Tom Mongelli

Tuesday's predawn fire that destroyed an ice cream vending hut on the Seaside Park beachfront looks less and less like an accident, to Ocean County arson investigators who found traces of accelerant inside.

High bacteria levels revealed in Tuesday swim water tests at three Jersey Shore beaches mean re-testing today.

Lifeguards of the Jersey Shore help thousands of beach goers each day during our warm summer months, but what happens when our lifeguards need help - especially if the aid they seek takes them beyond water rescues, and potentially saves lives right on the beach?

The Parkway, Route 72, Atlantic City Expressway, and several other highways will see a massive turnout of police and traffic coordinators this Thursday. New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and related emergency agencies roll out a full-bore hurricane evacuation exercise.

Ocean and Burlington Counties and six Ocean. Monmouth and Middlesex communities earn sizeable portions of more than $20,000,000 in state grants to keep control of litter.

Last week, Manchester...this week, Middletown is where a bear's been sighted roaming neighborhoods.

The Superstorm's nearly five years gone. Is your home ready for the next one?

From the green hills of Jackson to the blue skies of the Air Force National Guard, Airman 1st Class Dallas S. Sheard advances in service to America.

Two police officers rise above more than 230 of their peers to become the newest full-time guardians of the law in Manchester.

The newest Ocean County enlistee to advance through the first grueling step of a career in the U.S. Air Force is a 2014 graduate of Manchester Township High School.

Online buyers and sellers, who need a place to complete the deals in-person, now have one in Brick Township, well-lit, fully monitored, free of charge, and right next to police headquarters.

The concerted traffic-safety push in, and near, Seaside Heights during March's Saint Patrick's Day festivities produce no serious crashes - and a sizable number of traffic tickets, arrests and calls for police response, according to data from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.