Ocean County News

JACKSON, NJ – In Jackson Township, like most of America, everything is shut down.  During COVID-19 one bright light has been the local community who have rallied behind each other …

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JACKSON-Gas prices are coming down and in New Jersey, prices have dropped below $2.00 per gallon at some stations.  Although the midwest is seeing gas prices under $1.00 this week, …

TOMS RIVER-Gas prices are coming down and in New Jersey, prices have dropped below $2.00 per gallon at some stations.  Although the midwest is seeing gas prices under $1.00 this …

NORMANDY BEACH, NJ – A 51 year old man from Basking Ridge obviously wanted to challenge Murphy’s Law and local Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin by not only going to the …

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Mayor Maurice B. Hill announced that as many as 200 township workers would be laid off due to the COVID-19 shutdown.  Of those 200 employees, only 7 …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It probably goes without saying that almost anyone who played baseball at Toms River High School South’s oddly shaped baseball field has thought about putting a …

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has agreed to forfeit his salary to join his fellow elected officials sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Initially reported by the Asbury Park …

JACKSON-The Jackson Township Mayor and Council on Tuesday passed a resolution supporting a bill that is currently going through the legislative process in Trenton that will turn being outside in …

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy said on Fox News that he did not consider the Constitution of the United States when enacting a series of executive orders, now known …

TOMS RIVER-According to a report today in the Asbury Park Press, all of Toms River’s seven elected council members have opted to forfeit their $8,900 part-time salaries they receive from …

Kevin R. Brady, 49, of Point Pleasant Beach, was charged today with theft by unlawful taking and conspiracy to commit theft, both third-degree charges, in connection with the theft of up …

TRENTON, NJ – Less than 24 hours after Shore News Network broke the news out of Jackson Township where one councilman suggested deploying the New Jersey Army National Guard to …

TOMS RIVER-A spike in the daily volume of COVID-19 positives today reversed a downward trend that started this past holiday weekend has shown that Ocean County is not yet at …

So far, only one elected official has had the guts to say what is on everyone’s mind in the towns surrounding Lakewood, Jackson Councilman Barry Calogero took a stand and …

SEASIDE PARK-If you aren’t taking Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin’s “No BENNYs” mandate to heart, you better think twice, because you can find yourself on the unlucky end of a very …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has been uncharacteristically posing himself in some very random and strange photo ops in April which were bizarre, even by …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – 6 women were charged for an illegal playdate in Lakewood on Sunday. Mendel Steiner, 27, Dina Endzweig, 26, Johnathan Schick, 31, Hindy Schick, 32, Ephraim Weiss, 31, …

LAKEWOOD, NJ –  A Lakewood toy store owner and manager were charged on Monday after more than 50 people waited outside their store to buy toys.   Yossi Itzkowitz, the …

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Councilman Terrance Turnbach is convinced that somebody in town hall is leaking secret discussions held by himself and fellow elected officials and is doubling down on a …

The State of New Jersey let residents know today that the dunes at Island Beach State Park survived yesterday’s windy onslaught thanks to thousands of donations of Christmas trees over …

TRENTON, NJ – The fight to keep New Jersey’s State Parks open during the COVID-19 epidemic has gone straight down the party line.   New Jersey Assembly Democrats defeated Republicans 52-27, …

LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ – A Jersey City woman obviously didn’t get Assemblyman Greg McGuckin’s memo that BENNY’s aren’t wanted here at the Jersey Shore during the COVID-19 pandemic and …

TOMS RIVER-A Toms River man was arrested twice.  Each time it was at a WaWa and each time, it all started because he was refuse service for not wearing a …

On Monday April 13, 2020, at approximately 3:14 AM, multiple units responded to a traffic crash located at Route 37 E and Peter Ave. Upon arrival, Kristofer I. Coltenback, 43 …