Rosetta Key is a News Anchor and Reporter for Townsquare Media's Ocean/Monmouth County Bureau. She's covered news in New Jersey for over 15 years and is the winner of the 2007 and 2008 New Jersey Associated Press Broadcaster's Association Award for Best News Series.
Rosetta Key
Saving the Barnegat Bay, The Big Focus of the American Littoral Society
We've heard for decades about the deterioration of the Barnegat Bay. Now, one environmental group is looking to get a formal declaration of that.
Demolition Planned in Toms River
The Washington Street building in downtown Toms River that was gutted by fire in May, leaving 14 small businesses and a charity without offices, will have to come down.
The real estate group, 27 Washington Street Associates that owns the building, was recently notified following inspections by engineers, township construction and fire officials...
A Rebuilt Sandy Damaged Non Profit Draws the Governor’s Attention
A Monmouth County charity that rebounded from Superstorm Sandy without government funding gets the attention of Governor Chris Christie. During his visit to Ocean Grove last week, the Governor also stopped by Mary's Place By The Sea.
The nonprofit provides a few days of retreat for female cancer patients for free but in its third year, the four-bed facility in Ocean Grove was damaged by the Sandy
Two Shore Hospitals Merge
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood celebrates its partnership with its sister hospital in Long Branch. Denise Gaffney, Vice President of the Southern Campus' Foundation, said the move to change the hospital's name from Kimball Medical Center will not diminish its services or community commitment...
Lakewood Takes Control of Tent City
Who knows? World peace may actually be possible if an agreement between Lakewood Township and a homeless enclave known as Tent City is any kind of indicator.
In what's become a dramatic new development, the remaining 29 Tent City residents were asked to leave the site Thursday morning as the township legally regained control of the property where Tent City has occupied for 7 years...
Illegal Dumping Comes With Big Cost
A Seaside Heights 25-year-old will pay more than 21-thousand dollars in penalties for tossing housing debris in a Lacey Township wildlife refuge. Adam Wardell admitted leaving eight bags of refuse in the Greenwood Forest Management Area In April, according to state environmental officials.
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Concerns About Mosquitoes
The possibility of contracting West Nile Encephalitis remains alive and well at the Jersey shore, after several dead birds and mosquitoes tested positive last year. Ocean County Health Department Spokeswoman Leslie Terjesen said there were no reported human contractions last year.
Heroin Dealers Nabbed
Three Trenton residents are in custody for allegedly dealing heroin in Ocean County. Prosecutor Joseph Coronato said multiple law enforcement agencies raided a Wood Street apartment in Trenton Tuesday seizing 194 doses of heroin.
Outage Reporting Tools
Jersey Central Power and Light has taken to social media to help keep the lines of
communication open with its customers. Trisha Ingram, who works with website and social media development in the utility's Communications Department, said the tools were developed after a customer listening campaign and several focus groups following some extended storm outages. Ingram said making a very accessible
Ocean and Burlington County Democrats Expected to Woo Swing Voters This Fall
Democrats in Ocean and Burlington Counties know they face an up hill battle as they try to get another Democrat to fill the 3rd District Congressional seat being vacated by Representative Jon Runyan.
Steel Wall Construction to Begin
Construction of a four-mile long steel wall that runs from Mantoloking to Brick is expected to begin in July. Springfield-based EIC Associates was awarded the contract to build the 45-foot tall storm protection storm-protection barrier at a cost of $23...
Body Found by Fisherman
A fisherman makes a gruesome discovery in the very busy Ambrose Channel early Monday morning. According to the Asbury Park Press, the fisherman spotted a man's body floating in the channel, secured it with a rope and towed it to the U.S. Coast Guard Sandy Hook Station at around 6:30 a.m.