Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ –  The Democrat-Republican alliance in Toms River Township is close to solidifying a deal with the Orthodox Jewish community to change their 10 acre religious zoning ordinance.  …

TOMS RIVER, NJ –  Toms River Democrat Laurie Huryk recently said the township is too white and that it needs to do a better job at enticing black people into …

TOMS RIVER, NJ –  For most of the summer, Ocean County saw single-digit daily positive cases for COVID-19.  As summer ended and the Jewish holidays of Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – In 2012, the Lake Terrace Banquet Hall in the Lakewood Industrial Park attracted national attention when it hosted then-presidential candidate Romney.  That reception held for Republican donors …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A foot bridge midway along the walking trail in Toms River’s Winding River Park has been revitalized by the township and open again to the public. …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ –  The following is a list of incidents responded to by the Lacey Township Police Department between December 10th and December 17th, 2020 DWI- On Thursday, December …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Township of Jackson said farewell to retiring longtime councilman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ken Bressi on Tuesday.  Bressie, for decades, has served the township …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Silverton Volunteer Fire Department in Toms River holds an annual Christmas tree fundraiser and this year, the trees went quick. The department sold out of …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Over 6,000 customers of First Energy at the Jersey Shore ahead of the upcoming snowstorm predicted to cripple the area.  There was once a time when …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Township continues to be the new epicenter of the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 outbreak this past weekend.  In total, 1,218 cases were reported countywide with the …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Brick reported that 59 residents of the township operated low-income housing project had to be evacuated after a fire started in the kitchen of …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River and Brick continue to be the epicenter of the post-Thanksgiving outbreak of COVID-19 in Ocean County as 390 new positive cases were reported on …

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A man who was believed to be moving cocaine through Ocean County and the Jersey Shore was arrested in a joint operation between the Stafford Police …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ  –  Two postal workers at the Jackson Township Post Office have been caught pushing drugs were arrested by police today.   Police also seized a large cache of …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A Lakewood man has been charged for the death of his three-month-old baby after bringing the baby to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (Kimball).   The baby died …

FORKED RIVER, NJ – If you’re planning on moving to Ocean County and looking for something a bit different than a traditional ranch, bi-level or colonial, this “mushroom shaped” house …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill said on Tuesday that a plan has been established to give the township’s hospital workers, fire firefighters, EMT’s and police officers …

by Gary Mignone LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ – Jessica and Jonathan Young of Little Egg Harbor have been coping with unimaginable pain since their 9-month-old son Damien tragically passed away …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – German superstore LIDL has opened another store at the Jersey Shore.  The store which took over the former Best Buy in Howell is now joined by …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Each year, the Township of Jackson hosts a menorah lighting at town hall, but this year things will be different due to COVID-19.  On Sunday, December …

MANCHESTER TWP, NJ –  A Manchester man has been charged with aggravated assault for causing an accident in November that sent a 44-year-old Toms River woman to the hospital in …

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Township today broke its single day total for COVID-19 positive cases with 61.  Countywide, 342 new cases were reported.  Jackson had the single highest number of recorded …

ROSELLE PARK, NJ – A man and a woman who left New Jersey for Georgia last month left their beautiful young Husky carter tied up in their backyard, left to …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Lacey Township Police Chief Michael DiBella spread holiday joy early this year as he handed out $50 gift cards to shoppers, courtesy of the Lacey Municipal …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The spread of COVID-19 has shifted again in Ocean County in the week since Thanksgiving.  In September, Lakewood Township saw a large surge in cases in …