Ocean County News

After jurors announced they were deadlocked, a Superior Court judge this morning declared a mistrial in the case of a former township man accused of trying to kill his divorce lawyer after losing custody of his children.

Hundreds of Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have made it their mission to feed the hungry this holiday season hoping to make the world a better place for many in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

A woman who died five days after she was struck by a car while crossing Route 35 was identified today as a 23-year-old Dover Township resident.

Dreading the thought of fighting the crowds at the local mall just to get the same old gifts offered by chain stores? Break out of the mold and catch the holiday spirit at Georgian Court University's Second Annual Victorian Christmas Festival and Gift Boutique from Friday, December 4, through Sunday, December 6, in the Casino Auditorium on the ...

Two men from Passaic County are among six new swine-flu deaths reported this week by the state Department of Health.

The Point Pleasant Beach Branch of the Ocean County Library will host a free program on anxiety disorder on Tuesday, November 17th at 7 p.m. This program will teach people how to recognize anxiety disorder, and how to cope with anxiety attacks.

Last week's northeast gale dished out the worst shoreline damage to coastal Monmouth and Ocean counties in more than a decade, from wrecked cabanas in Sea Bright to undermined oceanfront homes on Long Beach Island.

A township man believed to have murdered his ex-girlfriend and then fatally slashed his own throat Tuesday did so two hours after being released from jail when a prosecutor's office representative recommended existing domestic violence charges filed by the victim be downgraded.

TOMS RIVER - A 32-year-old Lakewood man has been indicted on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.

A man who was driving drunk when his pickup truck collided with a school teacher's motorcycle, killing her, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

New Jersey's next governor has yet to visit the state capital, Trenton, since winning the election last Tuesday.

Forecasters say strong winds, pounding waves and rain could cause the worst flooding along the New Jersey shore in years.

There was no deterring Deborah Wilkinson. The Beachwood resident was the first to set up chairs an hour before the start of Wednesday's Veterans Day parade in Toms River.

An Ocean County grand jury has charged a 39-year-old Pennsylvania man with trying to murder a gas station attendant in June in Waretown.

On the eve of Veterans Day, the Board of Freeholders unveiled a monument Tuesday to honor those in uniform from Ocean County who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war against terror.

A suspicious powder in an envelope mailed to the Ocean County Courthouse prompted an investigation today by the state police and FBI, who determined the substance was harmless, authorities said.

Federal and local authorities are investigating the robbery of a a PNC Bank branch in Brick Township this morning.

The year 2007 was a dark one for the Seaside Park Police Department. By the end of that year, 14 lawsuits had been filed against the police department in federal court by people who claimed police had used excessive force against them, including, in several cases, beating and punching them while they were handcuffed.

The Australian play "Picnic at Hanging Rock" will be the fall play performed by students of the Performing Arts Academy of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School district.

Newark's money? Somebody tell Christie to get a clue. Well, that didn't take long.