County Freeholders Seeking $500,000 For Walking Trail Project Through South Toms River

PRESS RELEASE FROM Ocean County Board of Freeholders In anticipation of constructing a segment of the Barnegat Branch Trail that would run through South Toms River and serve as the trails northern…

February 8, 2017

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Jackson Police Officers Promoted

Police Blotter

The members of the Jackson Police Department would like to congratulate three newly promoted sergeants and three new officers to the department. On January 30, 2017 in a ceremony at town hall,…

February 4, 2017

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Most NJ Governor Candidates, Governor Christie Silent on Bail Reform Failures in first 30 days

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

TOMS RIVER-With the apparent breakdown of bail reform in New Jersey in the first 30 days of its existence, New Jersey’s Republican candidates have kept their distance from the topic. After a…

January 30, 2017

1 min read

New Jersey Bail Reform Is Not What New Jersey Voted for in 2014

Community News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

In November of 2014, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly supported an election ballot referendum that allowed the state to amend the constitution to allow for a more comprehensive pretrial system for criminal justice cases.…

January 27, 2017

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How New Jersey Bail Reform Act Put Some Ocean County Children at Possible Risk

Police Blotter

TRENTON-Law enforcement agencies in Ocean County are shocked and upset this week after New Jersey’s bail reform law has put a man who police say offered a video game console to a child…

January 26, 2017

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Lacey Township Police Department/Ocean County Sheriff’s Police Explorer Program Monthly Update

Police Blotter

by Chief Michael DiBella, Lacey PD LACEY-On December 7th, 2016, I announced Lacey Township Police Department’s partnership with the Ocean County Sheriff to bring our young adults the most advanced police explorer program available. The recent partnership…

January 25, 2017

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NJ 2-1-1 Participating in NJCounts 2017

Community News

NJ 2-1-1 Participating in NJCounts 2017 (East Hanover, NJ) – On January 25, 2017, all New Jersey counties will participate in NJCounts 2017, a state-wide Point-In-Time Count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless…

January 24, 2017

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Cherry Hill East (53) at Toms River North (59) – Boys Basketball

Local Sports News

Jaden Rhoden, Mike Nyisztor and Mike Husni all picked up 11 points to lead Toms River North to a 59-53 win over Cherry Hill East in Toms River. Rhoden recorded a team-high…

January 16, 2017

1 min read

Ocean County Beach Replenishment Project Awarded to Weeks Marine

Community News·Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News

by Debra Hoover, NJDEP TRENTON-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in partnership with the Department of Environmental Protection, has awarded a contract to construct long-awaited engineered beaches and dunes for the northern…

January 11, 2017

3 mins read

Watch out NJ! Phil Murphy is coming for you guns…

New Jersey News·Politics

…and he’s armed with misleading data. Phil Murphy, a Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey is coming after guns in the Garden State. Murphy, leaning heavily on the national media…

January 11, 2017

1 min read

Shore Mourns Loss of Local Hardcore and Thrash Pioneer

Entertainment News

by Phil Stilton TOMS RIVER-In the early half of the 1980’s when most high school kids were jamming to the likes of Motley Crue, Judas Priest and Ratt, a small group of…

January 3, 2017

3 mins read

Today's Daily Dose: January 3, 2017

Community News

250 Earthquakes reported on New Year’s Eve near California-Mexico border More than 250 small earthquakes have struck since New Year’s Eve near the California-Mexico border, causing unease among residents and attention from…

January 3, 2017

1 min read

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Evolution of the Public Notice

Business News

by Phil Stilton TRENTON-Like everything in life, nothing stays the same forever. Aspects of society come and go. Some become prominent and mainstream while others fade away into obscurity. Yet, others evolve…

December 18, 2016

2 mins read

Public Notice: Jackson Township Reorganization Meeting Scheduled for January 3rd

Politics

by Phil Stilton JACKSON-The township will be hosting its annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 at the Jackson Township Administration Building. At this meeting the township will appoint its professional…

December 17, 2016

1 min read

If Public Notice Law Passes, Gannett Could Pay Dearly for Nearly 20 Year Old Miscalculation

Business News

by Phil Stilton NEPTUNE-The Asbury Park Press was once a national leader in online news delivery. It was 1995, then publisher, Jules Plangere Jr., an aging newspaper man had a vision, along…

December 16, 2016

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Lakewood Zoning Board Taunts Citizen Filming Meeting

In the News

LAKEWOOD-A video posted this weekend by a YouTuber who goes by the name of “First Amendment Activist” posted a shocking video of Lakewood Township planning board members mocking his right to record…

September 22, 2016

1 min read

Racial and Religious Tensions Escalate to Violence Around New Jersey Jewish Orthodox Enclave

Community News

LAKEWOOD-Over the past year, racial and religious tensions between Lakewood’s predominantly Orthodox Jewish population and residents in surrounding towns have escalated, culminating in violence for the first time this week. As Lakewood…

September 22, 2016

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HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Ball Scores 16 in Brick Memorial Loss

Local Sports News

Lyric Green scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Friday to lead the Manchester Township High School girls basketball team to a 56-39 win over visiting Brick Memorial. Anissia Fucci had 15…

February 29, 2016

1 min read

HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holmdel Defeats Toms River South 60-54

Local Sports News

The Toms River South High School girls basketball team held a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter Friday but couldn’t hold on as visiting Holmdel came back to defeat…

February 29, 2016

1 min read

HS WRESTLING: Two Titles for Brick Memorial in Region 6 Championships

Local Sports News

Juniors Nick Rivera and Gianni Ghione of Brick Memorial High School won their second career regional titles Saturday in the NJSIAA Region 6 Wrestling Championships at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.…

February 28, 2016

1 min read

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