Ocean County News

MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office is stressing the dangers of bullying with high school students a week after the death of an Ocean County teen who was …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Something is killing off humpback whales at the Jersey Shore, and while New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy insists there’s no there, there, 10th District legislators disagree. …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Officials in Brick Township are ready to approve the purchase of a 31-acre piece of land slated for development to preserve it as public park space. …

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – An early morning fire on Steiner Road in Manchester injured two people on Tuesday. At approximately 8:53 a.m., first responders were dispatched to Steiner Road in …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Schools in New Jersey are supposed to have a zero-tolerance policy toward harassment, intimidation and bullying. The reality is, many New Jersey school districts fall short …

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Toms River man has been arrested and charged with commercial theft in Manahawkin. A theft was reported to Stafford Township Police Department on February 11 …

JACKSON, NJ – You might have seen a new clearing at a once-wooded corner on the eastern edge of Jackson Township. Last week, clearing began at the intersection of Hope …

MANASQUAN, NJ – Another dead humpback whale has washed up along the Jersey Shore, adding to the increasing body count that some are blaming on work being conducted to build …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – In New Jersey, school districts make a big deal about zero-tolerance for harassment, bullying and intimidation, but anyone with a child who experienced bullying in school, …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Wall Township have arrested one of two wanted burglary suspects in connection with a residential burglary in Wall. A search warrant was executed by …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Deals are being made left and right across Ocean County as GOP Chairman George Gilmore continues to purge political opposition countywide. Rumors swirled over the winter …

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A suspected drunken driver crashed into a utility pole and took down a mailbox before coming to rest after hitting a home on the Manchester and …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Brick Township Mayor John Ducey announced that veteran police officer David Forrester has replaced Chief James Riccio who retired after 36 years on the job on …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Battle plans are being discussed and war rooms between two rival factions within the Ocean County GOP are beginning to buzz. The forces allied behind former …

FORKED RIVER, NJ – A recently retired police officer who also served as treasurer of the New Jersey Policeman’s Benevolent Association – Ocean County Conference has been arrested and charged …

MANCHESTER, NJ – Police in Manchester are searching for a suspect in an alleged shoplifting incident that fled police upon their arrival Monday night. According to police, at around 7 …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A man who told police he was fishing prior to falling into a lake in Ocean County was pulled from the water this weekend. Police and first …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina will be removed by Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore as a member of the Republican party screening committee. Reina, according …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Good bagels are hard to come by on the eastern edge of Jackson, but that’s changing. A gourmet bagel shop called Rosemary Baglery has opened its …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Lacey reported that a 58-year-old Jackson Township man was killed in a crash while riding an ATV in Lacey Township. Police arrived to the …

Eyedrops being sold by New Jersey based Global Pharma Healthcare Private Limited have been found to be contmaniated with a bacteria that could cause blindness, or worse, death. The eyedrops …

BARNEGAT TWP, NJ – A 94-year-old man was killed while driving his vehicle into a toll plaza on the Garden State Parkway on Thursday. The New Jersey State Police reported …

JACKSON, NJ – By law, public meetings of the Jackson Township Planning Board must be properly advertised to the public in advance in accordance with New Jersey law. That hasn’t …

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Manchester Police Department expressed disappointment and frustration over public comments made on Facebook after publishing photos from the department’s most recent “Coffee with a Cop” …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – After decades of community service, Ocean County Commissioner Joseph Vicari will not seek re-election in November. Vicari said he plans to retire from public service after …