VA Clinic, New Post Office Could Anchor Major 22-Acre Redevelopment off Hooper Avenue

Toms River officials are hoping a Veterans Administration outpatient clinic and a relocated main U.S. post office will anchor a major...

Toms River Council Condemns ‘Hate Speech,’ But Doesn’t Single Out Controversial Facebook Page

The Toms River township council on Tuesday night unanimously passed a resolution opposing hate speech and publications that promote it, but...

Toms River to Declare ‘Code Blue’ to Shelter Homeless at 35 Degrees, Raising Minimum Temp

The homeless population of Toms River Township will be able to find shelter from the cold even when the temperature remains...

Andy Kim Talks VA, Healthcare, Environment in First Ocean County Town Hall

Freshman U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat, faced his first audience in the majority-Republican portion of his district Saturday afternoon, pledging...

Toms River Approves 7-Story, $20M New OceanFirst Headquarters

OceanFirst Bank received the go-ahead from the Toms River planning board on Wednesday night to construct a new, seven-story headquarters building...

Three Story K-8 Charter School Proposed for Lakewood-Toms River Plot

A developer is seeking approval from Lakewood and Toms River to build a kindergarten through eighth grade charter school that would...

N.J. Assemblyman David Wolfe to Retire

David Wolfe, who has represented Ocean County’s tenth legislative district in the state Assembly for 26 years, will retire after his...

Downtown Toms River Crime Plummeted After Red Carpet Inn Closure

When Toms River residents learned that there were over 750 calls to police regarding the Red Carpet Inn motel over the...

Kim Named to Armed Services Committee, Pledges to be a ‘Vocal Proponent’ for Joint Base

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-3) has been named to the House Armed Services Committee, his office confirmed, meaning the freshman Democratic...

Toms River Hires Lacey GOP Committeeman to $63K Township Job

Democrats in Toms River are calling the hiring of a Lacey Township Republican committee member to a town hall job a...