Ocean County
Book Returned to Ocean County Library After 99 Years, Checked Out by Legendary Local Fisherman
The Ocean County Library system, the state’s largest, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. And in the spirit of housekeeping, it’s...
TR Life
National ‘Drive-Through’ Coffee Chain Plans First N.J. Location in Toms River
A fast-growing “drive through” coffee chain that launched in Arkansas in 2017 and has grown to more than 343 “coffee stands” nationwide,...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Man Sentenced to Prison for Assault, Eluding, Robbery, Threats
A Toms River man charged with a plethora of criminal offenses following incidents in 2022 and 2023. Dylan Panatero, 42, of Toms...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River, Brick Residents Nabbed in Ecstasy, Cocaine, Heroin Investigation
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Police Officers Convince Man Not to Jump From Hospital Parking Garage
Environment & Weather
NWS: Snow Will Begin Around 4pm Tuesday, 3-6 Inches Predicted
Environment & Weather
Seal Pup Found Stranded on Local Street During Nor’Easter is On the Mend
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Environment & Weather
/ 1 year agoMega Monarch Meetingplace: Why TR’s Oceanfront Pollinator Garden Is So Important
Shorebeat recently covered the planting of blocks’ worth of native plants along the oceanfront, separating the parking spaces along Ocean Avenue...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 1 year agoLocal Man’s Accessible Sandal to ‘Walk Over The Sand’ Finds Ever-More Success
The last time Shorebeat caught up with Jim Silvester, the Seaside Park resident of 70 years was starting a fledgling business...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 year agoProsecutors: Phony Contractor Targeted Senior Community in Toms River, Approached Elderly at Bank
A 36-year-old local man has pleaded guilty to theft by deception in a case in which he posed as the relative...
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TR Life
/ 1 year agoWatch: Closing Out Saturday ‘Over Barnegat Bridge and Bay’
Little cloudy, little humid, a few lantern flies… but worth it. (Video of Our Work, shown above, may be hidden by...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 year agoCops: Toms River Man Found With 1,000 Images of Child Porn After Tip From Feds
Authorities in Ocean County charged a 53-year-old Toms River man with having more than 1,000 images of child pornography on his...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoPlan Calls For Ortley Beach Dunes to Be Moved Back 60 Feet, Replenishment Delayed to 2024
A federal beach replenishment project, now delayed for over a year, will now likely begin “sometime” in 2024, Toms River officials...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years ago‘It’s Likely We’re On Our Way to Court:’ State May Have Short-Changed Ciba-Geigy Settlement by Billions
The environmental group Save Barnegat Bay has organized a team of high-powered experts that deal with cases worth “hundreds of millions,...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoToms River Men Found Guilty of Murder in Deadly Shooting
Two Toms River men have been found guilty of murder in the shooting death of a township man in 2020. Daivon...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoOff-Duty Toms River Cops, EMTs, Lifeguards Save Life at the Gym
It’s been said that first responders are never truly “off duty,” and if a recent incident at a Toms River gym...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoPublic Meeting Will Shed Light on Ciba-Geigy Property Damages Update
The state Department of Environmental protection is updating the Natural Resources Damages (NRD) proposal in its impending settlement for the Ciba-Geigy...