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Tiffany Soto, 26, of Howell was killed in the 2 a.m. crash, dying from blunt force head trauma and drowning.

LONG BRANCH - Police are asking for leads on a woman they believe stole a wallet and an iPhone at a 3rd Avenue grocery store.Police believe the woman stole the items "while the victim was assisting a disabled customer into their vehicle" at the Fine Fare Supermarket, according to a Monday Facebook p

A former Long Branch police officer and past president of Long Branch Police Officers’ Union, PBA Local 10, was sentenced late last week for stealing over $80,000 from union coffers, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.Officials say Alfred Cistaro, 43, of West Long Branch

Karon Council, 19, and co-defendant Jah-Del K. Birch, 17, both of Neptune Township, admitted their roles in the shooting death of 10-year-old Yovanni Banos-Merino before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Richard W. English this week.

NEW JERSEY - Six pediatric patients are dead and 12 others sick due to a "severe" viral outbreak at a facility in New Jersey, the Department of Health said in a statement Tuesday. The department confirmed 18 cases of adenovirus among pediatric residents at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabili

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“After years of planning, the developers of The New York Wheel announce, with great disappointment, that the dream of building a world-class attraction in Staten Island will unfortunately not come to fruition,” said Cristyne Nicholas, spokesperson for The New York Wheel project.

LONG BRANCH, NJ - The scores from the PARCC exams are in. Long Branch and Eatontown students from 3rd to 11th grade were tested on Math and English, with high school math broken into Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II.

Deepika PadukoneandRanveer Singh’s fans had an amazing weekend recently after the couple officially announced their wedding. Both Deepika and Ranveer took to Instagram to share with their fans that they’ll be tying the knot on the 14thand 15thof November and we gave you asneak peekof the same. While

DeReal Finklin, a Princeton resident, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree cyber harassment.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A stunning new allegation was made Monday by the Middlesex County prosecutor's office involving a young Rutgers student from Colts Neck who was hit and killed by a car in downtown New Brunswick: The driver who hit him was high on marijuana at the time, the prosecutor's team of de

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A stunning new allegation was made Monday by the Middlesex County prosecutor's office involving a young Rutgers student from Colts Neck who was hit and killed by a car in downtown New Brunswick: The driver who hit him was high on marijuana at the time, the prosecutor's team of de

Karon Council, 18, and Jah-Del Birch, 17, were each charged with murder in the Feb. 21slaying of Yovanni Banos-Merino, who was in his Asbury Park apartment when Council opened fire at the residence. Council's accomplice, Birch, was with him when the incident occurred. They were each facing 30 years

JACKSON, NJ — What does it take to get compete against five other people by spending 30 hours in a coffin? A sense of adventure, a strong dose of humor ... and apparently, knowing your way around a coffin doesn't hurt, either.

LONG BRANCH, NJ — In case you missed any of the news stories this week, Patch has got you covered. Just click the headline to read the full story.$50,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Long BranchLONG BRANCH, NJ - A Long Branch convenience store was among six locations to sell winning tickets earnin

Sonia Naranjo, 59, was walking along the highway north of Brockton Avenue when she was struck just after midnight by a southbound sedan driven by Patrick Howe, 29, of Bradley Beach, according to Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

According to the department, which posted the notice on its Facebook, the man entered the back yard of a home on North Fifth Avenue on Sept. 28. Police say he then forced entry to the shed and attempted entry via the garage doors.

A 59-year old woman died after she was struck in a motor vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Neptune Township, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.Sonia Naranjo, 59, of Neptune Township, was walking in the area of Route 35, just north of Brockton Avenue in Neptune Towns

Do you take vitamins on a regular basis? Or do you start and then forget them for a day or two (or seven) and decide to give up? Here’s a guest post with a huge infographic that talks about various vitamin and mineral supplements and how to best take them. This information is courtesy ofMedAlertHelp