Senator Menendez’s Co-Defendant Gets 17 Years in Prison

NEWARK-Dr. Salomon Melgen who last year stood trial with New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has been sentenced to prison. While Menendez was spared by a hung jury in his case, Melgen will…

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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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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…

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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…

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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

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,…

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Prescription Take Back Day Scheduled for Oct. 28

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County is encouraging residents to take part in “National Prescription Take Back Day” on Oct. 28 to dispose of unused and outdated medications to help prevent prescription drug…

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Op Ed: All hands needed on deck to turn the tide against the opioid crisis

by Kellyanne Conway, Tom Price WASHINGTON,DC– What do the leafy suburbs of Philadelphia have in common with the mountains of West Virginia, the former mill towns of southern New Hampshire and the…

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Four Arrested in Lakewood in Medicare Fraud Investigation

by Al Della Fave, OCPO LAKEWOOD-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and State Comptroller Philip James Degnan announced today the first of multiple ongoing arrests within Lakewood, New Jersey by the Ocean…

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Lacey Township Receives "Town of Excellence Award" from DART Prevention Coalition

LACEY-RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention (IFP)’s DART Prevention Coalition recently honored local individuals for their significant contributions in substance abuse prevention throughout Ocean County. Awards/Honorees include: “Terrence P. Farley Recognition of Excellence…

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Social Services Information Day at Ocean County College

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County College’s Career, Employment, & Counseling Services and the Office of Student Life, along with the Ocean County Partnership for Children, Inc., will cosponsor a Community &…

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Can You Judge Etan Patz’s Accused Killer Fairly? Here Are 109 Questions to Start

by Joe Sexton Understood broadly, jury duty is an honor and privilege. Experienced daily, it can feel like a pain in the neck – the hours spent waiting, the complications of work…

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