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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/ 8 years agoHearing on Toms River Mosque, School Rescheduled for April
A plan to build a two-story mosque and school along Lakewood Road in Toms River will be the subject of a hearing...
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/ 8 years agoToms River Puts off ‘Airbnb’ Regulation Ordinance
Toms River will revise a proposed ordinance regulating short terms rentals –particularly those booked through online services such as Airbnb. The...
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/ 8 years agoAuthorities ID Man Who Died After Altercation With Police
Officials on Wednesday morning announced the name of the man who was shot and killed by Toms River police at a...
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/ 8 years agoSlight Tax Hike Introduced by Toms River Officials
The Toms River Township municipal budget includes a small tax increase, but falls well below the state's 2 percent cap on...
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/ 8 years agoToms River Council Makes Cut to Defeated District 2 Fire Budget
Voters in Toms River’s Fire District 2, which includes areas covered by the Pleasant Plains and Silverton fire companies, voted down...
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/ 8 years agoMan Shot, Killed by Toms River Police After ‘Physical Altercation’
Authorities say a man was shot and killed by police in a Toms River apartment Tuesday after a physical altercation took...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoNWS Forecast: Less Snow for Shore Area in Nor’Easter
Is there a growing chance that the Shore area will be spared from the bulk of the snow in Tuesday’s nor’easter...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoMultiple Storm Watches Posted, Shore Prepares for Major Nor’Easter
A winter storm watch, high wind watch and coastal flood watch were posted Sunday as a major nor’easter was forecast to bring...
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/ 8 years agoDeveloper: New Proposal Coming Soon for Site of Nixed Walmart Store
Following the announcement that Walmart would abandon plans to build a new superstore on a 43 acre plot of land off...
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/ 8 years agoToms River Students’ Artwork to be On Display at Library This Month
The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library was packed on the evening of Monday, March 6 with students, parents...