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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Boating & Fishing
/ 6 months agoNew N.J. Boating Laws Place Regulations on Jet-Skis, Wakeboarding and Towing
Two New Jersey boating regulations recently signed into law for the 2024 summer season will be enforced over the upcoming holiday...
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Ocean County
/ 6 months agoEntering New Season, Sinner’s Steakhouse Carves Unique Niche at Jersey Shore
Within a matter of less than a decade, seasonal businesses at the Jersey Shore suffered two unavoidable setbacks: Superstorm Sandy’s wrath,...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 6 months agoLakewood Mom Charged With Murdering Children, Ages 1 and 3
A Lakewood woman has been charged with killing her two small children, ages 1 and 3, on Tuesday, according to prosecutors....
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Environment & Weather
/ 6 months agoJersey Shore’s ‘Tropical’ Water: Why It Looks Like It Does, And How It Could Stay All Season
If you fell asleep somewhere and woke up on a Jersey Shore beach over the last couple of weeks, you’d be...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 6 months agoToms River Man Indicted in Shopping Center Shooting
A Toms River man is facing attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting that occurred near a shopping center parking...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 6 months agoCops: Toms River Man, 20, Shot Man In His Car
A Toms River man has been charged with firing two shots into the car of another man, wounding him, then fleeing...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 7 months agoResearcher Finds More Than 300 Dangerous ‘Clinging’ Jellyfish in Northern Barnegat Bay
A noted jellyfish expert who has been studying the entrance of the tiny-but-dangerous “clinging jellyfish” to the Shore area for several...
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Government
/ 7 months agoRodrick-Backed Candidate Cruises to Victory in Toms River GOP Council Primary
As the bitter feud between dueling factions of the Republican party in Toms River continues to escalate, Mayor Dan Rodrick scored...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 7 months agoToms River Teen Faces Vehicular Homicide Charge That Killed Brick Teen Passenger
An 18-year-old Toms River woman had been formally charged with vehicular homicide following the completion of an investigation of an accident...
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Government
/ 7 months agoToms River Clerk Certifies Recall of Animal Shelter Lease Ordinance
Toms River Township will be precluded from executing a lease with the Ocean County Health Department to take over the township’s...