Ocean County
Portion of Hooper Avenue to Close in Downtown Toms River Saturday
A maintenance project near the Ocean County courthouse and administration building will necessitate the closure of Hooper Avenue for most of the...
Boating & Fishing
Fishing Boat Raised From the Deep and Docked in Point Pleasant, But Will Be ‘Re-Sunk’
A stricken commercial fishing vessel has been raised from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean after a year submerged off Point Pleasant...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Man Drops Gun in Point Pleasant Beach Church, Lands in Jail
A Toms River man dropped a gun at a Point Pleasant Beach church, leading to a police investigation that resulted in his...
Police, Fire & Courts
Lakewood Man Sentenced to Prison After Cops Found Cocaine, Bricks of Heroin
Environment & Weather
Report: N.J. Offshore Wind Turbines Could Interfere With NORAD Radars, Joint Base
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoCops: Toms River Sex Offender Lured Teen Girl Into SUV on Route 70, Sexually Assaulted Her
A Toms River man who is a registered sex offender is charged with luring a 14-year-old girl into his vehicle and...
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Government
/ 2 months agoSelf-Storage Facility Proposed for Busy Toms River Intersection
A developer has proposed a plan the build a self-storage facility near a busy Toms River intersection, and will appear before...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoAgreement in Place, But No Solid Timeline for County Takeover of T.R. Animal Shelter
Toms River has finalized an agreement with the Ocean County Health Department for the takeover of the township’s municipal animal shelter,...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoToms River Mayor Selects New Police Chief, Second-in-Command
The next leader of the Toms River Police Department will be promoted from within, and he will be assisted in his...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoLouisiana Man Sentenced for Traveling to Toms River for Sex With Girl, 14
A man who traveled from his home state of Louisiana to New Jersey to have sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl...
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Ocean County
/ 2 months agoOcean County ‘Big Lots’ Stores Saved From Closure, Monmouth Stores to Shutter
The ongoing bankruptcy of retailer Big Lots will not affect the big box store’s Ocean County locations, according to an updated...
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Government
/ 2 months agoHouse of Worship, Parking Lot Proposed at Toms River Residential Home
The Toms River zoning board will consider a hearing that would allow a house of worship to be run out of...
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Government
/ 3 months agoDeveloper’s Decade-Old Hotel Proposal Revived in Toms River
A plan first approved in 2009 to build a hotel on Hooper Avenue in Toms River has been revived and will...
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Ocean County
/ 3 months agoSix Flags Great Adventure to Begin Enforcing ‘Chaperone’ Policy for Teens
Six Flags announced Friday that its Great Adventure park in Jackson will adopt a chaperone policy, requiring an adult to accompany...
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Government
/ 3 months agoNew Traffic Pattern Debuts on Hooper Avenue in Downtown Toms River Friday
Ocean County officials have announced a new traffic pattern will go into effect Friday along Hooper Avenue in downtown Toms River....