Manahawkin man charged for vehicular homicide
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on February 1, 2021, Michael Pillarella, 26, of Manahawkin, was arrested and charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault in…
Gopal funding bill falls short to ‘save’ Jersey Shore school funding slashes by Murphy
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An emergency school funding bill is being criticized as election time political theater by a prominent North Jersey legislator. A bill introduced by Monmouth County Democrat Vin Gopal…
Atlantic City Councilman Charged with Voter Fraud and Unemployment Benefits Scam
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – MD Hossain Morshed, a 49-year-old councilman elected to Atlantic City’s Fourth Ward, faces charges of falsifying voter registrations, making false statements to the FBI, and submitting false unemployment…
Atlantic City elected official facing federal charges
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A councilman in Atlantic City is facing serious federal charges today. The Department of Justice has charged the Atlantic City councilman with submitting false benefits claims and misrepresenting…
Here’s what’s happening for Easter at the Jersey Shore
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Easter is almost here and the unofficial early-start of the 2023 tourism season is looming. The Jersey Shore is a great place to visit during Easter and this…
Two dolphins found stranded on Sandy Hook Bay sand bar
SANDY HOOK, NJ – Officials have confirmed the deaths and stranding of two dolphins in the Sandy Hook Bay on Wednesday. Two common dolphins, an adult and a calf were found about…
UK company owned by Phil Murphy has no ties to UK wind company with same name, gov says
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – As the offshore wind energy debate rages at the Jersey Shore, social media users are claiming a UK company named JECS Offshore has ties to a Phil Murphy…
Marine conservation groups in whale debate took money from offshore wind backers
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – As the debate continues whether sonar mapping off the coast of the Jersey Shore and other areas has contributed to a recent spike in humpback whale deaths, the…
New Jersey seeks to create public domestic violence registry
NEPTUNE, NJ – A bill in Trenton seeks to create a domestic violence registry similar to one existing under Megan’s Law. It will be called Stephanie’s Law. It is named after Stephanie…
Police find cocaine hidden in toy boxes in Toms River drug raids at four homes
TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Wednesday, multiple law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at four different residences throughout Toms River. Those warrants resulted in the arrest of three suspected cocaine dealers. The…
Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola is returning to MTV Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
Toms River, NJ – The cast of Jersey Shore will have one of their own returning in the next season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. The 35-year-old former co-star of the hit…
Man catches fire underneath Absecon train station bridge
ABSECON, NJ – Police in Absecon investigating a fire underneath a bridge near the Absecon train station found a man with his lower extremities on fire early Thursday morning. Officers responding to…
Robbery suspect armed with scissors arrested in Lakewood after setting fire
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Police arrested a 21-year-old man after a botched attempted armed robbery in Lakewood Township on Thursday. Ricardo Buitron, 21, is alleged to have approached a 20-year-old victim in the…
Seaside Heights St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed due to weather
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Organizers of the annual Seaside Heights St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the unofficial start to the 2023 tourism season at the Jersey Shore, have decided to postpone this weekend’s…
New Jersey approves more offshore wind farms
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As whales are showing up dead in near-record numbers at the Jersey Shore since December, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continued to deny the anomaly had anything to…
Humpback deaths in 2023 tie yearly record set in 2002
TOMS RIVER, NJ – According to data released by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, more humpback whales have washed up deceased along the Jersey Shore in 2023 than in any full year…
Gilmore suffers multiple defeats at contested Ocean County GOP convention
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore suffered multiple defeats at Wednesday night’s political convention in Toms River. Gilmore sought to decertify the Republicans of Toms River last night,…
Under Phil Murphy’s clean energy plan, New Jersey can expect at least 4,000 wind turbines offshore
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy initially told New Jersey he wants to increase offshore wind energy production to get 7,500 megawatts of usage by 2035. Last week, when he announced…
Cape May legislators blast Murphy for shortchanging K-12 students at the Jersey Shore
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy touts himself as being fair an equitable, but legislators at the Jersey Shore doubt his sincerity after the governor cut tens more than hundred…
Two teens set for setting Parkway brush fire that shut down rush hour traffic
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two teens who set a discarded Christmas tree on fire which spread to shut down rush hour traffic on the Garden State Parkway, have been charged, according to…
Traveling cigar lounge lights up at the Jersey Shore
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Tennessee Avenue Tobacco Company is bringing its show to the open road this year. The company has announced a one-of-a-kind traveling cigar lounge that will make its…
Toms River man charged for racially motivated disturbance at Asbury Park concert
TOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin today announced that a 28-year-old Toms River Township man had been arrested for spraying people with pepper spray, throwing smoke bombs, and…
Jersey Shore charter school managers indicted after steering $115k to founder’s side business
EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ – The owner of an Egg Harbor charter school has been indicted after allegedly diverting funds to his own private business. According to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin,…
Over 260,000 sign petition to halt New Jersey offshore wind farm surveys
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Over 250,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Governor Phil Murphy to cease work on a massive off-shore wind energy farm off the Jersey Shore coast.…
Marine mammal rescue center says increase in whale deaths taxing staff
SEASIDE PARK, NJ – The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said on Wednesday that the volume of whales and dolphins being found dead at the Jersey Shore since December has been “taxing:” for…
Phil Murphy’s whale fish tale doesn’t add up to NOAA historical beaching data
TOMS RIVER, NJ – When humpback whales started washing up dead at the Jersey Shore in December, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said nothing was unusual about it. The Governor cited an…
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