Mayor Mo Hill Has Detailed Map of Toms River’s 221 COVID-19 Cases, But Isn’t Sharing It

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Mayor Maurice B. Hill on Tuesday revealed the existence of a COVID-19 map that plots the township’s 221 confirmed cases and was asked about his lack of response during…

Mo Hill Adds $800,000 Coronavirus Spending Line On Top of 7% Tax Hike

TOMS RIVER-Last week, Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill introduced a 7% increase to the township’s annual budget. That meeting didn’t count because it violated New Jersey’s Sunshine Laws after the live…

Prosecutor: Lakewood Mourners Charged for Violating Murphy Ban on Large Gatherings During Coronavirus Pandemic

LAKEWOOD-Over 60 individuals gathered on Wednesday in Lakewood Township, where COVID-19 infections have spiked in recent days to attend a funeral. Police in Lakewood said the gathering was in violation of Governor…

Six Rabbis Died of Coronavirus This Week in Lakewood; BMG Director: Stay at Home Lives are at Risk!

LAKEWOOD-The coronavirus outbreak in Lakewood is starting to have grave and sad consequences as it has been announced that six rabbis from the community have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Rabbi Avraham…

Governor Murphy Expands Social Distancing to Include Visiting Gumars

TRENTON-As frustrations grow over Governor Phil Murphy’s series of executive orders that have limited social interactions, the governor announced today that social distancing rules will be relaxed to ease tensions on the…

Prosecutor: 10 Charged in Lakewood for Violating Stay-At-Home Order

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer announced that on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Lakewood Township Police were dispatched to a residence…

Brick Township Latest to Close Parks and Beaches

In light of the continuing spread of Coronavirus in Brick Township and Ocean County and at the urging of Mayor John G. Ducey, Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio is amending his…

What’s Open and What’s Closed Along the Oceanfront in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-While the common theme among mayors and towns along the Jersey Shore has been “Stay Out”, some services and beaches do remain open. Here’s a list as of today of what’s…

Avalon Mayor: Stay Out or be Fined $1,000

AVALON-As towns become countries on their own during the global coronavirus pandemic, closing beaches, parks and boardwalks to outsiders and telling vacation homeowners to stay at their primary residence. Now, one shore…

5 Things that Can Land You in Coronavirus Jail in New Jersey

NEW JERSEY-New Jersey isn’t quite the epicenter of America’s coronavirus outbreak, but as normal, the state is New York’s ugly step brother in pretty much everything it does, even when it comes…

Two Lakewood Men Arrested for Violating Governor Murphy’s Executive Order Barring Large Gatherings

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer announced that on Monday, March 30, 2020, David Gluck, age 42, of Lakewood and Abraham Haberfeld, age 32, of…

Jersey Construction Workers Targeted by Vigilantes with Guns in Maine

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department responded to a home in Vinalhaven, Maine after men trapped inside the home notified the U.S. Coast Guard after armed vigilantes chopped down a tree and allegedly…

Lakewood Parents Charged with Endangering Children at Large Gathering in Violation of Murphy Order

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer announced that on Sunday, March 29, 2020, Eliezer Silber, 37, and Miriam Silber, 34, both of Lakewood, were charged…

Fire at Fantasy Island Amusement Park

LONG BEACH ISLAND-A fire at the Fantasy Island Amusement Park’s ice cream parlor was confirmed by the business on Sunday. “This evening there was a structural fire at the Ice Cream Parlor…

McGuckin, Catalano Complain About Murphy Jail Inmate Release

LACEY TOWNSHIP-New Jersey Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin has a lot to worry about, especially when it comes to low-level offenders not being put in jail. Today, McGuckin and John Catalano, called by some…

New Jersey Coronavirus Crimes Quickly Becoming an Epidemic in Itself

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today urged the public and business owners to comply with the Governor’s emergency orders – not only to keep themselves and others healthy, but to avoid…

John Novak Talks About Governing his Town During the Coronavirus Pandemic

BARNEGAT-Of the three Republicans running for Congress against Democrat Andy Kim, only one is an active elected officials fighting on the front lines for his community during the coronavirus epidemic while David…

Rhode Island National Guard, Governor Stopping New Yorkers Seeking Coronavirus Sanctuary

RHODE ISLAND-Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has her state’s National Guard stopping New Yorkers from entering her state, according to a report in Bloomberg News. New Yorkers traveling north to America’s coronavirus…

Prosecutor: Howell Man Posted on Facebook He Wanted to go to Lakewood With a Baseball Bat

LAKEWOOD-On March 26, 2020, at approximately 2100 hours the Lakewood Police was notified of a “Bias Terroristic Threat” made towards the Jewish community in Lakewood via a Facebook post by a neighboring…

Governor Phil Murphy Blasts “Online Scapegoating” in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD-Governor Phil Murphy on Thursday credited the leadership of Lakewood Township for taking measures to curb public events that have been taking place in Lakewood Township over the past few days and…

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