New Jersey

It's the news we were hoping we weren't going to hear this summer, but Brick Summerfest officials had to make the tough decision to cancel the entire Brick Summerfest concert season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Last week, Summerfest organizers announced that this Thursday's Brick Summerfest was c…

Good to see Caffrey's is back again.
Last week Caffrey's Backyard in Forked River closed their doors for businesses temporarily due to the fact that one fo their employees tested positive for Coronavirus.
They made the decision to close to ensure the safety and health of their customers and …

Brick Summerfest officials announced earlier today the Brick Summerfest at Winward Beach in Brick scheduled for Thursday, August 6th has been canceled.
According to organizers of Summerfest:
That decision is based on the current outdoor limit for gatherings which we had been advised would be increased…

When the weather has been cooperating this summer, dining outdoors on Washington Street in Downtown Toms River Friday night For Downtown Night Out has been a very enjoyable experience.
I have gone a few nights and it really is a nice atmosphere happening...

Finally...The New York Mets season begins today!!
It's been way too long without any baseball and sports in general. The Mets season was supposed to start at the end of march, but with the Coronavirus pandemic shutting everything down around the globe, all sports have been put on hold...

Caffrey's Backyard in Lacey has closed its doors temporarily as two of their employees tested positive for COVID-19.
No word on how long they will remain closed as they are bringing in a COVID specialist company to sanitize and disinfect all work and customer contact surface areas, but in a Facebook …

The cancellations keep on coming!
Lavallette announced earlier today that this year's Founders Day in September would be canceled to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Officials say the decision was not made in haste, and that the safety and health of the vendors and the visitors are first and foremost and F…

Social distancing and limiting outdoor crowds to five hundred people looks like will affect the 2020 season at MetLife Stadium for New York Jets, New York Giants, and the Rutgers Scarlett Knights Football program at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy made the announcement earl…

New Jersey State Senator Anthony Bucco (R - 25) has introduced legislation to shine a light on the state's overdose drug crisis.

There is a piece of legislation awaiting approval from the Assembly and Senate in New Jersey which would change the name from "Chosen Freeholder" to "County Commissioner".

A Toms River man who is also an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family based in Elizabeth, has been sentenced to more than 6-years in prison.

So just maybe something good has come from Governor Phil Murphy's latest mandate earlier today requiring people to wear face coverings outdoors IF social distancing can not be maintained.
Jenkinson's Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach announced earlier that fireworks would be returning this …