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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Featured
/ 8 years agoClocks Spring Ahead Saturday: TR Fire Bureau Sends Reminder on Smoke Detectors
“Change you clocks, change your batteries” has become part of the American lexicon. And it’s worth repeating, Toms River fire officials...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoToms River Seeking Summer Camp Counselors
Toms River Township’s Youth Services division is looking for camp counselors to work this summer. The township said Tuesday that counselors must...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoSay it Ain’t Snow: Uncertain Forecast for This Weekend
There are at least two chances of snow in New Jersey over the next five days, with a small event set...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 8 years agoAnglers Hoping to Stave Off Heavy 2017 Fluke Regulations
New Jersey fishing, boating and tourism interests are hoping Wilbur Ross, the nation’s newly-minted Commerce Secretary, will roll back a decision...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoLocal Candidate Hopes to Overcome ‘Turncoat’ Guadagno, ‘Communist’ Murphy in N.J. Governor’s Race
Joseph Rudy Rullo – actor, landscape company owner and now gubernatorial candidate from Ocean County – said he was among the first...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoNew, Big Center Consoles Top This Year’s A.C. Boat Show
Center consoles used to be reserved for anglers, but a new generation of the boat style has customers both upgrading and...
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/ 8 years agoOcean County Has Burnt 22,380 Pounds of Unused Pills
Ocean County’s “Project Medicine Drop” culminated in the March 1 burning of 3,280 pounds of pills, more than the agency has ever...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoCounty Sheriff’s K9 Officer Arrested, Accused of Taking Cocaine From Evidence Locker
An Ocean County Sheriff’s Department officer who legally obtained cocaine to train his canine partner began obtaining the substance illegally, authorities...
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/ 8 years agoCops: Gymnastics Coach, 19, Sent Explicit Photos to Toms River Girl, 13
Police have charged a 19-year-old man who worked as a gymnastics coach with sending explicit photos to a 13-year-old Toms River...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoToms River Regional Faces Budget Difficulties, Calls for State Attention
Down nearly $10 million in state funding since 2010 and still suffering from a tax base reduced due to damage from...