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...
More News
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoKitchen Fire Severely Injures Toms River Woman
Police say a cooking-related fire severely injured a Toms River woman, who was flown by medevac helicopter to a burn center....
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoMan Found Dead in Huddy Park
Toms River police do not suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body was discovered early Saturday morning...
-
Boating & Fishing
/ 7 years agoFree Fishing Hooks Available to Help Save ‘Throwback’ Fluke
Switching up the hooks used to catch summer flounder could help save the lives of fish too short to legally keep,...
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoToms River Honors Valor of Officer Who Faced Gunman
The Toms River Police Department presented its Valor Award to an officer who acted courageously to bring down an armed gunman...
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoNew Name for T.R. Records Building Officials Unveiled
A week after surprising retiring Township Clerk J. Mark Mutter with a resolution naming the records building in his honor, officials...
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoT.R. Man’s 22K ‘Ruck March’ From Route 35 to Boardwalk Raises Awareness of Veteran Suicide
Earlier this week, Shorebeat profiled local resident Dennis Addesso, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who organized a 22 kilometer “ruck march” Saturday...
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoSale of Naming Rights for Pine Belt Arena Took Over a Year
The Toms River Regional school district and Hackensack-Meridian Health are conducting final due diligence on a plan to rename the arena...
-
Boating & Fishing
/ 7 years agoFishing Friday: Rays in the Surf, Fluke Back on the Bite
Fishing Report Sponsored by: There’s been one similar phrase of advice to anglers fishing the surf over the past week: watch...
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoArrest Made in Toms River Home Break-Ins, Vehicle Theft
A local man has been charged with breaking into two Toms River homes and for stealing a vehicle, police said Thursday...
-
Featured
/ 7 years agoToms River Marine Vet to ‘Ruck It’ 22 Kilometers to Help Returning Service Members
Dennis Addesso was convinced to join the military by a friend, and when he entered the U.S. Marine Corps, wanted to...