Pleasantville man sentenced to 3 years for gas station and tobacco store burglaries
A 21-year-old Pleasantville man has been sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to two burglary incidents in Absecon and Galloway Township, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced. Laqua…
Jersey Shore mayors call for halt of massive off-shore wind farm amid uptick in whale deaths
Governor Phil Murphy continues to tell residents and officials at the Jersey Shore that there’s ‘no there, there’, but a growing number of political figures and even some environmentalists are calling to…
Brick mayor heading to superior court after Murphy appointment
BRICK, NJ – As reported by Shore News Network last August, it is official. Brick Township Mayor John Ducey will become a Superior Court judge. Ducey has been formally nominated by Governor…
Hazmat team called to deal with rabbit neglect case in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River police officers and the Berkeley Township HAZMAT team responded to a home in Toms River where an alleged abuse and neglect case involving rabbits was reported.…
Wawa’s not just a Jersey thing anymore, voted best gas station food in U.S.
If you’re from New Jersey, chances are Wawa is your primary pitstop choice. Whether you’re gassing up for work or a trip to the Jersey Shore, most Jerseyans choose Wawa. No trip…
Owner of escaped Jersey Shore alligator facing charges
NEPTUNE, NJ – An alligator was reportedly found abandoned at an empty lot in Neptune, at the Jersey Shore this week and today, police announced the owner has been located. According to…
Dead dolphin found on the beach at the Jersey Shore
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ – A 6′ 5″ long dolphin was found dead on the beach in Long Beach Township on Monday. The discovery was made in the area of Connecticut Avenue.…
Homeless man sets himself on fire inside bus station
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A homeless man was treated for burns on his torso, including his stomach and chest, after setting his sweater on fire Thursday night. Lakewood Police officers responded to the…
County officials to pay $7.5 million local costs to pay for latest beach erosion replenishment
TOMS RIVER – It will cost the Jersey Shore $60 million for another round of beach replenishment after a series of coastal storms eroded large portions of the Army Corps of Engineers…
Amid investigation into Ocean City Beach Patrol former worker arrested
OCEAN CITY, NJ – Detectives with the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office have announced the arrest of 41-year-old Jonathan C. Howell in connection with the sexual assault that took place on June…
South Jersey lawmakers claim whale deaths linked to Murphy’s massive offshore wind project
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Republican leaders are once again calling for Governor Phil Murphy and Democrats to start worrying about saving the whales and putting a massive offshore wind turbine farm on…
Brick attempted murder suspect to remain in jail until trial
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A suspect that is alleged to have attacked a woman on January 5th in a parking lot on Charry Quay Road has been ordered to remain in jail…
Environmentalists quietly sound the alarm after dead whales wash up across New Jersey, New York
John Hugh DeMastri on January 22, 2023 NEW YORK, NY – A conservation group quietly alerted Senate Democrats to the possibility that offshore wind farms might need to “cease” to protect endangered…
Feds say offshore wind project is not cause of surge in dead whales at the Jersey Shore
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is rejecting local environmentalists and political concerns that a massive wind farm project off the coast of the Jersey Shore has anything…
Flemming shuts down open space committee proposal citing political power play
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Council President Martin Flemming announced his refusal of the creation of a citizen advisory board in Jackson to assist the township in finding and preserving open space…
Brooklyn weed dealer caught in Atlantic City moving nearly 4 pounds of marijuana
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A Brooklyn man was arrested last week in Atlantic City on the boardwalk openly selling illegal marijuana. On Sunday, at around 6:30 pm. Atlantic City Police Officer John…
This Jersey Shore destination was just named the best in the state
The weather is below freezing, and the lakes are once again freezing over at the Jersey Shore, but the folks over at Travel Pulse are thinking Jersey Shore summers at the beach.…
Is New Jersey broken? One shore town mayor thinks it is and Gov. Murphy is to blame
POINT PLEASANT, NJ – Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra is the latest public official to put the growing auto theft epidemic squarely in the hands of Governor Phil Murphy and his…
Brigantine humpback whale likely struck by boat
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said preliminary results from a necropsy performed on a dead humpback whale that washed ashore in Brigantine likely died from being struck by a boat. The MMSC…
Marine Mammal Center to perform lab tests on dead whale washed ashore in Brigantine
BRIGANTINE, NJ – Officials from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center took the opportunity to investigate a beached dead whale in Brigantine during a period of low tide Friday afternoon. Unable to do…
Murphy says no to stoppage of offshore work after 7 dead whales wash ashore in just over a month
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy dismissed allegations by environmentalists and politicians to temporarily halt work on the massive off-shore wind turbine farm at the Jersey Shore. Some environmental experts have blamed the…