Rosetta Key is a News Anchor and Reporter for Townsquare Media's Ocean/Monmouth County Bureau. She's covered news in New Jersey for over 15 years and is the winner of the 2007 and 2008 New Jersey Associated Press Broadcaster's Association Award for Best News Series.
Rosetta Key
Ire Over Route 35 Lane Closure in Lavallette
Lavallette business owners and town officials are demanding assurances that the Route 35 construction work will be suspended once again this summer. Mayor Walter LaCicero is expressing concern because he said they weren't notified by the State Department of Transportation (DOT) about this week's northbound lane closure, that's expected to last until Spring...
Crash Leaves Whiting Residents Homeless
A home in Manchester's Whiting Section is deemed uninhabitable after a township man crashed through it this morning. At around 10 a.m., Police said 80-year-old George Leo left the roadway, drove over two lawns, collided into a mailbox, a flag pole and through the garage of a Sunset Avenue home before coming to a stop...
Holiday Eating Strategies (Audio)
Tis the season to toss sensible eating habits out the window. For many of us, the sugary, salty and or fried tasty holiday treats and hors d'oeuvres are just too good to pass up. The big concern? is that getting back on the right eating track after a holiday binge may not be as easy as you think...
OC Men Arrested for Sexual Assault of Minors
A tier-three Megan's Law sex offender from Bayville and a Toms River man were arrested Friday in separate incidents involving the alleged sexual assaults of minors. Jason Walsh, of Bayville, is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old female while giving her a driving lesson...
Gas Tax Hike Proposal is Not Popular with Shore Lawmakers
State lawmakers consider increasing the gas tax to help replenish the anemic Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) but officials from the Jersey shore are not on board.
Sanctuary Program Restarts This Weekend
A seasonal Freehold-based soup kitchen restarts for an eleventh year this weekend. The Sanctuary program that began primarily as a shelter from New Jersey's cold long winters for immigrant day laborers, will begin serving breakfast and lunch at the First United Methodist Church on West Main Street...
Congressman-Elect Tom MacArthur Named to HASC
It wasn't easy but Congressman-Elect Tom Macarthur secured one of six open seats on the powerful House Armed Services Committee (HASC) for the incoming 114th Congress.
An Intoxicated Driver Causes a Power Outage in T.R.
Toms River Police said 57-year-old Victoria Ventura of Rome Pennsylvania was
determined to have a blood alcohol level of .21 or three times the legal limit when she struck a utility pole near the intersection of Water Street and Hooper Avenue Tuesday night...
Ocean Grove Wins Another Round of Federal Funding
After at first being denied federal aid, a historic Monmouth County religious enclave will be getting additional funding to repair its Sandy-battered boardwalk.
(Update) Power Restored in Downtown T.R. After Car vs. Pole Accident
The lights are back on in Downtown Toms River after a motor vehicle crash took down a utility pole Tuesday evening. WOBM News Bureau Chief Tom Mongelli said the vehicle struck the utility pole near the intersection of Water Street and Caldwell Lane and emergency crews are at the scene...