A shooting incident has occurred in Neptune Township, police have confirmed. At least two individuals were shot in the area of Monroe Avenue and Whitesville Road of before 9 p.m. Monday, said Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Neither appears to have sustained injuries that were life-threatening, he said. No […]

A 19-year-old Asbury resident was shot near the intersection of Myrtle and West Lake avenues Monday, said Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The victim was taken to nearby hospital after is in currently in surgery, he said. Further information about the extend of the teen’s injuries has not been released as of 11:20 […]

While neighboring Asbury Park began accepting applications for marriage licenses from same-sex couples on Friday, the Township of Neptune registrar will follow the directive from the state registrar to hold off until that state office gives the go ahead. The directive was received from the state registrar’s office in an email Thursday afternoon, according to […]

In an effort to repeal the rent control ordinance that went into effect last month in Ocean Grove and Neptune Township, a committee of property owners has submitted a petition to have a referendum added to the November ballot. Although other municipalities allow a binding referendum by petition under the state’s Faulkner Act, Neptune Township does […]

A local man was charged with attempted murder and related weapons offenses for the March shooting of a man in Neptune Township, acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Eli Dennis, 23, of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park, was charged on Friday with attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, […]

A man was shot in Neptune last night, several blocks from Asbury Park’s western border. The Neptune Township police responded to the corner of Monroe Avenue and George Street after receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls at 8:58 p.m. on March 24, said Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Police found a 22-year-old male […]