Berkeley Township Getting Multipurpose Turf Field for Youth Programs

Berkeley Township has received approval from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program for a grant of $750,000 for the installation of an all-purpose turf field at…

NJ Woman Gets 12 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children

TRENTON-An Audubon, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for conspiring with her former boyfriend to produce sexually explicit images of two children, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.…

NJ DEP: High Fecal Counts in Toms River Prompt Shellfish Harvesting Shutdown

This week, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued a notice suspending the harvesting of shellfish from the Toms River due to public health risks. “Analysis of water samples indicate portions…

Ordinance to Allow Brick Cops to Enforce NJ Traffic Laws in private Parking Lots Advances

BRICK-The Brick Council on Tuesday voted in favor of an ordinance to allow police officers to perform traffic enforcement operations in some of the town’s public and private parking facilities. Under the…

Democrat Brick School Board Hires Law Firm Owned by GOP Chairman, Former Governor

BRICK-A politically bizarre turn of events occurred this week at the Brick Township School Board when the “Clean Slate” Democrats who control the board voted to appoint a law firm with deep…

N.J. gets first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history

Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for New Jersey’s top law enforcement job got swift legislative approval Tuesday, hours after Murphy took office. Former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal became the nation’s first Sikh…

Murphy says N.J. will ‘soon’ end PARCC testing

As Phil Murphy succeeds Chris Christie as New Jersey’s governor Tuesday, there’s at least one thing students and teachers in the state’s public schools can expect: an end to controversial PARCC testing.…

Bamboozled: Plumbing giant A.J. Perri hit with record fine for deceiving customers

Plumbing giant A.J. Perri has been hit with a $100,000 fine – the largest ever levied by New Jersey’s plumbing board – and has agreed to reform its deceitful business practices under…

Pep Boys Charged with Deceptive Business Practices by Attorney General

From the Office of Christopher Porrino, NJ OAG Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that “Pep Boys,” the auto parts and service retail chain, has…

Gas Leak Forces Evacuation of Bayville Neighborhood

On January 11th 2018 at approximately 1:45pm Patrolman Jerry Bacon and Patrolman Michael Connell responded to the area of Richard Road and Morris Blvd for a report of a large natural gas…

Toms River Schools Awarded Sustainable Grant Funding from NJEA

Sustainable Jersey for Schools and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) announced that Toms River High School South and Intermediate East have been awarded $10,000 and $2,000 Sustainable Jersey for Schools grants,…

Byrnes to Lead Berkeley Council in 2018

BERKELEY – Longtime Ward 1 Councilman James Byrnes, will once again lead the Council in 2018. Byrnes, who served as a Medic in the 82nd Airborne during Vietnam, where he received a…

Man Who Stole $400,000 from Youth Soccer Program Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – The former treasurer of the Freehold Soccer League was sentenced to six years in a New Jersey state prison for stealing more than $400,000 from the…

Chris Christie and Phil Murphy join together to fight Trump

WASHINGTON — New Jersey’s incoming and outgoing governors joined U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Robert Menendez Sunday in urging President Donald Trump’s administration to immediately end talk of allowing oil drilling off…

Gas Leak Forces Neighborhood Evacuation

by Brick PD BRICK-On 1/12/18 at 10:27 am the Brick Township Police Department responded to the area of the 300 block of Cherokee Lane for a gas leak. Upon arrival of Police…

Brick Municipal Anti-Drug Coalition to Offer Weekend Sport Program to Kids Ages 9-12

By Brick Twp The Brick Municipal Anti-Drug Coalition (BMAC) is offering a new program for township boys and girls ages 9 through 12 called Sport Saturday. The program offers young athletes 90…

Berkeley Mayor, Police Chief Promote Firearm Safety

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP- Mayor Carmen Amato and Police Chief Karin DiMichele are pleased to announce Berkeley Township’s participation in “Project Child Safe.” “Project Child Safe” is a program of the National Shooting Sports…

Toms River Field of Dreams Special Needs Park Land Use Change Hearing Set for Feb. 15th

The Toms River Field of Dreams is the passion of residents Christian and Mary Kane, which would benefit those like their six-year-old son Gavin and other special needs children in town. Their…

Toms River Lawyer Stole a Young Boy’s Inheritance After His Father Died, Now He’s Going to Jail

by Peter Aseltine TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a lawyer from Ocean County who formerly practiced in Jersey City was convicted at trial today on charges that he stole…

School District Signs $637k Deal with RWJBarnabas for Arena Sponsorship

Toms River Regional Schools today announced a multifaceted partnership with RWJBarnabas Health on a five-year agreement to become the official healthcare partner to the Toms River School District. Through this alliance, RWJBarnabas…

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