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Homeowner shoots intruder in Lakewood
A man who broke into an East County Line Road house early Friday morning was in critical condition after being shot by the home's owner.
Free Books for Children Program began with Neptune woman's idea
"I just think everybody should read," said Sandra Fornino of the Women's Club of Asbury Park.
Coaster worker dies from Sunday's accident
A Bulgarian exchange student who was struck by a roller coaster in Seaside Heights has died.
Fired contractor sues state school program
Gilbane Building Company, which has collected more than $50 million from the state's school building program since 2003, contends officials of the construction program ignored its warnings of problems on the ...
Wall, Neptune differ on dredging plan
Township officials are taking aim at their counterparts in Wall for their reluctance to allow material dredged from the Shark River to be dried out on its banks.
Neptune, Wall spar about river-dredging plan
The easiest way to put a tea bag in a teacup is to just drop it in there, but that's no fun.
Injured exchange student remains 'critical' after Seaside Heights accident
The father of the 21-year-old Bulgarian exchange student who was critically injured Sunday evening while working as a Boardwalk roller coaster operator is en route to the United States to be with his son, a ...
Judges: No new trial for convicted murderer
A panel of appellate judges on Monday said they found no merit in a 27-year-old Ocean Township man's argument that a lower-court judge erred in not granting him a new trial in the murder of his 77-year-old ...
Neptune voters to decide open-space tax question
Township voters will be asked in November whether they support an open-space tax.
Belmar teen charged with DWI after flipping Jeep
A 17-year-old borough resident remains hospitalized after a Thursday night crash on 15th Avenue that flipped his Jeep on its side - and that led police to charge him with drunken driving, driving without a ...
Seaside coaster shut down after accident; victim critical
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A Bulgarian man who took a summer job on a New Jersey amusement pier was being kept alive Monday on life support after being accidentally struck by a roller coaster car while trying to ...
Remnants of Bertha leave dangerous currents
The Jersey shore is seeing some dangerous currents and big waves. The tricky surf is because of Bertha, now a tropical storm, far out in the Atlantic Ocean and approaching Bermuda.
Jury Convicts Virginia Man of Murder
On July 10, 2008, Rahsaan Lewis, 27, of Nathalie, Virginia, was found guilty of first degree Murder, first degree Attempted Murder, and related weapons charges following a five week trial in Monmouth County ...
Officials may seek to put to death Ocean Township pit bull
Officials here might seek a judge's permission to put to death a pit bull, after it mauled a white Maltese dog to death Thursday in what authorities described as a vicious and unprovoked attack.
The Whole Pie Eater's Club in Neptune
All this talk of competitive eating lately was bound to end up with somebody shoving a full pie down their throat for the entertainment of NJ.com's loyal readers.
Man guilty of murder outside bar after fight
A jury in Monmouth County on Thursday found a Virginia man guilty of murdering a 30-year-old Long Branch man and attempting to murder a 26-year-old Long Branch man in a double-shooting outside a bar in 2006.
Man, 22, indicted in murder attempt
A 22-year-old Lakewood man has been charged by a grand jury with attempting to murder a Manchester man in a shooting earlier this year.
Belmar fire victim undergoes surgery
The woman who jumped from her fourth-floor window during a weekend fire endured eight hours of surgery Monday to repair a shattered pelvis that was causing internal bleeding, her sister said.
Pilot in N.J. crash may have been testing home-built plane
NEPTUNE, N.J. - The pilot who was killed Saturday when his plane crashed into the Shark River may have still been in the testing phase of the home-built aircraft when it went down.
Neptune dialysis center helps patients, day by day
Years ago, the building at Route 33 and Fortunato Place in Neptune was a supermarket, filled with the hustle and bustle of people buying groceries.