Local Walmart Stores to Require Employee Fever Check Before Entering

Employees at Toms River’s Walmart store will be required to submit to a fever check before being allowed to enter under...

Ocean County Tested 166 People for COVID-19 at Drive-Thru Facility Monday

Ocean County health officials said 166 people were tested for potential coronavirus infection at the county’s testing site located at Ocean...

Early Morning 35-Person Gathering in Lakewood Leads to Charges

Lakewood residents are continuing to violate the state’s social distancing regulations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, leading to additional...

Is N.J. Trying to Sneak in Toll Hikes During Pandemic Crisis?

Toll hikes on the Garden State Parkway, which local officials for years have said disproportionately affect Ocean County, could be approved...

Ocean County Legislators: Letting Out 800 Prisoners Amid Outbreak Has ‘Too Many Unknowns’

A plan by state officials that could allow as many as 800 prisoners – at least 300 of which would be...

Lakewood Police Break Up 40-Person Wedding, Homeowner Charged

Another incident involving a large social gathering in Lakewood was broken up by police, leaving one man facing criminal charges, authorities...

N.J. Attorney General: Two Large Gatherings Broken Up in Lakewood Yesterday, Charges Filed

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal on Wednesday reiterated his office’s stance that those violating emergency orders related to the...

OCC to Become Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Site: Here Are the Requirements

Ocean County College will play host to a drive-through testing site for the novel coronavirus, largely run by county authorities. Officials...

Ocean County Reaches More than 200 Coronavirus Cases; Lakewood Sees Biggest Impact

A somber milestone was reached late Tuesday, when Ocean County officials announced the 200th case of coronavirus. With 84 cases, Lakewood...

State Officials Double Down: Stay in Primary Homes and Don’t Inundate Shore Towns

The parking lot outside Ortley Beach’s Acme supermarket on Friday just after 5 p.m. resembled a scene one might expect from...