FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners welcomed the designation of the County as a StormReady County by the National Weather Service (NWS) during the Commissioner meeting on Jan. 16.

Wall, NJ – New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR), the parent company of New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), today announced a new collaborative effort with Rutgers University and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences to advance the University’s “Vibrant Communities” program. NJR committed $50,000 from its Coastal Climate Initiative (CCI) to support the inaugural Vibrant Communities program’s sustainability and resiliency project.

Yesterday, a Manhattan court judge sentenced Former U. S, Senator, Robert Menendez to 11 years in prison.

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners honored Bill Errickson, the agriculture agent for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County, for being named the recipient of the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association’s Distinguished Service Award at the Commissioner Meeting on Jan. 16.

FREEHOLD – A local teacher has been criminally charged for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student at his school, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday.

TRENTON – Governor Murphy sent a letter to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Chairman Kevin O'Toole formally requesting monthly data on the continued impacts of New York's congestion pricing scheme on the Port Authority.

On Monday, an unoccupied 32-foot pleasure boat ran aground in Sandy Hook.

FREEHOLD – A Neptune Township Police Department Officer has been criminally charged for illegally accessing a pair of computer databases to look up personal information about a woman, then traveling to her home, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced

Along with the cold weather, ice boats returned to a local river.

County seeks public support for transportation study.