Monmouth County News

In a dramatic turnabout, a Superior Court judge on Friday overturned the reckless driving conviction of a Freehold Township man, telling him he was not responsible for the fiery Kozloski Road crash that killed ...

A township man is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly leaving a 14-year-old beagle mix dog in his backyard to die.

In an appeal of a municipal court finding, Judge Anthony Mellaci declared William Brennessel, 19, not guilty of reckless driving and said there was no evidence that he was racing with a fellow high school ...

The 34th annual Monmouth County Fair takes place July 23 to July 27, at the East Freehold Park Showgrounds on Kozloski Road in Freehold.

The call girl linked to the downfall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been sued by another New Jersey woman, who claims Ashley Dupre used her lost driver's license to appear on a "Girls Gone Wild" video.

Belmar's mayor says he's sorry for disparaging comments that he made in the town's July 4 newsletter.

Some New Jersey towns go out of their way to paint an idyllic picture in their summer tourism newsletters.

July and August are peak times for occurrences of criminal offenses. New Jersey residents flocking to the Jersey Shore for summer fun can find themselves faced with unexpected trouble.

Beat the heat this summer with the variety of ice cream flavors offered at the sixth annual New Jersey State Ice Cream Festival, taking place today on Washington Street in Toms River.

Workers have started to demolish the Highlands-Sea Bright bridge in Monmouth County.

The brother of a man on trial for the murder of a Long Branch man and the wounding of another outside a bar in 2006 told a jury Tuesday that the defendant twice tried to surrender to authorities in his hometown ...

James W. Sewall Company is pleased to announce the hire of GIS consultant Robert S. Berardo as the company's Solutions Manager for municipal and privately owned utilities in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Stanley L. Kleinberg died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at home. He was 76. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he lived in Monmouth County and Edison for 30 years before moving to Cranford a year and a half ago.

On July 10, 2008, Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office's Narcotics Strike Force, Gang Task Force and Bayshore Narcotics Strike Force, and from the Asbury Park Police Department's Street ...

After a five-week trial before Superior Court Judge Edward Neafsey in Freehold, jurors found Rashaan Lewis, 27, of Nathalie, Va., guilty of murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses in the 2006 shooting ...

A jury in Monmouth County today 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.

Christopher Donadio, 41, of Middletown, was charged Wednesday with theft by deception, misapplication of entrusted property and fraudulent use of a credit card, Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valentin said.

Ask anyone what they need more of and the answer will most likely be 'time.' It's our most valuable commodity and why so many consumers are turning to Smartphones and PDAs to help manage it.

The Monmouth Junction route of the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line would enhance development and access of a historic park, according to Monmouth County officials, disputing a state contention that ...

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Publication JULY 7, 2008 POC: James Grenafege Middletown Democrat for Township Committee 872-0890 Email: j.grenafege@att.net MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP : According to Middletown Democrat ...