Tom Mongelli
Four more alleged Sandy fraud applicants bring total to 100 – and counting
In each instance, the new defendants are accused of collecting federal and state Superstorm Sandy relief for shore houses that were not their primary residences.
Ocean County gets fresh ammo in opiate war from federal drug control agency
Designation as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area offers enhanced federal funding and multi-level law enforcement coordination.
Monmouth University, Rumson launch marine research lab plan
The field station will allow local and University students to conduct research with professionals about the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers, Sandy Hook and Raritan Bays, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Guilty verdicts for ex-Asbury Park cop, two Dead End co-defendants
The lead defendants are found guilty of most charges they faced.
U.S. Northern Command accelerates aid to Puerto Rico, USVI
American military support moves from sea to land in hurricane-devastated areas.
Jackson zoning official charged with child porn, assault
Investigators executing a search warrant said that he refused several orders to drop his gun before finally complying.
Three hospitalized after two crashes in one day in Middletown
A car hits a utility pole, a motorcycle rams a downed tree limb, and three people are hospitalized.
Howell teens charged with vandalism binge, more arrests possible
A golf cart, outdoor furniture, lawn ornaments, a swimming pool, a storm drain and a municipal park all took damage, and residents were mystified and on edge for two weeks.
New Forked River, Barnegat Inlet dredge projects begin
The next phase of a multi-tiered, statewide dredging operation of state channels are part of plans first issued after Superstorm Sandy.
Atlantic County mare NJ’s second Equine Encephalitis case of 2017
In both instances, the horses that contracted the disease had not been inoculated against it this year.
Last defendant charged in Colts Neck-based health insurance fraud scheme
A complex health care fraud network meticulously built by two brothers from Colts Neck is methodically unraveled by New Jersey investigators.
Ocean County man dies in Egg Harbor Township pedestrian crash
Crash investigators believe that David Byrnes stepped into the path of an oncoming car. leaving the driver insufficient time to avoid impact.