Breaking News from Long Branch NJ

The off-market transactions include the $2.7 million sale of 176 Ocean Ave., an oceanfront single family home with a guest house on nearly a third of an acre, and the $1.45 million sale of 34 Morris Ave, another single family home on over a quarter of an acre.

WEST LONG BRANCH — Five people were injured when a deck collapsed in the borough Thursday afternoon, police said,

Separately, police Chief Darren McConnell said what appears to be KKK recruitment literature, also containing candy, was reported found on Leighton Avenue last week.

Seaside Heights beaches are open Thursday, but ocean bathing is not allowed because of negative water quality tests, according to borough officials. Bathing is allowed at the bay beaches.

MONMOUTH BEACH, NJ — Heads up, Monmouth County: The Monmouth County DWI task force will conduct a DWI checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and or drugs.

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Police are asking for help tracking down two missing girls, 15 and 16, last seen in Jackson.

LONG BRANCH, NJ — A pair of boats are on fire and adrift in the water between Long Branch and Monmouth Beach, according to reports.

Mid-Island kicks off their run in the series Thursday at 3 p.m. and you don't need to be in Williamsport, Pa., to watch. It'll be broadcasted on ESPN, on channel 70 on Verizon Fios and channel 36 on Spectrum.

A woman at the Jenkinson's Aquarium gift shop told a group of black teenagers they were not welcome, Paterson resident Attiyya Barrett said.Shannon Mullen and Erik Larsen and Mike Davis, Asbury Park Press

A heat advisory has been issued through 6 p.m for Bergen, Hudson, Union and eastern Essex counties.

Kelly, who serves as liaison to the county engineering department, addressed the matter during his public remarks at a regular meeting of the Board of Freeholders on Wednesday evening.

The lanky soon-to-be eighth-grader is so close with his Little League World Series-bound teammates that they’ve developed a sort of coded language. Some say he and his catcher, Chris Cancel, can read each other’s minds.

What will happen on college campuses such as Rutgers University if there's legal weed in New Jersey?Doug Hood and Mike Davis, Asbury Park Press

Toby Wolf, a spokesman for Jenkinson’s, said in a statement that the incident “does not reflect the core values of the boardwalk,”according to the Asbury Park Press.

The work of surf rock lifestyle power couple Vincent Minervino and Magdalena O’Connell of Hi-Tide Recordings, Saturday's main event is the centerpiece of weekend-long celebration of music, tiki cocktails and general nostalgic artistic spirit by the sea.

While Sea Bright still is a jewel for many, it’s becoming increasingly clear — from the booming real estate values, the traffic circling to find parking and the bustling restaurant scene — that this beachside borough is hardly a secret anymore.

FREEHOLD, N.J. (WTXF)- Monmouth County SPCA has posted on their Facebook page about River, the pit bull puppy left to drown in a cage at the water’s edge during a rising tide in Freehold, NJ.

Davon Tramun, 19, was sentenced to 19 years Wednesday forfatally shooting Tairiq Matthews, 19, in the headoutside a Stapleton store last year.

Buy Photo(Photo: FILE PHOTO)Police are investigating a motorcycle accident on Memorial Drive Wednesday morning that injured one.Sgt. Hoover Cano of the Neptune City Police Department said the accident was reported at 10:34 a.m. Wednesday and it left one male injured.The accident occurred just south

He is known to spend time in Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Staten Island and the area in and around Atlantic Highlands and Middletown, police said.