COVID-19 On the Rise This Week in Ocean County, Highest Totals Since Mid-May According to Health Department Figures

The Ocean County Health Department today has reported 70 new cases of COVID-19, showing an increasing daily trend this week as numbers in the county begin to rise to levels not seen…

Rumson Jeweler Charged for Theft of Over $260,000 in Merchandise

FREEHOLD – The owner of a Rumson jewelry store was charged with theft today after failing to return jewelry totaling over $260,000 that was left at his store on consignment or for…

Threatening Jail Time, Murphy Warns Holman, Earp, Other Party Bosses Not to Screw With Mail-In Election

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Most people who cast an election ballot each year may not know that the sanctity of their vote lies in the hands of powerful political party bosses. In…

In a Tantrum, Ocean County GOP Boss Drops Out of His Own Fundraiser for Congressional Candidate

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – An end of the summer barbecue hosted by the Ocean County Republican Party turned into an end of summer fireworks spectacle. Now the chairman of the party has…

Howell Mayor Berger Cited in Lawsuit for “Vehemently Opposing” Proposed Dump

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Resource Engineering, LLC, a firm owned by the family of former Monmouth County Republican Party matriarch and former Monmouth County Clerk Claire French is now suing the Monmouth…

Ocean County Political Boss Rakes In $6 Million in Public Contracts as Party Falls Apart Around Him

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In the Mel Brooks comedy classic, History of the World Part One, there’s a scene where Brooks plays King Louis XVI and Brooks says, “It’s good to be…

If Found Guilty on Violating Toms River Pay to Play Law, McGuckin Firm Could Lose All State Contracts

This story was reported last month, but last week, Gregory P. McGuckin filed a motion to dismiss the case in superior court to avoid the charges that he created an ordinance for…

Vicari Calls on Murphy to Stop Playing Games with Restaurants, Reopen Indoor Dining

TOMS RIVER, NJ – As Governor Phil Murphy continues picking winners and losers in the COVID-19 recovery, an Ocean County Freeholder is calling on the Governor to stop playing games with peoples’…

Politically Connected Ocean County Pay to Play Law Firm Received $1.1 Million in Public Contracts in 2019

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A politically connected law firm in Toms River received $1,168,375.79 in public contracts across Ocean County in 2019 according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s Pay…

Mo Hill Should Declare Toms River a Restaurant Sanctuary City, Oppose Phil Murphy

TOMS RIVER, NJ – After watching by idly for months, Mayor Mo Hill of Toms River, is coming out of his COVID-19 shelter like many others this week, demanding Governor Phil Murphy…

Murphy Administration Slams Sheriff During Weekly County Call Over Indoor Dining Stance

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In their weekly county call, the Phil Murphy administration railed Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy after he reversed course on the administration’s effort to shut down the Lakeside…

With $60,000,000 in the Bank, Ocean County Can Provide Tax Relief by Pausing Open Space Tax Collection

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is sitting on an account with approximately $60,000,000 in it, but nothing to spend it on. That’s because each year, the…

Lakewood Man Charged for Shooting 4 Year Old Girl Who Was Just Sitting Outside her Asbury Park Home

FREEHOLD – A Lakewood man has been arrested and charged for his role in the shooting of a four-year-old Asbury Park girl, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Sciaire N. Jackson, 27,…

NJ Gym Owner Shut Down After Operating for 3 Weeks Operating Within Murphy Guidelines

JACKSON, NJ – Although he moved his training outdoors local gym owner Anthony Kapasakis called the state of New Jersey after indoor private training was declared allowed. The state said his plan…

Black N.J. Correctional officer Suspended for Saying Murdered 5-Year-Old Cannon Hinnant “Should’ve Ducked”

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NJ – Cumberland County correctional officer Rome Smith, who works for the county’s juvenile detention unit has been suspended after posting on Facebook that 5-year-old Cannon Hinnan, a white child,…

Ocean County to Purchase 16 Acres of Land on Jackson’s East Side to Save from Development

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is expected to purchase 16.81 acres of land along South Hope Chapel Road between Whitesville Road and Route 571 to protect…

Five More Charged for Political Corruption in New Jersey as Task Force Continues Taking Down Dirty Politicians

TOMS RIVER, NJ – As a series of political scandals and wrongdoings emerge in Toms River, the New Jersey task force assigned to fighting political corruption has been working over time taking…

Attorney General Arrests Politically Connected Lawyer in Toms River Style Pay to Play Corruption Case

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced charges against an attorney stemming from a major corruption probe by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) that previously…

Man Charged for Attempted Murder in Asbury Park

FREEHOLD – A Neptune Township man was arrested and charged for his role in an attempted murder in Asbury Park in May, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Ryan Taylor, 29, of…

Monmouth Man Jumped, Robbed After Winning Payday At Monmouth Race Track

FREEHOLD – One of three men suspected of being responsible for the robbery of a Keyport man who was coming home with a large sum of cash he won at Monmouth Park…

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