Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River spends about $1 million annually to keep its streets and sidewalks lighted, but now, Mayor Maurice Hill and township officials are seeking to audit …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Police Officer Michael Foye received a life-saving award from Police Chief Mitch Little Wednesday night for his actions on Saturday, March 16, 2019. “Officer …

MANCHESTER, NJ – Looking for a job close to home? Public Safety Telecommunicators are needed in the Manchester Township Police Department. Hiring both per diem and full time positions with …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The following incidents were reported by the Lacey Township Police Department between March 20-22, 2022. Reports are provided as is, as written by Police Chief Michael …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Roger Stone, the former political campaign advisor to President Donald J. Trump visited Toms River to support Trump’s slate of America First candidates at a packed …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It was standing room only in Toms River as Mike Crispi, the Donald J. Trump-aligned America First candidate at a restaurant and bar in Toms River …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River cocaine dealer was found guilty on multiple charges of distributing cocaine, heroin and fentanyl on Monday. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – The Seaside Heights Police Department and the Ocean County Narcotics Strike Force raided a home in Seaside Heights known to be housing a drug-dealing operation last …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Toms River man, who is an active registrant on New Jersey’s Megan’s Law offender registry was charged by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office after moving …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A fire the broke out inside a home in Toms River’s Holiday City Silverton adult community that injured five people could have been prevented, the Ocean …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – America’s largest Orthodox Jewish yeshiva is going to be bigger according to an announcement today by Georgian Court University President Joseph R. Marbach. On Wednesday, the college …

ATHENS, Ohio – An Athens Athens County Children Services worker, turned herself in to the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office on a charge out of Athens County for Obstructing Justice, a …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A gruesome attack took place Wednesday evening in the relatively quiet Toms River neighborhood in the area of North Bay Avenue and Whitty Road. Police were …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A fire was reported Tuesday at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Hooper Avenue in Toms River. The fire broke out while children were in attendance …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson Township resident has been scammed out of $19,000 in a telephone-based Bitcoin scam. Today, police are warning residents saying it was just one of …

NEWARK, NJ – A porch package thief was caught on video according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The incident happened Thursday and now the department is asking …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last November. in Brick Township there were three council seats up for grabs and less than 100 votes separated six candidates, including three Republicans and three …

OCEAN GATE, NJ – If you are a mayor of a town in Ocean County, there’s a good chance you have a patronage job with the county. The same holds …

TRENTON, NJ – As COVID-19 cases statewide drop to lows not seen since last spring, Governor Phil Murphy this week warned of a new strain of omicron that appears to …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson man and woman were arrested after a domestic dispute turned violent, ending with the man being stabbed in the chest with a knife. According …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A 56-year-old Toms River drug dealer is heading to prison after being found guilty by a jury of his peers. On November 10, 2020, Detectives from …

JACKSON, NJ – The labor crunch in New Jersey caused after two years of pandemic health emergency orders is starting to sound like good news for those willing to leave …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Commissioners Jack Kelly and Virginia Haines, relics of the Republican establishment old guard have a big problem on their hands after one of their …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Police report six people were injured, two critically during a fire on Mount Everest Lane in the adult living community of Holiday City Silverton. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – You might hear President Joe Biden take credit for countering the “Putin Price Hike” over the next few days as gas prices drop slightly, but don’t …