Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A gruesome attack took place Wednesday evening in the relatively quiet Toms River neighborhood in the area of North Bay Avenue and Whitty Road. Police were …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A fire was reported Tuesday at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Hooper Avenue in Toms River. The fire broke out while children were in attendance …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson Township resident has been scammed out of $19,000 in a telephone-based Bitcoin scam. Today, police are warning residents saying it was just one of …

NEWARK, NJ – A porch package thief was caught on video according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The incident happened Thursday and now the department is asking …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last November. in Brick Township there were three council seats up for grabs and less than 100 votes separated six candidates, including three Republicans and three …

OCEAN GATE, NJ – If you are a mayor of a town in Ocean County, there’s a good chance you have a patronage job with the county. The same holds …

TRENTON, NJ – As COVID-19 cases statewide drop to lows not seen since last spring, Governor Phil Murphy this week warned of a new strain of omicron that appears to …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson man and woman were arrested after a domestic dispute turned violent, ending with the man being stabbed in the chest with a knife. According …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A 56-year-old Toms River drug dealer is heading to prison after being found guilty by a jury of his peers. On November 10, 2020, Detectives from …

JACKSON, NJ – The labor crunch in New Jersey caused after two years of pandemic health emergency orders is starting to sound like good news for those willing to leave …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Commissioners Jack Kelly and Virginia Haines, relics of the Republican establishment old guard have a big problem on their hands after one of their …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Police report six people were injured, two critically during a fire on Mount Everest Lane in the adult living community of Holiday City Silverton. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – You might hear President Joe Biden take credit for countering the “Putin Price Hike” over the next few days as gas prices drop slightly, but don’t …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It was wall-to-wall patriots Sunday afternoon as a Fox News video crew visited Toms River’s new “Let’s Go Brandon” store ahead of a scheduled appearance Monday …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Former Donald J. Trump ally Roger Stone is coming to Toms River to speak at the 30-year-old Toms River Regular Republican Club. The New York Times …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with senior citizens at the Toms River Senior Center. Hill posed for pictures with seniors, including the …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River firefighters and police responded Sunday night to a home on Mount Everest Lane in the Holiday City, Silverton retirement community. The residential structure fire …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Downtown Toms River will soon be hosting a spring festival on Saturday, April 9th from 1 pm to 8 pm. The festival will include vendor tables …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River American Legion hall on Church Road will be host to a blast from the past on Sunday, April 3rd. Toms River Toy, Comics, …

TINTON FALLS, NJ – A Toms River resident and police officer working for the Hillside Police Department has been arrested and charged for a crash he caused in October that …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A New Jersey dad who allegedly called his six-year-old boy fat and forced him to run on a treadmill, eventually pushing him to his death will …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Starbucks Coffee Company’s latest addition in Toms River is now open for business and taking off. Located at the intersection of Hooper Avenue and Oak Street, …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – You might not know this, but the Jersey Shore has a unique tie to the country of Ukraine. Each summer young Ukrainians have come to the …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Gregory Dooner and Vincent Scuzzese opened their new business on Route 37 in Toms River, they knew some people in the community wouldn’t be happy …

OCEAN GATE, NJ – Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy, 66, has been arrested and charged by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office after being caught diverting funds through his official capacity …