Tom Mongelli

The first of about 100 homes in Toms River beyond repair in the aftermath of the Superstorm go under the wrecking ball starting Saturday.

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Ten suspects from six towns from Asbury Park to Cherry Hill face charges in a drug-busting operation that yielded more than 140 pounds of marijuana, says Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato.

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A Willingboro 71-year-old missing since Tuesday afternoon has been found safe.

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A tier-three sex offender in Ocean County is accused of becoming involved in the parents' board of the Toms River High School East Marching Band.

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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.

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The Lakewood man convicted of shooting three township police officers in a 2009 firefight is sentenced to a maximum of 45 years in prison. Jaime Gonzalez, 43, will not be eligible for parole until he's served 29 1/2 years of the term.

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A Tinton Falls 41-year-old faces eight animal-cruelty charges, accused of duct-taping the snouts of two dogs and punching a puppy in the head.

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Conservatives and gun-rights advocates alarmed over still-forming weapon control legislation in the New Jersey Legislature plan to blanket the state with protests this weekend.

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Two teenagers from Jackson died instantly in a Sunday evening collision in Manchester between their car and a pickup truck on a county highway just outside an entrance to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

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In what's being touted as a compromise, the Christie Administration today announced plans to build an artificial reef exclusively for recreational fishing on Barnegat Inlet, while allowing commercial fishing interests to access parts of two reefs off Sandy Hook and Manasquan.

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