Court hearings are pending for seven residents, a Long Branch woman and 16-year-old juvenile arrested over the weekend in relation to drug related offenses and other charges, according to a news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. The arrests were the result of a search warrant executed at a Monmouth Road home as part […]

A motor vehicle stop along Rustic Drive in the Middlebrook apartment complex near 5:05 p.m. Thursday resulted in drug and paraphernalia possession arrests for three Jersey Shore men, according to news release issued by the Ocean Township Police Department. The driver, Jason Stewart, 34, of Bayville, was operating the motor vehicle with a suspended license, […]

The Sixth annual Axelrod Israel Film Festival opens Sunday at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in the Deal Park section of Ocean Township. The festival spotlights new films created by Israeli and/or Jewish filmmakers. Every film selected for this year’s festival celebrates the personal, political, and/or cultural experience of being Jewish, Artistic Director Andrew DePrisco […]

The Ocean Township Police Department has issued an advisory message for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in an ongoing investigation. The advisory asks for identification of a white male shown in an 11:58 a.m. May 11 surveillance photograph as well as a photo of a vehicle believed to be associated with […]

Eric Stein, 28, of Ocean, was charged with heroin possession as well as possession of a hypodermic syringe and drug paraphernalia, after police stopped to offer aid close to 6 p.m. Monday near Monmouth Road and Lake Avenue, according to a news release from Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia of the Ocean Township Police Department. […]

Jersey native John Pizzarelli’s over 30 year career led him to collaborations with some of the nation’s greats – from Paul McCartney to James Taylor and Rosemary Clooney. At 8 p.m. Wednesday, the jazz guitarist and vocalist [at right] will join a roster of talent featured this summer by Axelrod Performing Arts Center on Grant Avenue in the […]

A township resident was arrested early Wednesday morning after police found him hiding inside the closed Amboy Bank on Route 35, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia. Jonathan Lyle, 26, was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and possession of burglary tools. From the news release: […]

A 26-year-old Asbury Park man was charged with possession of 980 bags of heroin and other controlled dangerous substances following a motor vehicle stop last month, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said. While the arrest occurred on May 23, a follow up investigation was conducted, delaying release of the information, […]

An Ocean Grove man was charged Monday with invasion of privacy following the investigation into an April 30 incident at the local Target, according to Ocean Township Police spokesman Timothy R. Torchia. Julius G. Reynolds, 56, was arrested near 1:10 p.m. Monday following an investigation by Detective Michael Melody and Detective Michael Acquaviva of the […]

A suspicious vehicle investigation near 12:50 p.m. Monday led to the arrest of two New York men hired to maintain a Logan Road home, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia. Nicholas Sanchez, 24, of Staten Island was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, and possession […]