Police, Fire & Courts
Woman Burned Alive on NYC Subway Was Toms River Resident, 61
The woman whose gruesome murder on a New York City subway sparked national shock and outrage over illegal immigration has been identified...
Environment & Weather
Ortley Beach Replenishment Set to Begin in February, North Beaches in Summer 2025
The years-long wait for a beach renourishment project that will see millions of cubic yards of sand pumped onto local beaches, plus...
Ocean County
Study: County-Run EMS Squad Would Provide ‘Undeniable’ Benefit to Barrier Island
A study by a consulting firm hired by Ocean County to study whether a county-run emergency medical squad found that such a...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoRip Current, High Surf Advisory in Effect As Officials Worry About Beachgoers
The temperature is forecast to rise to more seasonably warm levels this week, just shy of 80 degrees, but the sunshine...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Regional Superintendent Healy to Retire Jan. 1
The leader of New Jersey’s largest suburban school district will retire at the end of the year, marking the end of...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Residents Arrested in Multi-Town Investigation
Brick police detectives have arrested six suspects on drug charges after executing search warrants and tracking them into neighboring towns. An...
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/ 4 years agoThousands Flood Seaside Heights, Police Called After YouTube Stars ‘Nelk Boys’ Show Up
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIsbAfjbuS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Between 1,000 and 2,000 people gathered in Seaside Heights Monday night, blocking streets and crowding in several areas, after the...
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/ 4 years agoNew Hangar to be Built at Ocean County Airport, Construction Starting in Weeks
Ocean County Airport, part of the Robert J. Miller Air Park property in Berkeley Township, will receive a new hangar and...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Hires New Business Administrator, Guardian Not Re-Appointed
Toms River promoted its public works director and assistant business administrator, who had been working as the BA in an acting...
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/ 4 years agoPedestrian Struck While Running Across Route 37, Police Say
A pedestrian was struck by a passing vehicle while running across Route 37 in the dark, Toms River police said. At...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Traffic Stops Yield 202 Grams of Cocaine, $33K Cash
Members of the Toms River Police Department’s elite Special Enforcement Team were conducting surveillance on the east end of the township...
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/ 4 years agoCar Accidents Lead to Injuries, Arrests in Toms River
Two recent motor vehicle accidents led to arrests for impaired driving in Toms River, police said Wednesday. The first occurred over...
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/ 4 years agoCops: Toms River Hit-Run Driver Killed Man Exchanging Information After Accident on Parkway
Prosecutors have charged a Toms River man with vehicular homicide and several related charges after they say he fatally injured another...