Rosetta Key is a News Anchor and Reporter for Townsquare Media's Ocean/Monmouth County Bureau. She's covered news in New Jersey for over 15 years and is the winner of the 2007 and 2008 New Jersey Associated Press Broadcaster's Association Award for Best News Series.
Rosetta Key
Neptune Launches a New Initiative to Prevent Minors from Buying Alcohol
A Monmouth County police department partners with Prevention First of Ocean Township and local businesses that sell alcohol in a new initiative to prevent underage drinking. It's called the 100% Proofing Policy, according to Neptune Police Lieutenant Mike McGhee...
Box Truck with Oxygen Tanks Flips Over in Barnegat
Barnegat Police were on high alert when a box-truck containing pressurized oxygen tanks overturned on Route 539. Police said the Penske rental truck left the roadway and damaged a utility poll before flipping over near Route 72 late yesterday morning...
Several Animals Die in a Manchester Barn Fire
A number of animals were lost in a raging barn fire in the Whiting section of Manchester late Thursday morning. Township police said they received a 9-1-1 call at around 11:45 am that a barn was on fire behind 318 Beckerville Road. When officers arrived, the barn was engulfed in flames...
Sweeping Reforms are Coming to the National Flood Insurance Program
New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez meets with Superstorm Sandy victims today in a press conference to outline new measures aimed at cleaning up the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Menendez said he's gotten assurances from FEMA Deputy Associate Administrator Brad Kieserman that they will collect and make available to every policy holder all alterations of engineering reports...
MacArthur Alleges FEMA’s Complicity with Insurance Companies
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A bold and surprising assertion about The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from New Jersey's 3rd District (R) Congressman Tom MacArthur. The freshman representative, who's made his fortune in the insurance industry, alleges that FEMA wasn't a hapless government agency that stood idly by while observing the "big bad" insurance companies taking advantag
Manchester Police Locate Mysterious Vehicle that Triggered Alert
Manchester police have located the mysterious Blue Chevy Trail Blazer seen parked near school bus stops in the Pine Lake Park section. After multiple interviews with the driver, police said the vehicle doesn't appear to be a child safety issue for township residents...
Natural Gas Odor Reported at LEH Elementary School
Reports of a gas odor inside the George J. Mitchell Elementary School in Little Egg Harbor Township forces the temporary shut down of natural gas to the North Green Street building. New Jersey Natural Gas Spokesman Mike Kinney said they were notified by township police about the odor at 1:33 pm on Tuesday and had crews on the scene at 2:08 pm...
New State Program Helps Sandy Homeowners Pay Rent
Financial help will soon be available for families paying rent while waiting for the rebuilding or elevation of their Sandy damaged homes. According to nj.com, a new program announced by the state today will offer homeowners up to $825 dollars a month for up to three months to help cover the cost of temporary housing...
FEMA Flood Map Open Houses Bring Clarity to Ocean County
Some happiness, some disappointment but most of all clarity, is what the nearly 150 people who attended the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Open House felt after reviewing their preliminary Flood Hazard Maps at the Ocean County Administration Building's Cafeteria last night...
Jenkinson’s to Host Summer Job Fairs Starting this Weekend
It's arguably one of the first signs of summer at the Jersey Shore. You guessed it. Summer businesses seeking to fill its ranks before the summer tourism season begins.
Toms River Man Indicted in Sandy Fraud Case
A Toms River man faces five years in prison for taking over $6,200 from Superstorm Sandy victims in Rumson to install a generator but failing to deliver. A Monmouth County Grand Jury indicted 51-year-old Mark Herrneckar on third degree Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property charges...
As the Case is Being Considered, There’s Reaction to Arguments Raised in the Berkeley Housing Suit
No decision yet on whether a State Superior Court Judge will compel Berkeley Township to allow the construction of affordable housing units for Sandy victims on Route 9.