Dianne DeOliveira
Student charged with writing threatening message at Toms River North High School
A 15-year-old Toms River North High School Sophomore has been arrested for allegedly writing a threatening message on a bathroom wall there on December 6, 2016, according to Township Police Chief Mitch Little and District Superintendent David Healy in a joint news release...
How you can help a grant a holiday wish for a Jersey foster child
One Simple Wish is hoping to make Christmas more special for countless children in NJ and elsewhere.
Pedestrian dies after being struck by 2 vehicles in Toms River
A woman crossing Route 9 in Toms River Monday night was killed after being struck by two vehicles, according to Township police.
Police spokesman Ralph Stocco said 44-year-old Kimberly VanPelt of Neptune City initially was struck at 6 p...
German-based grocery giant coming to southern Ocean County
Lidl, pronounced (Lee-dull), plans to open one of its first U.S. locations in Lacey Township by 2018. The Township Planning Board Monday approved the application to build the 36,000 square-foot grocery store on a 6.2 acre tract west of Route 9 and south of Haines Street, with stipulations, according to the Asbury Park Press...
Your guide to holiday tipping in New Jersey
If you've got good relationship, you might tip more ... but where do you start?
SantaCon returns to the Jersey Shore this weekend
A mass gathering of people dressed like Jolly Saint Nick takes place in cities worldwide on Saturday, Dec. 17, including in Seaside Heights.
Toms River cleaning lady charged with theft may have robbed others, police say
A cleaning lady is accused of selling jewelry she swiped from a Lakewood home, according to Township Police.
31-year-old Guadalup Menses Gomez of Toms River allegedly had been regularly selling jewelry at area pawn shops since July of this year, Detective Lieutenant Greg Staffordsmith told The Lakewood Scoop...
Toddler accidentally run over by relative dies, Lakewood police say
A two-year-old boy accidentally run over by his aunt Thursday, died from severe head injuries, according to Lakewood police.
Lt. Gregory Staffordsmith said the 33-year-old woman was babysitting her nephew and didn't realize he followed her outside when she went to move her vehicle to a closer parking space in the Woodlake Manor Complex to load packages...
Do you know computer code? Elementary students in NJ could probably teach you!
Don't be surprised if your first grader comes home and tries to explain computer coding to you. Computer programming is being introduced to New Jersey students on the elementary level.
NJ’s trying to prevent back bay flooding … but some say it’s taking forever
The state stresses: You can't get federal funding without a detailed look at the problem.