Super 70’s Rock Show Set for Tonight at Toms River’s Shelter Cove Beach
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – The music is back on for Thursday night as the Super 70’s Rock Show featuring Super Trans Am takes the stage at Shelter Cove Beach following a weather-related…
Ocean County leadership verbally endorses Sheriff Michael Mastronardy for GOP Chairman
TOMS RIVER, NJ – After meeting for a sit-down dinner among the Ocean County GOP’s top brass last Wednesday at Artisan’s Restaurant, a unanimous decision was verbally made to Sheriff Michael Mastronardy…
Two victims slashed during gas station robbery in Jackson Township, suspect at large
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department is seeking to identify and locate a Hispanic male that tried to rob two men at the Sunoco station located at the intersection…
New law allows towns like Toms River to issue tax credits instead of cash for reassessment appeal refunds
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As towns such as Toms River, in Ocean County move forward with a very unpopular tax reassessment project during the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s good news in sight for…
Lakewood basketball players harassed in Barnegat over race, sneakers, report
BARNEGAT, NJ – Lakewood middle school girls basketball players reported they were called racist epitaphs and mocked for not wearing good sneakers during a December matchup against Barnegat Middle School. According to…
Vicari announces $4.8 million grant to build new library branch in Stafford
TOMS RIVER – Calling it a highly competitive grant program, Ocean County Library’s application to secure funds for a new branch library in Stafford Township recently was approved providing $4.8 million toward…
Toms River Mayor shames local businesses for mitigating the spread of COVID-19
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As many cities across New Jersey are imposing indoor mask mandates, in Toms River, it’s the opposite. Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill has forced a business to change…
Jackson Township to create an advisory board to decide future of Rova Farms property
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – When the Jackson Township governing body chose to purchase the aging Rova Farms property, once a community and regional entertainment hot spot, they had no future plan in…
Jackson School District to hold closed Board of Education Meeting this week before public meeting
The Jackson Township Board of Education will conduct a Closed Conference Meeting on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of Jackson Memorial High School, 101 Don Connor Blvd, Jackson,…
Man charged after threatening Dollar General employees with knife
LACEY, NJ – On Monday, January 10, 2022, at 8:34 p.m., multiple officers were dispatched to Dollar General for a reported robbery. Store employees reported that a male shopper was observed opening…
Driver charged with DUI after crashing into tree
LACEY, NJ – On Saturday, January 8, 2022, at 11:29 p.m., Officers Brian Holt and Michael Hyle responded to Sunrise Boulevard for a one-car motor vehicle accident. Officers discovered that a vehicle…
Driver charged for DWI after crash on Route 9 in Lacey
LACEY TWP, NJ – On Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 6:36 p.m., several officers were dispatched to the intersection of Route 9 and Taylor Lane for a hit and run accident. Investigation…
Lacey township shoplifter detained for outstanding warrants in Toms River
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 2:34 p.m., Officer Michael Hein responded to Home Depot in reference to a shoplifter who fled in a vehicle. The vehicle was…
Undocumented driver plows into Toms River home also had no insurance, police report
TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Friday, January 14, 2022, at approximately 11:25 PM, police were dispatched to Cox Cro Road, near the intersection of Old Freehold Road, for a serious motor vehicle…
Embattled Ocean County GOP Chairman Holman will not seek re-election in 2022, retiring in June
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP Chairman Frank B. Holman’s reign of fear and terror is coming to an end in Ocean County this June. After meeting with party elders, including…
Ocean County’s oldest commissioner facing younger Republican challenger in 2022
TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Ocean County Republicans compete in the 2022 GOP primary election, the Board of Commissioner’s elder stateswoman, Virginia Haines will be wiping the icing clean from her 76th…
Toms River Council changes meeting date to accommodate no-show attorney McGuckin, same time as school board meetings
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Township Council has moved their meeting dates from Tuesday where it has been held historically for many years to Wednesday night. The decision was made…
Jackson man never came home after New Orleans business trip, police say
JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson Township man has been reported missing by the New Orleans Police Department after he didn’t return home from a business trip last week. Police said 33-year-old Michael…
Jackson man charged for theft at Extreme Marine Construction facility
BRICK, NJ – On 12/18/2021 a theft occurred at Extreme Marine Construction on Princeton Ave in Brick. The suspect loaded expensive aluminum beams onto a flat trailer owned by the business and…
Egg Harbor arsonist pleads guilty to burning home with three people inside
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Egg Harbor Township, pled guilty before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, J.S.C., to one count of Aggravated Arson – by purposely or knowingly placing another in danger of…
New Yorkers charged with defrauding elderly shore woman
BARNEGAT, NJ – Barnegat Township Police Chief Keith A. Germain announced that on January 6, 2022, Jorge Peguero-Mendez, 34, and Richard Quinones-Perez, 24, both of the Bronx, New York, were each charged…
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