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TRENTON, NJ -- Following the recent upsurge in the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on July 27 updated its guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated. The CDC said that while individuals can resume activities that they did prior to the pandemic to reduce the risk of being infected with the Delta variant and possibly spreading it to others, wearing a mask ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced at his regular COVID press briefing on Monday, July 19, that over 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in New Jersey and that more than 5 million individuals who live, work, or study in the state are now fully vaccinated.

Among the 4,432,769 fully vaccinated individuals (as of June 28), only a small fraction of ...

MANAHAWKIN, NJ - Megan Campanile, a Southern Regional High School student entering her senior year in September was recently awarded with the Gold PT Award in the 112th Graduating Class of The New Jersey State Police Trooper Youth Week.

"Megan has graciously volunteered her time with us this past year during our Annual DARE Day and this past week at our Youth Police ...

BARNEGAT, NJ — Ongoing investigations into the distribution of narcotics in Ocean County has led to another Barnegat arrest.

The investigation identified a residence in Barnegat as being utilized by Jason Maxson, 50, and Laurie Maxson, 51, to illegally store and distribute pain medication throughout New Jersey, the press release stated.

The arrest took place on Tuesday, July ...

SHIP BOTTOM — There has been reports this spring and summer of a number of vehicle robberies from Long Beach Island.

The Ship Bottom Police Department reported a vehicle stolen early Monday, July 19 in Long Beach Township.

The stolen vehicle was traveling on Route 72 west, hit a road sign and struck several boat trailers and a boat parked at Hochstrasser's Marina.

The ...

STAFFORD — Mike Gesicki of the Miami Dolphins and Clark Harris of the Cincinnati Bengals were in town last week to impact young lives in our area. These are two of the finest athletes in Southern Ocean County history. 

Both players began their careers in youth sports in Stafford Township, and it is refreshing to see how they both give back to their hometown each summer. 

The ...

BRANT BEACH -The 13th Annual 2021 Jetty Coquina Jam takes place today, July 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 68th Street Beach in  Brant Beach. 

There will be a vendor village will include food, beer, cultural sponsors, live music and plenty of Jetty apparel!

100% of the raises funds will benefit female cancer patients through David's Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation ...

BEACH HAVEN — Robbinsville's Ross Colton helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup scoring the only goal in game five of the finals against the Montreal Canadians. 

Each member of the championship team gets to take the Stanley Cup home for a week. Ross brought the Cup to his hometown of Robbinsville last week. 

On Friday, July 16 Colton visited Long Beach ...

WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Dr. Joseph DalBon of the New Jersey Center for Laser and Cosmetic Dentistry spoke with TAPintoTV to discuss a new painless laser oral treatment created to alleviate sleep apnea.

“Sleep apnea is a condition where the patient is waking up during the night and unable to breathe that can cause a number of serious health issues,” he said. Some of these health issues ...

LONG BEACH ISLAND — On Friday, June 30, the National Weather Service released a report which confirmed an F2 tornado hit High Bar Harbor on Thursday, July 29.

https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?new&prod=XXXPNSPHI&wfo=phi

That EF 2 EF2 tornado dropped first in Waretown, NJ near Wells Mills Park and continued on the High Bar Harbor section of Long Beach ...