Ocean County News

Ocean County's first black Superior Court judge, who last year presided over the dramatic Lakewood barbershop murder trial, has been tapped to lead the county's criminal division of Superior Court.

State officials are trying to trace the source of medical waste that washed ashore along an eight-mile stretch of southern New Jersey beaches.

Police have charged two men with committing a pair of unrelated sex crimes this week.

A gross display greeted some New Jersey beachgoers Sunday when medical waste began washing up at high tide along an eight-mile stretch of beach from North Surf City to Barnegat Light .

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The head of a local military youth academy has been arrested and charged with distributing child pornography.

‘Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s’ is one of today’s most famous reality television shows. The series debuted in October of 2007 and aires on the E! Channel Network. The show documents a day in the life of the the Kardashian and Jenner family lives.

There are a total of six family members but the three main sisters’ of the show are Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian. All three sisters are different in personality and looks; however, one common trait is their exquisite taste for fashion. Kourtney, Kim and Khloe are also co-owner’s of their mother’s boutique ‘Dash.’

There have been many celebrity guest appearances on the show including: Tyra Banks, Hugh Hefner, Ryan Seacrest, Brittny Gastineau and many more. In April 2009, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian announced that they would be appearing in a spin-off series in August 2009.

Tickets to meet The Kardashian’s at the Hilton Grand Theater in Atlantic City are available through ACTickets.com (http://www.actickets.com ). AC Tickets is the premier provider of tickets for all Atlantic City entertainment events.

A Freehold Township man awaiting trial on allegations that he killed a man after running a stop sign - and who has been arrested several other times and made bail - won a bail reduction Friday on his latest charges.

A 77-year-old Little Egg Harbor man was killed when his car left his lane and struck a tree along Route 9 Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Authorities continued their search Saturday for an Alzheimer's patient who went missing at the Jersey Shore this week.

The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu in Ocean County skyrocketed to 33, county health officials announced today.

Several county road repair projects, estimated to cost about $3.3 million, should get underway this fall, Frank S. Scarantino, Ocean County engineer said.

TOMS RIVER -- Many homeowners in New Jersey are losing their homestead rebate checks.

Local police and fire fighters are searching for a woman who went missing from her South Seaside Park home yesterday evening, according to Berkeley Township Police Sgt.

Repair work to the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge connecting Long Beach Island to the New Jersey mainland has been postponed until after Labor Day.

A Freehold man accused of molesting a young girl in a Six Flags Great Adventure wave pool nearly four years ago has been indicted by an Ocean County grand jury.

After testing waters for support of new railroad service stretching from Ocean County and running through Red Bank, Monmouth County officials say they are officially no longer on board that train.

A 14-year-old is being questioned in the stabbing of a 15-year-old on the grounds of the Lakewood Middle School this afternoon, authorities said.

A man who served more than 20 years in prison for his purported role in a Toms River double murder is no longer behind bars.

Authorities in Ocean County today said they charged a Lakewood man with sexually assaulting nine young girls.