Ocean County News

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 …

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Ocean County’s COVID-19 positive test rates are surging this week, with over 2,000 reported in the 7 days since Thanksgiving prior to Saturday.   On Saturday, the …

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Stafford Township, New Jersey are looking for an at-risk 13-year-old girl after she left her home Saturday afternoon and can’t be located.   Police issued …

TRENTON, NJ – Indoor dining was capped at 25%, indoor sports have been canceled, New Jerseyans stayed home on Thanksgiving Day and everyone is continuing to wear a face mask …

TOMS RIVER, NJ –  The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development are continuing their massive investigation into the inner workings of possible political …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ –  Another violent incident has rocked normally quiet Jackson Township.  An incident that took place on Friday, according to police ended up with two people being stabbed. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Pay to play politics and nepotism are nothing new in Ocean County.  In fact, Ocean County is second in state corruption only to the Democrat controlled …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at approximately 8:50 PM police responded to Weston Drive for a report of a robbery in progress. Upon arrival officers met …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In the end, everyone is happy.  Toms River Mayor Mo Hill and Maria Maruca are able to spend $8,000,000 of taxpayer money to purchase the long-abandoned …