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Police say he pulled over and punched a bicyclist in the face last Friday, breaking the man's jaw. See video of the assault:
He was shot at 9:03 p.m. Tuesday on Atlantic Avenue.
Saint Mary Mother of God church announced this week the concert and fall festival is canceled.
On Saturday, Hudson Regional Hospital will give away 100 backpacks filled with school supplies.
This August, a series of workshops was held at the Secaucus Public Library to teach children and teens how to deal with stress:
The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will hold two DWI checkpoints on the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend:
This is where the school district hears from the entire community about the five-year direction of Middletown schools.
Take advantage of these free gardening classes, programs for kids, the Middlesex County 4-H haunted hayride in October and more:
911 calls will now be routed through a call center run by the Monmouth County Sheriff. Aberdeen Councilman Greg Cannon praised the move.
The city of Asbury Park released these two dramatic videos of an 8-year-old boy who jumped from a burning home Monday.
The dog that someone put in a Dumpster one freezing cold night in January in Old Bridge was adopted, by former Mayor Owen Henry.
The race begins and ends at Blackberry Bay Park, and will be followed by an after-party at Birdsmouth Brewery.
A mainstay of the Two Rivers area has reopened, under new owners and a different name.
"These donations have already been given to some students who came in to register," said Tiffany Boufford, Meadowbrook School principal.
Ocean Avenue School principal Neil Leone thanked IMA patients who donated supplies:
As we all get ready to head back to school, here's what the town has planned:
Rutgers professor Louis Masur, who teaches a class at Rutgers on Bruce Springsteen, will be joined by other professional musicians:
Here's everything planned in September at Liberty State Park:
The building that caught fire in Oceanport Monday was going to be a waterfront restaurant; it is part of the new RiverWalk.
The first floor of the home was on fire, and witnesses told firefighters they could see a child in the second-floor window.
