Helmetta Fire Chief Christopher Acts was a 28 year veteran of the department and also served as a Deputy Warden with the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service, B – Division, Section 10. He was a devoted, dedicated member who worked tirelessly on the apparatus and the building throughout the years. His efforts on behalf…

July 7, 2023 Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Captain Michelle Pilch, Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Piscataway Police Department announced today that a Hightstown man has been charged in connection with a home invasion that occurred on Thursday afternoon, July 6, 2023.   On Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 1:24 P.M., authorities responded…

June 29, 2023 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Law enforcement officials are requesting help from anyone who may have witnessed a fatal shooting that took place in Neptune Township in July 2022, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago stated Thursday. Neptune Township Police Department responded to a report of gunfire on Monday July 4, 2022, just before 1:45…

June 5, 2023 NEPTUNE, NJ (MONMOUTH)–– When multiple sources refer to someone as a “pillar of the community,” you can safely assume that person is a beloved and trusted figure. That’s Frances “Fran” Gray – a longtime Neptune resident and business owner. Fran is respected throughout the community – she organized scholarship programs and coat drives…

TWO IRANIAN NATIONALS CHARGED IN CYBER THEFT AND DEFACEMENT CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND MIDDLE EAST September 16, 2020 Two Iranian nationals have been charged in connection with a coordinated cyber intrusion campaign – sometimes at the behest of the government of Iran – targeting computers in New Jersey and around…

The award is among 13 given for environmental protection initiatives at military installations February 22, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is set to receive $995,000 from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to reduce wildfire risk in the areas surrounding Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Warren Grove Range, Naval Weapons Station Earle…

As a thank you for combatting last September’s fire, Big SNOW’s ceremonial “first chair” honored representatives from various responding fire departments. May 27, 2022 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (May 2022) – Big SNOW American Dream, North America’s first indoor, real-snow ski and snowboard center providing guests with year-round winter indoors, reopened today, Friday, May 27. The indoor ski…

July 2, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police, Trenton EMS, Capital Health Paramedics and Trenton Fire Department responded to the 300 Block of Hills Place between Federal and Cass Streets, for a woman shot in the chest around 10:20 p.m. Upon arrival it was reported that the victim was inside a residence. TEMS and Paramedics transported…

May 8, 2023 HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Hopewell Township Police say that a metallic object believed to be a meteorite struck the roof a residence located on Old Washington Crossing-Pennington Road.  The ranch style home was occupied at the time but there were no injuries reported.  The object, which is described as approximately 4” x 6”…

Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Leaving Scene of Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash December 28, 2020 JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on December 24, 2020, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Jackson Township Police Department were summoned to the area of Cedar Swap Road and I-195 for a report of a motor…