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TOMS RIVER-Since, seemingly the beginning of time, Toms River Township has held trick-or-treat on October 30th, the day before Halloween.  This was done to prevent conflicts between trick-or-treating and the …

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LAKEWOOD-The Brick Municipal Alliance Committee hosted its annual BMAC Golf Tournament on Saturday at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood.  Sponsored by Pine Belt, CME Associates and other local …

  ATLANTIC CITY-The Jackson Liberty Lions marching band marched down the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Saturday.  

One of the highlights from today was Mayor Carmen Amato and Police Chief Karin DiMichele taking the ice bucket challenge in front of the crowd gathered at Veterans Park for …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Over 2,500 braved the rain on Saturday to enjoy the Seaside Heights Wine Festival.   “Glass in your hand…toes in the sand,” is how Michael Graichen, Director of Special …

JACKSON-Six Flags Great Adventure began demolishing the Fort Independence arena, the former home of the theme park’s Dolphin Discovery program, last week to make way for a new attraction at …

BEACHWOOD-A Beachwood cat owner was reunited with his feline after it was rescued from the roof of their two-story home in this Toms River area community.  Beachwood Police and firefighters …

BRICK-Tuesday’s manatee sighting at Beaton’s Boatyard in Brick Township means boaters in the Barnegat Bay should use caution this weekend and to be on the lookout.   Collisions with watercraft …

TOMS RIVER-When international cricket superstar MS Dhoni made a visit to a Toms River temple last week, it highlighted Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy’s neverending community outreach effort with the …

BERKELEY-After Hurricane Sandy devastated large sections of Ocean County and neighborhoods in Berkeley Township, many felt they weren’t given proper treatment by FEMA.  Now, Mayor Carmen Amato said time is …

by Phil Stilton JACKSON-Ocean County’s engineering department is waiting for JCP&L and other utilities to relocate utility poles and lines before the county can finally complete a multi-year project to …

Seaside Heights beaches will remain open daily through close of business on Sunday, September 13th, and will also be open the following two weekends – September 19th & 20th and September …

Staff Report TOMS RIVER-Each Tuesday in downtown Toms River, a high-stakes bidding war takes place, quietly tucked away in room 119 at the Ocean County Administrative Building.     It’s …

  by Phil Stilton,  Toms River Magazine MANCHESTER-Growing up in Ocean County,  we fondly called the abandoned ASARCO mineral mining operation, the Sarco Pit.  It was where we hung out …

by Phil Stilton TOMS RIVER-A proposed water rate hike by United Water, serving Berkeley and Toms River Townships was cut in half after local officials lobbied the Board of Public …

by Phil Stilton, Toms River Magazine TOMS RIVER-A meeting was held recently between state and local officials about future improvements to the Route 9 corridor through Toms River and Ocean …

LONG BEACH ISLAND-Sand dollars have been reported washed ashore along Long Beach Island and Clean Ocean Action would like to educate beachgoers on the difference between live sand dollars and their …

OCEAN COUNTY-Middle Sedge Island is for sale and if you have $6.5 million, you can own it.  The property has been listed on Private Islands.com, an online private island brokerage …

by Phil Stilton TOMS RIVER-Politics in Ocean County has traditionally been run by a group often called “The Good Old Boys Network“, a group of aging lawyers and professionals on …

Seaside Heights-The New Jersey State Police, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, Seaside Heights borough officials and other dignitaries gathered today at Breakwater Beach here to honor 48 law enforcement families representing 28 …

TOMS RIVER-Ocean County officials are praising the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s plan to require permits to any entity discharging more than 2,000 gallons of sanitary wastewater per day in …

MANAHAWKIN,NJ-Beachbound traffic heading to Long Beach Island was slowed for 90 minutes on Sunday as crews worked to remove a small plane from the median which made an emergency landing …

by Phil Stilton JACKSON-On  February 8th, 2015, enforcement agents from New Jersey’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Agency  (ABC) conducted an enforcement action at Brooklyn Square Pizza ahead of a planned promotional …