News from the Lakewood, Jackson, Toms River, Howell and Brick Township area and the surrounding Klal Yisroel community.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There’s a new sheriff in town in Jackson Township after an organized effort by Orthodox Jewish residents in town was successful in removing key members of …
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – An application to build 253 more housing units on the eastern side of Jackson will be heard on June 15th at town hall. The large project …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill this week endorsed the Ocean County Republican candidates of ‘Row B’ in Tuesday’s election. Echoing the calls of Agudath Israel of …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – This week a sixth plan by Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill to transform the sleepy village of Downtown Toms River into a destination city was announced. …
LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Lakewood VAAD, a board of Orthodox Jewish community leaders and rabbis in the city has endorsed Congressman Chris Smith in the June 7th Republican primary election. …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is on a mission. He wants to turn Downtown Toms River into a tourist destination, but it has all been tried …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A developer, 27 Washington Street Associates wants to rebuild higher after a fire destroyed the former building located at the corner of Washington Street and Robbins …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – At Tuesday’s Toms River Township Council meeting, Mayor Maurice Hill was excited to announce the rescue of three baby ducks who fell into a storm drain …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As Toms River Township officials approved a $244,000 contract with Vulcan Construction Group of Burlington County to replenish beach sand lost during the early may nor’easter, …
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has announced an increase in presence around schools in the Jackson School District on Wednesday and beyond in light of the …
HOWELL, NJ – Democrats and Republicans serving on the Howell Township committee have voted to pass a resolution that immediately terminates the employment of a Toms River man serving as …
LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Lakewood Police Department said it will increase security and patrols around the town’s many schools on Wednesday as a precautionary measure in the wake of the …
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – In the wake of the tragedy that unfolded Tuesday at a school in Texas, where 19 people, including children and teachers, were shot and killed, the …
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Retired Jackson Township police officer and Toms River resident Brian Geoghegan’s days as Howell Township business manager are numbered. At Tuesday’s township council meeting, the council …
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – It was a joyous occasion as the Jackson Township Police were present and assisted in a Sefer Torah Parade, the welcoming of a new, often handwritten …
Jackson Police Department JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT) – Please join the members of Jackson PBA #168, VFW Post #4703 and Jackson’s Police, Fire and EMS for the 2022 …
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Township Chief of Police Gregory Meyer said his department will be increasing police patrols in the community in the aftermath of the Buffalo mass shooting. After …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Buffalo mass shooter who went on a white supremacist driven shooting rampage at a local grocery store has no known ties to New Jersey and …
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – If you intend to drive down Route 571 in Jackson, the Jackson Police Department wants to make the community aware of a downed tree on the …
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Avi Schnall, the Director of Agudath Israel of America’s New Jersey Chapter on Thursday issued a get out the vote message to Orthodox Jewish residents in Jackson …
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Howell Township Business Administrator Brian Geoghegan, a Toms River resident, suggested this week that the Howell Township Council consider canceling this year’s Howell Day celebration. Geoghegan …
LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Department of Justice has joined the investigation after attacks against Orthodox Jews living in Lakewood, and Jackson Township turned into a violent rampage. FBI agents out …
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A post-Purim event held in the parking lot at a Howell Township shopping plaza just north of Lakewood prompted a police response Wednesday night. Howell Township …
LAKEWOOD, NJ – America’s largest Orthodox Jewish yeshiva is going to be bigger according to an announcement today by Georgian Court University President Joseph R. Marbach. On Wednesday, the college …
LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Yeshiva World, one of America’s largest and most prominent news sources catering to the Orthodox Jewish community has announced the launch of a Lakewood-centric online news …
