News for Lakewood, NJ. The township of Lakewood is the 7th most populous municipality in the state and the most populous municipality in Ocean County with more than 102,000 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Raymond Coles.
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When will JCP&L restore power in Lakewood, Toms River NJ?
JCP&L spokesman Chris Hoening said the fire happened at the substation on Silverton Aveue in Toms River around 1 a.m.
Car slams sideways into Lakewood utility pole, passenger killed
Video posted by The Lakewood Scoop shows the sedan speeding on James Street in Lakewood turning halfway around. The passenger side made the first contact with the pole.
Convicted NJ scammer, pardoned by Trump, accused of new scam
The Lakewood man was found guilty of a combined $230 million in fraud. President Trump commuted his 24 year federal sentence. Now Eli Weinstein was arrested, again.
NJ woman gets rolled over by her own van
The driver was taking groceries from the back of her mini-van and forgot to put it in gear when she removed the keys from the ignition.
Lithium batteries sparked fire at UPS, report says
The fire spread to four trailers, three straight trucks and the facility itself before being extinguished five hours later.
UPS trucks and packages torched by fire at NJ facility
The fire spread from a trailer to a building and five other trucks and trailers at the facility in a Lakewood industrial park late Wednesday afternoon.
NJ's biggest 'boomtown' is in Ocean County, list says
Eligible cities are those with a population of more than 25,000 but less than 500,000.
Car gets shot during Lakewood, NJ road rage
The Lakewood driver who was shot at admitted to police he was in the wrong in the incident that sparked the road rage incident.
Lakewood man extradited from Maryland on murder charge
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in their Leisure Village home is back in New Jersey to face charges after being found in Maryland, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
Teens seriously hurt during stabbing in Lakewood, NJ
The group told police a confrontation on a Lakewood street led to them being stabbed late Saturday night.