Monmouth County News

Laura Brunetti of 'L'Estrella Studio's Traveling Canvas' participated in a borough-wide afternoon community Swap Meet event on Saturday, June 20.

When Scott Bennett, the accused habitual offender who has been in and out of jail while he awaits disposition of a number of charges - including vehicular homicide - was recently released in bail, he was told his freedom depending on complying with certain conditions.

In recentA years, aA fewA inter-party contests stand out as wars, and as George W. Bush's numbers threatenedA to flat-line in New Jersey, Democrats felt a surge of confidenceA in Monmouth County, where they ramrodded GOP excess and Bush backlash into annual wins on the freeholder board and a Senate victory by Ellen Karcher forA territory that could ...

Professional basketball player Earl J. "J.R." Smith III received a 90-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to a traffic charge in connection with a 2007 fatal motor vehicle accident but likely will serve only 30 days.

Prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged 22-year-old Jaris Baker of Neptune with the murder of Jon Paraison, the 23-year-old township resident fatally wounded in front of his 11th Avenue home early Saturday morning.

Authorities cited a man from Union for animal cruelty Monday, accused of leaving his dog in an unattended car for more than an hour.

Between his annual Independence Day weekend appearances at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park and his crowd-pleasing New Year's Eve shows at Red Bank's Count Basie Theatre, Monmouth County's own Southside Johnny Lyon has become something of a Shore institution over the years.

An 18-year-old male is in the county jail tonight after authorities arrested and charged him with maliciously killing an 8-week-old kitten.

The Two River Theater Company in Red Bank will host The Sum Effect Workshop this July. The personal development workshop focuses on achieving ‘ Complete Life FIT-NESS’ by incorporating mental, physical and emotional aspects of self. The event will provide participants with the techniques to develop a sound mind for achieving goals, make healthy nutrition and exercise enjoyable aspects of life, and develop the intuition for focus and clarity. The event features a clinical therapist, personal trainer and nutritionist, and a spiritual advisor.

A New Jersey man who allegedly killed a kitten by throwing it against a motel room wall has been charged in the animal's death.

A Monmouth County man was killed early this morning after police responded to his home on a report of shots fired, said officials from Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

The custody battle that David Goldman, Tinton Falls, has been fighting since 2004 to get his 9-year-old son home took a new turn this morning.

Nearly $10 million to be used on construction of a new headquarters for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office became available on Thursday when the Board of Freeholders approved a bond ordinance.

The Department of Environmental Protection has closed some ocean beaches in Monmouth County to swimming due to rainfall and storm water from Wreck Pond, according to a report by the Asbury Park Press.

Sugar Ray will be performing live at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, Saturday August 8th. Tickets for the concert are available at www.actickets.com , the premier provider of concert and show tickets for all Atlantic City entertainment.

Two of Sugar Ray’s most popular hits over the past decade have been the songs “Fly” and “Every Morning.” The song “Fly” was such a success that it signed double platinum, and “Every Morning” reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Sugar Ray’s music has also been featured in the popular movie “Surfs Up.”

It has been five years since the band has played together, and in July of 2009 they will be releasing their new album “Music for Cougars.” The band is known for their wide variety of music style including; dancehall, disco, punk and pop which are all featured on their new album “Music For Cougars.”

Tickets to see Sugar Ray at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City are available through ACTickets.com.

Despite two years of silence from officials, new details have emerged from a high-alert scare at the Monmouth County jail when a suspended corrections officer was said to have brandished a gun and demanded entry into the Freehold Township facility.

A Fair Haven-based furniture store owner who admitted he bilked 82 customers out nearly $300,000 in deposits for items he never delivered was sent to state prison for five years and ordered to repay all the money and pay more than $9,000 in fines.

Police have arrested a second resident in connection with an attack on two men earlier this month near the railroad tracks behind a vacant Institute Street home.

A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Parlin man with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing outside of Legends Bar and Grill in Hazlet the day after Christmas.

A Union Beach resident drove his sedan into a man on May 15, pinning the victim against a pickup truck and crushing his left leg, according to court papers made available Friday.