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...
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/ 4 years agoLocal Man Who Drove Drunk Sentenced in Crash That Killed Toms River Man
A local man who was found to be drunk while behind the wheel during a fatal car crash in Toms River...
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/ 4 years agoToms River Man Gets Jail Term for Child Porn Possession
A Toms River man will spend five years in a New Jersey state prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography....
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/ 4 years agoLakewood Man Charged With Murder in Tudor Court Shooting
A Lakewood man has been charged with murder, as well as drug offenses, connected to the shooting of a Little Egg...
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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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...