Ocean County’s Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site Moving to New Location

The drive-through coronavirus testing site will move from Ocean County College to the county’s fire training center in Waretown, officials announced...

Murphy Postpones N.J. June Primary Elections

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday that he has ordered a postponement of the state’s June 2 primary election for over a...

Toms River Municipal Taxes to Rise, Prompted by FEMA Loan and Coronavirus

As Toms River deals with its coronavirus response, the ghost of the last disaster – Superstorm Sandy in 2012 – lives...

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...

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...

U.S. Rep. Kim in Self-Quarantine After Contact With Positive Coronavirus Patient

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-3) announced that he will self-quarantine for two-weeks following direct contact with a member of Congress who has tested...

N.J. Implements ‘Aggressive’ Social Distancing Measures: Here’s What’s Open and Closed

State officials announced a number of policies Monday that have been put into place in an effort to combat the spread...

Six-Unit Complex Approved to be Rebuilt Along Ortley Beach Oceanfront

Ortley Beach residents who are still out of their oceanfront condominiums following their destruction in Superstorm Sandy seven years ago finally...

Toms River to Conduct Town-Wide Revaluation in 2020-21

Toms River has been ordered by Ocean County to conduct a township-wide revaluation of its ratable base, a process that will...

County to Preserve Over Nine Acres of Farmland Just Off Route 37

One of the few working farms in the eastern half of Toms River will be preserved and off-limits to developers. The...