Teacher reportedly rescinds resignation over anti-Trump video
A Monmouth County high school teacher was reportedly asked to resign after at least one parent complained that he showed a video from "John Oliver's Last Week Tonight" Watch video MIDDLETOWN - The...
View ArticleN.J. teacher gets 5 years for sexual relationships with students
The former Monmouth Regional High School teacher admitted to having a sexual relationships with two students. FREEHOLD - A former Monmouth Regional High School teacher was sentenced to five years in a...
View ArticleContractor sentenced for trying to bribe county employee
Madu Rajan, owner of Silverlands Services Inc., is also barred from public contracting for five years File photo FREEHOLD -- A Middlesex County contractor was sentenced to probation for trying to...
View ArticleA true K. Hovnanian home: Late mogul's Rumson home for sale, $3.9M
The grand waterfront estate with a pool, deep water dock and tennis court and owned by the late builder's estate is on the market In 1959, Kevork Hovnanian started a home construction firm with his...
View ArticleNearly 1K walk the Asbury boardwalk to fight against premature birth
March of Dimes hoped to raise nearly $300,000 to fight against premature birth. Watch video ASBURY PARK -- Nearly 1,000 people walked the Asbury Park boardwalk on Sunday to support the fight against...
View ArticleLarge showing at Shore festival signals summer is near
About 15,000 were expected to attend Red Bank's International food festival. Watch video RED BANK -- The streets of downtown Red Bank were bustling Sunday afternoon for the fifth annual International...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: April 25, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout northern and central New Jersey are in need of permanent homes. Spring allergy season is here. And, what many people don't realize is that dogs and cats can suffer, too....
View ArticleOne-third of N.J. hospitals fare worse in new safety report
Six hospitals have received straight A's since the Leapfrog safety report card debuted in 2012. TRENTON -- One-third of New Jersey hospitals dropped a grade or more in the latest national report card...
View ArticleMillions of tax dollars lost in Sandy contractor fraud | Di Ionno
Cases keep coming as recovery work continues The money came and the money went, and nobody was watching. Now, it's a police problem. That is the abridged version of the hurricane-related contractor...
View ArticleWas it a meteor? Solving the mystery of N.J.'s 'tsunami' buoy
Tsunami warning device showed suspicious readings in Atlantic Ocean. A tsunami warning device about 200 miles off the coast of New Jersey went into "event mode" over the weekend, but there were no...
View ArticleJason Groome report: Back this week; another lefty on Phillies' radar
The Phillies are apparently interested in another hard-throwing lefty with the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft; Jason Groome will start Saturday in th The Phillies are apparently interested in another...
View Article4 men indicted in beating death of Red Bank schoolteacher
Jonelle Melton, 33, was beaten to death inside her Neptune City apartment, authorities said. RED BANK -- A grand jury on Monday indicted four men with the 2009 beating death of a beloved Red Bank...
View ArticleSierra Club sues 2 state agencies to reverse pipeline approval
The lawsuit is challenging decisions by the Board of Public Utilities and the Pinelands Commission The New Jersey Sierra Club is suing two state agencies over their decisions to approve New Jersey...
View ArticleShore town denies application for Jewish boarding school -- again
For the second time, the Ocean Township Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously ruled to deny the application for a 96-student Yeshiva school. Watch video OCEAN TWP. -- Officials struck down on Monday...
View ArticleBail reduction refused for man accused in decade-old killing
Joey Johnson faces serious charges is being held on $1.2 million cash-only bail. FREEHOLD -- A Superior Court judge has refused to reduce bail for a Long Branch man recently charged in a 10-year-old...
View ArticleTrial starts for men who dared autistic teen to jump into frigid ocean
Defense attorneys say Parker Drake's disabilities don't make him incompetent MANASQUAN -- When two young men dared a teen with autism to jump into the frigid ocean in Manasquan in exchange for two...
View ArticleMiddletown teacher in Trump controversy writes apology letter
A teacher nearly quit his job after playing a mocking anti-Trump video in class. Watch video MIDDLETOWN -- A history teacher at Middletown High School South wrote a letter of apology for showing a...
View ArticleNJ.com baseball Top 20, April 27: Another change on top
Another week, another new team atop the NJ.com baseball rankings for April 27
View ArticlePopular shore bar scores small win in fight to rebuild, but more needed
More than three years after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Mad Hatter, the owners of the popular shore restaurant and restaurant are still seeking approval to rebuild. SEA BRIGHT - Well, the Mad...
View ArticleRole in mortgage fraud scheme nets N.J. man 5 years in prison
While on home detention, Paul Chemidlin also was charged with possession of Methylone. NEWARK -- A Monmouth County man will spend five years in prison after being sentenced Tuesday for his role in a...
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