Ocean County’s Annual Decoy, Gunning Show to Go Virtual This Year

An Ocean County tradition for 38 years won’t be stopped by the coronavirus pandemic even if, like most things, it will...

Two Decades After Tragic DWI Crash, Ocean County to Re-Launch Billboard Campaign

Ocean County residents who came of age in the late 1990s and early 2000s will recognize the sign immediately. It features...

Top N.J. Democrats Agree to Eliminate ‘Freeholder’ Title, Citing Racism

The state’s three top Democratic lawmakers have agreed to a plan to change the name of representatives of the state’s 21...

State Decides Against Widening Route 9 in Toms River, Lakewood

New Jersey transportation officials have decided against embarking of a widening project of Route 9 in the congested area of Toms...

Ocean County Library Web Services to Remain Down Until Thursday Morning

The Ocean County Library System, including streaming services, digital downloads and accounts, has been down since Monday and will remain unavailable,...

‘Out of Nowhere:’ We Talk to the Man Who Got Hit With a Whale While Boating Monday

Jay DeBenedict was livelining bunker and settling in for a day of fishing with buddy Robert Riley off the coast of...

Meet the Seaside Park Man Who Invented Special Sandals to Help People Walk on the Sand

Jim Silvester knows the beach in Seaside Park like anyone who’s been navigating the sand for seven decades. “Before I was...

Motel Owner: ‘Be Ready for the Bankruptcies’ in Seaside Heights

Butch Heffernan usually prepares for the early summer season by getting his Seaside Heights motel in top shape before Memorial Day...

‘Reopen NJ’ Rally Draws Over 1,000 Protesters to Point Pleasant Beach

Across the street from a barricaded Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk, a crowd that organizers said broke 1,000 participants gathered to call...

All Ocean County Parks to Reopen Friday

All parks under Ocean County’s jurisdiction will reopen Friday, county officials announced Wednesday. With the opening, however, comes a set of...