Lakewood DMV shut down for COVID-19

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJ MVC) today announced the Lakewood Vehicle Center and Flemington Licensing Center are closed due to a single employee testing positive for COVID-19…

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NY Child Sex Trafficker Exploited NJ Teen

NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man is scheduled to make his initial appearance today on charges that he attempted to engage in sex trafficking of two minors and transported the minors…

Dog fighting ban waiting for Governor Murphy’s signature

JACKSON, N.J. – Assemblyman Ron Dancer’s bill cracking down on an animal cruelty trend known as “trunk fighting” was advanced to the governor’s desk. The bill (A3231), unanimously passed by both houses…

Senate Approves Oroho and Sweeney Bill Supporting NJ Dairy Farmers

Sussex, NJ – Bipartisan legislation that would assist the state’s struggling dairy farmers, sponsored by Senator Steve Oroho and Senate President Steve Sweeney, passed the Senate today. The bill, S-3465, would direct…

NJ Senate approves measure to allow small school districts greater say in regional politics

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Small school districts that send students to a high school district but do not qualify for representation on the school board would have more input on school policies…

Brick Township community cleanups begin April 17

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Township “Pick up Brick” program will kick off a series of community cleanups on April 17th, partnering with Environmental Group Clean Ocean Action for their Annual Spring…

Here’s who will be at the Brick Farmers Market this spring and summer

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Farmers Market will return to Windward Beach Park for it’s seventh season on Saturday, May 1, 2021. The hours for the 2021 Season are 8:30am –…

15 million doses of J&J vaccine ruined due to vendor mistake

White House officials knew weeks ago, but hid the news from the public. 15 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine had to be destroyed after a vendor mixed up ingredients.…

Military leadership holds ‘stand downs’ to address right-wing ‘extremism’ within its ranks

WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Defense has been instructing its commanders and staff leadership to host ‘stand downs’ with their troops to talk about right-wing extremism within the U.S. military ranks.…

Guyana man tried to smuggle birds inside hair rollers, caught at JFK Airport

JAMAICA, N.Y. – This wasn’t the usual game of peek-a-boo, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers won anyway after they discovered 29 finches concealed in hair rollers inside a Guyana man’s baggage…

Middlesex County Man Admits Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police…

Toms River Blue Line Painter’s Wild Ride Began with auto theft, Ended in Mo Hill’s Parking Spot

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It was a crazy day for David Giordano, a man police in Toms River say has a history with the department. Giordano as we reported earlier was the…

Lake Elsinore ‘bag man’ bilked seniors in fake crime scams

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge that he participated in an international conspiracy where he helped collect more than $500,000 in cash…

Princeton man arrested for multiple fraud schemes, stole millions

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A former Princeton resident was arrested today and charged with engaging in multiple fraudulent schemes intended to steal millions of dollars from individual and institutional victims, Acting U.S.…

Real Housewives Star Jennifer Shah Charged by feds for money laundering

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations…

If you see this on your trees, you need to get rid of it quickly. Here’s why

TRENTON – New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher is encouraging New Jersey residents to help take part in eliminating Spotted Lanternfly egg masses before they hatch near the end…

ICONA Resorts purchases the Windrift Hotel in Avalon

AVALON, NJ – ICONA Resorts announced that it has purchased the Windrift Hotel, the oceanfront resort adjacent to ICONA Avalon, built and owned by the Buckingham and Diller families since 1967. With this acquisition, ICONA…

Two charged for making threatening phone calls to Brick police

Brick Township – Two Brick men have been charged for making terroristic threats to a police officer. From the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office: Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on…

Former Government Contracting Officer Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, VA. – A New Jersey woman was sentenced today to two years in prison for engaging in a bribery and procurement fraud scheme while she served as a contracting officer for…

Former Contracting Officer Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy

GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY – A New Jersey woman was sentenced today to two years in prison for engaging in a bribery and procurement fraud scheme. According to court documents, Diane D. Sturgis,…

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