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Rick Rickman
At least one killed in Route 9 Freehold, NJ crash involving three vehicles
At least one person is dead after a crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 33 in Freehold at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
NJ Rowan College baseball player drowns at state park where swimming is prohibited
Nathaniel Figueroa, 21, of Vineland drowned at a Corsons Inlet State Park on Friday after being caught in a riptide, NJ DEP officials said.
Lakewood, NJ cop charged with fracturing opponent’s face at rec softball game
Lakewood officer Patrick Carney is charged with aggravated assault for punching a batter at a men's softball game at Veterans Park in Berkeley on June 1.
NJ schools get remote option on election day in response to Texas shooting
NJ schools that will be acting as polling places in Tuesday's primary election will be closed and instead hold remote learning as a result of the TX school shooting.
After latest shooting, NJ school district changes stance on hiring armed guards
Middletown school board President Frank Capone said Gov. Murphy and the NJEA should reimburse districts for the costs of armed officers.
Pop-up party rumors swirl that this Jersey Shore town could be next, police say
The Asbury Park police said there will be "zero tolerance" for pop-up party chaos in their community.
Accused Buffalo shooter named NJ’s Lakewood, Toms River in anti-Semitic manifesto
The manifesto officials said was posted by Payton Gendron called the activities of Hasidic Jews "deplorable" and laments "Hasidic community growth and its impact" in New Jersey.
NJ mall shoppers get anonymous Mother’s Day cash surprise
"Happy Mother's Day everyone," the man said to the shoppers below at the Freehold Raceway Mall as he tossed the dough with a wave.
COVID restrictions continue for cooped up NJ veterans with curtailed family visits
Lyons CLC, a federally run nursing home in NJ for veterans, is limiting residents to a single 30-minute in-person visit every two weeks due to the pandemic, along with other restrictions. Susan Mondie, the wife of a Vietnam War veteran living at Lyons CLC, says she sees no end in sight for these restrictions.
Gov. Murphy pumps brakes on controversial gender identity lessons in NJ schools
After pressure from Republicans and Democrats, Governor Phil Murphy has directed the Department of Education to review sexual orientation and gender identity guidelines for young students in NJ schools.
NJ man charged with attempted murder, bias crimes after “anti-Semitic” Lakewood attacks
Dion Marsh, 27, faces attempted murder and bias intimidation charges. He is accused of stabbing an Orthodox Jewish man during a rampage in Lakewood involving a car-jacking and numerous hit-and-runs on pedestrians.
Catholic university sells 42 acres to Jewish yeshiva in Lakewood, NJ
The largest orthodox Jewish yeshiva in the United States is expanding further onto 42 acres of land sold by Georgian Court University. The deal's price tag is unknown and Lakewood yeshiva, or Beth Medrash Govoha, is expected to begin acquisition this summer.