Ocean County News

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – When the Howell Xscape Theater opened just four years ago, it filled a much-needed theater entertainment void in the Howell, Jackson, and Lakewood area.  It became …

TOMS RIVER, NJ -Two young dogs were found in pretty rough shape near the Ocean County Mall this past weekend.  According to the Toms River Police Department, they were rescued …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In January, the New Jersey Department of Health cut Ocean County’s monthly vaccine number by 40%, instead, sending those vaccines to lower-income and impoverished areas of …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – An accident that occurred on the Mathis Bridge connecting Pelican Island to mainland Toms River sent an elderly Lavallette woman to the hospital. According to the …

BRICK,  NJ –  The massive 170-acre fire that destroyed commercial buildings in Lakewood and threatened one of Ocean County’s busiest retail corridors has been brought completely under control.   As of …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Despite two severe amputation injuries in 2018 and 2020 on the same machine at a Lakewood ice cream manufacturing plant, a recent federal safety and health inspection found …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The hardest thing about getting a vaccine at the Ocean County Health Department’s vaccination site inside the gym at Toms River High School North is actually …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man from Brick Township has been charged for purposefully running over and killing a family of geese at the Indian Head Plaza in Toms River. …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A forest fire that burned through 170 acres between Lakewood Township and Brick Township continued to burn into the night as hundreds of firefighters from the region …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish teenager was rescued this morning by volunteers, according to a report in the Lakewood Scoop. The boy was dropped off near his Yeshiva …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Hilton Garden Inn, located in the path of the fire that started earlier this afternoon in Lakewood is being evacuated. Here’s what we know so …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Fire Chief John Yahr today said moments ago that a fire that began in Lakewood Township has quickly spread and is headed south toward Brick Township. …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Days after visiting the township of Lakewood, New Jersey, the town’s industrial center is on fire.  At least one building within the Lakewood Industrial Park has …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A forest fire that started near the Lakewood Airport has quickly moved southeast and is out of control. Moments ago, the fire jumped south across Route …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A fire that started near the Lakewood Municipal Airport has been carried southeast by high winds and is now threatening shopping centers along the north side …

The Quesalupa is part quesadilla, part chalupa and it’s coming back to Taco Bell with 50 percent more cheese. After years of perfecting the recipe, the geniuses behind Taco Bell’s …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A large brush fire has broken out forcing the closure of the Garden State Parkway in both directions Sunday afternoon.  The road is closed from exit 83 …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – March 14, 2021 -The Pick-6 drawing on March 11 produced 11 winners of $2,582 for matching five out of six white balls drawn. Two of those …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two months before the passing of Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher, I decided to give him a call and see how things were going since he …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Mo Hill and his lawyer, Gregory P. McGuckin may be staring down the barrel of a new lawsuit after their newly formed “New …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Police in Toms River are investigating a serious crash that occurred on Saturday at the intersection of Washington Street and Hooper Avenue. The speed limit on …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Howell Township Police Department has reported a structure fire in the Oak Hill development. Firefighters on scene battle a blaze that severely damaged a home …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force concluded a cooperative, multijurisdictional …

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A two-month investigation into the distribution of narcotics from two Atlantic City residential buildings resulted in the arrest of 10 individuals and the recovery of multiple …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Rita’s Ice of Jackson Township is under new ownership and officially reopened on Friday. The restaurant will now be New Jersey’s first Kosher Cholov Yisroel Rita’s …