Ocean County News

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – If you want to take your dog for a walk on the Seaside Heights boardwalk, you’re going to have to wait until the season’s over. As …

JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has hired three new police officers. Press Release from the Jackson Township Police Department: At the Tuesday, March 23rd council meeting, the …

MILLSTONE, NJ – A former worker at the Laurita Winery in Millstone has been charged with theft after stealing over $40,000 from the business, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A scathing letter written to the editor of the Monmouth Inquirer on February 19, 1897 highlighted the problems of the day in Jackson Township, many of …

Toms River, NJ – Today, Toms River is known for its annual Halloween parade, but back in the 1920’s it was also known for its popular Ku Klux Klan parade. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – At this time it’s not known how high Capodagli Property Management Group can build their future apartment complexes in Downtown Toms River on publicly owned land. …

Jennifer Howe, President of the Toms River Education Foundation tonight said the district is in desperate need of school bus drivers. They’re paying $20 per hour too! If you are …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Like many other municipalities at the Jersey Shore, cable internet and television performance has suffered at the hands of Altice/Optimum Online. Tonight the township council voted …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Toms River Township attorney Terrance Turnbach ran for office in 2017, he published and mailed a fake newspaper meant to degrade Orthodox Jews and paint …

This year, Governor Phil Murphy signed three laws that decriminalize marijuana, and today, Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little who oversees his own town, plus an influx of millions of …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – After Mo Hill and the Toms River Township Council forced the closure of the Parkway Motel, formerly the Americana Motel on Route 166 in 2019, Hill’s …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – New Jersey Republican governor hopeful Jack Ciattarelli visited Lakewood Township on Monday, following in the footsteps of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Ciattarelli’s first stop, which he …

NEPTUNE, NJ – The Asbury Park Press today said it has parted ways with Gustavo Martinez Contreras. This weekend Contreras posted a photo of a Jewish nurse administering COVID-19 vaccine …

JACKSON, NJ – Six Flags Great Adventure will be open for spring break and the park is unveiling new restaurants and retail shops for 2021. The park will operate daily …

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Parke South, part of a future development that includes over 1,000 homes on the heavily wooded western side of Jackson is a done deal. That comes …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – After being cited several times for code violations a homeowner in Jackson Township has submitted plans to the Jackson zoning board to convert his New Prospect …

LAKEWOOD, NJ The largest newspaper at the Jersey Shore, the Asbury Park Press is under fire today after a photo of a Jewish nurse administering a COVID-19 vaccine at a …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township may soon face federal sanctions which could include withholding of state and federal funding if the township continues stalling the ongoing Department of Justice …

Life may soon get back to normal for millions of Americans as vaccinations continue across the country, but here in New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he is working on …

Pandemic and management problems continue to plague the Phil Murphy New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. A legacy DMV computer system developed with a 60-year-old programming language is also failing. As …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Change in a community is inevitable.  As time goes on things change and Toms River is no stranger to change and growth.  From a small chicken …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitchell Little have announced that on March 19, 2021, Carles Bryant, 34, of Millville, …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man and a woman have been arrested for dealing Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Squad-Arson Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime …

TOMS RIVER – Houses of Worship will now be permitted on just 2-acres.  This comes after the Council voted  6-to-1 to ditch the 10-acre requirement.  Under the new rules, smaller …