Lacey Police Hosting Another Skate Park Evening on Friday

LACEY-The next Gille Park Skate Park Evening event will be held this Friday night, October 6th, 2017, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The skate park will be open from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 pm, with…

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Ocean County Airport Plans for Future; Meeting Aviation and Safety Needs

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County Airport located off Route 530 in Berkeley Township has undergone numerous improvements since first being constructed in the 1960s. However, it’s focus remains the same, according to…

Community News·Ocean County News

Our Nation Must Unite in Prayer After Las Vegas Disaster

Americans awoke to the news this morning of the deadliest mass shooting that has ever occurred in our nation’s history. Fifty people are dead and several hundred are injured after a shooter…

US and World News

Jury: Corrupt Cop Aided Gang Members in Asbury Park

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – A jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon on most of the charges that a former Asbury Park police officer and a pair of criminal street gang…

Monmouth County News·Police Blotter

Route 91: Country Music Festival Attacked in Las Vegas

A gunman who opened fire on revelers late Sunday night outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino targeted the last night of a three-day-long country music event, the Route 91 Harvest Festival.…

Police Blotter·US and World News

Conway: These Are Not Statistics, These Are Our Children at White House Opioid Roundtable

WASHINGTON, DC-On Thursday, the White House held an opioid abuse roundtable that included representatives united in the fight against drug abuse. The event was hosted by First Lady Melania Trump and White…

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Only one member of the Pittsburgh Steelers stood for the national anthem on Sunday

Initial reports were that the entire Pittsburgh Steelers football team would forego the pregame national anthem for their game in Chicago after comments from President Donald Trump set a firestorm across the…

Local Sports News

Phil Murphy Still Silent on NJ’s 2% Tax Cap

TRENTON — New Jersey’s 2 percent cap on police and firefighter arbitration awards must be renewed, or else taxpayers will see their services cut and property taxes rise, local government leaders said…

Politics

Toms River Pizzeria Closes its Doors

TOMS RIVER-Nino’s Coal Fired Restaurant in Toms River this week shut its doors. The popular pizzeria at the corner of Route 9 and Cox Cro closed after 10 years in operation at…

Business News·Community News

Are Toms River Republicans Pandering for the Orthodox Jewish Vote?

Photo: Democrat gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy at a recent visit to Lakewood. Political Commentary TOMS RIVER-After a gesture of goodwill was sent by the Toms River Police Department this weekend through a…

Community News

Police: Flamethrower, bomb-making tools, guns found at Jersey Shore area biker gang home

GUNS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS CACHE DISCOVERED 30 guns, flamethrower, silencers, 1000s of rounds of ammunition, bomb-making materials seized A scene out of the television series Sons of Anarchy unfolded this week at…

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In Honor of Police, Mayor Has Blue Line Painted at Township Sports Complex

Last weekend, while the Jackson Township Police were away, Mayor Michael Reina and the Department of Public Works left them a surprise on West Veterans Highway and within the township’s Justice Complex.…

Police Blotter

White House Press Briefing Transcript: September 15, 2017

MS. SANDERS: Good afternoon. At the top I’d like to read a statement on the recent attacks in the UK and France: The United States strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attack in…

Politics·US and World News

Prosecutor’s Office Arrests 32 Gang Members in Operation Lights Out

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – An investigation launched earlier this year prompted by a spike in shootings in Long Branch, Asbury Park and Neptune Township, resulted in the arrests of members…

Police Blotter

Former Jackson Zoning Board Member Unleashes Anti-Semitic Tirade; Calls for Senator’s Suicide

JACKSON-A former Jackson Zoning Board member whose most notable action during his eight year tenure in the township was voting to deny an application for an all-girl Orthodox Yeshiva on Cross Street…

Government News

10th Annual Wounded Warrior Parade coming to Jackson Twp

As Mayor, Mike Reina has the privilege of recognizing many outstanding citizens in our community. For the past 10 years he has had the honor of riding alongside some true heroes- Wounded…

Community News

Travel Softball News: Jersey Assassins Program Kicks Off With 4-0 Weekend

JACKSON-The Jersey Assassins 14u travel softball team kicked off their inaugural season in style this weekend, winning their first four games in USABL competition. Jersey Assassins 15 North Edison Blue Devils 0…

Local Sports News·New Jersey News

U.S. Continues Strikes Against ISIS in Syria

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 5, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 37 strikes consisting of 41 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent…