Jersey Shore

Legislation sponsored by Monmouth County State Senator Declan O'Scanlon (R) to allow seniors to downsize their homes without jeopardizing property tax reimbursements has been approved by the NJ Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.

A Manahawkin business owner has been sentenced to one year plus one day in prison for willfully failing to pay over employment taxes.

The New Jersey Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee has cleared a bill to allow the unclaimed ashes of a veteran's spouse or dependent be united with the service member in a military cemetery.

A Jersey Shore lawmaker wants all school districts to teach water safety to help prevent drownings.

Ocean County continues to grow, develop and expand with everything from infrastructure to residents to summer tourism and more, so what can we expect to see as 2020 gets underway?

Another round of single-use plastic bag bans are in effect in 2020, adding to three dozen local governments in NJ restricting carry-out bags or more.

These are the Top-10 most read news articles and most watched news videos that took place across the Jersey Shore in 2019.

Jersey Shore Congressman Chris Smith had two major health bills related to Lyme Disease that he authored and attached to an end-of-year, must-pass spending package passed by the House 297-120 and they are expected to become law by the end of the week.

On the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the battle of the bulge on Monday December 16, Jersey Shore Congressman Chris Smith introduced a bi-partisan resolution to commend the veterans who fought in one of the most pivotal battles of World War II.

A convicted sex offender from Ocean County found himself back in jail on Wednesday on charges that he allegedly persuaded a minor to send him vulgar pictures and asked the child to engage in inappropriate behavior.

Two New Jersey men, including one from Monmouth County, have admitted to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of heroin and cocaine in the Bayshore region.

The U.S. Attorney's office has reached an ADA settlement with the owner of the Historic Paramount Theater in Asbury Park to make sure that there is accessibility for people with disabilities.