Ocean County
Portion of Hooper Avenue to Close in Downtown Toms River Saturday
A maintenance project near the Ocean County courthouse and administration building will necessitate the closure of Hooper Avenue for most of the...
Boating & Fishing
Fishing Boat Raised From the Deep and Docked in Point Pleasant, But Will Be ‘Re-Sunk’
A stricken commercial fishing vessel has been raised from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean after a year submerged off Point Pleasant...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Man Drops Gun in Point Pleasant Beach Church, Lands in Jail
A Toms River man dropped a gun at a Point Pleasant Beach church, leading to a police investigation that resulted in his...
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Ocean County
/ 2 weeks agoKrispy Kreme Returns to Ocean County Next Week After Long Absence
Krispy Kreme, the multinational doughnut and coffeehouse chain, will return to the local area next week following a near two-decade absence...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 weeks agoLakewood Man Sentenced to Prison After Cops Found Cocaine, Bricks of Heroin
A Lakewood man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term after police arrested him after finding 23 grams of cocaine...
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Government
/ 3 weeks agoMedical Resident Housing Building Proposed in Toms River
With the start of a medical residency program beginning at Community Medical Center, a developer is proposing the construction of resident...
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Government
/ 3 weeks agoHearing To Be Held on Five Story, 64-Unit Apartment Building in Downtown Toms River
A special meeting of the Toms River planning board has been scheduled to revive a hearing surrounding the construction of a...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 weeks agoReport: N.J. Offshore Wind Turbines Could Interfere With NORAD Radars, Joint Base
A report authored by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last spring raised concerns that wind turbines off the New...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 month agoToms River to Receive 561,000 Cubic Yards of Sand in $73.5M Beach Replenishment Project
After years of delays, contract disputes and legal wrangling, the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach renourishment project will come to fruition...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 month agoEmployees Charged in Assault at Bayville Nursing Home That Left Patient in Critical Condition
Two employees of a Bayville nursing and rehabilitation facility were lodged in the Ocean County Jail Thursday after being charged in...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoToms River Kidnapping, Sex Assault Suspect to Remain in Jail
Prosecutors in Ocean County said Tuesday that a man suspected of kidnapping and raping a teenager after offering to drive her...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoProsecutors: Toms River Man Intentionally Started Blaze That Injured Firefighters
A Toms River man has been charged with arson after police say he intentionally lit a fire at a Brick Township...
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Government
/ 2 months agoIndoor Sports, Restaurant, Retail Complex Proposed to Revive Toms River Intersection
After decades of numerous iterations of restaurants, driving ranges and batting cages having been located near the intersection of Hooper Avenue...