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Aching reminders of her son’s death have come steadily, Regina Mullen said Sunday. Kyle Mullen, who died Feb. 4 after completing the grueling first phase of U.S. Navy SEAL training called “Hell Week,” was supposed to be the best man at his brother TJ’s June wedding. A photo of Kyle was set up at the ceremony instead.

Four months after her son Kyle, 24, died after "Hell Week" during his Navy SEAL training, Regina Mullen of Manalapan finally received autopsy results.

A 19-year-old driver from Gloucester County has been charged with death by auto in connection with a fatal crash, authorities said. Police say an investigation found that the driver was traveling more than 100 mph just before the crash. On Monday June 27, Monroe Township Police charged Tyler Proffitt of...

MANALAPAN — Autopsy results finally have been delivered to the mother of fallen Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, who continues to fight for justice in her son’s sudden death amid intense training. Regina Mullen, a registered nurse, said she received official autopsy results only after the May retirement...

News 12 has discovered the borough of Spring Lake uses lethal methods to remove geese.

OCEAN COUNTY – One lucky lottery player is over $700,000 richer after winning the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on June 25. The numbers drawn were 04, 13, 20, 33 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. The winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn, being worth $726,337....

It’s been three months since New Jersey’s legal weed market opened to consumers, but industry insiders say there’s still so much more work to do. NJ Cannabis Insider, the state’s leading B2B cannabis trade publication and events group, is hosting its latest networking event at The Asbury in Asbury Park on July 14 from 6-10 p.m. Tickets are limited, and past events have sold out fast.

TRENTON, NJ – One very lucky Jersey Cash 5 ticket matched all five numbers drawn...

The New Jersey state Assembly Budget Committee advanced a bill this afternoon which would set up a child tax credit program similar to the federal program which expired last December. According to the bill, families making $30,000 or less per year, will receive $500 per child under the age of...

UPDATE: The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says crews have 100% containment of a 315-acre wildfire in Manchester Township, New Jersey.

Competing at the Division I level in one sport was not enough Tywone Malone. So the freshman from Jamesburg, N.J. appears on both the baseball and football rosters at Ole Miss. The infielder is a part of a history-making Rebels baseball team - the first in the program to win...

Authorities are investigating a home burglary that occurred in Lakewood. Police say the burglar apparently made entry through a window, and ransacked the home. The homeowners were not home at the time. The burglar stole a computer and left the home a mess, police say.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or at least it will be July 1 in Belmar. That's when the Independence Day Light Show takes place 9 p.m. at the Taylor Pavilion. The festivities begin with the national anthem performed by Chris Pinnella, formerly of the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Next will come a 10-minute show that includes ariel effects, flames, fog, and lights. The event culminates with an incredible fireworks event.

A Manasquan councilman who ran off-the-line in the June 7 Republican primary, has filed for a recount after losing by two votes. Bruce Bresnahan leads incumbent Richard Read, a party-switcher who was a Democrat when he was appointed in 2016, 395 to 393. Read’s running mate, Councilman Gregg Olivera, appears...

FREEHOLD — A recount has been requested in the very narrow Republican primary race for Manasquan Borough Council. Tracee Johnson, chief clerk for the Monmouth County Board of Elections, confirmed to The Coast Star on Monday that the board had been served on Friday, June 24, by Councilman Richard Read, a GOP candidate, with a request for a recount.

LACEY TWP. — Police have met with a township resident who claims to have been the victim of a scam that drained them of approximately $100,000 over a period of several years. In a blotter item contained in a Facebook post on Thursday, the Lacey Township Police Department said...

BERKELEY – The Central Regional School District is made up of kids from five different towns, so during the summer, the School Board will meet in two of those towns instead of in Bayville. The July meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on July 29 at the Hugh...

HOWELL - Boston Market has closed on Route 9 after an eviction notice was pasted on the door. The store, located at the Aldrich Plaza shopping center, is now listed as closed on Boston Market’s website. In a statement to What's Going There on Monday, Boston Market said it...

MANCHESTER – A wildfire that consumed over 300 acres of forest on the border of Ocean and Burlington counties is now 100% contained, officials said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said that the fire in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest burned about 315 acres of forest in the Pine Barrens. They confirmed at 10 a.m. that the fire was completely under control.