Freehold Township

The C. Richard Applegate Elementary School was briefly evacuated Wednesday morning after a small oven fire started up in the kitchen area.

Schools in Freehold Township and Lacey have reported higher than normal levels of mercury in their gymnasiums, an issue that can face aging buildings around the state.

Jerry Wolkowitz never recovered from the injuries he suffered in May when prosecuotrs say suspect Jamil Hubbard beat him because he was white.

The cause of the 46-year-old's death on Sunday was not disclosed.

The fire sent thick black smoke into the air from the farm on Route 9 in Freehold Township.

Freehold Township Police are asking for your help identifying a man they want to speak with in regards to an undisclosed incident at the Freehold Raceway Mall on Sunday night.

The collision on Sunday afternoon closed Route 537 near Route 18 for several hours.

Freehold Township Police are searching for clues as they investigate vandalism to headstones which were knocked over from their bases at the Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery.

The girls were last seen walking on a road in Jackson towards Route 195.

There's been a coyote sighting in Freehold Township.