Jackson Based Harmony Bank Sold to Lakeland Bancorp for $32 Million

JACKSON-The Boards of Directors of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which Harmony Bank will be merged with and into…

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Toms River Chabad Hearing Set for April 14th Zoning Board Meeting

The Toms River Township zoning board announced a new date for the next hearing on the controversial Chabad Jewish Center variance. The application for Chabad Jewish Center of Toms River, 2001 Church…

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Brick Township High School Hosts Event for Tom Hebert

BRICK – Brick Township High School will host a night of entertainment by Jeff Norris and other comedians at 7 p.m. March 4. The Together for Tom event is a benefit for…

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Man Burglarizes Home While Family, Children Sleeping Inside

TOMS RIVER-Shortly before 4:30 Am on Saturday February 27, a male entered a residence on Wyoming Drive while the family, including children, were sleeping. The suspect removed two purses and left the…

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Armed Robbery Reported in Ocean County Stop & Shop Parking Lot

On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at approximately 9:25 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police responded to the Super Stop & Shop supermarket located at 400 Lacey Road in the Whiting section…

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Mantoloking Fire Chief in ICU After Fire Destroys $1.5M Home

Two firefighters were injured, one seriously while battling a fire at a vacant home on Channel Lane in Mantoloking yesterday. Mantoloking Police & Fire departments were dispatched to the residents after receiving…

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Allen Pledges to Continue Fight to Preserve and Strengthen McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Senator Diane Allen (R-Burlington) issued the following statement reiterating her commitment to continue working to protect Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from President Obama’s latest closure attempt and to enhance its economic and operational…

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Bateman Bill Expanding Eligibility for Benefits Under “Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights” Passes Senate

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman to include the domestic or civil union partner of a homicide victim among those eligible to receive compensation, as well as…

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Prescribed burns in Ocean County this weekend

JACKSON – The New Jersey State Forest Fire Service will conduct prescribed burns in Jackson and other parts of Ocean County on Feb. 27-28. The seasonal program of prescribed or controlled burns…

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What Yankees fans need to know about YES vs. Comcast squabble

TAMPA — If you’re one of the 900,000 residents of North Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania whose cable provider is Comcast, you may have noticed that the YES Network has been blacked out…

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Connors, Rumpf & Gove: Small Businesses & Seniors Will Be Hit Hard by Minimum Wage Increase

Imposing more state mandates will have a chilling effect on New Jersey’s economy warned the 9th Legislative District delegation, following the announcement of what is the latest in a string of anti-small…

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Connors, Rumpf & Gove Are ‘NO’ Votes on Gas Tax Increase

Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove want their position to be known to legislative colleagues and special interests bent on increasing New Jersey’s gas tax…

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March 13 Pancake Breakfast Benefits Jackson Township Food Pantry

JACKSON – A pancake breakfast benefitting the Jackson Township Food Pantry will be held from 9 a.m. to noon March 13 at the Jackson Senior Center, 45 Don Connor Boulevard in Jackson.…

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Shore Area Swindler Indicted For $388,000 Con Job

An Ocean County man captured by police in 2014 for defrauding potential tenants of a Howell Township home of security deposits through Craigslist has been indicted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office today.…

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Man Claiming to be Real Estate Buyer from Lakewood Charged with Trespassing

TOMS RIVER-Less than one week after Toms River Township officials passed a cease and desist order against aggressive real estate agents from Lakewood Township, police here say they have arrested a man…

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Butcher Knife Wielding Mugger Stopped at Gunpoint by Cop in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD-On February 26, 2016 at approximately 3 am, Officer Kristie Buble was traveling east on Route 88 when she observed what she perceived was one male chasing another. While turning her patrol car…

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HS BOYS BASKETBALL: Southern Regional Defeats Donovan Catholic 71-63

The Donovan Catholic High School boys basketball team held a five-point lead at the end of the third quarter Thursday but couldn’t hold on as visiting Southern Regional came back to defeat…

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Trump Schlongs Rubio, Cruz, Romney in Houston Debate

Donald Trump is a the clear cut winner of Thursday night’s Republican debate in Houston, Texas according to a Drudge Report Poll. Of the 440,000 who took the poll, 56% felt…

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Public Hearing on March 22 over Seaside Heights Beach Swap

SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres Program will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. March 22 to discuss a request by Seaside Heights to dispose…

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Mayor Gotto: Howell Township Municipal Alliance Making A Difference in the Lives of Our Citizens

HOWELL-Formed in 1989 for the prevention of drug, alcohol and tobacco use among Howell Township youth, the Howell Township Municipal Alliance (HTMA) addressed the township council at Monday nights’ town meeting to…

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Jackson Based Harmony Bank Sold to Lakeland Bancorp for $32 Million

Toms River Chabad Hearing Set for April 14th Zoning Board Meeting

Brick Township High School Hosts Event for Tom Hebert

Man Burglarizes Home While Family, Children Sleeping Inside

Armed Robbery Reported in Ocean County Stop & Shop Parking Lot

Mantoloking Fire Chief in ICU After Fire Destroys $1.5M Home

Allen Pledges to Continue Fight to Preserve and Strengthen McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Bateman Bill Expanding Eligibility for Benefits Under “Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights” Passes Senate

Prescribed burns in Ocean County this weekend

What Yankees fans need to know about YES vs. Comcast squabble

Connors, Rumpf & Gove: Small Businesses & Seniors Will Be Hit Hard by Minimum Wage Increase

Connors, Rumpf & Gove Are ‘NO’ Votes on Gas Tax Increase

March 13 Pancake Breakfast Benefits Jackson Township Food Pantry

Shore Area Swindler Indicted For $388,000 Con Job

Man Claiming to be Real Estate Buyer from Lakewood Charged with Trespassing

Butcher Knife Wielding Mugger Stopped at Gunpoint by Cop in Lakewood

HS BOYS BASKETBALL: Southern Regional Defeats Donovan Catholic 71-63

Trump Schlongs Rubio, Cruz, Romney in Houston Debate

Public Hearing on March 22 over Seaside Heights Beach Swap

Mayor Gotto: Howell Township Municipal Alliance Making A Difference in the Lives of Our Citizens

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