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Sand will be dredged from three areas offshore, and then 2.1 million cubic yards of sand will be pumped onto these Ocean County beaches:
The Woodbridge Center Mall SeaQuest must also "immediately" end all public interactions with wildlife, the state of NJ ordered:
"I spoke to the director of Homeland Security a couple days ago and we exchanged messages on an unrelated topic," Gov. Murphy said Thursday.
The Middletown Lions Club will host their annual Super Bowl Sunday "Flapjack & Football" fundraising breakfast. Admission is $15.
On Thursday, Mayor Mike Gonnelli met this reporter at the woods to show exactly where the new playground will go:
"This is happening in towns all over New Jersey," said Mayor Mike Gonnelli Thursday. "We will find them."
Any teams of 4 can register! Open to all players across Hudson County, men and women.
A $50,000-winning lottery ticket was purchased at Main Street Deli & Grocery in Keansburg. It won Wednesday.
The BP gas station on Monmouth Road in West Long Branch was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday night, police said.
Click through all these photos to see what's offered this weekend and next in Secaucus and the area:
The man is Ezekiel Crespo, 20, and he was alone in the house caring for his six-week-old son. The boy's mother was at work.
The public is asked to pick the photo that will appear on the cover of the 2025 Monmouth County Travel Guide. The deadline is March 1.
The Clifton Shannon Rose will have a Valentine’s Kids' Brunch Feb. 8, with a DJ dance party, face painting, plus Kids' Night In Feb. 14:
This happened at 2 a.m. Wednesday at a home on Grace Avenue:
Kids can learn maple sugaring at Poricy Park in a free demonstration February 17, and more:
It is not yet known who will run to succeed him as mayor of Aberdeen. There will be an election this November.
Someone broke into the Qdoba inside the Rutgers Busch campus center in Piscataway, said Rutgers Police.
The officer drops his body camera and enters the water. The boy can be heard moaning from the center of the lake.
The town said it is submitting the application Wednesday to get Green Acres funding to build the playground.
Two more Monmouth County Walgreens stores will close. They are:
