Dianne DeOliveira

Don't panic if you see first responders and a heavy police presence at the Ocean County Mall Sunday morning. A simulated drill will be taking place from 7 to 10 a.m. to test and evaluate local agency responses, according to Toms River police. 

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If you're not sure where the candidates in New Jersey's twelve Congressional races and one U-S Senate election stand on key issues, such as social security, medicare, and financial security, AARP sorts out the facts for you with its annual Voter Guides. 

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The 361-page draft of the Hazard Mitigation Plan will be available online for public comment for 28 days at www.monmouthsheriff.org, according to Michael Oppegaard, Emergency Management Coordinator with the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.

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Rocky, the pet bobcat notorious for escaping from his Stafford Township home, has been captured after getting loose for at least the third time this year, according to NBC10.com. 

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In the ongoing effort to raise awareness about Ocean County's heroin epidemic, Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato is holding another forum, "Can We Talk? Are You Listening?" on Tuesday, October 22, at Pinelands Regional High School.

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Don't be alarmed if you see JCP&L hard hat workers pointing box-shaped cameras at power lines and transformers. 

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It will be interesting to see what impact, if any, Third-Party candidate Frederick John LaVergne has in New Jersey's close 3rd Congressional District race between Democrat Aimee Belgard and Republican Tom MacArthur.

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Superstorm Sandy victims who still have questions about the state's largest housing aid program attended a meeting this weekend on the issue.

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With a national race underway to build driverless vehicles within the next ten years, Fort Monmouth could become a research and development hub for the East Coast, according to Bruce Steadman, Executive Director of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority(FMERA). 

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Voters can make a difference in the closely watched mid-term election. The Third District is the state's most competitive by party registration: 27 percent are Democrats, 28 percent are Republicans and 48 percent are unaffiliated. 

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