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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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 month agoLakewood Man Sentenced to Prison After Cops Found Cocaine, Bricks of Heroin
A Lakewood man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term after police arrested him after finding 23 grams of cocaine...
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Government
/ 2 months agoMedical Resident Housing Building Proposed in Toms River
With the start of a medical residency program beginning at Community Medical Center, a developer is proposing the construction of resident...
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Government
/ 2 months agoHearing To Be Held on Five Story, 64-Unit Apartment Building in Downtown Toms River
A special meeting of the Toms River planning board has been scheduled to revive a hearing surrounding the construction of a...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 months agoReport: N.J. Offshore Wind Turbines Could Interfere With NORAD Radars, Joint Base
A report authored by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last spring raised concerns that wind turbines off the New...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 months agoToms River to Receive 561,000 Cubic Yards of Sand in $73.5M Beach Replenishment Project
After years of delays, contract disputes and legal wrangling, the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach renourishment project will come to fruition...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoEmployees 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...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoToms 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...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 months agoProsecutors: 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...
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Government
/ 3 months agoIndoor Sports, Restaurant, Retail Complex Proposed to Revive Toms River Intersection
After decades of numerous iterations of restaurants, driving ranges and batting cages having been located near the intersection of Hooper Avenue...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 months agoCops: Toms River Sex Offender Lured Teen Girl Into SUV on Route 70, Sexually Assaulted Her
A Toms River man who is a registered sex offender is charged with luring a 14-year-old girl into his vehicle and...