TRENTON–New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher today announced, for the fourth year in a row, a team of high school students from the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES) in Manahawkin was the winner of the New Jersey Envirothon, held Saturday, May 4 at Girl Scout Camp Kettle Run in Medford. [...]
TOMS RIVER – With an eye toward safety, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is getting ready to start improvement projects on 11 county roads. “As part of our annual overlay program, we will be starting work shortly on safety improvements including stormwater drainage work, new paving and reconstruction on several roads throughout Ocean [...]
By Phil Stilton LAKEWOOD–On Friday night, Philadelphia Phillies’ first baseman Ryan Howard hit a home run at the request of a blind 9 year old named AJ. It was the slugger’s 5th home run of the season for the major league club, but at this point in the first half of the season in [...]
TOMS RIVER–Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the sentencing of Jaime Gonzalez, 43, of Lakewood for the 2009 shooting of Lakewood Police Officers. The Honorable Francis R. Hodgson, Jr., J.S.C. sentenced Gonzalez to 45 years, with no chance of parole until 29 ½ years of his sentence is served. The case investigated by [...]
LAKEWOOD–Jackson Liberty and Jackson Memorial faced off in their annual crosstown showdown at First Energy Park in Lakewood on Sunday. Memorial’s Spencer Young hit a base hit in the bottom of the 7th inning with no outs to score Kyle Johnson with the walk off game winning run. Johnson led the inning off with a [...]
LAKEWOOD-A high speed chase that began in Mantoloking ended in Lakewood after Brick police pursued Ronald Defreitas, 36, of South Toms River after Defreitas fled during a traffic stop on Route 35. Police say Defreitas partially dragged an officer with his vehicle while fleeing. Officers chased the suspect into Lakewood, where he crashed at [...]
By Jason Allentoff, WOBM Townsquare Media LAKEWOOD-A grim discovery was made this morning at the Hilton Hotel on Route 70 in Lakewood. The body of a 26 year old Jackson woman was found inside one of the guest rooms shortly after 8 a.m. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Spokesman Al Della Fave says the woman was [...]
TRENTON–School report cards are out. Find out how your school performed in the annual assessment. Beginning with School Year 2011-2012, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has significantly revised the annual school report cards, required under both federal and state legislation. The new School Performance Reports are designed to enhance both educator and stakeholder engagement [...]
The following is a release issued by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office: TOMS RIVER–Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the arrest of several individuals as a result of a cooperative multi-jurisdictional investigation conducted by the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Newark Division, the South Brunswick Police Department along with other [...]
Jackson–Just before 5 am Thursday, firefighters from Jackson Volunteer Fire Company #1 (Station 55) and Whitesville Volunteer Fire Company (sStation 57) were dispatched to Emory Court, here, for a reported structure fire. Upon signing on the radio Chief Mike Waters was advised that the fire was confirmed and he struck the second alarm while en [...]