Attempted murder charges are filed against a Tinton Falls man. That story and more in today's Monmouth and Ocean County News from Townsquare Media.

A Tinton Falls man is accused of trying to shoot a Neptune man and missing, then stabbing the victim 3 times. 20-year old Cameron Keyes faces several charges in connection with Saturday's incident in Neptune, including attempted murder and robbery. He's being held on $1 million bail.

A Brick Township woman admits getting behind the wheel drunk and driving on the wrong side of Herbertsville Road in Brick when she hit another vehicle head-on, killing a township woman in December of 2012. Deborah Tadych pleaded guilty yesterday to vehicular homicide and DWI in the death of Susan Steeper. She could face 8 years in prison under a plea deal.

Appeals Court judges say a convicted sex offender from Monmouth County is subject to Megan's Law even though it didn't go into effect until after his conviction. A 2-judge panel upheld a stiffer penalty given to Charles Hunt of Union Beach after he failed to register as a sex offender.

A lawsuit filed by a Little Silver School District employee could be headed to trial. Joann Riley alleges she was fired without warning after rejecting repeated sexual advances by her boss, school district Superintendent Carolyn Kossack.

More than 450 NJ National Guard troops are preparing to deploy to Qatar. Families and friends say goodbye to the unit at Fort Dix this afternoon. The soldiers will leave for their mobilization station at Fort Bliss, TX.  66 Soldiers are from Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

The Ocean County Prosecutor is certainly pleased that the Narcan pilot program that began at the Jersey Shore is going statewide. He says after seeing a triple digit overdose death rate in 2013, the heroin antidote is credited with saving over 40 lives so far this year. He says the ideal outcome of reviving someone is to get them from the ER to a rehab facility. He attributes the success of the pilot program to the cooperation of all the local police departments. The next step is to make sure private individuals can get Narcan through their pharmacy.

Herbert Street in Mantaloking, where the ocean breached the bay during Superstorm Sandy, is where construction of a 4-mile long steel wall will begin the week of July 7th. The nearly $24 million barrier will span to Lyman Street and through Brick.

Point Pleasant Beach officials are going ahead with plans to obtain 77 outstanding easements needed so a federally-funded dune replenishment project can move forward. The council last night appointed an appraiser to determine the value of commercial easements.

The State Commissioner of Education is being asked to answer an administrative petition filed on behalf of a group of Lakewood public and private school students Monday. The petition contends students are not getting a thorough education because the State Education Department is underfunding the Lakewood School District by not recognizing them as a low-income area. Attorney Arthur Lang, who's also a district math teacher, says the state needs to offer a provision in the school funding formula that will alleviate the effect of serving 30,000 children on a budget that's only meant for 5,500 kids.

A referee at the World Cup in Brazil is a former Lacey High School math teacher who quit after 17 years to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer referee. Mark Geiger of Toms River was notified in January that he made the cut as a World Cup Ref.

You can show your support for the troops tomorrow evening. It's Military Appreciation Night at First Energy Park in Lakewood, with a troop supply and care package collection. The event also serves as a fundraiser for the Lieutenant Dennis Zilinski Memorial Fund.

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