Planning a Staycation at Home This Spring and Summer? This Company Can Help You Prepare Now

Last week, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture announced that lawn care and landscaping services are now an essential service during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to allow homeowners to continue to maintain their…

Six Rabbis Died of Coronavirus This Week in Lakewood; BMG Director: Stay at Home Lives are at Risk!

LAKEWOOD-The coronavirus outbreak in Lakewood is starting to have grave and sad consequences as it has been announced that six rabbis from the community have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Rabbi Avraham…

Prosecutor: 10 Charged in Lakewood for Violating Stay-At-Home Order

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer announced that on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Lakewood Township Police were dispatched to a residence…

Monmouth Senator Wants Stiff Penalties for “Selfish” COVID-19 “Party” Violators

OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Senator Vin Gopal will introduce legislation directing law enforcement officers to issue penalties for individuals who attend social gatherings in violation of a Governor’s executive order during a state…

Political Pandering Alert: McGuckin, Catalano Call for Cease of Toll Hike Hearings Weeks After they Happened

TRENTON-On March 19th, 2020, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority held a hearing amid the coronavirus pandemic to increase toll hikes on New Jersey’s two major toll roads, the Garden State Parkway and…

Brick Township Latest to Close Parks and Beaches

In light of the continuing spread of Coronavirus in Brick Township and Ocean County and at the urging of Mayor John G. Ducey, Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio is amending his…

What’s Open and What’s Closed Along the Oceanfront in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-While the common theme among mayors and towns along the Jersey Shore has been “Stay Out”, some services and beaches do remain open. Here’s a list as of today of what’s…

New Jersey Coronavirus Crimes Quickly Becoming an Epidemic in Itself

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today urged the public and business owners to comply with the Governor’s emergency orders – not only to keep themselves and others healthy, but to avoid…

New Jersey State Police Colonel: Acts of Anti-Semitism During Coronavirus Will Not Be Tolerated in Ocean County

TRENTON-Colonel Patrick Callahan of the New Jersey State Police said on Friday that he will not tolerate acts of Anti-Semitism against the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood Township. This comes…

Prosecutor: Howell Man Posted on Facebook He Wanted to go to Lakewood With a Baseball Bat

LAKEWOOD-On March 26, 2020, at approximately 2100 hours the Lakewood Police was notified of a “Bias Terroristic Threat” made towards the Jewish community in Lakewood via a Facebook post by a neighboring…

Lakewood Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Making Threats to Lakewood Jewish Community Over Lock Down Violations

LAKEWOOD-On March 26, 2020, at approximately 2100 hours the Lakewood Police was notified of a “Bias Terroristic Threat” made towards the Jewish community in Lakewood via a Facebook post by a neighboring…

As Coronavirus Outbreak Soars in Lakewood, Police Break Up Another Wedding

LAKEWOOD_Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Thursday, March 26, 2020, members of the Lakewood Township Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Wayne Street for a report of…

Seaside Park Boardwalk Closed

Effective immediately, by order of the Seaside Park Office of Emergency Management the boardwalk will be closed to the public until further notice. The beach entrances will remain accessible to the public…

NJ Attorney General: Large Gatherings in Lakewood, Salem Put Police Officers at Risk

LAKEWOOD-New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is finally cracking down on large public gatherings in the face of the growing Coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey. At the Jersey Shore, Lakewood Township’s rate…

Seaside Heights Mayor Closes All Beaches – Out Towners “Stay Out”

Mayor Anthony E. Vaz announced today that effective immediately the Seaside Heights ocean and bay beaches are closed until further notice. “In support of Governor Phil Murphy’s “stay home” executive orders and…

Editorial: Instead of Ceasing Cash at Tolls, New Jersey Should Suspend ALL Tolls During COVID-19 Outbreak

During the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, New Jersey residents have all be asked to do more with less by the state and the federal government. Workers remain at home, losing wages, but one…

Rifts Between Jersey Communities Starting to Form as Coronavirus Fears Intensity at the Jersey Shore

LAKEWOOD-There are now two distinct rifts growing between communities here at the Jersey Shore as we are midway through the second week of a state-imposed self-quarantine and shutdown aimed to stop the…

Assemblymen McGuckin, Catalano: BENNY’s Go Home! We Don’t Want You at the Shore!

BRICK, N.J. – Two New Jersey assemblymen from Ocean County have a message for out-of-area property homeowners, who have invested up to millions of dollars in vacation homes here at the Jersey Shore.…

Ocean County Coronavirus Positives Increased 40% Since Yesterday.

TOMS RIVER-The Ocean County Health Department today released updated counts of confirmed positive coronavirus cases, noting the new countywide total is 149 confirmed cases. That number represents a 40% increase from just…

AG Gurbir Grewal: The Time for Warnings is Over, Warns of Strict Enforcement of State Quarantine Orders

TRENTON-New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the time for asking residents to follow state-mandated orders and his office and local law enforcement will no longer be asking nicely for residents of…

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