Ocean County News

Middletown has the most cases for any town with 127, Freehold Township has 101 and Marlboro has 99 cases.

Lakewood Township has 450 of the 1,256 cases in Ocean County. Toms River has the second most with 204, Brick has 125 cases.

More testing centers have opened around the state with more on the way.

The Catholic Diocese of Trenton which represents parishioners in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, has announced that all churches will be closed to the public until further notice, effective immediately.

New Jersey residents and businesses have three additional months to prepare their state tax returns.

The IRS Criminal Investigative Unit is warning Jersey taxpayers about possible scams related to Covid-19 economic impact payments.

This gathering was in violation of Executive Order No. 107 signed by Governor Phil Murphy on March 21, which bans gatherings of individuals, whether they be at weddings, parties, celebrations, or other social events.

Gov. Phil Murphy hasn’t yet identified changes in the post-coronavirus state budget though has indicated he’d still like to increase the millionaires tax.

The head of the New Jersey State Police warns any coronavirus partygoer may be criminally charged and they could soon face big fines, too.

Home-sharing marketplace Airbnb is calling on New Jersey hosts and others to help them in an effort to provide housing to 100,000 COVID-19 responders across the globe.