C-17s From Joint Base Playing Major Role in Afghanistan Evacuation, Refugees Coming to Base

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is playing a major role in the ongoing noncombatant evacuation operation from Afghanistan, and it will soon play...

Ocean County Opens Third-Round Coronavirus Vaccine Dose for Some Residents

The Ocean County Health Department announced Wednesday that it will begin opening appointments for residents to receive a third coronavirus vaccine...

Toms River, Lakewood Route 9 Expansion Project May Be Revived

The design of a plan to improve Route 9 in Ocean County was shelved last year by the state Department of...

Ocean County Moving Forward With Lawsuit After Ruling on ICE Cooperation

Ocean County’s efforts to overturn former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal’s “immigrant trust directive,” which banned government agencies from...

Here Are The Dates and Times of The Area’s Independence Day Fireworks Displays

After a summer marked by cancellations and postponements, fireworks will light up the sky again over the coming days as Brick...

Ocean County Urges Caution After Fox Tests Positive for Rabies

The Ocean County Health Department announced this week that a fox captured in Jackson last weekend has tested positive for rabies....

Toms River Repaves Garfield Avenue Corridor

A paving and milling project focusing on the Garfield Avenue area of Toms River is substantially complete after beginning about three...

Route 9 Northbound Lanes to Close for Drainage Project Friday Night

New Jersey Department of Transportation officials announced Friday that Route 9 northbound will be closed and detoured Friday night as a...

Ocean County Commissioners Lift Mask Requirements In Its Buildings

The Ocean County Board of Commissioners this week rescinded its policy that had required face masks and social distancing in its...

Toms River Library, Other Local Branches, to Expand Hours June 1

The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library will expand its hours beginning June 1, officials announced Wednesday. The Brick...