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...
Environment & Weather
‘Supermoon’ To Appear Tuesday Night, Followed by Rare ‘Super Blue Moon’ Later This Month
Environment & Weather
Ortley Beach’s Oceanfront Has Been Turned Into a Beautiful Butterfly Garden
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoToms River Police Catch Suspects in Catalytic Converter Theft
Toms River police were able to nab two suspects in the theft of a catalytic converter following a call from a...
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Government
/ 2 years agoNew Road Access Will Be First Step in Seacourt Redevelopment Plan
Toms River officials on Wednesday night conditionally designated the owner of the troubled Seacourt Pavilion shopping center to act as its...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoSuspect in Fatal Toms River Hit-and-Run ID’d, Considered a Fugitive
A man suspected of hitting a pedestrian early Sunday morning and leaving her to die on the pavement of Route 70...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoToms River First Responders, Residents Helped Evacuate Victims of Sunday Apartment Fire
A late-night fire in a Toms River apartment complex has temporarily left some residents without a home, but has also led...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoPolice Searching for Driver in Fatal Route 70 Hit-and-Run Sunday Morning
A 28-year-old woman did not survive a hit-and-run incident at a major intersection of Route 70 early Sunday morning in Toms...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoCops: Masked Men Broke Into Multiple Toms River Homes to Steal Key Fobs in ‘Brazen’ Act
In what police described as a “brazen” act of criminality, masked men broke into two homes in Toms River’s North Dover...
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TR Life
/ 2 years agoLights Blinking, Speed Limits Raised on Barrier Island
A tell-tale sign of fall has arrived. Traffic lights up and down Route 35 on Ocean County’s northern barrier island were...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoPolice Investigating ‘Swatting’ Incident at T.R. North, High Schools Across N.J.
Toms River High School North was temporarily placed in a lockdown Friday after 911 dispatchers received a phone call regarding a...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoVideo/Photos: Aerial Survey Shows Storm’s Damage to Ortley Beach
In the first utilization of Shorebeat’s new drone, we surveyed the damage that the five-day storm powered by the once-Hurricane Ian...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 2 years agoCops: Trio Used Homes in Toms River, Lakewood to Distribute Cocaine
Residents of Toms River of Lakewood utilized three properties to hold and distribute cocaine, and were found with $18,000 in cash...