Rosetta Key is a News Anchor and Reporter for Townsquare Media's Ocean/Monmouth County Bureau. She's covered news in New Jersey for over 15 years and is the winner of the 2007 and 2008 New Jersey Associated Press Broadcaster's Association Award for Best News Series.
Rosetta Key
New State Program Helps Sandy Homeowners Pay Rent
Financial help will soon be available for families paying rent while waiting for the rebuilding or elevation of their Sandy damaged homes. According to nj.com, a new program announced by the state today will offer homeowners up to $825 dollars a month for up to three months to help cover the cost of temporary housing...
Howell Teen Remains MIA but There’s a New Development
Two weeks and a Howell Township teen remains missing. But police said sightings of 16-year-old Kimberly Pedre are being reported in the Browns Mills area.
Kimberly's step mom, Cindy Pedre, and her birth mother, Lisa Dohan, have both expressed deepening concern over her lengthening time away from home to WOBM News...
Search Continues for Missing Howell Township Teen
The Howell Township mom of a runaway teenager puts out an urgent plea for the public's help. 16-year-old Kimberly Pedre left her home near the Taunton School last Wednesday and hasn't been seen from since. Township police confirm that they're searching for Kimberly but wouldn't elaborate further on the case...
Missing Elderly Asbury Park Woman is Found
A Missing elderly Asbury Park woman that triggered a major search is located in Lakewood Township. According to the Asbury Park Sun, 79-year-old Annie Cody, who was missing since February 2nd and described as at risk, was found by the Lakewood Police Department in good condition...
Houses of Worship to Take on World Hunger in Brick
The community is invited to participate in a true display of faith and unity in action on March 1st in Brick Township.
The Brick Clergy Association is meeting up at the Brick Presbyterian Church on Drum Point Road, to pack 10,000 meals that will be going to schools and orphanages overseas...
Ocean Grove Fire Deemed Non-Suspicious
The fire that caused damage and destruction to 9 buildings in Ocean Grove last week, started in one of the apartments at 50 Main Avenue. According to Neptune Township Police, the Monmouth County Fire Marshal determined that the Friday, February 6, blaze was not suspicious and began on the second floor...
The State is Seeking High Quality Food Vendors for Island Beach State Park
The State of New Jersey considers Island Beach State Park one of the crown jewels of the state park system, so they're looking for food service providers who can provide menu items at the state park that are worthy of its grandeur.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is opening up its bidding process for food vendors who can provide high quality food daily at its main pav
Don’t Evacuate … Vaccinate. Reports of Chicken Pox Sparks Outbreak Fear
The Ocean County Health Department confirms that two cases of chicken pox have turned up within its borders.
The cases were reported in the Brick Township School District. But Ocean County Health Department Spokeswoman Leslie Terjesen said it serves as an important reminder to get your children vaccinated...
Three Years For Toms River Dad Who’s Unsecured Rifle Leads to Boys Death
A Toms River father of three is now serving a three year prison sentence for failing to secure the loaded rifle in his home that was used to kill a six-year-old boy in 2013. The sentence follows 35-year-old Anthony Senator's guilty plea to two counts of Child Endangerment last year...
Armed Bank Robber Strikes a Toms River PNC
The search is on for an armed bank robbery suspect who held up a PNC bank branch on Wrangle Brook Drive late this morning. Police Department spokesman Ralph Stocco said the clean shaven white male suspect, wearing long black coat, entered the bank at around 10:05 am and displayed a black semiautomatic handgun while demanding money...
Answers Being Sought About Deal to Use Fort Monmouth as an Ebola Quarantine Site
Audio Version:
It appears that the state's six month lease to use Fort Monmouth as a quarantine facility for airport passengers who may have been exposed to ebola, has caught everyone by surprise. The mayors who serve on the former base's economic redevelopment authority, also known as FMERA, and State Senators Joe Kyrillos (R-D13) and Jennifer Beck (R-D11) along with their assembly counterparts a
A Homeless Count for Monmouth County This Week
Monmouth County will be working with a host of non-profit organizations in an effort to get an idea on the number of homeless people who reside within its borders this week. Project Homeless Connect is taking place this Wednesday after being postponed because of last week's storm...