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
Lakewood Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Arrested
One suspect arrested and another at large in a daytime home invasion robbery in Lakewood. Township police responding to a disturbance caught up to 41-year-old Clarence Simmons of Pleasantville spotted running with another male suspect Thursday at around noon from a Daniel Drive home...
Over 5,000 Dead Fish Found in Oyster Creek Canal
The death of thousands of Atlantic Menhaden discovered in Oyster Creek's discharge canal is being investigated by the State department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and a biologist. Oyster Creek Spokeswoman Suzanne D'Ambrosio said Exelon Generation is working closely with the DEP and an independent pathologist to better understand the cause of death of more than 5,000 fish...
Ocean County Begins 2015 on Strong Financial Footing
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One of Ocean County's longest serving freeholders takes over as the board's director this year and believes the county is ready to embrace the challenges ahead because of its strong financial footing...
Toms River Man Charged with Impersonating a Police Officer
A Toms River man is taken into custody for allegedly impersonating a police officer.
According to the NJ State Police Facebook site, Angelo Otchy was arrested Tuesday for an incident on the Atlantic City Expressway in Pleasantville City on January 13th...
Accident Closes Part of New Hampshire Avenue
Avoid New Hampshire Avenue in Toms River this evening. A serious one vehicle collision at 3:11 pm took out a utility pole and closes the roadway from Hickory Street to North Maple Avenue.
Police say 17-year-old Aviv Yefet of Toms River was traveling north on New Hampshire just as the snow started to fall...
Lobbying Begins for Doubling Shore Protection Fund
Non-profit ocean advocacy group, Jersey Shore Partnership, launches a major lobbying effort to increase the annual Shore Protection Fund. Partnership Executive Director Margo Walsh said a bill is being drafted to double the $25 million contribution that helps fund major beach replenishment and repair projects...
Burlington Construction Co. Settles Federal False Claims Case
A Burlington-based construction company, falsely claiming to be owned by a service disabled veteran to obtain government contracts, agrees to pay Uncle Sam $1.3 million dollars. New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said as part of a Civil Settlement, the operators of Veteran Construction Associates LLC admitted that it wasn't owned by a veteran under the False Claims Act...
Tires Slashed on Beachwood Vehicles
Residents of a Beachwood neighborhood woke up to find tires slashed on some twenty vehicles Monday. The Riverside Signal reports that residents between the 300 and 700 blocks of Ship to Forecastle Avenues were affected.
Police told the publication that owners reported having anywhere from one or two tires slashed on the same vehicle...
ACA Enrollment Window Still Open
You can still enroll for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act without being penalized, that's the word from local insurance experts. This year's enrollment deadline is February 15th and we're hearing that the enrollment process is a lot better this year than last year's disastrous roll out...
EPA will Soon Release the Findings of A Sans Trimmer Study
Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials are coming to Toms River in February to release the findings of its decade long study of the effects of Sans Trimmer on lab rats.
They're trying to determine if the chemical byproduct, discovered in Toms River's drinking water, was responsible for an alarmingly high childhood cancer rate...