Philadelphia Driver in Lacey Head-On Crash Possibly Drunk and High, Police Say
A head-on collision involving a Ford Explorer and Toyota RAV4 left two people seriously injured along Route 539 in Lacey Township.…
ICE Arrests New Jersey-Licensed Illegal Truck Driver During New Hampshire Inspection Operation
ICE officers arrested New Jersey-based truck driver Satvir Singh during a targeted commercial vehicle operation in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.…
Jackson Backed Down From Controversial Religious Chicken Slaughter Ban
Jackson Township’s 2019 HEART Ordinance prompted fears of a Kaporos ban, but the final law expressly exempted qualifying religious slaughter.…
Tuckerton man wanted for attempted murder captured by U.S. Marshalls in Atlantic City
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced that Donald Rutter, 61, of Tuckerton, a fugitive from justice who was charged on January 6, 2021 with the Attempted…
Toms River Lawyer, Democrat owns Two Homes But Continues Fighting for Those with None
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River Township sexual assault and criminal defense attorney Terrance Turnbach, who also happens to be a township councilman is on a mission to build a homeless…
Vaccine Debacle: Phil Murphy Cuts Ocean County Vaccine Deliveries by 40%
TOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey can’t keep up with the demand for COVID-19 vaccine and as the Biden administration scrambles to figure out the vaccine supply chain, New Jersey Governor Phil…
Toms River Mayor Mo Hill Publishes $60,000 Press Release. Here it is.
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Mo Hill has hired a public relations firm to create public press releases on behalf of himself and the township. The contract award was $60,000…
Barnegat man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
TOMS RIVER – Barnegat man plead guilty to causing the death of Little Egg Harbor resident Robert Parlin last March after traveling at an extremely high rate of speed, causing a collision…
$130,000 BMW M8 Stolen in Jackson Last Seen in Newark
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Police, helping a resident located their stolen BMW M8 found the vehicle was last seen on the BMW app as being in Newark. On Tuesday January 26,…
Editorial: Jackson Planning Board Needs to Stop Muzzling the Public
The following article was written by Randy Bergmann, a former editor at the Asbury Park Press and now independent journalist, originally published on his Facebook Page and republished with permission. Randy Bergmann…
The reward for being a bad neighbor: Toms River to buy Surf Club, debris for $8.4 million
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – In the 8 years since Superstorm Sandy, most of the Shore has been restored. Debris has been cleaned up, homes and businesses have been rebuilt. That is, except…
What me quarantine? Gov. Murphy says he won’t quarantine after out of state trip to D.C., here’s why
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy last week traveled outside of his state-mandated exclusion zone that would require normal citizens to quarantine in their homes for 14-days. That exclusion zone…
As Pandemic Peaks, County Commissioner Ginny Haines Wants to Know Who Has Biggest Shaft in Ocean County
TOMS RIVER, NJ – This weekend, Ocean County witnessed its highest ever number of COVID-19 positive cases and nearly two dozen new deaths, as Ocean County Commissioner Ginny Haines, age unknown, is…
Three arrested on drug charges in Brick Township
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, January 20th, Street Crimes Unit detectives conducted two motor vehicle stops related to an investigation of reported drug activity from a Cypress Ave. residence in the…
Amid COVID-19 vaccine shortage, Ocean County shuts off vaccines to out of county residents
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As New Jersey vaccine supplies run out and the Biden administration has slowed down the influx of new shipments to New Jersey during the transition, stocks are running…
Toms River Mayor Upset with Trump Over Pardon of Man Who Kept Him Out of Mayor’s Office for Years
TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Toms River Mayor Mo Hill wanted to run for Congress four years ago, it was Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore who said no. When Hill wanted…
State report shows Bob Hugin paid at least $74,000 for support, votes in state GOP chairman’s election that he lost
TOMS RIVER, NJ – People always wonder, how much is a politician’s vote worth? In the case of Ocean County Commissioner Virginia Haines, we finally have a price tag and that price…
Two arrested after Jackson Township Police Told by Residents About Drug Activity
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, detectives from the department’s Special Enforcement Unit were investigating information received regarding narcotics activity in the area of Maria Street. During the investigation,…
Editorial: Proposed Warehouses at Adventure Crossing an Affront to Jackson Residents
The following article was written by Randy Bergmann, a former editor at the Asbury Park Press and now independent journalist, originally published on his Facebook Page and republished with permission. Randy Bergmann…
Developer submits plans to build 9 football fields worth of industrial warehouses between Jackson Outlets, Great Adventure
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Phase two of Vito Cardinale’s city in the woods, Adventure Crossing is going to be anything but a great adventure for residents of Jackson and surrounding commmunities. In…
Joe Vicari, New Jersey’s longest serving elected official running for Governor
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Joe Vicari, of Toms River is New Jersey’s longest serving elected official and now he’s running for Governor. Since 1981, the electorate of Ocean County have consistently re-elected…
Overnight power outage in Toms River caused by inattentive drunk driver police say
TOMS RIVER, NJ – If you’re wondering why your power was out last night in Toms River, the police department says it’s because a man answering his cell phone crashed into a…
Jackson Police Chief Kunz Witnessed Two Engaged in Alleged Heroin, Crack Drug Deal
JACKSON, NJ – A man and a woman in rural Jackson Township were allegedly caught slinging rock by the town’s top cop on Saturday. According to police, dispatch received a phone call…