Two charged for murder in Atlantic City
MAYS LANDING– Neco J. Pitts, 28, of Long Branch, and Leonard B. Ludwigsen Jr., 26, of Egg Harbor Township, were both charged for the January 2020 murder of a man in Atlantic…
NJ fire chief gives post-mortem on 170-acre Lakewood forest fire
BRICK, NJ – The massive 170-acre fire that destroyed commercial buildings in Lakewood and threatened one of Ocean County’s busiest retail corridors has been brought completely under control. As of 2 p.m.…
Lakewood Fire Chief: Numerous structures caught fire as blaze heads to Brick
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Fire Chief John Yahr today said moments ago that a fire that began in Lakewood Township has quickly spread and is headed south toward Brick Township. “At about…
$50,000 winning Powerball ticket sold in Manasquan
MANASQUAN, NJ (March 11, 2021) – Two New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, March 10, drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier…
Police seeking driver of hit and run that critically injured 77-year-old in Matawan
MATAWAN, NJ – Investigators are seeking assistance from the public to help determine the details of a hit and run motor vehicle collision Tuesday evening that left a 77-year-old Matawan woman in…
NJ DOT announces $10 million in municipal grants for road paving projects in Ocean County
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey DOT has announced the following funding approved for roadway improvement and paving in Ocean County during 2021. Work on these roads is expected to begin…
Man arrested for stabbing two teens near Asbury Park High School
FREEHOLD, NJ – An Asbury Park man has been arrested and charged for his role in the stabbing of two victims, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Jadon Carter, 20, of…
Op-ed: Murphy, Don’t be a knucklehead, fund the formula
by Robert T. Wood Imagine it’s 2017. For the past eight years you’ve seen headline after headline about how the incumbent Governor Chris Christie is no friend of public education. Pensions. Budgets.…
Op-Ed: Democrats are Speaking Out Both Sides Of Their Mouths When It Comes to Protecting Children from Marijuana and Alcohol
Op-Ed by Senator Declan O’Scanlon Two-faced. This is the word that first comes to mind when I try to describe to family and friends as to what happened with the recent passage…
County school districts in New Jersey could be in the future under new bipartisan regionalization bill
The Senate Education Committee has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Vin Gopal and Declan O’Scanlon to encourage the creation of K-12 regional and countywide school…
As neighboring states move to reopen, Murphy continues to keep New Jersey on lockdown
TRENTON, NJ – The COVID-19 virus in New Jersey is apparently different than the COVID-19 virus in other states. It isn’t? One legislator in the New Jersey Senate wants to know why…
New Jersey lawmakers announce bi-partisan effort to create special education unit
TRENTON, NJ – Legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney, and Senators Steven Oroho and Robert Singer which would create a special education unit within the Office of Administrative Law, cleared the…
Search continues for missing shore 12-year-old last seen at Freehold Raceway Mall
FREEHOLD, NJ – The search continues for a missing 12-year-old girl from the Jersey Shore who is believed to be a runaway. The missing juvenile is Natalee Perez, 12 years old, 5’04”,…
New Jersey town oversight committee says “thin blue line” on road should go
HOLMDEL, NJ – Some residents in Monmouth County are upset after the Holmdel Township “Ad Hoc Committee on Human Relations” has deemed the town’s “thin blue line” is a symbol of division,…
Here are five highly rated DUI and DWI lawyers in Toms River Township
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Mistakes happen and lawyers know that, so do judges and juries. If you’ve been charged with a DUI in Toms River, there’s a website called AVVO that can…
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Opens Advanced Cardiac Cath Lab
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center opened a new cardiac catheterization laboratory in February. The lab upgrades the academic medical center’s services treating heart disease. It is equipped with GE Healthcare’s…
Little Egg Harbor man shot dead in Lakewood Coventry Square Neighborhood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A 20-year-old man was shot dead in Lakewood Township Sunday night. According to law enforcement officials, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Lakewood Township Police were called to the area of…
Three Charged for String of Car Burglaries in Wall Township
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Wall arrested a man and a juvenile in response to a rash of car burglaries and thefts in the township. Police arrested Ryan Miles, 36 years…
Shore man pretended he was 17 to lure, sexually assault two 13-year-old girls
SEA BRIGHT, NJ — The man smiling here is 27-year-old Nathan Cohen of Eatontown. Cohen was smiling because in his mind he did a good thing. He told two 13-year-old girls that…
Man gets 5 years in prison for killing four German shepherd puppies
FREEHOLD, NJ – A Howell man was sentenced today to five years in state prison on charges of animal cruelty after admitting last year his neglect caused the deaths of four German…