Berkeley Township Authorizes Membership in the New Jersey Coastal Coalition

BERKELEY – On Monday February 25th, the Berkeley Township Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the Township to join the New Jersey Coastal Coalition. “At the suggestion of Ocean County Freeholder Director,…

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New Jersey to Help Travelers Find Wineries Through Road Sign Law

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew and Senator James Beach that would require the Department of Transportation (DOT), in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to establish the…

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Why Phil Murphy’s New Immigrant Trust Directive Should Scare the Hell Out of All Law Abiding New Jersey Residents

“Advocates of sanctuary policies really don’t care if you live or die.” – Rick Moran TRENTON-Governor Phil Murphy’s administration, led by Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick…

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23 of 24 Child Sexual Predators Caught in Toms River Last Week Released Under Bail Reform Law

23 area men who used games like Fortnite to lure children for sex are back on the street. TOMS RIVER-Last week, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General announced twenty four…

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Army Corps, DEP to Host Flood Risk Study Seminar

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are hosting public meetings regarding the New Jersey Back Bays Flood Risk Management study on Sept. 12, 2018 in…

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Sweeney, Gopal Bill to Ban Smoking on New Jersey Beaches Introduced

TRENTON-A partisan bill sponsored by New Jersey Democrats has surfaced again in the New Jersey Senate by Senate President Steve Sweeney and Monmouth County Senator Vin Gopal last week. During Governor Chris…

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Toms River Police Capture K-Cup Bandits

SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Toms River Police have captured the elusive K-Cup bandits that stole $770 worth of Keurig coffee cups from the Ortley Beach Acme store earlier this week. Tammy Burd and Donald Kelly…

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Jackson Republicans to Require Background Checks, Social Media Checks on Potential Council Candidates

JACKSON–After a year filled with follies by members appointed to Jackson’s various public boards by the all-Republican council, the Jackson Republican Club is now asking those seeking their endorsement to be subjected…

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Dallas Fire Rescue Mourns Loss of Firefighter Killed in NYC Helicopter Crash

DALLAS-On Monday, the Dallas Fire-Rescue department received word that one of their own was killed. Fire-Rescue Officer, Brian McDaniel, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash while on vacation in New…

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Back-to-back nor’easters stoke erosion fears at Jersey Shore

A nor’easter predicted to hit just days after a similar storm brought high winds and coastal flooding could spell erosion trouble for New Jersey beaches. While Friday’s nor’easter resulted in mostly minor…

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AG: Jersey Elementary School Teacher Hid Camera in Boys Bathroom

From the Office of the Attorney General TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a former Vineland elementary school teacher who was a stage manager for a summer theater camp was…

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Campaign Signs Highlight Start of 2017 School Board Election Season

TOMS RIVER-Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs, only this time the signs are campaign signs littered throughout the township. Political campaign signs by Democrats and Republicans in this year’s hotly contested partisan battle for…

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Freeholder Tries to Get Grip on Loose Mylar Balloons

by Ocean County, NJ MYLAR BALLOONS, those metallic covered novelty decorations that come in a host of shapes and sizes, may be fine for parties or graduation celebrations, but they can be…

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Great White Shark Surfaces Near Seaside Park

SEASIDE PARK-A 3,456 pound great white shark was spotted off the coast of Seaside Park on Sunday as it traveled south along the Ocean County barrier peninsula this weekend. Mary Lee, as…

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Former Jackson Business Administrator Turns Himself in to State Police on Corruption Charges

TOTOWA-When Jackson Township hired former Paterson Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres in 2010 to succeed Phil Del Turco as business administrator, everyone in the township knew is it was a mistake, except for…

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How Shore Area Legislators Voted on Latest Bail Reform Funding Bill

In January, New Jersey legislators were asked to throw $17.6 million dollars into the new failing bail reform system to hire 20 more judges required to manage the system that has been nothing…

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Keady: Democrats on Right Side of Issues; Have Momentum in Ocean and Monmouth Counties

The political landscape in Ocean and Monmouth Counties has been ugly of late, but it looks like it’s about to get uglier as deflated progressives at the shore are backed further into…

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Have you seen this man? Police say he stole, crashed a motorcycle

CAPE MAY — Cape May City police are still searching for a Gloucester County man wanted for stealing a motorcycle last month and crashing it in an Atlantic City parking garage. On…

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Man Who Pushed State Trooper Out of Moving Vehicle During Car Jacking Gets 10 Years in Prison

TRENTON-A a Newark man was sentenced to prison on Friday for a violent crime spree in which he seriously injured a State Police detective when the detective tried to stop him from…

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Racial and Religious Tensions Escalate to Violence Around New Jersey Jewish Orthodox Enclave

LAKEWOOD-Over the past year, racial and religious tensions between Lakewood’s predominantly Orthodox Jewish population and residents in surrounding towns have escalated, culminating in violence for the first time this week. As Lakewood…

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