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...
Police, Fire & Courts
Prosecutors: Toms River Man Intentionally Started Blaze That Injured Firefighters
A Toms River man has been charged with arson after police say he intentionally lit a fire at a Brick Township home...
Environment & Weather
Route 37 Bridges Twinkle, Ice Glistens at Sunset Before Rain Moves In
Environment & Weather
Snow Will Change to Rain Tues, But Second Round Could be On The Way Later This Week
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Government
/ 1 year agoCommunity Medical Center Seeking Approval of 6-Story Parking Deck, Utility Plant
Community Medical Center is seeking formal approval for the first phase of a multi-year expansion effort endorsed conceptually by the Toms...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoBeach Badge Sales Up, But Toms River Battles to Keep Eroded Beach Entrances Open
Beach badge sales are up in Ortley Beach this year, but some residents are asking where all of the prospective sunbathers...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoOne of Brick’s Back Bay Areas Has Been ‘Clinging Jellyfish’ Central This Season
Last week, state environmental officials warned about the presence of “clinging jellyfish” in the Shore area, setting off a media firestorm...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 year agoDealer in Toms River Fentanyl Death, 36, Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
An Ocean County man pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge Monday after admitting his role in the drug-induced death of a...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoExclusive: Ocean County Beach Replenishment Project ‘Suspended’ After Contract Protest
Shorebeat has learned that the anticipated northern Ocean County beach replenishment project that was supposed to have begun in 2022 may...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoToms River’s Lightning Detectors Are Active: Here’s What They Sound Like
Last summer, Ortley Beach became one of several local communities to install lightning detection systems following the tragic death of a...
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Government
/ 1 year agoOcean County Sets Aside $2M to Tackle Infamous Traffic Bottleneck in Silverton
Ocean County officials have appropriated $2 million by way of a bond measure to begin work on a number of significant...
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoA Beautiful Sunset Over Barnegat Bay, But Some Storms Ahead Wednesday
Between council meetings and ever-stressful Yankees-Mets games this week, a breath of fresh air was warranted. A few minutes just after...
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Ocean County
/ 1 year agoOld Barney Is Back: Lighthouse Reopens to Visitors, We Took A Birds-Eye View
The Barnegat Lighthouse has reopened to visitors after a $1.3 million maintenance and renovation project. On Ocean County’s southern barrier island,...
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TR Life
/ 1 year agoLakewood Man, 21, Indicted on Aggravated Manslaughter, Assault Charges in DWI Crash
An Ocean County grand jury handed up an indictment against a Lakewood man of being well over the legal limit for...