Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Super Foodtown located in the Bellcrest Plaza in Toms River has been gone for more than ten years, but soon, the building will find a …

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today highlighted the award of $69,760 in federal Community Services Block Grant funding to O.C.E.A.N., Inc., which used the money to purchase …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Township council and Mayor Maurice B. Hill have announced they intend to purchase a half million dollar 100% electric garbage truck. The truck …

Manchester Township, NJ– Detectives with the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) collaborated with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force to conduct an investigation into the …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expected to announce the end of the mask mandate for vaccinated New Jerseyans indoors on Monday. The announcement is expected to …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy, host of the popular One Bite Pizza Review vlog watched each night by millions of people around the world dashed through …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two dogs and a cat perished in a fire in Toms River Thursday morning the Toms River Police Department reported. At approximately 10:20 AM multiple police …

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Outside of Philadelphia, the home of the cheesesteak, where tourists flock to compare Pat’s and Geno’s there’s another great cheesesteak hotspot in America. That’s the small …

JACKSON TOWNHIP, NJ – A Mercer County man who slashed a woman’s face in Jackson Township during a fit of uncontrollable road rage has been ordered to serve behind bars …

It’s a pandemic within the pandemic. Across America, people are taking their dirt bikes and ATV’s to the streets and causing a nuisance in the neighborhood. In Manchester, police are …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Agents for Mo Hill candidates James Quinlisk, Jason Crispin and Maria Maruca today denied the existence of “Lakewood Style Development in Toms River”. In a blog …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Mall has undergone many facelifts over the years but none as transforming as the new expansion project over the past two years. Now, …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Below is a list of incidents reported by the Lacey Township Police Department. Fraud- On Friday, May 7, 2021, at 9:40 a.m., Officer Jason Lee met with …

Last Thursday, May 13, 2021, the Lacey Township Police Department  was honored to meet with 6 year-old Hazel from Lacey Township and celebrate her 6th birthday. Hazel met with Lacey …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer received an award from the New Jersey Chapter of the National Chaplains Association in recognition of his efforts in establishing …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Today is the day Shore News Network starts the good, the bad and the ugly, combing through campaign contribution reports of all of the candidates running …

BEACHWOOD, NJ – At approximately 650 PM, the Beachwood Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle crash which resulted in a heavily involved vehicle fire. The vehicle traveled through several …

A second forest fire was reported Monday night near the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The second fire comes as firefighters have …

Manchester Township NJ – On Tuesday, May 11 2021, at approximately 2:31 pm, officers of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team, arrested Christian Troy, age 34, of Browns …

Three lawmakers in Ocean County who are facing a 2021 reelection campaign are saying it’s time to unmask New Jersey. This comes after New Jersey Assemblyman Greg P. McGuckin proposed …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lacey Township Planning Board has received an application to convert the old Burger King at the Lacey Mall into a Popeye’s restaurant. A hearing is …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – During the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey police officers and prosecutors were forced by written orders from the New Jersey Attorney General’s office and by Governor Phil …

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – Juwan Roman, 18, of Newark, pled guilty before the Honorable Wendel E. Daniels, P.J.Cr.P., to two counts of Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Weapon …

TRENTON, N.J. – A Brick Township, man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for producing images of himself sexually abusing young children, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A 16-year-old student was impaled by a javelin during a track and field session at Donovan Catholic High School on Hooper Avenue on Wednesday. Police say …