Damage in Toms River Not Caused by Storm, But Drunk Driver

On Monday April 13, 2020, at approximately 3:14 AM, multiple units responded to a traffic crash located at Route 37 E and Peter Ave. Upon arrival, Kristofer I. Coltenback, 43 of Manchester,…

Community News·Ocean County News

Two Dollar Quarantine Pizza is Affordable and Fun for the Entire Family

We’re nearly four weeks into our quarantine here in New Jersey and by now, you’ve probably exhausted every recipe and the guy at the pizza place takeout window probably knows your whole…

Community News·Food & Dining

Lakewood, Deal, Freehold, South Toms River, Matawan Have Highest Per Capita COVID-19 Positives at Jersey Shore

COVID-19 is sweeping the northeast corner of New Jersey, but further south at the Jersey Shore, five towns have a much higher per-capita rate of infection than surrounding communities and those towns…

In the News

NJ DOC Officer Loses Fight Against COVID-19

NJ Correctional Officer Dies from Coronavirus Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy released details regarding infection rates within the New Jersey Department of Corrections guards and employees. This week, the department…

Police Blotter

Lacey Police Department Chipping in for COVID-19 Front Line Warriors

n a combined effort, the Lacey Township PD, Lacey Twp. Superior Officers Association, Lacey Township PBA 238, and the Lacey Municipal Police Foundation would like to honor, and give back to, all of our…

In the News

Gym Owner Gets Exercise Delivering Hundreds of Pounds of Food to Jackson Senior Center

Jason Cappetta of Cross Fit Andare Gym has been delivering food the Howell Senior Center to help those in need. Here’s the details of his donations from the township Facebook page: …

Community News·Ocean County News

U.S. Post Office Will Run Out of Money by September Says Postmaster General

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Everyone is looking for a parachute from Congress to stave off losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, even the United States Postal Service. Here’s what we know… USPS to lose $13 billion…

Business News·New Jersey News·US and World News

Report Claims Remdesivir is Working to Save 68% of Patients with Severe COVID-19 Symptoms

A paper published by the New England Journal of Medicine, patients hospitalized for severe Covid-19 who were treated with compassionate-use remdesivir, clinical improvement was observed in 36 of 53 patients (68%). The…

Health and Wellness

Coronapocalypse Police Blotter for NJ – 4/10/20

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, today urged New Jersey residents to stay home and stay safe this holiday…

Police Blotter·Viral News

Craps Game, Black Market Barber, Speakeasies Headline Today’s List of Coronacrimes

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, announced the following recent enforcement actions against violators of Governor Murphy’s Emergency Orders related…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

New Jersey Property Taxes Second Fastest Growing in United States in 2020

ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database and first property data provider of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), today released its 2019 property tax analysis for more than 86 million U.S. single family…

Business News·Government News·Health and Wellness·Politics

Holman Comes Up Empty Again As Ocean County Republicans Snubbed for Redistricting

TOMS RIVER-Ocean County GOP Chairman Frank Holman is probably the most disengaged Republican Chairman in the entire state of New Jersey and his political losses keep mounting. This time, despite henchman Jerry…

Business News·Government News

5 More Wells Found Polluted South of Old Ciba-Giegy Pipleline

TOMS RIVER-The old Ciba-Geigy pipeline which dumped thousands of pounds of chemicals and treated water off the sand of Ortley Beach until 1991 could be the source of the latest round of…

Breaking News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Robbinsville Amazon Worker Angry Over Company’s Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak

After finally confirming at least one positive infection at the Robbinsville, New Jersey Amazon distribution warehouse, one worker at the plant, according to the Guardian said conditions at the facility are not…

Burlington County News·Business News·New Jersey News

Man Illegally Arrested for Playing Catch in a park with His Daughter in Park, Mayor Apologizes

BRIGHTON, CO-A former Brighton Colorado was handcuffed by police for violating social distancing rules after he was caught by police here playing catch with his young daughter. Matt Mooney, a Brighton resident…

Government News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter·Politics

Murphy Extends New Jersey Shut Down Another 30 Days

Maybe, one day, we’ll meet again, but that day is going to have to wait another 30 days as Governor Phil Murphy has extended the New Jersey coronavirus shutdown. So, sit tight…

Government News·Police Blotter

Haines Says She Didn’t Close Parks Because of Orthodox Jewish Presence in Brick

Ocean County Freeholder said many young people in the county are contracting COVID-19 coronavirus, which led her to close the parks, not reports of large numbers of Orthodox Jewish residents. TOMS RIVER-Ocean…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter·Politics

Did Kobe Bryant Death Take Our Eye Off Impending Coronavirus Pandemic?

There’s a meme going around the internet today claiming that the coronavirus infections in the United States back in January were overshadowed by the untimely death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, but…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

Woman Shot In Her Car on Jersey Interstate

Greenwich Township, Warren County, N.J. – The New Jersey State Police is investigating an incident where a suspect shot and injured a woman on Interstate 78 in Greenwich Township earlier this week.…

Police Blotter

The Straight Dopes On COVID-19

DOMINATED Here we go, more COVID-19 in the news! Back in February I read an article talking about how China and their media turned into non-stop reporting on the COVID-19 Wuhan Coronavirus…

Government News·Health and Wellness·Politics

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