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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Lakewood, NJ replants trees chopped down to drive away homeless
Lakewood replanted its trees in Lakewood Town Square in late Oct. 2022 after chopping them down in August to discourage the homeless from camping out.
Woman killed by driver in Lakewood, NJ church parking lot
The driver went forward instead of backwards while making a K turn in a parking lot in front of a food pantry in the parking lot of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Lakewood.
Spinal cord injury for Keyport HS football player, after SJV teen
Keyport High School senior, Logan Blank, is the second football player to suffer a severe spinal cord injury during a game within weeks in Monmouth County.
Tom Brady sends video to injured St. John Vianney football player
The NFL icon and seven-time Super Bowl champ sent a message on behalf of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Aaron Van Trease, of Holmdel, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a September game.
Woman escapes abduction during afternoon in park in Lakewood
A search of the area by Lakewood police, the Ocean County Sheriff's Office and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Tuesday did not turn up the abductor.
'Intentional' fire set near reporter's home in Lakewood
The fire which burned in a circular fashion was first reported around 9:10 p.m. on Sims Avenue
Uncle, nephew admit to killing Lakewood, NJ man with machete
Omar Rivera-Rojas and Alberto Rojas-Hernandez on Friday pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter for the 2019 Howell murder of Domingo Merino-Rafael of Lakewood.
Teens stabbed, nearly drive stolen car in lake in Lakewood, NJ
Lakewood Police Chief Greg Meyer said a 10 a.m. - 6 a.m. curfew will be enforced after several incidents involving teens in the West Gate neighborhood.
DEP: Fox at NJ park found rabid not the one reported near people
A dead fox that tested positive is not believed to be the animal seen near people on Monday — Double Trouble State Park remained closed.
Lakewood, NJ felled its town square trees to oust the homeless
Mayor Ray Coles said Lakewood cut down trees in Red Town Square on Aug. 8 to deter the homeless, but advocates say section 8 housing vouchers are not straightforward.