I don't often check it, but I get Yahoo! Alerts (emails) for my home town of Toms River, NJ (as well as for "The Godfather" and "Scarface")

Here are the latest headlines. The 2nd, and very last one, are most relevant to these forums I suppose...

Friday, July 31, 2009 10:02 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [Toms River]
matched the following stories:

Times-Beacon, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:31 PM PDT
Van Pelt, arrested in sting, resigns http://www.app.com/article/20090731/NEWS/90731108/1277/LOCAL01&source=rss
TOMS RIVER — Assemblyman Daniel M. Van Pelt, arrested in a federal corruption sting last week, announced his resignation Friday from the state Legislature.

Asbury Park Press, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:26 PM PDT
TOWN BRIEFS http://www.app.com/article/20090731/NEWS/907310369/1004/NEWS01
TOMS RIVER: The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library will host author Tom Folsom at 7 p.m. Tuesday, library staff said.

Ocean County Observer, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:51 PM PDT
Gangster turns into prosecution witness in murder trial http://www.app.com/article/20090731/NEWS/907310368/1278/LOCAL02&source=rss
TOMS RIVER — An admitted member of the Bloods street gang agreed to testify against fellow gang members when he told a judge Friday that he acted as a middleman to arrange what he thought would be the murder of a witness at last year's Lakewood barbershop murder trial.

Ocean County Observer, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:36 PM PDT
Woman given probation in assault on Lakewood cop http://www.app.com/article/20090731/NEWS05/907310358/1278/LOCAL02&source=rss
TOMS RIVER — A 33-year-old Lakewood woman who had accused a police officer of brutality was sentenced Friday to three years probation and 100 hours of community service for assaulting that officer during the same incident.

Asbury Park Press, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:11 PM PDT
POLICE BRIEFS http://www.app.com/article/20090731/NEWS05/907310356/1004/NEWS01
TOMS RIVER: An Ocean County dentist who worked in nursing homes and assisted living facilities has admitted to defrauding Medicaid out of more than $75,000 by over-billing the federal program.

Asbury Park Press, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:24 PM PDT
Three people injured in two-car crash http://www.app.com/article/20090731/NEWS/90731117/1001/rss
Three people were injured this morning during a two-car crash in the Greenbriar I adult community, police reported. Police said Karen Carbonetto, 47, of Toms River was traveling northbound on The Boulevard in a 2005 GMC Envoy at about 11:05 a.m. and a 2005 PT Cruiser driven by Jennie Bassillo, 85, of Brick was traveling eastbound on Blake Circle. When Bassillo failed to stop for a Stop sign at ...

Asbury Park Press, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:44 PM PDT
Contractor jailed after police say he failed to perform work http://www.app.com/article/20090731/NEWS/90731115/1070/NEWS02
A Toms River man was arrested and charged with theft by deception after allegedly taking money to fix a roof but never performing the work, police said.

Press of Atlantic City, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:06 PM PDT
The Press of Atlantic City http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/...1cc4c03286.html
TOMS RIVER--State Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt resigned his office Friday, telling reporters that he understood the public's "outrage" over the federal charges alleging he took a bribe to help a developer.

Daily Record, Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:47 AM PDT
Reputed East Hanover mobster's convictions reinstated in auto dealer's murder http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090731/COMMUNITIES/90731014/1203/COMMUNITIES
The state Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a reputed Lucchese crime family soldier's racketeering and extortion convictions related to the 1984 golf-club murder of a Toms River automobile dealer, saying that to do otherwise would condone perjury.