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
Best Barnegat Bay Sunset Ever? You Be The Judge (Also, Heavy Surf Warnings)
Environment & Weather
With Concerns Over Ocean Views Abound, Next N.J. Offshore Wind Locations Proposed
Police, Fire & Courts
Fugitive, 22, Charged With Murder In Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting
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Featured
/ 4 years agoDetectives Seize 165 Grams of Cocaine, Arrest Local Man in Drug Bust
An investigation that spanned two months culminated in the arrest of a Lakewood man for intent to distribute cocaine. According to...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoAre Masks ‘The New Plastic Bags?’ Ocean County Advises Caution on Outdoor Disposal
Ocean County officials say they are worried by data that shows disposable face masks being used as a consequence of the...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoOcean County Preserving J&J Coronavirus Vaccine Doses As Demand Eases
Ocean County will maintain its stock of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccination while concerns over rare side effects are ironed out...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Awards $438K Contract for Beach Repairs, Trucked-In Sand
Toms River officials on Tuesday night awarded a $438,525 contract for repairs to the township’s beaches, which were heavily damaged by...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoBusy Hurricane Season Ahead, Experts Warn; Environmentalists Say N.J. Isn’t Ready
Meteorologists from the institutions most renowned for their pre-season prognostications on hurricanes are uniformly forecasting a busy hurricane season for 2021...
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/ 4 years agoOcean County Providing Free Rides for Seniors, Disabled to Receive Covid-19 Vaccination
Ocean County officials said this week that they were beginning a new program to provide door-to-door rides for senior citizens to...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoIsland Beach State Park 4×4 Permits Sold Out Until October
New Jersey parks officials this week said Mobile Sportfishing Permits, the formal name of the sticker that allows with four wheel...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoOperation BBQ Relief to Serve 500 Hot Meals to Needy Residents in Toms River This Saturday
Operation Barbecue Relief will be back in Toms River this Saturday, April 10, 2021, to serve 500 hot meals to needy...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoBottle Caps, Cigarette Butts, Masks Among Most Common Trash Left on N.J. Beaches, Report Finds
New Jersey has a littering problem. Despite a statewide smoking ban on public beaches, some beachgoers continue to use the sand...
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/ 4 years agoToms River to Distribute Free Seedlings to Residents April 24
Free tree seedlings will be available to Toms River residents in the month of April as part of the New Jersey...