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 agoSouthbound Exit 83 Could be Coming to Toms River
Ocean County officials took the next step toward building an Exit 83 on the southbound Garden State Parkway. The county is...
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/ 8 years agoFour Major Toms River Roads to be Repaved
A county paving project will improve four well-traveled roads in Toms River, officials said...
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/ 8 years ago90 Minute Delay for TR Schools Thursday, Decision on Closing by 6:30 a.m.
From the Toms River Regional School District: Due to the approaching winter storm that is predicted to reach our area and...
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/ 8 years agoToms River Man Gets 7 Years for Setting House Fire
A Toms River man will spend seven years in prison for arson after intentionally setting a fire at a township home....
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/ 8 years agoToms River Bids an Emotional Goodbye to Officer Injured in the Line of Duty
It’s a career that shouldn’t have ended this early. After 15 years protecting Toms River resident as a member of the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoWinter Storm Warning Issued; 6+ Inches of ‘Heavy’ Snow Possible Thursday
Near record high temperatures Wednesday will quickly give way to frigid air moving in overnight, leading to the season’s second snowstorm...
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/ 8 years agoBody Found in Lake Shenandoah County Park Was Homicide Victim
The Lakewood man found dead in Lake Shenandoah County Park was the victim of a homicide, investigators have determined. The body of Eliabit...
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/ 8 years agoToms River to Hold Hearing on Aspects of Master Plan
Toms River officials will hold a hearing on the township’s updated master plan later this month with an emphasis on affordable...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years ago8 Important (And Cool) Things to Know About the Upcoming Beach Replenishment Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is expected to begin within the next two months. It will change our local...
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Environment & Weather
/ 8 years agoOrtley Beach a Week After the Nor’Easter: Sand Berms (Mostly) in Place
Construction crews have been working for a week to reconstitute temporary, protective sand berms that washed away during the Jan. 23...