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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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoShore Forecast: Sunny Week Ahead, But Lows Could Drop Into the 20s
After a line of storms moved through the region Sunday night, followed by hours of gusty winds, sun will return Monday...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoToms River Police Seek Help Identifying Burglary Suspect
Toms River police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of involvement in a residential burglary. “The...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoToms River Councilman: Towns Should Share Burden of Sheltering Homeless This Winter
A Toms River councilman has expressed concern over the possibility that Toms River could shoulder the responsibility of taking in essentially...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoToms River Sets Aside $5M for Emergency Radio Frequency Switch
Toms River officials on Tuesday night voted to bond $5 million to purchase equipment in order to switch the township’s emergency...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoKim Declares Victory, Becoming First Democrat to Retain NJ-3 Seat Since Civil War
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim declared victory in his race to retain one of the nation’s most hard-fought congressional battles, securing another...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoReminder: Toms River to Host Ceremony for Veterans Day Wednesday
The annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Toms River will be replaced by a smaller ceremony this year due to the...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoMurphy Orders Restaurants, Casinos to Stop Serving Indoors After 10 p.m.; No Bar Seating
Gov. Phil Murphy ordered new restrictions upon the restaurant industry Monday due to what the administration has identified as an uptick...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoWacky Shore Weather: Sun, Warmth, Fog, Heavy Rain All on Tap This Week
Unseasonably warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine will greet Shore residents this week, but devolve into a significant rainstorm later, the...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 4 years agoCoast Guard Rescues Fishermen in Raft Off Ocean County After Boat Burned
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued two anglers whose 53-foot sportfishing boat experienced an engine fire on Thursday, leaving the crew...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 years agoMurphy Signs Law Banning BOTH Plastic and Paper Bags
In what the Murphy administration has described as the “strongest bag ban in the nation,” New Jersey’s governor on Wednesday signed...