The 2016 New Jersey Homeless Counts will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Jersey Shore Rescue Mission on Memorial Drive. Volunteers and advocates will join Monmouth County employees in helping homeless and at risk residents obtain social services help and gather data to gauge current homeless population figures. Those who […]

Newly elected Monmouth County-based Assembly Democrats JoAnn Downey and Eric Houghtaling have received their Committee appointments, according to a news release from the NJ Assembly Democrats.  Downey will serve on the Assembly Women and Children committees, Financial Institutions and Insurance, and Regulated Professions. “I am happy to lend my expertise as a former deputy state […]

Snow was the first point of discussion duirng Monday night’s City Council Workshop meeting’s. Mayor John Moor began by addressing complaints posted via social media about the municipality’s  snow removal. “Right now we are looking at a 26 inch snow storm staring us in the face,” Moor said. “I think we did a good job, […]

On Monday afternoon, Deal Police Department reports the temporary power outage on Elberon and Euclid avenues are due to a fallen tree. JCP&L is on scene and addressing the issue, officials said. Deal Police also asked Interlaken residents to remove bulk items from the road side. “January bulk pickup has been completed. Please remove any […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • […]

An amended resolution adopted by the Asbury City Council this month removes restrictions placed on the House of Independents liquor license. The liquor license, valid for the Cookman Avenue entertainment venue as well as the Lake Avenue Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten, called for off duty police officers to be stationed at the venues during certain […]

Now that the blizzard called Jonas has gone out to sea, residents are facing a sunfilled, 33 degree high day.  There were at least 18 storm related deaths along the east coast, according to ABC News and locally, JCP&L is reporting less than 100 power outages remain long the Jersey Shore from Toms River north. […]

Bruce Springteen has announced the Sunday performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City has been postponed due to the weekend storm. The Boss posted the following via Facebook Saturday near 5:30 p.m.: Madison Square Garden and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band must postpone the performance set for tomorrow (January 24) due […]

Area police and OEM directors are warning residents to be mindful of the calm in the weekend storm. Having just completed a county-wide conference call, officials now anticipate 50 to 60 mile per hour wind gusts along the Jersey shore and up to 24 inches of snow, a report from Deal’s Chief of Police and […]

Although a ballistics’ test on the bullet that grazed 8-year-old Cassie Jones’ forehead during the Nov. 4 shootout between 20-year-old suspect Dante Allen and second year police officer Terence McGhee was inconclusive, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said it is the opinion of his office that the projectile came from the police officer’s […]