Ocean County News

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ – The New Jersey State Park Police on Wednesday said a fugitive sex offender recently released from prison was last seen hiding out in a Southern …

LAKEHURST, NJ – The Lakehurst Police Department has announced the following crimes borough officers responded to in the month of April 2022. DWI ARREST- On 4/2/22, PO Harry Paul conducted …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The level of corruption and theft involving Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy continues to grow as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office continues to pick away at …

Toms River, NJ – Gas prices across New Jersey are back on the rise with some stations in the Jersey Shore area charging as much as $3.40 per gallon. According …

FREEHOLD, NJ – A formal ethics complaint has been filed against Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, who also serves as the Monmouth County Republican Party Chairman, by a former Monmouth …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Planning Board has announced its approval of a drive-thru Chipotle restaurant at the intersection of Washington Street and Route 37. The company went …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – The historic Seaside Heights Carousel that has most recently been a fixture at the Casino Pier Arcade is now being restored at an Ohio-based restoration company, …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Regional School District is offering $29 per hour to school bus drivers as it attempts to properly staff its fleet of school buses …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – If you live in Ocean County and love donuts, then you’re probably familiar with Uncle Doods in Downtown Toms River. Uncle Dood’s is a critically acclaimed …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Regional Schools’ Bennet Indoor Sports Complex has a new name, but will it stick? Selling the naming rights for buildings in the Toms …

STAFFORD TWP, NJ – A serious crash has been reported on Route 72 west in Stafford Township early Tuesday morning. At this time, travel is limited while police investigate. The …

LAKEHURST, NJ – The Lakehurst Police Department announced it had made an arrested last Thursday of two suspected drug dealers. Police said they had arrested Christopher Cornell Jr, 30, and …

If you have seen Ocean County’s newest rescue vehicle and it looks a bit foreign to you, that’s because it is. The new ATV purchased by the Ocean County Board …

NEW EGYPT, NJ – Something will be different for tens of thousands of New Jerseyans this spring and summer. They won’t be able to visit New Egypt’s beloved DeWolf’s U-Pick …

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A couple riding a motorcycle on Mount Misery Road in Manchester struck a deer and were both rushed to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment of …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor water, nor ice, nor sand will keep Ocean County Sheriff’s Officers from rescuing the next victim trapped in a …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County’s Sheriff’s Officers, both civil service and those in Sheriff Michael Mastronardy’s growing personal team of special investigators, are not allowed to consume cannabis while …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey is known for diners. Some are good. Some are bad. Many are just hands down incredible for their options and dishes. Most people have …

by Yankel Wenger LAKEWOOD, NJ – Approximately one dozen people led by Ocean County Corrections PBA 258 gathered Friday at Lakewood’s Lake Carasaljo to clean and beautify the area, clearing …

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Manchester Township Police Department is continuing to investigate a collision between two motorcyclist Saturday afternoon on Mount Misery Road. According to police, on Saturday at …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Since taking office in 2014, Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy has used a loophole in the state law to amass a small private police force within …

MANAHAWKIN, NJ – A Barnegat Township man was caught taking pictures of a 7-year-old child under the bathroom stall at the Manahawkin Costco Wholesale, according to the Stafford Township Police …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Township Police Department has captured a pair of armed burglars in the Herbertsville section of town Wednesday afternoon. According to police, just after 1:00 …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill’s former campaign manager, Art Gallagher, who heads the Hill administration’s department of information and misinformation today issued a press release to …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – With multiple ongoing investigations by state and federal authorities into the hiring practices of the Ocean County GOP by the Department of Justice and the Attorney …