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The swimmers had become caught in a rip current and two people on the beach entered the water to help them. All had to be rescued.
Matawan Police say a 61-year-old Perth Amboy man was driving while intoxicated when he caused a five-car accident Saturday evening.
Police say two local teens broke into Von E. Mauger Middle School early Tuesday morning and stole approximately $700 in equipment.
A New Jersey woman survived 12 hours floating in the Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook Sunday, and tells her story for the first time.
A trailer carrying aluminum sheets turned on its side on New County Road at Seaview Drive. The scene is still not cleared.
This is a single-family home, zoned residential, that pays standard property taxes, said town administrator Gary Jeffas.
Patch asked all three why they think nobody challenged them in 2025.
It's called Woodmont Rail, located at 186 Wood Avenue South. It's not to be confused with The Hyve at MetroPark, also being built nearby.
A group plans to open a mosque at 805 Cedar Avenue, at the corner of Cedar Ave. and Paterson Plank Road.
But some Republicans counter that "the League of Women Voters is a liberal, anti-Trump front group, an extension of the Democratic Party."
The New Monmouth mother who is legally blind said she was told this week the district will provide a school bus for her three children.
Did mental health counselors accompany New Brunswick Police last Friday, when they responded to a 911 call about a woman with a knife?
Joseph Manzi is accused of embezzling $1.6 million of the church's operating funds for the past six years.
This is the sixth rabid animal found in Middlesex County so far this year, and the third in Piscataway.
The horror movie was filmed entirely inside Atlantic Highlands' Strauss Mansion, which is said to be haunted.
Rockwell plays this Friday night at La Reggia bar and restaurant. The live music starts at 8 p.m.
On Wednesday, he tried these five hot dog joints in Central Jersey:
A new TikTok video shows the mother and son led off a plane in handcuffs, as they were taken back to New Jersey last week.
Provided by the Monmouth County Clerk on Tuesday, here is the ballot order for how candidates will appear on the ballot this November:
Empire Wind is located near the entrance of New York Harbor and will take up 27,000 acres of ocean once completed.
