by Phil Stilton MANCHESTER – There’s good news for Little League baseball players in Ocean and Monmouth counties today as Manchester Little League has announced the expansion of their popular Mason Invitational Tournament (MIT) in 2013. Here’s how it works: Ocean County’s Little League teams play baseball within New Jersey’s District 18. Each year, chosen [...]
By Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Governor Chris Christie announced Thursday during a press conference in the engine bay of the Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Company, here, his plan to begin the cleanup of New Jersey’s waterways affected by Hurricane Sandy. In particular, he addressed the Barnegat Bay, where a sizable portion of an estimated 1,440 [...]
By Phil Stilton OCEAN COUNTY–In an online poll, conducted by The Ocean Signal on our popular “Ocean County Police Blotter” facebook page, private beach front property owners found little support in their quest to rebuild those private beaches. Under the law, property owners in Jersey Shore beachfront communities must agree to grant an easement to [...]
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP– On Friday January 18, 2013 Stafford Twp. Police arrested Michael Dauphin, 19, of Barnegat for multiple counts of burglary. On Tuesday January 18, 2013 Stafford police were called to Hazelton Court in reference to multiple vehicles that were burglarized ovrnight. A resident of the area observed a suspicious vehicle in the area during [...]
NEWARK–A Star Ledger report this week on the slowing of the tide of increased property tax in New Jersey shows that Governor Chris Christie’s campaign against property taxes might just work. According to the report, the 1.7 percent state average increase was the lowest in New Jersey since 1991. In Ocean County, five communities [...]
BARNEGAT–Barnegat Police reported the following incident involving the arrest of an intoxicated man at a local business. On January 10th at 7:10pm, Patrolman Brian Weber arrested Eric Finn, 43, of Manahawkin for disorderly conduct after responding to a report of an intoxicated male inside of a local business. Patrolman Weber responded to the Foo [...]
BARNEGAT–The Barnegat Police Department has issued the following statement regarding a DWI incident which led to the finding of Cocaine on the impaired driver. On January 13th at 3:05am, Ptl. Robert Armstrong arrested Justin Friedman, 27, of Manahawkin for DWI after stopping Friedman’s vehicle on Route 9 for failing to maintain lane of travel. During [...]
TRENTON–The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has settled with retail giant Kmart in a case involving the sale of expired baby health products. Inspections by Division of Consumer Affairs investigators found a total of 257 packages of infant formula and/or non-prescription medications that were from 9 months to 29 months past the expiration date, [...]
BARNEGAT–On Monday, December 31, 2012 police arrested a 44 year old woman from Manhawkin for a $450.00 traffic warrant from Somers Point Municipal Court. Ms. Bromiley was processed and released under her own recognizance after posting the full bail of $450.00 in cash. Arresting officer was Ptl. R. Sinopoli, Jr.
K9 Ollie and handler Ptl. C. Smith pose proudly alongside 7lbs of marijuana and 4lbs of hashish seized in a cooperative investigation with the Ocean County Prosecutors Office. $2400 was also seized. STAFFORD–On December 2nd, a man and a woman were arrested and several pounds of hashish and marijuana were seized after an investigation into drug [...]