My email is karen.wall@patch.com and I welcome your questions, concerns and news tips. I do my best to answer all reader emails. I cover Brick, Toms River, Manchester, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, and Lakewood and do my best to keep readers informed on what's happening in their towns. I have been with Patch full-time since July 2014 but have more than 35 years in journalism, including 20 years at the Asbury Park Press. I love sports and fishing (and yes, I bait my own hook); I was the editor of Hook, Line & Sinker for four years. I have lived at the Jersey Shore since August 1979, with the exception of my college years and an 18-month stint in Northern California. I'm a Brick Township High School graduate and have a bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University.
The Manchester resident, who coached at gymnastics clubs in Monmouth County, was convicted after a two-week trial, authorities said.
Point Pleasant Beach residents are being reminded of parking restrictions for the popular seafood festival in the borough.
Purple meanies, also known as the mauve stinger, are stinging people up and down the New Jersey coast. Here's what to know.
The man was part of a duo who were charged in the 2024 shooting.
A study of eight large companies that have announced moves out of NJ shows a larger impact beyond job losses, a research group finds.
September has seen more than 1,000 job cuts announced, according to New Jersey WARN notices.
Manchester police say he may have gone out of state; they are seeking tips from anyone who may have seen him or spoken with him.
Jackson police said a video circulating on social media prompted multiple 9-1-1 calls
The event to provide connections and communication among the community has a few more seats.
Manchester Township's council OK'd an ordinance removing the data center provision from a redevelopment plan but residents pushed for more.
The NJ Turnpike Authority plans to alter the Parkway from Toms River to South Toms River and Beachwood to reduce crashes and congestion.
The bridge was shut down to marine traffic repeatedly in recent summers. Repairs, along with lane closures for the work, are set to begin.
The man is serving a prison sentence in Pennsylvania for trying to meet a 15-year-old girl to have sex, according court records.
Raul Luna-Perez had a blood-alcohol concentration estimated at triple the limit in the crash that killed Maria Pleitez and Dayanara Cortes.
The Manchester Township Council has moved its meeting location as it is set for a final reading and vote on its data center ordinance.
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 people. Here are the people with ties to Ocean County who were among them.
The man was driving south when he ran off the road and hit a tree, New Jersey State Police said.
The man had Ring cameras in the bedrooms where foster children had stayed and pulled nude photos from the footage, the prosecutor says.
Loisanne Diehl battled treatment-resistant depression after her husband, Michael, was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Point Pleasant Beach's ceremony will include a presentation of World Trade Center steel.
