92.7 WOBM » Lacey Township

Lacey Schools Superintendent Faces Multiple Charges in Monmouth

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:49:09 +0000

Lacey Township Schools Superintendent Sandra Brower is charged with suppressing a complaint of sexual abuse on a four-year-old when she served as Assistant Superintendent in Wall Township, then fabricating responses to police.

Read More|Comment

Woman Charged in Crated Dog's Death is Found Dead

Rosetta Key — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:59:27 +0000

A Lacey Township woman arrested last year for leaving her dog in a crate to die in a home she left, was found dead herself recently.

Read More|Comment

Three New Rabies Cases in Lacey Township

Tom Mongelli — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:15:19 +0000

Three feral animals infected with rabies in Lacey Township raise seasonal red flags for home and pet owners, parents and children in Ocean County.

Read More|Comment

NRC Orders Vent Upgrades for Oyster Creek and 30 Other Reactors

Tom Mongelli — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:45:38 +0000

Operators of 31 American nuclear power plants, including Oyster Creek in Lacey Township, can expect to enhance venting systems in order to safeguard against disasters similar to Japan's Fukushima-Daichi tsunami-related debacle.

Read More|Comment

Lacey Township High Schooler Takes Own Life

Tom Mongelli — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:39:06 +0000

Grief counselors are tending students at Lacey Township High School who are in shock over the suicide of a classmate.

Read More|Comment

Shawn & Sue Visit the Popcorn Park Zoo [PHOTOS]

Shawn Michaels — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:55:27 +0000

The OCBS took some time to hang out with our friends at Popcorn Park Zoo

Read More|Comment

Teens Implicated in Forked River Car Wallet Theft

Rosetta Key — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:24:04 +0000

Three southern Ocean County teens are implicated in the theft of a wallet and making over $000 dollars in illegal credit card purchases.

Read More|Comment

County Makes Clerical Error Listing Rail Trail Construction Ordinance

Ilya Hemlin — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:52:57 +0000

The Ocean County Board of Freeholders is fixing a clerical error after an incorrect part of the Barnegat Branch Trail was listed for funding, and caused some controversy.

Read More|Comment

Popcorn Park Sanctuary Promotes Life-Saving Law

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:01:04 +0000

New Jersey's Move-Over Law enters high gear for visibility - and it has the languid turtle to thank.

Read More|Comment

Tried Using Kid To Shoplift, Say Lacey Police

Tom Mongelli — Thu, 31 May 2012 08:54:36 +0000

A 28-year-old Barnegat woman is charged with shoplifting in Lacey, and for enlisting a youngster in the act.

Read More|Comment

Wildfire In Forked River Still Smoldering

Rosetta Key — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:07:06 +0000

No active flames but a small forest fire that ignited at around 3:10 this afternoon near the Forked River Marina is still smoldering, according to Lacey Police Chief Bill Nally.

Read More|Comment

Oyster Creek Mulled For Possible Cancer Study

Tom Mongelli — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:29:38 +0000

Do people who live near nuclear power plants run a higher risk of cancer than those who don't? If a study recommended by a Washington DC group is undertaken, the region around Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township is one of seven targeted for analysis

Read More|Comment

Lacey Goose Control Measure Stirs Protest

Tom Mongelli — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:16:00 +0000

Animal advocates plan a Thursday protest in Lacey over goose population controls that the Township Committee hasn't yet solidified.

Members of Animal Rights Activists of New Jersey say they'll rally in front of the Municipal Building at 6 PM, an hour before the governing body's public meeting

Read More|Comment

Lacey Officials Approve Geese Capture and Kill Plan

Rosetta Key — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:45:12 +0000

At the objection of animal rights advocates, Lacey Township Council Members vote to enter into a $6-thousand dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to capture and kill Canada Geese that have overun a township lake.

Read More|Comment

Saturday Briefs From WOBM News

Christopher Tamas — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:11:21 +0000

BRICK- A woman is charged with stealing funds from a parent organization of the town's Primary Learning Center on Chambers Bridge Rd. Wendy Griggs turned herself in after being informed that a warrant was obtained for her arrest. She is charged

Read More|Comment

Furloughs Backfire In Lacey Township

Rosetta Key — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:08:40 +0000

An Ocean County town's plan to save money by imposing furlough days on Department of Public Works (DPW) employees backfires.

Read More|Comment