Community News

Anthony Crincoli spent almost 31/2 years in battle in Iraq. His unit of the 112th Infantry Regiment lost 32 members during fighting around Baghdad. “That was in 2006,” he said. …

President Donald Trump’s popular daughter Ivanka has assumed a lead role selling tax reform in small venue events across the country this fall season. That push has become all the …

Happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps! There are several times throughout the year that veterans from all branches of the military are remembered — but November 10 is …

Town Hall Closed Friday, November 10th Veterans Day Parade Set for Monday, November 13th Town Hall offices are closed on Friday, November 10th in observance of Veterans Day. There will …

Winter is still a ways off, but New Jersey will be getting a bitter taste of January in November as a blast of Arctic air sweeps across our region on …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP-Republicans James Byrnes, Angelo Guadagno, Judith Noonan and Sophia Gingrich leveled their opponents on election night in Berkeley Township, sending Democrats Gary Clifton, Donna Walesiewicz, Maria Morales and Lynn …

by Brick Township BRICK-Brick Mayor John Ducey hails the opening of a new teen community center as a success.  The township held a grand opening to introduce the community to …

BRICK-Brick Republicans continue making no ground in their annual effort to fight back against a Democrat takeover of the township in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Mayor John Ducey (D), …

TOMS RIVER-Republican Ocean County Freehold Joseph Vicari defeated his latest opponent, Helen Dela Cruz by an 18 point margin on election night, securing his seat on the Ocean County Board …

JACKSON-Sharon Dey, a long time school board member who narrowly lost her re-election bid in 2016 came back strong on Election Day to win her 2017 election campaign. Also winning …

SOUTH TOMS RIVER – The president of the youth baseball league in this tiny Ocean County town was arrested Wednesday after police determined he had stolen money from the league. …

TOMS RIVER — A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Sunday as she and a man were crossing an intersection at Hooper and Terrace avenues, police …

HOWELL – A group of security guards who removed an unruly concertgoer at a metal music festival held at an event center on Route 9 in Howell Saturday night were …

BERKELEY — A benefit at a pizzeria in Bayville will raise money for the children of a 32-year-old township police sergeant who died Friday after suffering a stroke while on …

TOMS RIVER-Initially reported in the Lakewood Scoop, the Toms River Jewish Community Council today published a letter endorsing the Toms River GOP candidate Louis Gallipoli as their choice for the …

ONE HUNDRED YEARS ago, hundreds of men from Ocean County were among the thousands of American troops fighting among the hellish trenches of the Western Front during the “War to …

LAKEWOOD-This year, the influential Lakewood VAAD, a council of Orthodox religious, community and business leaders snubbed Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and announced their endorsement of Democrat Phil Murphy. In a …

by Al DellaFave, OCPO On November 2, 2017 at 2:48 pm, the South Toms River Police Department received a 911 call reporting an unknown male had fallen into the Toms …

JACKSON-Today, the Jackson Township Police Department reported a depiction of a swastika and penis dragged into mulch at the township-owned Woodlane Park and Mayor Michael Reina condemned the incident. “The …

  Students and staff at Rosenauer Elementary School had some fun this week duct-taping Principal Ronald Polakowski to a wall to celebrate raising $1,080 to support Ocean of Love, a …

TOMS RIVER – With more than 60,000 veterans calling Ocean County home, veteran service organizations will hold a meet and greet event at the County Connection at the Ocean County …

Submitted by Robert Onofrietti, Toms River School Board, Candidate 2017 Silly season is almost over and I’m sure that by now everybody’s tired of reading Facebook for all the political …

MONMOUTH COUNTY — One northbound local lane on the Garden State Parkway will be closed “indefinitely” for emergency bridge repairs, officials said. The closure north of exit 109 is necessary …

TOMS RIVER — Police have filed a public nuisance complaint against a motel after police have been called to more than 750 times in less than three years to the …

TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that Kevin Bannon, former executive director of the Mercer County Park Commission, was indicted today on charges that he used his official …