Environment & Weather
Toms River to Receive 561,000 Cubic Yards of Sand in $73.5M Beach Replenishment Project
After years of delays, contract disputes and legal wrangling, the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach renourishment project will come to fruition following...
Police, Fire & Courts
Employees Charged in Assault at Bayville Nursing Home That Left Patient in Critical Condition
Two employees of a Bayville nursing and rehabilitation facility were lodged in the Ocean County Jail Thursday after being charged in an...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Kidnapping, Sex Assault Suspect to Remain in Jail
Prosecutors in Ocean County said Tuesday that a man suspected of kidnapping and raping a teenager after offering to drive her to...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoOcean County Tax Rate to Decrease, Ratable Base Fully Recovered From Sandy
Ocean County’s tax ratable base has skyrocketed since Superstorm Sandy decimated the Shore area in 2012, leading the Ocean County commissioners...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoT.R. North Alum, Trailblazing Journalist, Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A graduate of Toms River High School North has been nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize after aggressively covering news...
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/ 4 years agoLakewood Homicide Victim Was Ocean County Man, 20, Prosecutors Say
The victim of a fatal shooting Sunday night in Lakewood was a 20-year-old man from Little Egg Harbor, investigators said Monday....
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Breaking
/ 4 years agoToms River Former Mayor Kelaher Dies at Age 88, Remembered for Lifelong Service
Thomas F. Kelaher, who had served multiple terms as Mayor of Toms River and prior as Ocean County Prosecutor, has died...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoStarbucks With Drive-Through Approved for Hooper Avenue in Toms River
The Toms River Township planning board this week approved an application to convert a shuttered bank into a Starbucks coffee shop...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoOcean County Health Dept. Launches New Smartphone App
The Ocean County Health Department launched a smartphone app this week, which will enable to agency to provide updates to residents...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoWinter Weather Advisory Issued for 3-5 Inches of Snow Before Change to Rain
Coastal Ocean County continued to escape the winter storm warning that has been posted for nearly every other portion of New...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoForecast: 2-4 Inches of Snow, Then Rain, Predicted for Thursday
The Jersey Shore is preparing for another bout of wintry weather overnight Wednesday into Thursday, this time for a period of...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoHomeSense to Open Thursday at Ocean County Mall
HomeSense, a Canadian chain of discount home furnishing stores, will open its first local retail site at the Ocean County Mall...