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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Featured
/ 6 years agoTeen Charged After Crash Closes Busy Toms River Road
A single-vehicle crash tied up traffic along a stretch of New Hapshire Avenue in Toms River Monday night, culminating in a...
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/ 6 years agoProposed ‘Lifestyle Center,’ Sears Demolition Will Get Hearing in Toms River
Toms River’s planning board will finally hear a formal proposal for the demolition of the former Sears department store and what...
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/ 6 years agoBrick, Toms River Police Arrest Brick Man Suspected of 7 Commercial Burglaries
A joint investigation between Brick and Toms River police has led to the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in seven...
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Environment & Weather
/ 6 years agoWatch: Replenishment Work Resumes in Most Vulnerable Portion of Ortley Beach
Beach replenishment work resumed in one of the most vulnerable portions of the Ortley Beach oceanfront this week. Crews from Weeks...
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/ 6 years agoWith Sign Change, RWJ Barnabas Arena is Born in Toms River
An area that has been named for a jailed former superintendent, a bottled water company and a chain of car dealerships...
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Environment & Weather
/ 6 years agoMassive Flood Gates May One Day Cross Barnegat Inlet, But Shore Officials Want Answers Soon
Imagine looking out over Barnegat Inlet from one of the two state parks on either of its shores. The waterway which...
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/ 6 years agoToms River Schools Host ‘True Blue Monday’ to Support Law Enforcement
Monday’s skies may have been cloudy, but in Toms River, it was a “true blue” day for students. The school district...
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/ 6 years agoDemocrats Angered After Toms River GOP Boss Lands Six-Figure MUA Post
The next leader of the Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority will be one of the township’s most prominent Republican party figures,...
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/ 6 years agoMurphy Nominates Toms River Attorney as New Ocean County Prosecutor
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday nominated a Toms River criminal defense attorney as the next Ocean County prosecutor, replacing Joseph D....
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Environment & Weather
/ 6 years agoN.J. to Consider Offshore Wind Farms The Same Day Oyster Creek Shuts Down
The Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacey Township, the oldest operating nuclear energy plant in the United States, will close for...