Ocean County News

MANAHAWKIN, NJ – When firefighters and police officers responded to the scene of a motor vehicle crash into an Ocean Acres home last week, part of the response was to …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Police Department has issued police reports for several incidents that occurred across the community between April 21st and April 25th. Those incidents are …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Councilman Kevin Geoghegan defiantly declared that he’s not afraid of the FBI ahead of his vote to hire a political friend, Maria Maruca, to …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Police Department today said they would join a growing list of law enforcement agencies across New Jersey that will defy New Jersey Attorney …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River man stood before the U.S. District Court in Illinois and admitted he was collecting disability payments from his former job at NJ Transit …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – This month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice signaled they are investigating the Ocean County Board of Commissioners’ hiring practices. The DOJ …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last November, the voters of Toms River sent a clear message to Mayor Maurice Hill and his splinter Republican faction when they overwhelmingly voted against Hill’s …

BRICK, NJ – Brick Township Mayor John Ducey has sworn in seven new police officers to join the ranks of the Brick Police Department. “Yesterday Mayor Ducey swore in seven …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Dion Marsh, 27, of Manchester, will remain remanded in the Ocean County Jail until his trial. Marsh went on a violent rampage targeting Orthodox Jewish residents …

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A teen driver crashed his car into a home in Manhawkin then fled the scene, police said today. According to police, on Saturday, at around 11:39 …

JACKSON, NJ – A handyman from Jackson has been arrested by the police after it was reported by a homeowner that he had forcibly touched their child and exposed himself …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It’s technically called “Indian Head Plaza”, but more commonly referred to as the Home Depot plaza or in the past, the Pathmark plaza before that store …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners gives out awards annually. It’s something the governing body has been doing for decades. Some awards are new; others have …

JACKSON, N.J. ─ Are you looking for a summer job in New Jersey? Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township might be able to help you. The company issued the …

BAY HEAD, NJ – The Bayhead Police Department today warned area residents to make sure their vehicles are locked as vehicles in the area are being targeted by car thieves. …

Toms River, NJ – The incredible feat has nearly been an accomplished mission and on Saturday, April 30th, the Field of Dreams, a park built for children with special needs, …

TRENTON, NJ – A post-pandemic study by RealtyTrac shows that New Jersey, Illinois and Ohio lead the nation in the level of foreclosure since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It’s not the 60,000 square feet of new office space Ocean County Sheriff Mastronardy is clamoring for, but this week, the Sheriff’s Department received a new …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – It’s fire season here in New Jersey and brush fires are popping up across the state, but on Friday, one brush fire cause major delays for …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – With a full return to normal this season at Six Flags Great Adventure, something out of the ordinary is also happening in the park. National burger …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Soon, in Toms River, life in the fast lane will be life in the Hut Lane. That’s because Pizza Hut, the national pizza chain, is opening …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lakewood Scoop published a photo of a car that crashed at the exit 91 toll plaza in Brick Township on Thursday. Miraculously, nobody was seriously …

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Stafford Township Police Department found this cute pup wandering around in the woods near Southern Regional High School. Police took him into custody and are …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Police Department has released the following police blotter reports of crimes that occurred throughout the township over the past few days. Warrant Arrest- …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Cory Winston, 31, of Jackson, pled guilty before the Honorable Rochelle Gizinski, J.S.C., to Possession of more than One-Half Ounce but less than Five Ounces of …