garden state parkway

I've made no secret of the fact that a lot of my pet peeves revolve around inconsiderate drivers. But now that we're officially past the unofficial start to summer at the shore, there is an obvious change in driving habits through Ocean County.

It's as much a rite of passage in Ocean County as anything - sitting in summer traffic. And with the unofficial start to summer upon us, it has begun in earnest.

Garden State Parkway commuters got to spend extra time in the spring heat thanks to an overturned Jeep Cherokee in Middletown.

Glass-plated on the outside, and bright and spacious on the inside, the Grover Cleveland Service Area near Exit 11 on the Turnpike may end up serving as the model of all future renovations going forward.

It was a slow ride for early Saturday morning Garden State Parkway drivers because of a fatal accident in Brick Township.

The accident caused a traffic mess in the Ocean County region, with bad traffic spilling over onto Route 34, Route 9 and Route 70.

A car drove into a tractor trailer and overturned on the southbound side just before Exit 90 in Brick.

A serious accident at the start of the Wednesday afternoon commute caused miles-long backups on the southbound Garden State Parkway.

As I was going through some unique coins that I've collected over the years, I found this pair of silver slugs that anyone who's lived in New Jersey for more than about 10 years will immediately recognize - Garden State Parkway toll tokens.

If you've driven the Garden State Parkway today, you've probably seen signs like the one above, or maybe you've even seen one of the trucks that sprays the roadway in preparation for winter weather.