Police, Fire & Courts
Seaside Park Fire Dept.: Fox on Icy Dock Floating in Bay Is Not in Danger, Don’t Risk a ‘Rescue’
It began with what was worded like an average – but unique – lost-and-found message. An island resident’s jet-ski dock had broken...
TR Life
Lottery Ticket Worth $67K Sold at Toms River Supermarket
New Jersey Lottery officials said a ticket worth more than $67,000 was sold at a supermarket in Toms River. According to a...
Police, Fire & Courts
Cops: No Foul Play Suspected After Body of Man, 52, Found Near Toms River Park
Authorities in Ocean County said Monday that foul play is not suspected in the case of a man whose body was found...
Environment & Weather
Wind Turbines Proposed for Site 42 Miles off Seaside Heights by Foreign Energy Firms
Environment & Weather
Jenkinson’s Aquarium Announces Death of Beloved Seal
Environment & Weather
Beaches Bruised, But Not Battered As Coastal Storm Exits Jersey Shore
Police, Fire & Courts
Woman Burned Alive on NYC Subway Was Toms River Resident, 61
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoToms River Driver Takes Out Light Post, Crashes Into Bank
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ocean County Scanner News (@oc_scannernews) Toms River police are investigating an accident...
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Ocean County
/ 2 years agoOcean County’s Senior Meal Programs Expand Greatly As Population Grows
Ocean County continues to be a haven for retirees, and as senior citizens are living longer with advances in medical science,...
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Government
/ 2 years agoToms River Developer Seeks to Convert Townhome Community to 22 Single-Family Houses
The developer of a parcel of land in Toms River that was approved for the construction of nearly three-dozen townhomes in...
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Government
/ 2 years agoApartment Complex Approved for Route 9 Property in Toms River
Toms River officials have approved a plan to build an apartment complex on a property within the business zone on Route...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoA Cold, Beautiful Bay: Powerful Sunset Portends Back-And-Forth Weather Week
The holiday Monday will be sunny with a seasonable high of 46 degrees, but generally cantankerous –not stormy, but certainly...
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Government
/ 2 years agoEnvironmental Group: ‘Intentional Lack of Transparency’ in Ciba-Geigy Settlement; Public Event Set
The influential environmental advocacy group Save Barnegat Bay has accused the state of fostering an “intentional lack of transparency” surrounding the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoAfter Endangered Whales Wash Up, Environmentalists Ask for Pause in Offshore Wind Development
A rash of endangered whales of various species washing up on New Jersey beaches has prompted environmental advocates seek a pause...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoMonday’s Sunset On Barnegat Bay Paves Way for Cloudy (But Mild) Week Ahead
Monday’s sunset on Barnegat Bay was one of the clearest so far this year, with an unrestricted view of the sun...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoWatch: A Frozen Barnegat Bay on Christmas Eve
Temperatures bottomed out at 13 degrees overnight, at the time this article was published at about 3 a.m. Christmas morning. But...
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Schools
/ 2 years agoSeaside Heights K-12 Students Could Be Transferred to Toms River Regional Under Studied Plan
The first portion of a two-part study looking into the feasibility of eliminating Seaside Heights as an operating school district was...