Ocean County News

Town Name Number of Cases Lakewood 371 Toms River 106 Brick 81 Jackson 77 Berkeley 45 Manchester 33 Point Pleasant Borough 22 Barnegat 20 Lacey 18 Stafford 11 South Toms …

WASHINGTON, DC-The Center for Disease Control has just warned the rest of America to stay out of New Jersey as coronavirus transmission has hit a critical level. “Due to extensive …

    Town Name Number of Cases Lakewood 236 Toms River 69 Jackson 57 Brick 46 Berkeley 33 Manchester 26 Point Pleasant Borough 20 Barnegat 15 Lacey 14 Stafford 7 …

LAKEWOOD-On March 26, 2020, at approximately 2100 hours the Lakewood Police was notified of a “Bias Terroristic Threat” made towards the Jewish community in Lakewood via a Facebook post by …

TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines, 77, the eldest leader on the aging Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is telling people to stay off her grass today. Haines, announced …

TOMS RIVER-As coronavirus cases in Toms River continue to grow each day, Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has announced he is closing the boardwalk in Ortley Beach. This comes …

Yesterday afternoon at approximately 12:15 pm, Officers responded to the Pine Cone Liquor Store located at 248 Second Street, after receiving a report that an unidentified male was coughing and …

Effective immediately, by order of the Seaside Park Office of Emergency Management the boardwalk will be closed to the public until further notice. The beach entrances will remain accessible to …

      Lakewood 198 Toms River 60 Jackson 52 Brick 33 Berkeley 28 Manchester 20 Point Pleasant Borough 18 Barnegat 12 Lacey 12 Stafford 7 Little Egg Harbor 4 …

LAKEWOOD-New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is finally cracking down on large public gatherings in the face of the growing Coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey. At the Jersey Shore, Lakewood …

All residents, guests and visitors of Island Heights. Island Heights Mayor and Council announced today effective immediately, all public access areas to include parks, beaches, docks, playgrounds, pavilion, and boardwalk, …

Mayor Anthony E. Vaz announced today that effective immediately the Seaside Heights ocean and bay beaches are closed until further notice. “In support of Governor Phil Murphy’s “stay home” executive …

TOMS RIVER-At last night’s Toms River Township council meeting, Councilman Daniel Rodrick was the lone opposition to Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill’s proposed budget that seeks to increase spending in Toms …

TRENTON-Studies have shown that while reusable grocery bags may be great for the economy, they’re not so great for the health and safety of those who use them Now, Trenton …

TOMS RIVER-At last night’s Toms River Township council meeting, Councilman Daniel Rodrick was the lone opposition to Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill’s proposed budget that seeks to increase spending in Toms …

LAKEWOOD-There are now two distinct rifts growing between communities here at the Jersey Shore as we are midway through the second week of a state-imposed self-quarantine and shutdown aimed to …

TOMS RIVER-It wasn’t social distancing or the coronavirus that doomed Tuesday night’s scheduled Toms River Township Council meeting, but a technical problem. After assembling with council members scattered across the …

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that criminal charges were filed today against a man who allegedly coughed on a food store employee in Manalapan, N.J., and told the …

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Councilwoman Maria Maruca is calling for residents of Windsor Park, along Route 37 to test their wells for contamination.  The New Jersey DEP has found concentrations of …

BRICK, N.J. – Two New Jersey assemblymen from Ocean County have a message for out-of-area property homeowners, who have invested up to millions of dollars in vacation homes here at the …

TOMS RIVER-The Ocean County Health Department today released updated counts of confirmed positive coronavirus cases, noting the new countywide total is 149 confirmed cases.  That number represents a 40% increase …

President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force announced additional actions as part of the ongoing, government-wide response to the global pandemic: To help American families and businesses, the Treasury Department …

TOMS RIVER-A settlement has been agreed to between the Township of Toms River and defendants Jeanette Lipschitz/Hecht regarding a North Dover property that could contain as many as 1,400 homes. …