Olivia Liu

5 days ago | app.com | Olivia Liu

Around 550 customers in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties remain without power after Thursday's thunderstorm. The storm initially knocked out power for over 30,000 customers. JCP&L expects to restore power to all remaining customers by 1 p.m. Sunday. A lingering few customers are still without power in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties Sunday morning, June 22, according to Jersey Central Power & Light customer power outage map.

2 weeks ago | app.com | Olivia Liu

The proposed plans were put on pause last year after the developer stated that drums and car parts were found on the site. MARLBORO -- When the neighborhood to the southeast of Marlboro Plaza was being built in the 1990s, a junkyard to its north was being investigated for soil contamination. But much to neighbor Gene Gendel's surprise, a developer is looking to built a single-family house in the forested area between the former junkyard and his house, which the zoning board recently approved.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Olivia Liu

ENGLISHTOWN -- Police chief Peter S. Cooke has resigned after pleading guilty to illegally accessing a law enforcement database for non-law enforcement purposes. He will enter the state’s Pretrial Intervention Program, which provides first-time offenders a path to dismiss all charges if the offenders complete a list of conditions set by the court. Cooke was arrested on November 1, 2024, according to the complaint.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Olivia Liu

COLTS NECK -- A physical altercation between a planning board member and the now deputy mayor last November during a municipal government conference ended with the township voting to remove the board member at a meeting last month. The township cited a workplace violence policy as the reason for the removal of planning board member Kris Lukowitz after a fight with committeeman, now Deputy Mayor, Michael Viola.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Olivia Liu

MARLBORO – The local Republican primary has turned bitter as rival factions vie for spots on the general election ballot for three seats on the township committee. Despite similar platforms - each sees overdevelopment and taxes as the major issues - a slate of three newcomers is working to oust first-term incumbents. In addition, the brother of one of the incumbents had sued to prevent one of the newcomers from appearing on the primary ballot.