Monmouth County

MARLBORO, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is proud to announce it has reached an agreement with the State to assume land management responsibilities for the 411-acre property that was formerly the home of the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital.

The Borough of Fair Haven has approved a movie location scouting project to be conducted by Netflix today.

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that concrete from the old Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge will be used to construct a fishing reef off Sandy Hook.

FREEHOLD – A Neptune Township Police Department Officer has been charged for repeatedly lying about his criminal history and termination from a prior job in law enforcement while seeking and obtaining police employment in New Jersey, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Friday.

The former police chief of Englishtown, Peter S. Cooke, has entered New Jersey’s pretrial intervention program after pleading guilty to third-degree computer criminal activity.

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is proud to announce the Monmouth County Department of Public Works will host a Job Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 250 Center St., Freehold Borough.

TRENTON (August 1, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Monmouth County matched all five numbers Thursday night to win the $322,396 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot.

The National Park Service is asking for the public’s help in locating Thomas Daniel Gibbs, 35, of Freehold, who was last heard from on July 22, 2025, at approximately 12 p.m.

This weekend, Olde Freehold Day will return to Monmouth County.

According to the state DOT, the Shark River underneath the Route 71 Bridge, is scheduled to be closed to all marine traffic between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and again between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. today for interim bridge repairs.