19 Dead In Ocean County Overnight, County Sheriff Warns “It’s not over!”

TOMS RIVER-A spike in the daily volume of COVID-19 positives today reversed a downward trend that started this past holiday weekend has shown that Ocean County is not yet at the peak…

Governor Murphy Reason on Park Closures Due to Religious Gatherings

OCEAN COUNTY-Several weeks ago, Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines, 89, closed all of Ocean County’s parks because of large gatherings of religious Orthodox Jews visiting a bayside park in Brick Township. Publicly,…

Brigid Harrison’s Daily Dig on President Trump, Not Much Different Today

Democratic Congressional candidate Brigid Callahan Harrison (NJ-02) promised to give a daily shot at President Donald J. Trump while people in New Jersey die of COVID-19, but in just her third day,…

Howell Man Killed in Vietnam in 1968 Remembered for His Music

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – His body was never found in Vietnam, but 55 years later, his music was found by an obscure foreign 1960’s progressive and psychedelic online music curator. Walter Cichon,…

149 Dead in Ocean County As COVID-19 Cases Still Increasing; 149 Dead

TOMS RIVER-A weekend downturn in COVID-19 cases in Ocean County could have been just that. With Passover and Easter on Saturday and Sunday respectively, there was a drop in reported cases this…

Medical Supplies Seized from COVID-19 Price Gougers Being Distributed to Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the distribution of hoarded personal protective equipment (PPE), including approximately 192,000 N95 respirator masks, to those…

New Coronavirus Cases Down for Third Consecutive Day in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-For the third straight day, new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have decreased across Ocean County. The total count for Ocean County is 3,395 confirmed cases. Lakewood Township still leads the…

Lakewood Breaks 1,000 Coronavirus Cases, New Cases Down in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER- The number of daily coronavirus cases in Ocean County took a large dip on Friday, according to the Ocean County County Health Department, dropping under 150 new cases per day…

Towns Are Now Filling in their Skate Parks to Keep Kids out

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT- Towns across America, struggling to keep kids from being outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic are finding new ways to keep skateboarders out of their local skate parks. In South…

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…

Nearly 1/3 of All Ocean County Covid-19 Cases Are From Lakewood

TOMS RIVER-According to the Ocean County Health Department’s daily COVID-19 figures, nearly 1/3 of all infections are in Lakewood Township, followed by Toms River who has 508 cases. Lakewood now has 987…

Murphy’s Law: New Restrictions on Grocery Shopping, Construction

TRENTON-We’re not sure if Governor Murphy has an executive order wheel of chance that he spins daily as he crafts far-reaching new executive orders on a near-daily basis, but after landing on…

Lakewood Nears 1,000 Confirmed Cases as County Releases Daily Coronavirus Report

TOMS RIVER-The Ocean County Health Department has released today’s COVID-19 figures and Toms river and Lakewood continue to lead the county in positive infections. Lakewood now has 936 cases and Toms River…

Governor Murphy: Released Inmates During COVID-19 Have Nowhere to Go!

From Prison to Homeless Shelters, New Jersey’s Released Prisoners Had Nowhere to Go, Until Now. TRENTON-What sounded like a dumb idea by New Jersey Govenor Phil Murphy sounds even worse, weeks after…

Coronavirus Cases Down Today in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-On Sunday, the Ocean County Health Department figures released regarding coronavirus positives decreased by nearly 300. This comes as testing has continued at a drive thru facility at Ocean County College.…

AG Investigating Death of Man in Police Custody

TRENTON – The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation into the death of a man that occurred today in the City of Trenton while the decedent was in police custody. The investigation…

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…

Governor Murphy Just Authorized State Police to Commandeer Your Medical Supplies

TRENTON-Governor Murphy just signed an executive order that permits the New Jersey State Police to commandeer personal stockpiles of medical supplies to use in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The…

John Novak Talks About Governing his Town During the Coronavirus Pandemic

BARNEGAT-Of the three Republicans running for Congress against Democrat Andy Kim, only one is an active elected officials fighting on the front lines for his community during the coronavirus epidemic while David…

Reusable Shopping Bags Might be Great for Environment, But Also Good for Spreading Disease and Bacteria

TRENTON-Studies have shown that while reusable grocery bags may be great for the economy, they’re not so great for the health and safety of those who use them Now, Trenton lawmakers are…

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