The NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV playoffs have reached the semifinal round with third-seeded Mainland hosting No. 7 Long Branch on Friday night in Linwood.
Five shootings over Columbus Day weekend led to the Long Branch High School football game being forfeited because opponent Neptune Township could not safely field a team.
A Monmouth County man allegedly responsible for one of three shootings in a 24-hour period last month between Long Branch and West Long Branch has been arrested and charged.
Long Branch upset an undefeated, state-ranked Pennsauken team in overtime to reach the Central Jersey Group 4 semifinals and earn the Jersey Mike's Team of the Week award.
A drug dealer who resides in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen Township in Monmouth County has been convicted for distributing copious amounts of cocaine and crack cocaine across communities at the Jersey Shore.