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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Featured
/ 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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Featured
/ 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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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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/ 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...