Is Long Branch Beach Open? Here are the COVID-19 Rules and Guidelines

LONG BRANCH, NJ – As of Saturday, May 23rd for Memorial Day weekend, the beaches in Long Branch are now open. Visitors should expect a few changes and be prepared to follow…

Monmouth County News·Travel

Sandy Hook: What’s Open and What’s Not During COVID-19

SANDY HOOK, NJ – Want to know what’s open in Sandy Hook and what’s not? Here’s a list provided by the National Parks Service as the Gateway National Park rolls out a…

Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News·Travel

Route 522 to be shutdown for protest on Friday

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Tomorrow, Friday, June 19, 2020 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. there will be a gathering on Monmouth County Route 522 (aka Tennent Avenue) between Monmouth…

New Jersey News

Eighteen People Charged in Connection with Drug Trafficking Ring in New Jersey

CAMDEN, N.J. – Eighteen people have been charged for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Camden, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Eleven…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Massive New Jersey Wind Farm Could be Powered by Murphy’s Hot Air

Governor Phil Murphy announced his support for huge wind farms off the cost of New Jersey. We’re wondering why not just place the farm in Trenton, there’s enough hot air blowing to…

Government News

There’s a chance your Chinese made KN95 respirator doesn’t protect you from COVID-19 afterall

NEWARK, N.J. – A Chinese manufacturer was charged today with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic over 140,000 misbranded and defective masks that falsely…

Business News·Health and Wellness

Doctors Sue FDA Over Withholding Hydroxychloroquine, Leading to Thousands of Unnecessary Deaths During COVID-19

WASHINGTON, DC – The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is suing the Food and Drug Administration saying the federal agency is withholding the much needed Hydroxychloroquine from patients infected with COVID-19.…

Health and Wellness·New Jersey News

Red Bank to Allow Restaurants to Use Sidewalks for Outside Dining

RED BANK, NJ – Downtown Red Bank will allow business owners to extend their restaurant space outdoors starting today to extend their dining facilities to the street curb outdoors. Here’s how it…

Monmouth County News

Murphy’s Supreme Court Issues Injunction Against Asbury Park, Barring Indoor Dining, Threatens Liquor Licenses

ASBURY PARK, NJ – Asbury Park restaurants will go forward with their plan to turn the downtown area into a massive outdoor dining area, but the city’s plans to allow indoor dining…

Business News·Monmouth County News·New Jersey News

Former Harvard Chairman Indicted for Lying About Links to Wuhan Research University

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was indicted today on charges of making false statements to federal authorities regarding his participation in China’s Thousand…

US and World News

DOJ Protects 2A Right to Rally at California Capitol Building After Denial

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Department of Justice today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of a lawsuit by plaintiffs Ron Givens and…

California News

Former DEA Agent Guilty of $4.4 Million Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, VA – A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) public affairs officer pleaded guilty today to defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million by posing falsely as a covert officer…

Virginia News

Two Charged for Fraud and Money Laundering

DALLAS, TX – Two former executives of EarthWater Limited (EarthWater), a Dallas-based company, have pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges for their role in a multi-million dollar high-yield investment fraud…

In the News

Reopening Georgia: Movie Theaters, Bars and Restaurants as COVID-19 Restrictions Relaxed

Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 06.11.20.01 – Empowering a Healthy Georgia. The order addresses ongoing emergency response efforts for fighting the spread of COVID-19. Unless noted otherwise in…

Georgia News

Morris County Chabad Shows Support for Law Enforcement

BOONTON, NJ – The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office received a visit from Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, director of the Chabad Jewish Center, serving Mountain Lakes, Boonton and Denville. Rabbi Dubinsky brought a gift…

Community News·New Jersey News

Brick Mayor Opens Playgrounds; Governor Murphy Promptly Closes Them

BRICK, NJ – As summer begins to heat up, Brick Township Mayor John Ducey, one of the more popular mayors at the shore during the COVID-19 pandemic announced he is reopening parks…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Murphy Administration Shoots Down Town’s Ambitious Plan for Outdoor Dining

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Senator Anthony M. Bucco sent a letter to New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti (click here for PDF) urging the State to reconsider Morristown’s plan to shut…

Business News·New Jersey News

Governor Murphy Forces Closure of Tilton Theater after Opening This Past Weekend

NORTHFIELD, NJ – As promised earlier today, Governor Phil Murphy dropped the hammer on the Tilton Theater in Northfield on Thursday. Murphy promised that the entire state will adhere to his directed…