What do you do with hundreds of thousands of dead fish?
Public works crews are raking up the dead fish from the shoreline and taking them to the Monmouth County landfill Watch video KEANSBURG -- Public works crews in Keansburg have been working for two...
View ArticleNeptune man handed 45-year prison sentence for 2011 murder
Authorities said Thaddeus Reevey gunned down Eric Freeman, 22, at close range. FREEHOLD -- A judge sentenced a Neptune Township man Friday to 45 years in state prison for the 2011 murder of an Asbury...
View ArticleBlue Acres a win for open space, owners of flooded homes | Opinion
New Jersey Blue Acres program is buying up flood-prone property around the Garden State, helping create an open space buffer to absorb water. Like many residents along the Delaware Bayshore, Natalie...
View ArticleBewildering beach access rules leave state ripe for a big problem, lawmaker...
State Sen. Bob Smith wants the Attorney General's Office to determine whether the beach access regulations are in effect or remain invalidated by the court TOMS RIVER -- The state could be exposing...
View ArticleN.J. town eliminates school crossing guards
The five crossing guards worked three hours per day, mostly within one residential community. HOWELL - Police Chief Andrew Kudrick has recommended the elimination of the township's five school...
View ArticleThis NJ Transit train line is the worst at getting you to work on time
Since 2011, six out of eight NJ Transit lines, including the Northeast Corridor, have seen their performance rates decline. The Northeast Corridor commuter trains are the most frequently late, and...
View ArticleNewest 'luxury' commuter ferry to begin Jersey Shore service Sept. 1
The Betsy Ross will join its sister ship, NY Waterway's Molly Pitcher, on a route between the New York Harbor region and the Jersey Shore WEEHAWKEN - Commuters will get free sewing kits to celebrate...
View ArticleFootball: 2015's Top 20 in 2016 - Who's up, who's down
NJ.com is looking back at last season's NJ.com Top 20
View ArticleWorker in N.J. doctor's office indicted for medical fraud
The 27-year-old man from Monmouth County worked for a Belleville ophthalmologist. Austin B. Mongiello, 27, of Manalapan, an employee in an ophthalmologist's office, has been indicted for submitting...
View ArticleVintage photos of schools and students in N.J.
Plenty has changed in the classroom over the last several decades. When I was a student, a tablet was a pad of writing paper. For today's school-age individuals, however, the word "tablet" means...
View ArticleN.J.'s 12 National Park sites: How many have you visited?
The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday this week with free admission to many of its parks and sites around the nation. The National Park Service is celebrating its big birthday...
View ArticleBroken taillight leads to 4 arrests on drug charges
The four Somerset County residents were in possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia, police said. OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Four Somerset County residents were charged with drug-related offenses...
View ArticleMillions in funding on the line for Shore town's post-Sandy rebuild
Sea Bright could lose more than $7 million in federal funding if it doesn't come up with a construction plan for a new municipal building and community center SEA BRIGHT -- Borough residents agree...
View ArticleFriend conspired to hire killer to murder Linden woman, documents say
Lawyer for a woman charged with killing her friend argued her bail should be lowered UPDATE: Monmouth County judge reduces bail for Long Branch murder suspect ELIZABETH -- A woman charged with...
View ArticleBack again: Returning football statewide stat leaders, 2016
We introduce the players that put up huge numbers in 2015 that are back once again to lead the state in production and help their teams win.
View ArticleHurricane Gaston may create dangerous rip currents in N.J.
Forecasters say risk of rip currents will rise as Gaston continues trek across the tropical Atlantic. Watch video Hurricane Gaston continues to swirl in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and although it is...
View ArticleCleanup of 1M dead fish completed in Keansburg
Officials first estimated hundreds of thousands of peanut bunker were killed off. Now they say it was more than a million Watch video KEANSBURG -- The fish kill cleanup in Keansburg finished Thursday...
View ArticleBail reduced for woman accused of killing friend, burying her in backyard
A judge agreed to reduce bail for Jennifer Sweeney from $1.5 million cash-only to $1.25 million with no 10-percent option. Watch video FREEHOLD -- A judge on Thursday reduced bail for a woman accused...
View ArticleDriver ticketed following fatal motorcycle crash
Alfred Faragasso, 55, of Jackson died a shortly after the July 3 crash at Route 524 at Sharon Station Road. UPPER FREEHOLD -- A Connecticut man was issued a ticket for careless driving following a...
View ArticleSandy Hook celebrates National Park centennial but visitors get the gift: No...
Like other national parks across the country, Sandy Hook is waiving entrance fees through Sunday in honor of the National Park Service's 100th anniversary SANDY HOOK -- How does the National Park...
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