Fire guts lagoon front home at the Jersey Shore

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – Fire ripped through a home in the Village Harbor lagoon front community on Saturday. Firefighters from Stafford Township Fire Department battled the blaze which started around 5:48 p.m. “On…

Couple sold heroin throughout Ocean County

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man and a woman have been arrested for dealing Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force,…

Armed Jackson man busted in county-wide drug investigation

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force concluded a cooperative, multijurisdictional narcotic’s investigation…

NJ DOT announces $10 million in municipal grants for road paving projects in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey DOT has announced the following funding approved for roadway improvement and paving in Ocean County during 2021. Work on these roads is expected to begin…

Florida man wanted for scamming New Jersey man in phony cash bail scam

BARNEGAT, NJ – A Florida man has a jail cell waiting for him after scamming an Ocean County man out of $10,000 in a phony cash bail phone scam. Now, he’s being…

Rite-Aid Expanding Free COVID-19 Testing Sites in New Jersey, New York, Pennsyvlania

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Rite Aid today announced it is expanding its no-charge COVID-19 testing capabilities with 317 additional drive-through testing site locations opening across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania on…

Little Egg Harbor Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Luring Children

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Joshua A. Rauter, 33, of Little Egg Harbor is now in Ocean County Jail after being sentenced to three years in prison for luring young children. He will…

Police say cleaning lady was cleaning out her customers, jewelry

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Wrightstown woman was charged with multiple counts of theft after a yearlong investigation revealed that she had been stealing jewelry belonging to several elderly residents while she…

Calls for New Jersey County Commissioner’s Resignation After Organizing Trump Insurrection Bus Trip

HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ – The left today is calling for the resignation of Hunterdon County Commissioner Director Susan Solaway. Last week, Soloway organized a bus trip to Washington D.C. to attend Trump’s…

Republican Chairman Holman Captained Lead Boat in Massive NJ Trump Boat Parade, Now Says it’s Time to Move On, Accept Defeat, Come Together

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It’s no secret that Ocean County GOP Chairman Frank Holman is in it for the money. His firm earns $6,000,000 in public contracts statewide, many in Democrat held…

Ocean County parks now accepting Christmas trees

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Parks Department is now accepting Christmas trees for disposal. Ocean County residents are being encouraged to make recycling their Christmas trees part of their holiday…

Two dead in morning crash on Garden State Parkway

BARNEGAT, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Transportation and the New Jersey State Police shut down the northbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway around mile marker 68 this morning after…

$1,000 reward offered to find the person who abandoned this dog in the woods at the Jersey Shore

BARNEGAT, NJ – The Associated Humane Societies at Popcorn Park is offering a $1,000 reward to find out who abandoned a dog in a wooded area near a local gun club. According…

Ocean County BBQ Restaurant Owner Shuts Down Murphy Maskhole Karen, Names Sandwich After Her

BARNEGAT, NJ – If you’ve been following things in Ocean County closely, a few business owners have been vocal against Governor Phil Murphy’s relentless assault on small businesses and restaurant owners during…

Haines Positions Open Space Trust Fund as Future Political Slush Fund

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines has been pushing to get her hands on the open space trust fund, which has over $50,000,000 in it, taxed by the county…

Two Jackson Township Post Office Workers Pushing Drugs, Guns Captured in Statewide Operation

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two postal workers at the Jackson Township Post Office have been caught pushing drugs were arrested by police today. Police also seized a large cache of illegal firearms,…

Toms River is new epicenter of post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 outbreak in Ocean County, according to OCHD figures

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The spread of COVID-19 has shifted again in Ocean County in the week since Thanksgiving. In September, Lakewood Township saw a large surge in cases in the immediate…

Coast Guard Rescues Fishermen After Boat Catches Fire Off Jersey Shore

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City rescued two fishermen after their boat caught fire approximately 34 miles east of Barnegat Inlet, N.J., Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay…

NJ Governor Phil Murphy Bans Paper and Plastic Bags

TRENTON – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has just outlawed plastic and paper bags in the Garden State. Here’s the press release issued by the Governor’s office: Governor Phil Murphy today signed…

Man Charged in Fatal Brick Township Hit and Run Pleads Guilty

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on October 30, 2020, Craig Menth, 28, of Barnegat, was sentenced by the Honorable Michael T. Collins, J.S.C., to five…

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