89 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ocean County, highest daily total since April

TOMS RIVER, NJ – COVID-19 cases are once again increasing in Ocean County. On Friday, the Ocean County Health Department reported 89 new cases, allegedly mostly unvaccinated individuals. The county totals did…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

IDAHO WOMAN ORDERED TO PAY OVER $5000 IN RESTITUTION FOR IMPROPERLY STORING FOOD IN CAMPSITE AT GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK

Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that BELINDA J. ARVIDSON, 50, of Idaho was ordered to pay $5,826.99 in restitution for improper food storage, a misdemeanor offense, in Grand Teton…

Bristol Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MIGUEL FREYTES, 42, of Bristol, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport…

Cyclist suffers head injuries after crash on Princeton Avenue

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 1510 hours, the Brick Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Princeton Avenue and Stoneham Drive for a report of a…

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Toms River officials pass two-acre zoning ordinance for houses of worship

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill was candidate Maurice Hill, he promised the residents of Toms River that he would fight the Department of Justice to the end…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

US Border Patrol, FURA Seize Cocaine Haul Worth $4.6 Million near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – US Border Patrol and the Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA) seized 343 Pounds (155.43 Kilos) of cocaine to be smuggled thru Cabo Rojo, in…

Police Blotter

Wing Boss opening new location in Dallas

Dallas, TX – After four months of showing the country who’s boss, Dickey’s Restaurant Brands’ virtual pit-smoked chicken wing concept, Wing Boss, is now ready to build a permanent nest. In…

Food & Dining

Alfie the misunderstood swan recovering after being entangled in fishing line

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A swan that has been a fixture of the Seawood Harbor section of Brick for years has escaped death row, but now is recouping in the hospital. Alfie…

Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

New Jersey’s COVID Corps Going Door to Door, Corner to Corner to Push Vaccinations

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – It was a hot summer day in June, and groups of Phil Murphy’s COVID Corps wearing their blue vests and armed with clipboards and brochures were going door…

New Jersey News

14 Brooklyn Gangbangers arrested for 11 shootings

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, today announced that 14 alleged members of the Babiiez street gang are variously charged in an 81-count indictment…

New York News·Police Blotter

Biden vaccine corps will go door to door to to get more unvaccinated Americans vaccinated

WASHINGTON, DC – It happened last week in New Jersey. The COVID-19 corps went door to door under the direction of Governor Phil Murphy. Now, President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki…

Politics·US and World News

Toms River East Little League shuts out Jackson Little League

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Toms River and Manchester Little Leaguers competing in the 2021 District 18 championship tournament had a surprise visitor Monday night when former Little League World Champion and Major…

Local Sports News·New Jersey News

Little League Baseball: Barnegat, Jackson, Toms River East, Manchester in Final Four

TOMS RIVER, NJ – With the Little League World Series back on the table in 2021 after being canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020, four Ocean County teams will now compete in…

Local Sports News·New Jersey News

Testa/Sweeney Bill to Allow Mobile Barbershops Earns Final Legislative Approval

Legislation that would allow mobile barbershops and hair salons to operate in the state, sponsored by Sen. Mike Testa and Senate President Steve Sweeney, that received final legislative approval from the Senate.…

New Jersey News·Politics

Jury Convicts New Jersey Man of Essex County Drug Conspiracy

ALBANY, NEW YORK – James Kerns, age 30, of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, was convicted on June 30, 2020, following a four-day jury trial of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and…

New Jersey could soon allow mobile human groomers, just like mobile dog groomers

The next time the mobile groomer comes to your house to give Fido a trim, you can get one for yourself if a bill sitting on Governor Phil Murphy’s desk is signed…

Monmouth County News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Pets and Animals

If you live in these towns, you need to get your COVID-19 vaccine, commissioners say

If you are not yet vaccinated, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners (formerly Freeholders) want you to know that it’s time to do so, now. The county has begun the transition from…

New Jersey News·U.S. News by State

Where can you see Fourth of July fireworks shows in Ocean County, New Jersey 2021?

Fireworks are back at the Jersey Shore and this week, there will be several public fireworks shows around Ocean County. Barnegat High School Fireworks Show On Friday, July 2, there will be a…

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St. Louis man pleads guilty to cocaine, fentanyl, and weapon charges

ST. LOUIS – Richard Lawrence Davis, 38, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on today’s date and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession…

Pittsburgh Felon Charged with Possessing a Stolen Firearm and Fentanyl

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing a mixture of fentanyl and a stolen firearm, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…

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