
Historic Havens: Ivy Hill Farm at the Borden Homestead
This month, Historic Havens was invited into the lovely private home of Lawrence and Liz Lobaugh. It’s a quick turn off busy Broad Street in Shrewsbury, feet from the historic four corners, to take this step back in time to Francis Borden’s Homestead,... Read More

Police Ask for Assistance in Identifying Woman
The Old Bridge Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the female pictured here. She passed a bad check in Old Bridge at the TD Bank using the identification of a woman whose purse was stolen from her vehicle in Tinton Falls. It... Read More

Middletown Partners with Bright Connections to Provide Free Tutoring to Students Impacted by COVID
Middletown Township will be providing free tutoring services in core subjects through the Next Generation Support Program for residents enrolled in elementary school through high school beginning Saturday, Jan. 21. The Next Generation Support Program... Read More

Freehold Township Man Sentenced for 2017 Possession and Distribution of Child Sexual Materials
A Freehold Township man was sentenced to a total of eight years in state prison in connection with the 2017 possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday. On Friday, Jan.... Read More

Road Improvements Along Navesink River Road in Middletown to Begin on Jan. 23
The Monmouth County Department of Public Works & Engineering will begin construction on roadway improvements along County Route 12A (Navesink River Road), including the installation of a new pedestrian path along the northern side fronting on Huber... Read More

Local Man Charged with Numerous “Upskirting” Offenses Involving Juvenile Victims
A local man charged late last year with taking “upskirting” photos of two women in a Shrewsbury Borough supermarket has been rearrested and charged with numerous similar additional offenses, including eight involving victims who are believed to be... Read More

Alligator Found Abandoned in Neptune
The Monmouth County SPCA is seeking information regarding a juvenile alligator that was found abandoned in a plastic container in an empty lot on Bangs Avenue in Neptune. MCSPCA Animal Control responded promptly when a good Samaritan called it in after... Read More

Howell Man Arrested for Shots Fired Incident
A Howell Township resident has been arrested and charged in connection with firing a handgun outside his girlfriend’s home early Sunday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday. Pietro Ventricelli, 44, of Howell Township,... Read More

Monmouth County Residents Arrested for Drug Possession and Prostitution
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Wall Township Police conducted an investigation at the Budget Inn Motel located on Hwy 35 in Wall. Three individuals, Gerren Schenck, 42, of Tinton Falls, Amanda DiBenedetto, 30, of Neptune, and Maria Murday, 57, of Wall Township,... Read More

Keansburg Man Convicted at Trial in Child Sexual Abuse Materials Case
A Monmouth County jury has returned a guilty verdict against a Keansburg man for being in possession of large caches of child sexual abuse materials in his home, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Thursday. Jose Gabe Veras, 34,... Read More