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...
Police, Fire & Courts
Ocean County Sheriff Establishes Drone Command Center Amid New Video Over Bay, Barrier Island
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department has deployed a mobile command center to Seaside Heights where it will center its drone investigation going...
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Government
/ 7 years agoToms River Schools Super Faces Sexual Harassment Complaint
Toms River Regional schools superintendent David M. Healy has been accused of sexual harassment by a district employee, who filed a...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoGive Blood, Get Free Mets Tickets at O.C. Mall Event
Donors at a blood drive planned Friday will be rewarded with free tickets to see the New York Mets, organizers said....
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Featured
/ 7 years agoGuilty Plea in Lakewood Stabbing Death
A Lakewood man has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in 2016. Dimitri Darzhinov, 54,...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 7 years agoFishing Friday: The Fluke Go to Those Who Wait
Fishing Report Sponsored by: It’s not that this is a bad fluking season, it’s just that fewer people are catching bigger...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 7 years agoFeds Uphold N.J. Fluke Regulations, Avoiding Season Closure
Officials in the Trump administration have sided with New Jersey in a dispute between the state and a federal agency, staving...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoToms River Renaming Building After Clerk, Former Mayor Upon His Retirement
Township Clerk J. Mark Mutter is tasked with preparing the agenda for each council meeting, meticulously checking each document that goes...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoToms River to Consider Ordinance to Revoke Rental Certificates for Property Violations
Toms River township council members will consider a new ordinance that would allow the township to revoke the rental certificate of...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 7 years agoFishing Friday: Shark Bite Heats Up in Local Waters, Fluke Remain Elusive
Sharkin’ from shore is heating up, reports from across the area said this week, but fluke fishing has been slow in...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoCops: TR Man Busted for Child Porn Distribution, Marijuana Grow Operation
A Toms River man is facing charges of possessing and distributing child pornography as well as maintaining a marijuana growing operation...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoToms River Men Arrested With 1,300 Heroin Doses In Their House
State police say detectives arrested three local men who are accused of running a heroin distribution operation out of a Toms...