Jersey Dems Seeking to Expand State Voting Rights

TRENTON-New Jersey Democrats are launching what they are calling the “New Voter Empowerment Act” which will allow 17 year olds to vote in the state in future elections. America’s teens have become…

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Jersey Shore councilman charged with drug paraphernalia: It wasn’t Mine

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 Councilman Robert…

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Bill Proposed to Exempt Government Agencies from New Jersey’s Outrageous Gas Tax

TRENTON-The same lawmakers who passed New Jersey’s outrageous 23 cents per gallon gas tax are now scaling back after realizing the gas tax, which was meant to provide property tax relief has…

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Arrest Made in November Burger King Robbery

LACEY-At approximately 12:30am, November 26, 2017, the night shift manager of Burger King located in the Lacey Mall contacted police reporting a robbery. The manager explained to the police that he was locking the building…

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HS Volleyball Memorial Defeats Howell in Two

Jackson Memorial’s volleyball team won two matches against Howell on Friday, 25-22, 25-22. PLAYER ACES SERVICE PTS. KILLS ASSISTS BLOCKS DIGS Justin Bieniek 1 5 10 – – 9 Konrad Bieniek –…

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Jersey Democrat Seeks to Ban Tackle Football for Children

TRENTON-New Jersey Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri-Huttle (D) thinks children under the age of twelve should be barred from playing organized tack football. Tackle football is a fall pastime for thousands of children each year…

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Valley Ridge Estates Seeks Variance to Build 12 Homes in Brookwoods Section of Jackson

JACKSON-Valley Ridge Estates received an approval from the Jackson Township Planning Board to build 12 single family homes, asking for a variance to build on lots smaller than required by the zoning…

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Off-duty cop admits he lied, was drunk when he killed woman crossing the street

An off-duty Long Branch police officer admitted Tuesday that he was driving drunk when he fatally struck a woman as she crossed the street in September. Detective Jake Pascucci acknowledged that he…

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The state is giving away thousands of trees. Here’s how to get yours.

Get your green thumbs ready: Spring is here and New Jersey is giving 90,000 young trees away for free. The state forest service’s New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign is handing out seedlings…

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Toms River East (8) at Brick Township (9) – Softball

Samantha Le hit an RBI-single and scored the walk-off, game-winning run on a three-base error in the same at-bat to lift Brick Township to a 9-8 win over Toms River East in…

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Goldberg: Republicans in New Jersey Can Beat Menendez With Grassroots Effort

Brian Goldberg is hoping New Jersey Republicans appreciate his years of support to the GOP and choose him to be the nominee to run against corrupt Senator Robert Menendez in the June…

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U.S. Congressman MacArthur Asks for Facebook to Stop Attacking Him on Page

WASHINGTON, DC-New Jerseyans, many who are transplants from New York City these days are known for their rough exteriors and brash personalities, but one U.S. Congressman is trying to change that. U.S.…

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Pleasant Plains Fire Department Responds to Car Fire

by Ralph Stocco, TRPD TOMS RIVER-On March 28th at 10 pm police and fire units were dispatched to Walgreens, 2353 Route 9, for a vehicle fire. Upon arrival they observed flames from the…

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Baseball: Attanasi’s single gives No. 12 Washington Township an extra-innings win over No. 14 Toms River North

Austin Attanasi’s first two at-bats weren’t pretty. “I was very bad; I don’t know what I was doing,” he said, striking out twice – the first on three pitches. But in the…

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Jackson Liberty Softball Looking to Get Back on Top in 2018

JACKSON-The Jackson Liberty Lions are looking to bounce back to their 2016 glory when the team finished the season 21-5 (12-2 conference), clinching the B-South title and a second place finish in…

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Jackson Council Recognizes Education and Sharing Day

JACKSON-The Jackson Township council on Tuesday celebrated Education and Sharing Day, a day to honor the works of Hasidic Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Councilman Robert Nixon, who once led the township’s…

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Jackson MUA: Commissioner is Township Resident

JACKSON-The Jackson MUA said on Thursday that the authority has sufficient reason to believe one of its commissioners, Geneva Clayton does, in fact, reside in Jackson despite Clayton’s admission on a state…

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Saudi Arabia and Russia consider 10 to 20 year oil alliance

Saudi Arabia and Russia are working on a long-term deal to extend their alliance on oil curbs that began in January, 2017, after a crash in crude prices. “We are working to…

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Easter Bunny taken to hospital after falling ill at mall

A woman working as the Easter Bunny became ill while working at Ocean County Mall, and was taken to a hospital for treatment, according to officials. Toms River police responded to the…

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Where is Mary Lee, the East Coast’s Most Famous Great White Shark?

LONG BEACH ISLAND-For several years, it has been a hobby for many Jersey Shore residents and a nightmare for others, tracking a mammoth great white shark up and down the eastern seaboard.…

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