Atlantic City Casinos, Indoor Dining Rooms to Reopen Next Week at Reduced Capacity

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that Atlantic City casinos as well as restaurants with indoor dining rooms may reopen...

Point Pleasant Man to Take Command of His Home Coast Guard Station

Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Paul Ashley, a native of Point Pleasant, will take command of Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet,...

TRPD: Men Threw Bricks of Heroin Out Car Window After Fleeing Route 35 Traffic Stop

A trio of men are facing numerous drug-related charges after Toms River police say they tried to pull over a vehicle,...

State Decides Against Widening Route 9 in Toms River, Lakewood

New Jersey transportation officials have decided against embarking of a widening project of Route 9 in the congested area of Toms...

Ocean Freeholder: Removal of ‘Senior Freeze,’ Homestead Rebates Would Affect 60,000 Residents

Fears that state budget cuts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic could spell the end of two programs aimed at...

Ocean County Library Web Services to Remain Down Until Thursday Morning

The Ocean County Library System, including streaming services, digital downloads and accounts, has been down since Monday and will remain unavailable,...

Exit 82 Theater Company Sponsoring Pride Events June 20

Toms River will celebrate Pride Month for the second year – with some of the usual modifications to comply with social...

Toms River Mayor: After Governor Participated in Protest, Let Our Students Have a Graduation

Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill said that especially after Gov. Phil Murphy himself participated in a large demonstration last weekend,...

Police Investigating Body Found in Bay Near Route 37 Bridge

Toms River police said Tuesday that they were investigating the discovery of a body near the Thomas A. Mathis Bridge, which...

‘Out of Nowhere:’ We Talk to the Man Who Got Hit With a Whale While Boating Monday

Jay DeBenedict was livelining bunker and settling in for a day of fishing with buddy Robert Riley off the coast of...