Monmouth County

The New Jersey Legislature approved a bill (A6313/S5034) backed by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) establishing a pilot program to preserve critical hospital services at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. The legislation now heads to Governor Murphy’s desk for final approval.

On Tuesday Monmouth County held it's annual Organization meeting at Biotechnology High School in Freehold. The Board of County Commissioners elected a Director and Deputy Director.

The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is proud to announce that the County and its regional partners have been awarded a Resilient NJ grant in the amount of $292,773.25 to support a regional climate resilience planning study for the Shark River Basin, a tidal estuary where freshwater streams meet the Atlantic Ocean via the Shark River Inlet.

According to NJ.com, a video circulating on TikTok shows a car flipping multiple times on a Monmouth County roadway, a crash that led to the arrest of two men.

More than seven years after a deadly fire and multiple killings in Colts Neck, the murder case against Paul Caneiro is now moving forward in Monmouth County Superior Court.

According to NJ.com, A 91-year-old Brick man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash in Wall that injured a landscaper last month.

FREEHOLD – A former pastor of a local church has been arrested and criminally charged with repeatedly engaging in various forms of sexual activity with a juvenile parishioner, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday.

Christopher Johnson admitted to possessing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl with intent to distribute. He faces a 10-year prison sentence after a coordinated narcotics investigation in Marlboro.

A Toms River man died and a Long Branch man was seriously hurt in a Parkway crash Sunday morning in Lacey Township. The car struck trees and overturned after leaving the northbound lanes.

Fulfill’s last 2025 Pop-the-Trunk food distribution is Friday, Dec. 19, 1–2:30 p.m. Families receive essentials for four days. Next event: Jan. 2.