Ocean County Rained On Most in NJ in May
May turned out to be a lousy month for New Jersey sun worshippers, but a great month for lush lawns and flower beds. All because of a pesky weather pattern that pushed…
Lakewood Population Breaks 100,000 Mark
LAKEWOOD — The township has exceeded 100,000 residents, making it the eighth largest in New Jersey, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent data. The Ocean County town now has approximately…
Toms River RadioShack Store Not Closing
The one-time dominant electronics retailer RadioShack is in the final stages of closing more than 1,000 stores, leaving just 70 opened across the country. Just three brick-and-mortar stores will remain open in…
First mounds of sand pumped ashore to start massive beach replenishment project
ORTLEY BEACH — The first mounds of sand for one of New Jersey’s largest beach replenishment projects started being pumped onto Ortley Beach this week as Shore towns on the northern Ocean…
Rullo: Guadagno "Sold Her Soul"; Secures Powerful Lakewood Orthodox Bloc Vote
LAKEWOOD-The influential political power brokers of Lakewood Township, the Lakewood Vaad, have announced Kim Guadagno as their candidate of choice for governor of New Jersey in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. In a report…
Female Veterans Home Open In Jackson, NJ
We are pleased to announce the grand opening of Guiding Light House, Inc. This is a transitional housing program for Woman Veterans and is the first female only non profit in the…
Rock Truck Crash in Manchester Sends Three to Hospital
by Manchester PD MANCHESTER-On Monday, May 15, 2017, at approximately 3:28 p.m. , members of the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 539 and Harry Wright Boulevard in the…
NJ Attorney General Will Pay You $25,000 to Snitch on Corrupt Politicians
TRENTON-Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced two new initiatives to fight public corruption, including a reward program offering up to $25,000 for tips from the public, as well as a program that…
Jackson Man Busted By State Police with 100 Bags of Heroin
HAMILTON TWP-The New Jersey State Police have arrested Dario Jefferson, 28, of Jackson, N.J. and seized $300 worth of heroin. On Monday, May 8, at 2:52 p.m., Trooper Keith Ashley stopped Jefferson…
Route 37 Mathis Bridge to Reopen This Weekend According to NJDOT
by NJDOT TRENTON-New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced this week that all three lanes of traffic on the Mathis Bridge/Route 37 eastbound are scheduled to be reopened this weekend for…
Suspected Point Pleasant Aspiring ISIS Terrorist Stabbed Mom's Dog Because it was "unclean"
A Point Pleasant man who was accused by the FBI of providing material support for ISIS was caught after police were called on a report that he had stabbed his mother’s dog and…
NJ Governor Christie Vetoes Dem Bill that Sought to Block President Trump from Being on 2020 Ballot
TRENTON-A bill approved by the legislature in the blue state of New Jersey that could have kept President Donald Trump off the ballot in the Garden State in 2020 if he doesn’t…
FEDS: Point Pleasant Man Plotted to Kill for ISIS with Pressure Cooker Bomb
A Point Pleasant, New Jersey, man will appear in federal court today to face allegations that he planned to construct and use a pressure cooker bomb in support of the Islamic State…
Find a Job in Toms River at the Library Job Fair
Over 20 healthcare employers will be at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. The fair will include full-time,…
Who is Kim Guadagno and why is she running to succeed Christie as N.J. governor?
The first state-sponsored debates for Democrats and Republicans running for New Jersey governor will be held May 9. Leading up to that, NJ Advance Media is profiling the four Democrats and two…
N.J. college loses $1.25M … for not double spacing grant application
NEWARK — Every year since 1999, New Jersey Institute of Technology has offered a college-prep program for low-income high school students from Newark who hope to become the first in their family…
Trump lands in N.J. for weekend stay
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned to New Jersey late Thursday for the first time since becoming the nation’s 45th president After joining Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Intrepid Sea,…
Number of dangerous fungal disease on rise in N.J., according to CDC
Cases of a newly-emerging strain of fungal disease that can be fatal have jumped in New Jersey and New York since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first warned hospitals…
Body of fisherman missing since January found on Barneget Bay island
LITTLE EGG HARBOR — The body of a Tuckerton fisherman who has been missing since January was found Friday on an island in the Barnegat Bay, authorities said Thursday. Christopher Hugg’s body…
Guadagno: Never Underestimate a Woman with a Gun
TOMS RIVER-Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno is under fire this week over a comment she made back in March at the Ocean County GOP Governor’s forum at the Days Hotel in the Atlantis…