My email is karen.wall@patch.com and I welcome your questions, concerns and news tips. I do my best to answer all reader emails. I cover Brick, Toms River, Manchester, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, and Lakewood and do my best to keep readers informed on what's happening in their towns. I have been with Patch full-time since July 2014 but have more than 35 years in journalism, including 20 years at the Asbury Park Press. I love sports and fishing (and yes, I bait my own hook); I was the editor of Hook, Line & Sinker for four years. I have lived at the Jersey Shore since August 1979, with the exception of my college years and an 18-month stint in Northern California. I'm a Brick Township High School graduate and have a bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University.
The mediation agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center protects Toms River from builders' remedy lawsuits and limits its new units.
The group of 10 towns is working to find solutions to increasing nuisance flooding and storm issues. The collaboration has gained attention.
Maybe it was shopping for Santa or maybe it wanted some deals, but a shopper caught the chaotic scene at Marshalls in Brick on video.
Katherine Estevanell, who has achieved other STEM honors, has been awarded a full four-year scholarship to the prestigious university.
Brandon A. Torsiello was sentenced a year after his arrest following a drug transaction.
Robert Sinnott Jr. is awaiting extradition; he is accused in NJ of criminal sexual contact with multiple firefighters in Toms River.
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Much of the work to support those in need in our communities is performed by charitable organizations. Donations are critical to their work.
Much of the work to support those in need in our communities is performed by charitable organizations. Donations are critical to their work.
Much of the work to support those in need in our communities is performed by charitable organizations. Donations are critical to their work.
Much of the work to support those in need in our communities is performed by charitable organizations. Donations are critical to their work.
See when and where you can see the Jolly Ol' Elf and get photos this holiday season.
See when and where you can see the Jolly Ol' Elf and get photos this holiday season.
See when and where you can see the Jolly Ol' Elf and get photos this holiday season.
See when and where you can see the Jolly Ol' Elf and get photos this holiday season.
Three people were pulled from the Caloosahatchee River but one did not survive, the reports said.
Several people were taken to hospitals, authorities said.
The prisoner was found unresponsive in the early morning hours, according to the report.
The protesters used trash cans and themselves to block the entrance and exit from the parking garage, the reports said.
The victim was severely injured in the incident late Thanksgiving night, Jackson police said.
