Five Towns NJ News

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Five years ago, Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina stood before a group of residents at his monthly ‘Meet the Mayor’ session at town hall and told …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is once again trucking sand into the towns’ beachfront communities such as Ortley Beach and Normandy Beach, but this time, he …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill and the Toms River Council backed off a proposal to continue the pandemic teen curfew that started at 9 pm, instead …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River officials are looking into whether they can reinstate a Murphy pandemic-era teen curfew in the town’s seaside communities of Ortley Beach, Normandy Beach, Chadwick …

Toms River, NJ – Linda Valeri spent nearly two decades as a public servant in Toms River, serving primarily as the personal assistant to Mayors Thomas Kelaher and Maurice Hill. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A provision in Phil Murphy’s pandemic emergency order has allowed Toms River officials to enact a curfew in their Seaside communities. When Murphy’s executive orders ended, …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There is good news for the hundreds of private school students living in Jackson that require transportation to Lakewood religious schools. The Jackson Township Board of …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – When the leg of the annual Special Olympics torch run made its way through the northern barrier island, it was escorted by members of the Toms …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A kosher supermarket in Lakewood was forced to destroy hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory after a power failure on Friday cut power to the store …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There’s a new sheriff in town in Jackson Township after an organized effort by Orthodox Jewish residents in town was successful in removing key members of …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – An application to build 253 more housing units on the eastern side of Jackson will be heard on June 15th at town hall. The large project …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill this week endorsed the Ocean County Republican candidates of ‘Row B’ in Tuesday’s election. Echoing the calls of Agudath Israel of …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – This week a sixth plan by Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill to transform the sleepy village of Downtown Toms River into a destination city was announced. …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Lakewood VAAD, a board of Orthodox Jewish community leaders and rabbis in the city has endorsed Congressman Chris Smith in the June 7th Republican primary election. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is on a mission. He wants to turn Downtown Toms River into a tourist destination, but it has all been tried …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A developer, 27 Washington Street Associates wants to rebuild higher after a fire destroyed the former building located at the corner of Washington Street and Robbins …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – At Tuesday’s Toms River Township Council meeting, Mayor Maurice Hill was excited to announce the rescue of three baby ducks who fell into a storm drain …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – As Toms River Township officials approved a $244,000 contract with Vulcan Construction Group of Burlington County to replenish beach sand lost during the early may nor’easter, …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has announced an increase in presence around schools in the Jackson School District on Wednesday and beyond in light of the …

HOWELL, NJ – Democrats and Republicans serving on the Howell Township committee have voted to pass a resolution that immediately terminates the employment of a Toms River man serving as …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Lakewood Police Department said it will increase security and patrols around the town’s many schools on Wednesday as a precautionary measure in the wake of the …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – In the wake of the tragedy that unfolded Tuesday at a school in Texas, where 19 people, including children and teachers, were shot and killed, the …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Retired Jackson Township police officer and Toms River resident Brian Geoghegan’s days as Howell Township business manager are numbered. At Tuesday’s township council meeting, the council …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – It was a joyous occasion as the Jackson Township Police were present and assisted in a Sefer Torah Parade, the welcoming of a new, often handwritten …

Jackson Police Department JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT) – Please join the members of Jackson PBA #168, VFW Post #4703 and Jackson’s Police, Fire and EMS for the 2022 …