E-Z Pass Coming to 5 Jersey Shore Bridges This Year
CAPE MAY COUNTY — The first of the five Cape May county bridges to get E-ZPass will start to offer the service within the next two months. The installation of E-ZPass at…
Police ID man who died after being pulled from surf off Long Branch
LONG BRANCH – The man who died after he was pulled from the ocean off Seven Presidents Park on Sept. 23 has been identified as a 34-year-old Piscataway man. Weining Liu was…
Jury: Corrupt Cop Aided Gang Members in Asbury Park
by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – A jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon on most of the charges that a former Asbury Park police officer and a pair of criminal street gang…
Police Report Crash in Manchester
by Vincent Manco, MTPD Manchester Twp NJ – On Thursday, September 28, 2017, at approximately 5:14 pm, members of the Manchester Township Police Department responded to County Route 539 near the intersection…
Dolphins at the Shore Enjoying Beaches to Themselves as Summer Draws to an End
STONE HARBOR – Big waves and rip currents at the Jersey Shore from recent storms in the Atlantic Ocean were no match for a pod of dolphins earlier this week. The dolphins…
Motorcyclist killed, SUV driver injured in crash, police say
MANCHESTER — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a sport utility vehicle on Route 70 in Whiting, police said Sunday. The driver of a Chrysler Pacifica attempted to make a…
Jackson Tennis Courts to be Resurfaced
A public notice published in the Asbury Park Press shows the township will be accepting bids to refinish township tennis courts, presumably at Johnson Park. TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE…
Baby thrown from SUV during Parkway crash remains critical, cops say
MONMOUTH COUNTY — A 1-year-old girl thrown from a vehicle during a rollover crash on the Garden State Parkway on Sunday after she wasn’t properly secured remains in critical condition, authorities said.…
Weekend Beach Outlook: 5 Shore Beaches Given Swim Advisories
A swimming advisory was issued for five ocean beaches in Monmouth County on Wednesday afternoon due to high levels of bacteria. The five beaches include: Broadway and Spray Avenue, in Neptune Township;…
Extremely Successful Howell Based Addiction Assistance Program Launched in Jackson
by Marianne Kinsman JACKSON– Over the past two years, Ocean and Monmouth County have topped the charts for highest rates of overdose deaths in New Jersey. Jackson Township officials have decided, enough…
Search Continues for Body of Sarah Stern
FREEHOLD-On Friday, February 3, 2017, troopers from the New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau, Point Pleasant Station, began a secondary search of the Shark River for Sarah Stern’s remains, announced Monmouth County…
Military to go Door to Door to Ask Residents for Well Samples; Contaminated Wells Found In Manchester
JACKSON-The Department of Defense ramped up its efforts to get water samples from residents in Jackson near Joint Base MDL whose well water may have been contaminated with fire suppression chemicals over…
On the Agenda: 2017 Jackson Township Council Reorganization Meeting
by Phil Stilton JACKSON-Few changes will occur at Tuesday night’s township reorganization meeting, the town’s 173rd such meeting. The township will swear in incumbents Ken Bressi, Barry Calogero and Robert Nixon after…
Poll: 86.9% of Residents Approve of Toms River's Cease and Desist Order Against Realtors
In an online poll by the Shore News Network with 770 readers, 86.9% of our readers said they approve of the performance of Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher and the township council’s cease…
Prosecutor: Jackson Woman Indicted for Causing Miscarriage of Pregnant Woman During Robbery
ASBURY PARK-The Asbury Park Police Department arrested Margaret M. Vannell, 34, of Liverpool Court on aggravated assault charges during a January 11th incident where Vannell assaulted another individual. Monmouth County Prosecutors announced Vannell’s…
Polar Bear Plunge in Asbury Park chills and thrills for charity
ASBURY PARK — It wouldn’t be New Year’s Day in Asbury Park without the annual Sons of Ireland Polar Bear Plunge, where those who don’t mind braving the elements take a dip…