Lakewood

Police spokesman Greg Staffordsmith would not confirm a number but told us in an email that “a number of officers that are self quarantining” and said that no officers have tested positive.

People who attended the Friday funeral of police Officer Nicklas Shimonovich may have been exposed to COVID-19, according to township Municipal Manager Patrick Donnelly.

As the 2020-21 school year gets underway at public and private schools across New Jersey, there are a handful of districts with lingering uncertainties.

The 23-year-old off-duty officer, Nicklas Shimonovich, joined his parents 2 years ago in working for the Lakewood Police Department.

The Lakewood school district is offering only in-person instruction without a hybrid schedule. The union was against the plan over possible exposure to COVID-19.

With the new year school year just days away, three New Jersey school districts have made late decisions to start virtually.

A Lakewood man is being charged with murder for stabbing a 29-year-old man in the chest at a business on 2nd Avenue on Monday night.

A 25-year-old Egg Harbor Township man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly setting fire to a home in Lakewood two weeks ago.

As part of the agreements reached this week, both CSG Imports and KG Imports will cooperate with the government in any ongoing or future criminal investigations during the term of their deals.

The Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team seized a sizable haul last week in three separate investigations while arresting three Ocean County residents.