Toms River Council Reverses Course on Pot Sales Ban

Toms River township council members on Wednesday unanimously voted to “indefinitely table” a proposed ordinance that would have banned the sale...

Homeless Advocates: Turn Troubled Toms River Motel Into Homeless Shelter

A coalition of advocates for the homeless called on the Toms River township council on Wednesday to either put off a...

Toms River School Referendum Plan Could Top $100M

A large-scale, district-wide facilities improvement project could present voters with an important question come later this year: whether to borrow tens...

Toms River Council to Vote on Marijuana Sales Ban Tuesday

An ordinance that would ban the sale of marijuana within Toms River Township’s borders will be up for a final vote...

Toms River Cops Looking for Bank Robber

Toms River police are on the hunt for a man who was said to be involved in a robbery at a...

TRPD: Retired North Jersey Police Officer Shot Man at Silverton Home

A retired police officer from Bergen County is behind bars at the Ocean County Jail after shooting another man at his...

Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Missing Fishermen off Ocean County

The U.S. Coast Guard announced late Friday night that it had suspended its search for two missing fishermen from Ocean County...

T.R. Man Had Drugs, Loaded Guns, Hollow Point Bullets in Car: Police

Brick police pulled over a man who was apparently heavily armed, with guns, drugs and cash in his vehicle. An officer...

Cops: Local Man Facing Sex Charges Tried to Have His Lawyer Killed

A local man facing a litany of sex offenses has added a new charge: murder for hire. Michael Nocera, 43, of...

Former Barrier Island Post Office to Become Residential Lots

The short-lived Ocean Beach post office – opened after Lavallette’s municipal building was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy – will be razed...