Mayor Hill to Buy $4,000,000 Fleet of Vehicles for Public Works Department; Announces Furloughs

TOMS RIVER-As the Toms River Township financial budget crisis gets worse, Toms River Mayor Maurice B Hill and his administration are asking taxpayers to begin upgrading vehicles in the Department of Public…

149 Dead in Ocean County As COVID-19 Cases Still Increasing; 149 Dead

TOMS RIVER-A weekend downturn in COVID-19 cases in Ocean County could have been just that. With Passover and Easter on Saturday and Sunday respectively, there was a drop in reported cases this…

New Coronavirus Cases Down for Third Consecutive Day in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-For the third straight day, new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have decreased across Ocean County. The total count for Ocean County is 3,395 confirmed cases. Lakewood Township still leads the…

Lakewood Breaks 1,000 Coronavirus Cases, New Cases Down in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER- The number of daily coronavirus cases in Ocean County took a large dip on Friday, according to the Ocean County County Health Department, dropping under 150 new cases per day…

Nearly 1/3 of All Ocean County Covid-19 Cases Are From Lakewood

TOMS RIVER-According to the Ocean County Health Department’s daily COVID-19 figures, nearly 1/3 of all infections are in Lakewood Township, followed by Toms River who has 508 cases. Lakewood now has 987…

Lakewood Nears 1,000 Confirmed Cases as County Releases Daily Coronavirus Report

TOMS RIVER-The Ocean County Health Department has released today’s COVID-19 figures and Toms river and Lakewood continue to lead the county in positive infections. Lakewood now has 936 cases and Toms River…

5 More Wells Found Polluted South of Old Ciba-Giegy Pipleline

TOMS RIVER-The old Ciba-Geigy pipeline which dumped thousands of pounds of chemicals and treated water off the sand of Ortley Beach until 1991 could be the source of the latest round of…

Governor Murphy Shuts Down All State and County Parks

TRENTON-Governor Phil Murphy today announced the immediate closure of all of New Jersey’s state and county parks. Earlier this week, Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines, 78, ordered Ocean County parks closed. A…

Reported COVID-19 Cases in Ocean County Down for Second Consecutive Day

TOMS RIVER-It could be optimistic news, but Daniel Regeneye, the Public Health Coordinator for the Ocean County Health Department warns about being overly optimistic as Ocean County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases…

Coronavirus Cases Down Today in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-On Sunday, the Ocean County Health Department figures released regarding coronavirus positives decreased by nearly 300. This comes as testing has continued at a drive thru facility at Ocean County College.…

Toms River, Lakewood COVID-19 Cases Outpacing Rest of Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-The Ocean County Health Department’s latest figures show Toms River is starting to make gains in the total COVID-19 outbreak data released today by the Ocean County Health Department. While Lakewood…

Political Pandering Alert: Andy Kim Celebrates Vietnam Veterans Day

TOMS RIVER-Andy Kim pulled the heartstrings of his constituents this week to get Cornonavirus street cred, putting on the sad face on Vietnam Veterans Day because he couldn’t meet with the Vietnam…

Ocean County Coronavirus Heat Map 3-29-20

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 River 8…

Ocean County Coronavirus Heat Map 3-28-20

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 Little Egg…

John Novak Talks About Governing his Town During the Coronavirus Pandemic

BARNEGAT-Of the three Republicans running for Congress against Democrat Andy Kim, only one is an active elected officials fighting on the front lines for his community during the coronavirus epidemic while David…

Ocean County Coronavirus Heat Map 3-26-20

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 Beachwood 3…

Ocean & Monmouth County Heat Map – Coronavirus – As of March 25, 2020

Ocean County Town Name Number of Cases Lakewood 141 Toms River 40 Jackson 35 Brick 22 Berkeley 17 Point Pleasant Borough 13 Manchester 11 Barnegat 10 Lacey 10 Stafford 5 Little Egg…

Coronavirus Jumps from 200 to 321 in Ocean County in Past 24 Hours

The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) website at www.ochd.org has just been updated with the newest COVID-19 case count for Ocean County. There are now a total of 321 confirmed cases being reported as…

34% Increase in Coronavirus Cases in Ocean County in Past 24 Hours

TOMS RIVER-The Ocean County Health Department today reported 51 new positive coronavirus cases with nearly half of all cases located in Lakewood. The new total count is 200, with 84 cases in…

Ocean County Coronavirus Positives Increased 40% Since Yesterday.

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 from just…

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