County Arson Team Investigating Fire at Lakewood Day Care Center

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A fire that erupted in a Lakewood building is now the focus of a thorough investigation. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer reported that the incident occurred on March…

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Car Found Submerged in Lake Near Martin County Line Sparks Investigation

Martin County, FL – An early morning report of a car submerged in a lake on Citrus Boulevard near the North County line has led the Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) to…

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No Need to Panic: Emergency Operation on Essex County Lake is Just a Drill

Essex County, NY – The New York State Police have announced that their Underwater Recovery Team will be conducting ice dive training exercises at Paradox Lake, specifically in the Dark Bay area,…

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Health Officials Warn of Bacterial Disease Spreading in Lakewood, Ocean County

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Northern Ocean County faces a health challenge with a rising number of shigella cases, a bacterium found in the intestinal tract of infected individuals and shed through feces. According…

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Lakewood Man Sentenced to Year in County Jail Over Reckless Driving Death

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Avrohom Pam, 21, of Lakewood, received a sentence of 364 days in county jail and three years of probation for Reckless Vehicular Homicide and Assault by Auto. This…

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Ocean County Sheriff’s Office in Full Force in Lakewood After Israel Terror Attack

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Sheriff’s Deputies were deployed across Lakewood in the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that killed over 1,000 people. Eleven American citizens have been confirmed…

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Clearlake Oaks County Water District to Pay $1.6 Million in Settlement Over Federal Grant Misuse

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Clearlake Oaks County Water District in Lake County, California, has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement for failing to return overpaid federal and state disaster relief grants.…

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Ocean County Drug Bust Sends Lakewood Man to Jail

Brick Township, NJ – Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has recently announced that a collaborative investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies led to a significant drug bust in Brick Township. Detectives observed Raheem…

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County Commissioners at odds Over Preserving Last Farm in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A farm in Lakewood was the topic of a heated debate among Ocean County Commissioners, who have been at odds with each other for several years now politically. Ocean…

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Local elected officials come together in Lakewood for PAC promoting unity in Ocean County

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Dozens of Ocean County elected officials and candidates attended a gala hosted by United Ocean County PAC at Glatt Bite Kosher in Lakewood Township on Wednesday. The event was…

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Kari Lake Wins Partial Ballot Inspection Victory In Maricopa County

Kari Lake Wins Partial Ballot Inspection Victory In Maricopa County Trevor Schakohl on December 16, 2022 A court Thursday granted parts of Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s request to have some…

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Lakewood community calls for county worker’s job after more than four-year-old skit mocking Jews surfaces

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Nearly five years ago, an Ocean County road department worker hosted a skit mocking the Lakewood Jewish community inside the garage at the Plumsted garage of the Ocean County…

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Ocean County Sheriff Leads Search for Lakewood Boy’s Missing Hearing Aid

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A boy playing at Lakewood’s Ocean County Park lost his hearing aid in the water and after the park was closed and park security ushered the boy and his…

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Lakewood Drug Dealer, Countywide Narcotics Trafficker Arrested by DEA

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in conjunction with local law enforcement officials, has announced the arrest of 32-year-old Shamar Kerr, 32, of Lakewood, after an investigation into narcotics trafficking…

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Hill Endorses ‘Row B’, Echoes Call of “Important” Election for Ocean County by Lakewood Leaders

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill this week endorsed the Ocean County Republican candidates of ‘Row B’ in Tuesday’s election. Echoing the calls of Agudath Israel of America’s New…

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Recidivist Felon Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Federal Prison After Repeatedly Endangering Community In Moses Lake and Grant County

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Senior Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson has sentenced Jeremy Gilbert, 35, of Moses Lake,…

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