Ocean County Home Prices Continue Climbing as June Real Estate Market Shows Mixed Trends
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Home prices across Ocean County continued their upward trend in June, even as year-to-date sales activity remained below last year’s pace. The latest June 2026 Local Market Update,…
Brick artist paints masterpiece of 9-11 victim Father Michael Judge
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ (BRICK PD) – Our very own local artist from Brick, Louis Riccio, painted this scene from 9-11 in the early 2000s. This past Tuesday, Mr. Riccio donated this painting…
Coley pleads guilty to aggravated manslaughter for stabbing death
TOMS RIVER (OCPO News)- Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on September 30, 2021, Kendrick Coley, 29, of Little Egg Harbor, pled guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A.…
Ocean County recognizes officers for Hispanic Heritage Month
TOMS RIVER, NJ – October is Hispanic Heritage Month and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has recognized one of their own. The OCPO stated: In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Ocean…
Man who stalked and stabbed woman in Jackson pleads guilty in court
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Michael Mahan, 38, of Ewing Township, pled guilty to Eluding in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2b, Terroristic Threats in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3b, Aggravated Assault in violation of N.J.S.A.…
Toms River Schools fought the mask mandate, now experiencing a COVID-19 crisis
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Regional School District has been one of the staunchest opponents of the Phil Murphy school mask mandate and now, they’re paying for it according to…
Four rescued from capsized Sailboat off the coast of Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE, NJ – The New Jersey State Police Marine Police rescued four boaters from the Atlantic Ocean after their sailboat capsized approximately 200 yeards off the coast in Spring Lake. On…
Fire destroys Brick Township home, damages another
Brick Township, NJ – On Monday, police and firefighters in Brick Township responded to a three-alarm fire that engulfed two homes in the Bay Harbor neighborhood along the north side of Kettle…
“Showcase of Champions” Competition Hosted by Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band
The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band is pleased to announce the date of the “Showcase of Champions” marching band competition. On Saturday, October 9th, award-winning bands from around the state,…
Memory of New Egypt Resident Honored During NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life
On September 12, thousands of walkers, runners and volunteers participated in NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life Walk and USATF Certified Race at the organization’s headquarters in New Providence, NJ. The…
Woman dead in Garden State Parkway Crash in Barnegat
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP – A female passenger was killed after a vehicle driven by a male driver veered off the road along the Garden State Parkway Saturday afternoon. The vehicle overturned, killing the…
Mayor, Councilman nearly throw hands at PPB Council Meeting over Mayor’s spending increase
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – The professional services racket in Ocean County is essentially the new face of organized crime in New Jersey. Mayors who take money from donors are expected to…
“We have perfectly healthy children not being educated” Parent slams Jackson School Board over lengthy COVID contact quarantines
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The increase in COVID-19 cases in the Jackson School District caught school administrators and school board officials by surprise according to Director of Curriculum Robert Rotante. Under the…
Jackson Parent tells School Board “We are watching you!”
JACKSON- NJ – Joseph Mazzella, a Jackson Township resident put the local school board on notice Wednesday night claiming that government entities are playing politics with the health and well-being of school…
Prosecutor launches investigation after NJ Police Chief’s Twitter account posted pro-Trump, anti-Biden, anti-immigration tweets
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Township Police Chief Greg Meyer said his Twitter account must have been hacked after posts deemed offensive to liberal America were found on his account. The Chief’s account…
Jack who? New Jersey voters don’t know Jack about Murphy opponent poll suggests
Jack who? That’s what many New Jerseyans are asking as we head into the final two months of the gubernatorial campaign between Democrat Governor Phil Murphy and his opponent, establishment Republican Jack…
“Many thousands” of Afghanistan refugees at New Jersey’s Joint Base MDL
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today confirmed there are “many thousands” of refugees from Afghanistan lodged temporarily at New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in central New Jersey. “On Afghan…
Police identify man who drowned at Toms River beach, three others rescued in rough surf
TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Saturday, September 18, 2021, at approximately 11:20 AM police and EMS were dispatched to 2nd Ave and Ocean Terrace in Normandy Beach for a swimmer in distress.…
Another drug bust at Brick’s Mapleleaf park sends four to jail
BRICK, NJ – Earlier this month, Brick Township Police Department Detectives observed suspicious activity in the area of Mapleleaf Park. As a result, Ptl. Scott Smith conducted a motor vehicle stop. Ptl.…
Man slumped over in car at Lacey Walmart charged with drug possession, set free
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Friday, September 10, 2021, at 8:46 a.m., Officer John Simonson was dispatched to the parking lot of Walmart for a man slumped over the wheel of a…
Beaches closed in Toms River after 1 dead, others rescued from rip currents at shore
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man drowned at the beach in Brick Township Saturday and others were rescued from rip currents along the Jersey Shore in Ocean County. The currents are being…
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