County Expects East Veterans Highway Project to Be Completed by Holidays

by Phil Stilton JACKSON-Ocean County’s engineering department is waiting for JCP&L and other utilities to relocate utility poles and lines before the county can finally complete a multi-year project to repave the…

Community News

Manchester Mayor Warns ASARCO Tresspasers Will be Prosecuted

by Phil Stilton, Toms River Magazine MANCHESTER-Growing up in Ocean County, we fondly called the abandoned ASARCO mineral mining operation, the Sarco Pit. It was where we hung out on weekends…

Community News·Police Blotter

Widening Route 9 Not an Immediate Option Presented to Local Officials During NJTPA Planning Session

by Phil Stilton, Toms River Magazine TOMS RIVER-A meeting was held recently between state and local officials about future improvements to the Route 9 corridor through Toms River and Ocean County. …

Community News

Jackson Mayor's Letter to County Warned of Future Deaths; Pleaded for Attention

by Phil Stilton “My question now becomes what other criteria is missing? Lack of deaths? Lack of violations issued? Time of accidents? I am not fully comprehending the thought process and most…

Community News·Police Blotter

New Jersey State Police Everywhere You see us everywhere throughout the state….

New Jersey State Police Everywhere You see us everywhere throughout the state. You see us on the interstates and highways, at the State House, Met Life Stadium, and driving through the towns…

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Moriarty & Fuentes Bill to Bar Lenders from Remotely Disabling Motor Vehicles Released by Assembly Panel

Legislation Assembly Democrats Paul Moriarty and Angel Fuentes sponsored to bar motor vehicle dealers or lenders from remotely disabling motor vehicles was released Monday by an Assembly panel. “No one should have…

Politics

Bicyclist Injured After Being Struck by Vehicle Near Route 72, GSP Interchange

STAFFORD TWP-Stafford Police responded to Stafford Park Boulevard near the Garden State Parkway entrance ramp for a report of a bicyclist hit by a vehicle. The investigation shows Adam Barlow, 34 of…

Police Blotter

Sacco Legislation to Promote ‘Move Over’ Law Clears Committee

A bill sponsored by Senator Nicholas J. Sacco that would promote safe driving to ensure the safety of emergency and maintenance personnel was approved today by the Senate Transportation Committee. The bill,…

Politics

GILL-WEINBERG BILLS INCREASING OVERSIGHT OF SURPLUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT PROGRAM IN NJ CLEAR ASSEMBLY PANEL

TRENTON – Two bills sponsored by Senator Nia H. Gill and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg that would increase transparency and oversight of the federal Department of Defense 1033 program in…

Politics

Eustace & Lagana Introduce "Amber Light" Bill to Establish Minimum Duration for Yellow Light Signals

(TRENTON) – Assembly Democrats Tim Eustace and Joseph Lagana (Both D-Bergen, Passaic) recently introduced legislation to establish a statutory standard duration of the amber/yellow light signal at intersections with a traffic control…

Politics

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans

by Michael Grabell A state judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release records on a secretive program that uses unmarked vans equipped with X-ray machines to detect bombs.…

US and World News

Massachusetts Tightens Rules on Restraining, Secluding Students

by Heather Vogell Schools in Massachusetts will be subject to new limits on physically restraining or isolating public school students under reforms ushered in late last year. School staff members will no…

US and World News

NJ Legislative committee mulls program to shine light on some police internal affairs matters.

On Thursday, January 15, 2015, the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee will discuss Senate Bill No. 1236 which seeks to establish a two-year pilot program placing the Edison Township (Middlesex County)…

Politics

OCPO SHOCKED BY NUMBER OF MOTORISTS CHOOSING TO IGNORE STOPPED SCHOOL BUS STATUT…

OCPO SHOCKED BY NUMBER OF MOTORISTS CHOOSING TO IGNORE STOPPED SCHOOL BUS STATUTE This past week the Ocean County Prosecutor Office Facebook Page posted information on an incident in Lakewood where a…

In the News

These adorable little guys are Mario and Luigi, two young brothers that would lo…

These adorable little guys are Mario and Luigi, two young brothers that would love a great home of their own. The boys never had a home and they’re eager to find out…

In the News

Prosecutor Shocked by Volume of Drivers Passing School Buses on County Roads

by Al Della Fave Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office TOMS RIVER-This past week the Ocean County Prosecutor Office Facebook Page posted information on an incident in Lakewood where a 9 year old Lakewood…

Community News·Police Blotter·Politics·School and Education News

Vying for Market Share, Companies Heavily Promote ‘Me Too’ Drugs

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones This story was co-published with the New York Times’ The Upshot. For more than five decades, the blood thinner Coumadin was the only option for…

US and World News

Connors, Rumpf & Gove Oppose Construction of Offshore LNG Terminal

In response to the proposed construction of the Port Ambrose deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off of New Jersey’s coastline, Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne…

In the News

This gorgeous young man is Bartlet, a pit mix that is about 3 1/2 years old and…

This gorgeous young man is Bartlet, a pit mix that is about 3 1/2 years old and would love to know what it’s like to have a home of his own. In…

In the News

Illinois Revokes License of Temp Agency Check Cashing Store

by Michael Grabell Illinois regulators revoked the business license last month of a check cashing store featured in a ProPublica investigation of temp agencies and labor brokers in Chicago. The revocation order…

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