92.7 WOBM News Flash Briefing: September 25

The shore's deadliest summer in recent memory continues into autumn. Lethal ripcurrents dredged up by Hurricane Maria contributed to at least three drownings and dozens of rescues by first-responders, surfers, firefighters and good Samaritans from Long Beach Island to Long Branch.

A Democrat hopeful for higher office seeks to abolish PARCC test passage as a requirement for high school diplomas. Senator Shirley Turner's bill would relax the

No charges have been filed connected to the death of a Toms River man, hit by a car while walking his dog Saturday evening. Police are trying to determine whether Joseph Bartolotta or the driver had the right of way when the 81-year-old crossed a street.

Viral meningitis strikes the Lacey Township school district. Parents were notified by the superintendent of a student's condition, though the student's identity and the school in question were excluded from the memo.