Record Shows Residents Had Pedestrian Safety Concerns Over Jackson Synagogue Application

JACKSON-Residents in attendance at the February 5th town hall planning board hearing of the first officially approved house of worship for the town’s growing Orthodox Jewish population raised safety concerns. Issues were…

March 13, 2018

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Ocean County Prosecutor Coronato Announces One of Largest Drug Ring Busts in Ocean County History

Community News·Government News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the culmination of a cooperative multi-jurisdictional narcotics investigation conducted by the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group, US Drug Enforcement Administration Ocean/Monmouth High Intensity Drug Trafficking…

March 9, 2018

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DEP Suggests Howell Waste Facility Could Bring Hazardous Waste to Township

Government News

HOWELL-As the Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Committee prepares to green-light a plan to build a 1,500 ton solid waste processing facility to Randolph Road, the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection warns…

January 23, 2018

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Police: Driver Fell Asleep During Morning Commute Crash

Police Blotter

Manchester Twp NJ – On Friday, January 19, 2018 at approximately 6:13 AM, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Ridgeway Road and Commonwealth Blvd for a…

January 22, 2018

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Massive New Howell Waste Facility Could Receive Final Approval by Committee Next Thursday

Community News·Government News·Politics

HOWELL-A large solid waste management facility to be built on Randolph Road in Howell Township could be getting the final nod from the Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC) next Thursday. RELATED: RESIDENTS…

January 18, 2018

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Prosecutor: Jackson Man Among Nine Arrested in Freehold Drug Ring Bust

Police Blotter

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – Nine members of a Freehold Borough cocaine distribution ring were arrested yesterday, after a nine-month investigation. The group was moving approximately one-third of a kilogram of…

December 18, 2017

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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

Police Blotter

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,…

October 24, 2017

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Manchester Police Hosting Child Safety Seat Installations Today

Community News·Police Blotter

by Manchester PD-Our Traffic Safety experts will be at Ridgeway Vol. Fire Co. #1 Sta. 34today, October 4th, from 4 to 7 p.m. to install car seats and check that current installations are safe.…

October 4, 2017

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Former Jackson Township Business Administrator Torres Guilty on Political Corruption Charges

Government News·Police Blotter

TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that Paterson Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres pleaded guilty today to a criminal conspiracy charge for directing that city employees perform work at a private…

September 23, 2017

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Police: DWI Driver Leaving Glory’s Market Caught Chewing Plastic Bag Filled with Cocaine

Police Blotter

JACKSON-Police here said a man who was exiting the parking lot of Glory’s Market on September 1st was driving while intoxicated and attempting to swallow a bag of cocaine after being pulled…

September 6, 2017

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Howell Police Seek Help to ID Motorcyclist Who Got Away

Police Blotter

The Howell Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the rider of a green motorcycle who eluded police. A photo was released. Police said the rider fled, getting on I195 westbound.…

July 18, 2017

1 min read

Man on Bike Struck by Car in Manchester

Police Blotter

by Todd Malland, MPD Manchester Twp. NJ – On Tuesday evening, June 6, 2017 at approximately 8:50 pm officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Commonwealth Boulevard…

June 7, 2017

1 min read

Vaad Opponents Call for End to Lakewood Corruption; Hope for Election Win on Tueday

Politics

LAKEWOOD-This week Rabbi Yisroel Schenkolewksi, of the Lakewood Vaad sent out a robocall to Lakewood Orthodox Jewish voters urging them to vote in Tuesday’s primary elections to secure the power of the community’s…

June 1, 2017

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Rock Truck Crash in Manchester Sends Three to Hospital

Police Blotter

by Manchester PD MANCHESTER-On Monday, May 15, 2017, at approximately 3:28 p.m. , members of the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 539 and Harry Wright Boulevard in the…

May 16, 2017

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Jackson Man Busted By State Police with 100 Bags of Heroin

Community News·Police Blotter

HAMILTON TWP-The New Jersey State Police have arrested Dario Jefferson, 28, of Jackson, N.J. and seized $300 worth of heroin. On Monday, May 8, at 2:52 p.m., Trooper Keith Ashley stopped Jefferson…

May 12, 2017

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Accused Drug Dealer Out on Bail Reform Ankle Bracelet Arrested

In the News

An court ordered ankle bracelet placed on a suspected drug dealer wasn’t enough to keep him off the streets of Ocean County this week in Brick. Rashon Brown was arrested again,…

April 22, 2017

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Million Dollar Heroin Dealer Arrested in Manchester Gets Pretrial Release

Police Blotter

MANCHESTER – The New Jersey State Police, with assistance from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Manchester Police Department have arrested Artemio Gayton, 43, of Manchester Township, N.J. after detectives seized more…

March 8, 2017

1 min read

Former Jackson Business Administrator Jose "Joey" Torres Indicted on Corruption Charges in Paterson

Police Blotter

Press release issued by NJ Attorney General’s Office Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino today announced that a state grand jury has indicted Paterson Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres and three supervisors in…

March 8, 2017

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Pedestrian in Critical Condition after Being Struck by Car

Police Blotter

On March 2nd at 7:38 pm police and medical units responded to the area of Route 37 and Hawser place for a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival they located Lovell Smith, 39,…

March 3, 2017

1 min read

Jackson Man Stands Up Against Orthodox Jewish Protest

In the News

JACKSON-Jackson resident Robert Skinner stood up at Tuesday night’s Jackson Township council meeting in support of a township ordinance seeking to ban dormitories and addressed the group of Orthodox Jewish men present…

March 2, 2017

1 min read

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