Ocean County News

The Ocean County Health Department today has reported 70 new cases of COVID-19, showing an increasing daily trend this week as numbers in the county begin to rise to levels …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – It took the Edge in Jackson many months to open their doors, but in October of 2019, the long-awaited upscale restaurant in Jackson finally opened to …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Freeholders Gerry P. Little and Gary Quinn have a huge problem to face this coming January.  That problem is what to do with Jackson …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Earlier this year, DJ D’onofrio announced the closure of Social 37 during the COVID-19 pandemic and now, the restaurant’s next door neighbor, Smash Burger has also …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Wayne Murray was arrested for forcefully entering a home in Lacey Township and threatening the homeowner. On Friday, August 28, 2020, at 5:28 p.m., dispatch received …

Manchester Township, NJ – On Sunday, August 30, 2020, at approximately 1:32 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to State Highway 70 in the area of Mile …

LAKEWOOD, NJ –  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Jorge Santiago-Garcia, 32, of Lakewood, was charged with Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1), Possession of a Weapon for …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In the Mel Brooks comedy classic, History of the World Part One, there’s a scene where Brooks plays King Louis XVI and Brooks says, “It’s good …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In 2017, the law firm of Dasti, Murphy, McGuckin, PC earned just $13,817 in legal fees from Ocean County Surrogate Jeffery Moran’s office.  In 2018, Dasti, …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina ripped into New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy at the August 25th township council meeting.  Reina said that America was not built …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin, who now serves in a controversial role as “Director of Public Law” for the township of Toms River, was once …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – COVID-19 has put brakes on many aspects of life in America, but for one United States Marine Corps Veteran, Ken Bressi, who also serves as an …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on August 26, 2020, Alexander Politan, 31, of Toms River, was sentenced by the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, J.S.C., …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Wednesday August 26, 2020 at approximately 12:00 PM multiple police units responded to the Main Street Apartments in reference to a civil matter involving a …

BARNEGAT, NJ – Anthony Perfidio, a Barnegat man has been arrested and is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail.  According to jail records, Perfidio has been charged with attempting …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – After the police department began receiving complaints from area residents about a house on Baywood Blvd indicative of drug activity, the Street Crimes Unit Detectives initiated …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Thursday, August 13, 2020, at 9:32 a.m., Officer Kymberly Gudgeon responded to a Beach Boulevard home in reference to a theft.  The 95-year-old victim reported …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – After watching by idly for months, Mayor Mo Hill of Toms River, is coming out of his COVID-19 shelter like many others this week, demanding Governor …

JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance to locate a wanted person who was involved in a recent vehicle pursuit in a reported stolen vehicle. On …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – A restaurant liked by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Nicholas Barrel and Roost, formerly Restaurant Nicholas in Middletown is under fire today after a video was released …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In their weekly county call, the Phil Murphy administration railed Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy after he reversed course on the administration’s effort to shut down …

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ –  Black Lives Matter has announced they will be holding a march on the Point Pleasant Boardwalk this Thursday at 1pm.  Today, a “Back the Blue” …

Come Visit the Lakehurst Historical Society Museum!! Museums don’t entomb the past, they keep the past alive! The Borough of Lakehurst Historical Society maintains a collection of historical artifacts, books, …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Aisle 9, a Kosher supermarket and deli is coming to Jackson Township.  The flagship Jackson store will be located in the newly built Liberty Commons plaza, …