Environment & Weather
Toms 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 following...
Police, Fire & Courts
Employees 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 an...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms 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 to...
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/ 4 years agoAtlantic City Casinos, Indoor Dining Rooms to Reopen Next Week at Reduced Capacity
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that Atlantic City casinos as well as restaurants with indoor dining rooms may reopen...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 4 years agoPoint Pleasant Man to Take Command of His Home Coast Guard Station
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Paul Ashley, a native of Point Pleasant, will take command of Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet,...
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/ 4 years agoTRPD: Men Threw Bricks of Heroin Out Car Window After Fleeing Route 35 Traffic Stop
A trio of men are facing numerous drug-related charges after Toms River police say they tried to pull over a vehicle,...
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/ 4 years agoState 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...
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/ 4 years agoOcean Freeholder: Removal of ‘Senior Freeze,’ Homestead Rebates Would Affect 60,000 Residents
Fears that state budget cuts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic could spell the end of two programs aimed at...
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/ 4 years agoOcean 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,...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoExit 82 Theater Company Sponsoring Pride Events June 20
Toms River will celebrate Pride Month for the second year – with some of the usual modifications to comply with social...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Mayor: After Governor Participated in Protest, Let Our Students Have a Graduation
Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill said that especially after Gov. Phil Murphy himself participated in a large demonstration last weekend,...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoPolice Investigating Body Found in Bay Near Route 37 Bridge
Toms River police said Tuesday that they were investigating the discovery of a body near the Thomas A. Mathis Bridge, which...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 4 years ago‘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...