Demolition, Boardwalk, Playground Area Planned for Surf Club Property

Toms River Township officials on Wednesday laid out some initial plans for the site of the former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club...

Toms River Police Looking to ID Individuals Who Broke Into T.R. East HS

Police are investigating a break-in at Toms River High School East, and released surveillance photographs of individuals suspected of being involved....

Toms River GOP Primary: Maruca Has Lost Contested Ward Race

Longtime incumbent councilwoman Maria Maruca has been upset by repeated challenger Justin Lamb as the Republican primary for Ward 1 of...

Summer Youth Curfew Enacted Again in Toms River’s North Beach Neighborhoods

Toms River officials will extend a youth curfew first enacted last summer through the 2021 summer season, the township’s police department...

Equipment Staged for New Round of Beach Repairs in Ortley, But Price Will Drop

Toms River Township officials are readying a new round of beach repairs in Ortley Beach following the Memorial Day Weekend storm...

Lakewood Mother Who Left Child in Hot Car for 2 Hours Before Death Cops Plea, Will Avoid Prison

Prosecutors in Ocean County announced Friday that a Lakewood woman who left her child, who later died, in a hot car...

Ocean County Commissioners Lift Mask Requirements In Its Buildings

The Ocean County Board of Commissioners this week rescinded its policy that had required face masks and social distancing in its...

Pride Month Events Abound In Toms River This June

With June recognized as Pride Month, special performances, forums and other events highlighting the LGBQTIA+ community are coming to Toms River....

Ambitious Ortley Beach ‘Streetscape’ Project Gets Underway

Ortley Beach has gone through many changes over the last eight years since Superstorm Sandy struck, including much in the way...

Lakewood Relatives, 19 and 31, Indicted in Roadside Slaying

Two Lakewood men – a 31-year-old uncle and his 19-year-old nephew, have been indicted in the fall 2019 killing of a...