Lakewood News

As a firefighter in Toms River Township Fire District #2, which is made up of Pleasant Plains, North Dover, and Silverton sections of town, A I would like to address some of the rhetoric and misinformation that has been put out in campaign for Fire Commissioners.A A I would like to point out that there have been some blanket statements made by the ... (more)

Two men died following a Saturday afternoon four-car crash along Cedar Bridge Avenue at South Clover Street that shuttered the roadway for close to four hours, police said.

Mr and Mrs. Irwin Cohen of Lakewood, New Jersey announce the engagement of their son Alexander Laurence Cohen to Alana Michelle Hans.

An 8-week-old infant girl was pronounced dead after parents realized she wasn't breathing Friday morning, Mastronardy said.

The township police department has confirmed that members of their Traffic Safety Unit are investigating an accident that occurred on Cedar Bridge Avenue near the intersection of South Clover Street at approximately 3 p.m. this afternoon This accident is in the vicinity of where a 12-year-old honor roll student at Lakewood Middle School, Edward ... (more)

Looking for something to do locally this weekend? Check out these nearby events and feel free to contribute your own, either in the comments section below or on ourA events calendar .A 1. TheA Lakehurst Historical Society A will be open Sunday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. House in the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Ocean County on 300 Center St.

The suspect in an alleged armed robbery in Lakewood Monday is described as a male in his late 30s to early 40s wearing a denim jacket with dark hoodie.

A call for an activated alarm at the Neptune High School on Sunday night was caused by a man who... Ledel Krieshawn Frye, of Lakewood, is one in a group of suspects who robbed a man in Long Branch in November, the police say.

Ronnie Crippen of Lakewood says Jahmell Crockam came up to him while both were being held in the Ocean County Jail in January 2011 and admitted shooting Patrolman Christopher Matlosz.

A cellular communications expert today traced the whereabouts of Jahmell Crockam's cellular phone along the route witnesses have said he took on his getaway from the fatal shooting of Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz.

Recently, the Dining Services Department at Harrogate, a Life Care Continuing Care Retirement Community in Ocean County, donated food and their cooking skills to assist residents at the Onyx 21 Plus Home in Toms River in preparing the community's annual staff-resident dinner.

Each day the residents of this tent community do something that you might consider odd: they go downtown in an old donated school bus and hand out food to people they call "the poor." One of those on the bus recently was Angelo V. , who didn't want his last name used.

The woman who drove Jahmell Crockam to Camden on the day that a Lakewood police officer was killed said he admitted to pulling the trigger.

The brother of a man on trial in the killing of a Lakewood police officer has been arrested after allegedly threatening to go on a shooting rampage at a high school if the suspect is convicted.

A frustrated prosecutor in the murder trial of Jahmell Crockham could not get a witness to recall a statement he had given to Lakewood police investigating the shooting death of Officer Christopher Matlosz.

A man accused of killing a police officer had vowed to do just that if faced with the prospect of going to jail, a Lakewood woman testified at trial Monday.

A man accused of killing a police officer had vowed to do just that if faced with the prospect of going to jail, a Lakewood woman testified at trial Monday.

LAKEWOOD - The trial of the man charged with murdering a Lakewood police officer will resume this afternoon in Toms River.

One year ago, authorities at the Jersey Shore were dealing with bank robberies, almost one on a daily basis.

One man was charged with driving under the influence following a three-vehicle crash that sent three people to the hospital - one by helicopter, two by ambulance - and diverted traffic at the scene of the highway crash Saturday, the police said.