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...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Crash Sends Six People to Hospitals
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Government
/ 3 years agoYouth Curfew Implemented, Expanded in Toms River’s Barrier Island Sections
Following an outcry from residents of several sections of the barrier island under the jurisdiction of Toms River over groups of...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoN.J. Shore: Summer Glow at Sunset, Coastal Flood Advisory Wednesday Into Thursday
Monday’s deep blue skies flanked by light, wispy clouds led to a very-familiar “summer” sunset Tuesday night, a few days before...
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Government
/ 3 years agoTen Days of Lane Closures Begin Monday on Route 37 Tunney Bridge
The state Department of Transportation will close two lanes of the Route 37 westbound Tunney Bridge for priority deck repairs beginning...
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TR Life
/ 3 years agoAnnual Toms River Pride Festival Returns Saturday Downtown
The annual Toms River Pride Festival, which has grown to become one of the largest of its kind in New Jersey,...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoCops: Juveniles Pulled Handgun, Later Arrested at Ocean County Mall Lot
Toms River police arrested two juveniles Wednesday after receiving a 911 call reporting two juveniles with a gun. Police on Wednesday...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoToms River Man, 38, Charged With Child Porn Possession
A local man has been charged with possession of child pornography after a state task force tracked illegal downloads from a...
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Government
/ 3 years agoBarrier Island Residents Push for Teen Curfew Following Raucous Weekend
A group of more than a dozen residents of Toms River’s North Beaches, primarily Normandy Beach, came to the township council...
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TR Life
/ 3 years agoOrtley Beach to Get Two Lightning Detection Systems, Alarms
Ortley Beach will become the latest area to come under the protection of a fixed lightning detection system that will allow...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoToms River Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide in 91mph Fatal Crash
A Toms River man exceeded the speed limit by more than 40 miles per hour, authorities allege, before striking another vehicle...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoMan Holding Shotgun on Toms River Roadside Transported to Hospital Without Incident
A man holding a shotgun, reportedly to his head, on the side of a road in Toms River was taken into...