Category Archives: Regional Interest

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Woman Pleads Guilty to Leaving Scene of Fatal Pedestrian Accident

An area woman has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2024 accident that a left a pedestrian dead and could face up to three years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Opinion, Regional Interest

NJ Turns the Tide with Innovative Coastal Sediment Strategy  

Dredge vessel at Squan Inlet
Photo/Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute

An collaborative opinion piece from Tony MacDonald, director of the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute and Dr. Barbara Brummer, state director of The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey …

As New Jersey’s coastal communities prepare for summer boating and hurricane season, a unique public-private partnership is advancing a smart, sustainable approach to protecting our coast.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Two Teens Charged in Pier Village Murder

Two teens, one an legal adult and the other a juvenile, have been charged with murder and related weapons charges in connection with the June 12 shooting death of an 18-year-old at Pier Village in Long Branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: 35-Year-Old Man Convicted of 2023 Sexual Assault of a Child

A New York man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child in a local motel room in April of 2023 and faces up to 10 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.  

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Man Found Guilty of Felony Murder and Related Charges in 2023 Home Invasion

An area man has been convicted of the crimes stemming from a 2023 home invasion and subsequent motor vehicle crash that resulted in a woman’s death and could face life in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Police and Fire, Regional Interest

DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night

It’s summertime and the DWI checkpoints are again becoming more routine for the weekends. There’s one to kick off the weekend running from Friday night into early Saturday morning, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.

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