Brick police raid home, find cocaine and cash, cops say
Authorities focused on a home in the Evergreen Woods condo complex. Karon Reid, 27, of Brick Township. (Photo courtesy of Ocean County Jail) BRICK TOWNSHIP -- A drug bust in the Evergreen Woods condo...
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 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 ArticleShore man accused of having hundreds of images of child porn
Investigators say they found hundreds of images and video of child pornography on the computers and hard drives of Carlos Diaz Rojas, who was living illegally in the United States Carlos Diaz...
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...
View Article2016 football season preview - and lots more to come
Everything you need to follow the 2016 football season can be find right here on NJ.com The gridiron is heating up, and NJ.com is your place for everything you need to follow the high school football...
View ArticleSwastikas, 'Hail Hitler' graffiti found at Jewish school in Lakewood
Lakewood police are investigating the vandalism incident at Yeshiva Ketana School LAKEWOOD -- Lakewood police are investigating after swastikas and other anti-Semitic language were spray-painted at...
View ArticleChristie announces new state aid for Sandy-hit areas
Gov. Chris Christie said the aid will help towns in nine New Jersey counties hit by the 2012 storm. TOMS RIVER -- As the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, Gov. Chris Christie...
View ArticleJersey man helps cops tackle suspect in North Carolina, reports say
The Point Pleasant man was visiting his daughter in the hospital in Durham, NC POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH- A Point Pleasant Borough man helped police in North Carolina arrest a man after one of the cops...
View Article2nd large kill of fish washes up along Jersey coast
The fish kill is the second in a week along the New Jersey coast Watch video LITTLE EGG HARBOR -- Some Ocean County residents woke up Saturday morning to a massive fish kill, the second large-scale...
View ArticleCatch a wave: Jersey Shore town scores big with local contest (PHOTOS)
The Brigantine Surf Jam is rich in local tradition. BRIGANTINE -- The waves were ripe for surfing Friday in this small Jersey Shore town, just in time for more than 100 local surfers to strut their...
View ArticleHurricane Irene: Recalling a fierce storm 5 years later
The year before Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene ravaged New Jersey with deadly force and record flooding in August 2011. Watch video Before there was Sandy, there was Irene. Five years ago this...
View ArticleSome N.J. gas customers could pay $161 to save $62, expert says
On the plus side, they might only pay $96 to save $62. TRENTON -- The costs associated with the PennEast pipeline and two other projects in the works by New Jersey Natural Gas will dwarf any savings...
View ArticleN.J. birders find a surprise in Ocean County
The bird was a juvenile and quite drab, which makes identification difficult. Wilson's phalarope NJ Audubon Collection WHAT WE'VE SPOTTED * Marbled godwit, Island Beach State Park * Baird's...
View Article140-pound sea turtle rescued after being hit by boat, partially paralyzed
Stranding center puts out call for help to feed the female Loggerhead turtle during rehabilitation Watch video BRIGANTINE - A 140-pound sea turtle struck by a boat and left partially paralyzed was...
View ArticleBoat runs aground in Toms River, operator charged
Jeffrey Sobin, 57, ran the boat aground at Middle Sedge Island on Saturday night, police said TOMS RIVER - A Somerset County man was charged with operating a boat under the influence after the boat...
View ArticleLatest Jersey shore fish kill tally estimated to be up to 15K
About 10,000 to 15,000 fish washed ashore in the most recent fish kill in Egg Harbor, EPA estimates. LITTLE EGG HARBOR - The latest fish kill along New Jersey's shore washed up between 10,000 and...
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