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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/ 4 years agoOne in Six Ocean County Residents Have Received Emergency Food Since March
The coronavirus pandemic and its economic wake of destruction has led to additional food insecurity in New Jersey, and especially in...
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/ 4 years agoWinning $1.7M ‘Jersey Cash 5’ Ticket Sold at Silverton Pharmacy
One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn, winning the $1,753,211 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Friday, September 4, drawing....
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/ 4 years agoToms River School Board Declares Impasse After Teachers’ Union Rejects Raise Offer
The Toms River Regional school district voted to declare a formal impasse with the union representing the district’s teachers and some...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Schools to Lay Off 240 Employees; 333 Employees to Work Remotely
The Toms River Regional school district, facing a historic budget crisis thanks to a combination in state funding cuts plus the...
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/ 4 years agoTodd Frazier Heading Back to New York After Trade Deadline Deal
Toms River native Todd Frazier has been traded to the New York Mets by the Texas Rangers, baseball sources confirmed Monday,...
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/ 4 years agoN.J. Gas Tax to Rise 9.3 Cents Per Gallon in October, Administration Announces
New Jersey drivers will pay some of the highest fuel taxes in America after an automatic gas tax increase of nine...
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/ 4 years agoTRPD Arrests Man at Apartment With Handgun Following Alleged Threat, Assault
Toms River police have arrested a Lakehurst man on weapons and assault charges stemming from an argument in which he allegedly...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Man Sentenced to Prison Term for Fatal Hit-and-Run
A Toms River man who was behind the wheel of his Jeep when he hit two pedestrians in Lakewood last year...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Mayor: Time to Open Indoor Dining, Other Businesses in N.J.
A silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic may well be a renewed interest in downtown Toms River, where officials and business...
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/ 4 years agoFormer Toms River School Employee, Now a Sex Offender, Gets 30 Year Prison Term
A man who was convicted by an Ocean County jury of sexually abusing minors will spend three decades in prison. William...