, which resulted in a power outage, in areas of Neptune City. The pole has been replaced and JCP&L is …

On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at approximately 9:33 a.m., the Wall Township Police Department responded to the 2600 State Highway 70 for an active fire of an abandon boat. The …

On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at approximately 5:53 p.m., the Wall Township Police Department responded to Belmar Boulevard near the Garden State Parkway for a report of a motor vehicle …

FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging a Neptune Township man and his juvenile co-defendant in the shooting death of a 10-year-old Asbury Park …

FREEHOLD- An 18-year old Middletown woman was killed in a residential fire early Tuesday morning, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Aubree Larusso, 18, of Middletown, was found deceased in …

by Al DellaFave, OCPO TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced elements of his Traffic Safety/Enforcement Initiative would team up again to remind drivers to drive responsibly.  The …

FREEHOLD-Patrons to the Freehold Raceway Mall are upset over new premium parking fees that have customers walking past acres of open spots near the mall entrance. The program announced in …

Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs  announced that the State is seeking to revoke the massage therapy license of a Monmouth County massage therapist amid …

ASBURY PARK-A former Assistant City Manager died in a structure fire at his townhouse in Asbury Park on Monday afternoon, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. James Famularo, 52, …

by  Lisa Maher MIDDLETOWN – The first annual Revolutionary Rave of Monmouth County Historical Association will bring together revelers, both costumed and not, for an afternoon of authentic period music, …

by Deborah Hoover, NJ DEP – In the interest of public safety, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reminds visitors to swim only at beaches where lifeguards are on …

The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore honored 26 exceptional young women with the Girl Scout Gold Award on Tuesday, June 12, at Branches Catering, Long Branch. First presented more …

SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS-Spring Lake Heights Borough Councilman Robert Merriken is in hot water after an arrest captured on a police officer’s body cam landed the elected official in jail on CDS …

HOLMDEL-When Holmdel school officials began noticing droppings of human feces in the area of their track and football field, they probably never expected the source of the human waste would …

A New Jersey community college is investigating why a professor shouted the F-word at a student in an incident that was caught on camera. The student identifies as politically conservative, …

TOMS RIVER-Let’s face it, our local governments spend a lot of money each year on public information services.  In fact, in Ocean County alone, there is over $1,000,000 in public …

One was accused of bending back the fingers and rapping the knuckles of uncooperative students. Another allegedly helped kids cheat on state tests. A third robbed a bank. Last year, …

by Samuel Thompson, NJ-12 Assembly, TRENTON-Voting is one of the greatest privileges we have as Americans. The trends in election turnout are disheartening and prove that we need to do …

A municipal official in a New Jersey shore town who said he would resign after police found a hypodermic needle in his vehicle has changed his mind. Spring Lake Heights …