Five Years After Sandy, Superstorm Continues to Punish Survivors

When the eye of Sandy made landfall just north of Atlantic City five years ago this Sunday, Fran Baronowitz’s neighborhood – which was a few miles away in Ventnor – suddenly turned…

October 30, 2017

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Jersey Shore condo group is latest to push back against dune plans

Jersey Shore News·Police Blotter

TOMS RIVER — Trying to beat back the state’s ongoing push for a continuous dune along New Jersey’s Atlantic coastline, a condominium association outside of Island Beach State Park is suing to…

October 30, 2017

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‘I just want justice,’ says husband of woman fatally struck by off-duty cop

Community News·Monmouth County News·Police Blotter

LONG BRANCH – When Karen Borkowski was fatally struck by a car driven by an off-duty Long Branch officer last month, she was attempting to cross the street to purchase bandages at…

October 30, 2017

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New Report Shows New Jersey Is Still on the ‘Long Road Home’ After Sandy

Community News·Police Blotter

On Oct. 29, 2012, hurricane Sandy devastated many communities along New Jersey’s coast. Five years later, many families have yet to recover from the storm and are still not back in their…

October 30, 2017

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N.J. has lots to do to avoid another Sandy catastrophe | Editorial

Community News·Police Blotter

If the back-to-back-to-back hurricanes that slammed parts of the country earlier this autumn taught us anything, it’s that that next major storm is not a matter of if, it’s a matter of…

October 30, 2017

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Monday commute looks ugly after flooding and heavy winds

Community News·Police Blotter

Forecasters are advising drivers to avoid standing water left on roads Monday after a coastal storm making its way up the East Coast unleashed heavy rainfall in New Jersey. The National Weather…

October 30, 2017

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Driver dies in head-on crash after fleeing other collision, police say

Community News·Police Blotter

LAKEWOOD – A man was killed in a head-on collision Saturday night after he had fled the scene of another crash, according to police. German Alonso Velasquez Gonzalez, 41, of Toms River,…

October 30, 2017

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The hidden scars of Sandy | Di Ionno

Community News

Homes wrecked by Sandy still blight the landscape where the hurricane did the most damage five years ago. If not boarded houses, then places still under construction, or vacant lots, many with…

October 30, 2017

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Three North Jersey towns face lawsuits over alleged Orthodox Jewish discrimination

Community News·Police Blotter

NEWARK — During an Aug. 15, 2015 meeting, Mayor Joanne Minichetti told members of the Upper Saddle River Borough Council that a local member of the Jewish community had reached a deal…

October 30, 2017

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Phil Murphy Blames Trump for Anti Semitic Climate in New Jersey

Politics

Pledges support for Jewish community, calls for ‘stronger, fairer’ NJ Democratic candidate Phil Murphy said he wants “to be governor of the state we used to be.” Photo by Robert Wiener Democratic…

October 27, 2017

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Murphy Vows to Reverse New Jersey Policy Barring Refugee Resettlement in Garden State

Community News·Police Blotter·Politics

PRINCETON — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy said Thursday he would reverse a Gov. Chris Christie order to refuse to cooperate with the federal government in resettling refugees in New Jersey. Murphy…

October 27, 2017

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Even Top NJ Democrats Can’t Back Phil Murphy’s New Jersey Sanctuary State Promise

Politics

The Media in this state thinks Sanctuary Statehood is a “hard right” position, Save Jerseyans, but there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. Start by talking to Old Bridge (Middlesex County)…

October 27, 2017

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See where 2 new Kirkland’s stores are set to open this weekend

Business News·Community News

Need to spice up the inside (or outside) of your Jersey Shore home? Homeowners in Monmouth County are in luck as two new options are set to open. Kirkland’s, a national home…

October 26, 2017

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Brick Republican Pleads Guilty to Fondling Jackson Teenager; Loses County Patronage Job

Police Blotter·Politics

BRICK – A former Brick Township councilman who was facing criminal sexual contact and child endangerment charges pleaded guilty in August to simple assault. Daniel Toth, 40, was accused of touching the…

October 26, 2017

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OPINION: No Political Campaign Signs Near Toms River 9/11 Memorial

Community News

TO THE EDITOR: I get that we’re in the election cycle, but it would seem to me if you’re running for election in Toms River, you should know that planting those wire…

October 25, 2017

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Daughter of Former Brick Mayor, Bogan Accused of Bogus Insurance Filings of $1m

Police Blotter

BRICK — The daughter of a former Brick Township mayor admitted to submitting nearly $1 million in fake insurance claims for chiropractic services from her brother, who leaped to his death with…

October 25, 2017

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Attorney General Charges Jersey Town Council for Civil Rights Violations; Seeks to Take Back $3.4 Million in Green Acres Funding

Police Blotter

From the Office of Christopher Porrino, NJ Attorney General TRENTON – Likening the conduct of Mahwah township officials to 1950s-era “white flight” suburbanites who sought to keep African-Americans from moving into their neighborhoods,…

October 24, 2017

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Letter: Why I support Daniel Rodrick For Toms River Council

Community News·Politics

I can tell you from the late 80’s to the current timeframe Toms River has expanded, developed and utilized almost every lot or site in town! We have come full circle from…

October 20, 2017

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Guess Who’s Back? Shady’s Back: Obama Returns to Political Areana

Politics

Barack Obama is returning to the political arena for the first time in months after keeping a low profile and avoiding direct confrontation with his White House successor. The 56-year-old former president…

October 20, 2017

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Alabama Executes Man Who Killed Montgomery Police Officer In 1997

Police Blotter·US and World News

The state of Alabama Thursday executed a man by lethal injection, convicted for the 1997 murder of a Montgomery Police Cpl. Anderson Gordon III by shooting him multiple times in his patrol…

October 20, 2017

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