UPDATE: Medical Examiner Concludes Seaside Heights Woman Found In Ocean Township Died Of Natural Causes June 5, 2021 OCEAN TOWNSHIP, (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on June 4, 2021, the Ocean Township Police Department received a report of an unresponsive female located in a wooded area of the Barnegat Branch Trail near Country…

NJ Health Department Directive to Facilities Outlines Guidelines June 19, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Residents of long-term care facilities will be able to have outdoor visits with loved ones in designated outdoor space starting Sunday, June 21—Father’s Day– under a directive to long-term care facilities issued today by the state Department of Health. The Health Department has received…

November 7, 2020 MANCHESTER, NJ (OCEAN)–On Thursday, November 5, 2020, at approximately 05:28 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Beckerville Road near the intersection of State Highway 70, in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle accident. The crash involved a single vehicle, which…

March 18, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel Independent study by UVA, Vanderbilt measures legislative effectiveness in 116th Congress A newly published, independent analysis on the legislative effectiveness of members of Congress ranks Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) as the most effective Republican lawmaker on healthcare issues in the House of Representatives. The study also shows that Rep. Smith…

February 15, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The suspect wounded Saturday during an officer-involved shooting incident that occurred in Trenton has been charged with assault, resisting arrest and obstruction offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported. Jajuan Henderson, 29, of Burlington, is charged with four counts of aggravated assault (second degree) and one count each of…

May 19, 2021 — Updated 12:15 a.m. — Updated 2:30 a.m. — Updated 9:00 a.m. TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A little past 11:00 p.m. May 18, 2021 the Trenton Police Department was detailed to a domestic violence/family dispute in the 600 Block of Olden Avenue. According to Detective Sergeant Cynthia Hargis of the Trenton Police Department, officers arrived…

December 21, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today this his Cyber Crimes Unit is investigating recent telephone scams where callers spoof the non-emergency telephone numbers for various police departments within Mercer County in an attempt to scam residents.  The scammers falsely claim the resident has a warrant for their arrest. …

May 1, 2023 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 1, 2023, Samantha Massimino, 36, of Toms River, pled guilty before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P., to Manslaughter in connection with the death of Reinaldo Feliciano, Jr., 35, also of Toms River, in the early morning hours of…

Thanks Speaker Coughlin for His Commitment to Posting the Legislative Package December 2, 2021 METUCHEN, NJ (MIDDLESEX) – As part of his ongoing commitment to meaningfully address the nation’s gun violence crisis, Governor Phil Murphy today urged legislators to take action in the coming weeks and pass a comprehensive gun safety legislative package that was initially…

Maria Del Cid, William Wallace, and Sam Delgado to be Appointed to the CRC, Joining Commission Chair Dianna Houenou and Krista Nash February 25, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Governor Murphy today announced three additional appointments to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC), completing the five-member commission after previously announcing the appointments of Commission Chair Dianna Houenou and Krista…