New Jackson Spot-Zoning Would Open the Door for High Density Apartments in Existing Commercial Corridor

JACKSON-The Jackson Township Council has introduced an ordinance that will allow for spot zoning of multi-family apartments within an existing commercial corridor that exists along Route 537 between the Jackson Premium Outlets…

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ICE arrests Brazilian national wanted for homicide in home country during NJ enforcement efforts

The individuals arrested throughout New Jersey were nationals of Argentina (1), Bolivia (1), Brazil (4), Colombia (3), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (2), Dominican Republic (9), Ecuador (9), El Salvador (12), Ghana (1),…

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New York D.A. Takes Down Gun Traffickers in New York City

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea today announced the indictment JUSTIN HOLMES-AUSTIN, 33, and THOMAS SOLOMON, 49, for selling 40 firearms and corresponding…

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Misinformation concerning ICE operations generates unnecessary fear in local community

ICE encourages public leaders, advocacy groups and the community to share this accurate information to ensure the safety of both those utilizing public transportation and those charged with ensuring their safety while…

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New Jersey Health Department Issues Guidance on Coronavirus Risks

The New Jersey Department of Health has updated 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) guidance for the management of health care workers, employees and K-12 and university students who have traveled to China in the…

New Jersey News

Jackson Trails Sues Township, Citing Anti-Semitism for for Denial

JACKSON-Jackson Township is now facing its second federal civil rights lawsuit after the township planning board voted to deny a residential development project on South Hope Chapel Road. A 100 page lawsuit…

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Women’s Heart Fund Launches ‘Community Conversations with the CDI’

Neptune, NJ – February 3, 2020 – The Women’s Heart Fund, a philanthropic arm of Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation, has announced that for its newest venture, the organization will sponsor…

Health and Wellness

Iraqi Al-Qaeda Leader Arrested in Phoenix, Arizona

PHOENIX – On January 31, 2020, a Phoenix-area resident, who is alleged to have been the leader of a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists in Al-Fallujah, Iraq, appeared today before a federal magistrate…

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Trump Impeachment to End Wednesday Dealing Huge Loss for Nancy Pelosi, Democrats

WASHINGTON,D.C.-The Democrat’s impeachment of President Donald J. Trump is coming to an end on Wednesday, with the inevitable acquittal of the President. The Senate voted to vote on the two articles of…

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Is Mitt Romney’s Fate the Same as John McCain?

WASHINGTON, D.C.-It has been a long time coming, but Mitt Romney, once the poster child of the Republican Party, respected near and wide sealed his fate and completed his fall from grace…

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Jackson Township Hires Lakewood Zoning Board Law Firm as General Counsel

JACKSON-The Jackson Township Council has hired Gregory P. McGuckin as the township attorney to replace Jean Cipirani for 2020. McGuckin, a New Jersey Assemblyman and transition team leader for Toms River Mayor…

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Despite Best Media, Democrat Efforts, Trump’s Approval Rating is Soaring

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Whether you love or hate President Donald J. Trump, one thing most Americans agree on is that America is a little bit greater today than it was a few years ago…

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Wildwood Democrat Mayor Says Trump Visit a Success and Welcomes President Back Anytime

WILDWOOD-President Trump has come and gone and the only remaining evidence is a happy mayor and fistfuls of dollars in the pockets of local businesses and hotels who would otherwise have been…

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CDC: Suicide Rate Increasing in America

Today, the CDC released its mortality report including the most recent data related to suicide in the U.S. for the year 2018. According to the new data, suicide remains the tenth leading…

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Novak Slams Richter on Biden Family Contract that Netted Candidate $1.5 Billion Government Contract

TOMS RIVER-If David Richter, a Princeton based government contractor with business ties to the Biden family eventually buys a home in New Jersey’s third congressional district, he probably shouldn’t expect John Novak,…

Ocean County News

After Years of Legal Battles, Jackson Mayor Seeking Open Discussion Between Jews, Non-Jews

JACKSON-Last week religious leaders from Jackson and Lakewood met at Jackson Liberty High School with Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Mayor Michael Reina. Today, Reina announced an…

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The Art of the Deal: Female GOP Candidate Marginalized in GOP Horsetrading for Van Drew

TOMS RIVER-When Jeff Van Drew, a lifelong Democrat and a Congressman who voted against Republican values nearly 90% of the time in his first year of Congress had no home, he sought…

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Van Drew’s Conservative Opponent Bob Patterson Fires Salvo on Day of Trump Rally

WILDWOOD, NJ-As many once never-Trumper disguised as GOP leadership get ready to sit in their VIP seats to support President Donald J. Trump and newly minted Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew, one…