Frank Holman Promoted Beth McGuckin to Supervisor of Ocean County Election Board

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In Ocean County government, when it comes to jobs, it’s not what you know, but who you know. Beth McGuckin, the ex-wife of New Jersey Assemblyman Gregory P.…

McGuckin Has Missed Every Single Town Council Meeting in Toms River Since Getting The Job

TOMS RIVER, NJ – We once asked New Jersey Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin how he would be in Jackson Township and Toms River Township at the exact same time every two weeks…

Governor Murphy Asked About 7,000 Dead Seniors In Nursing Homes, Here’s What He Said

JACKSON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy was not interested in talking about the 7,000 people who died in nursing homes, elder care facilities, long term care facilities and state-run veterans homes during…

First Energy Tells Tens of Thousands “No Power Until Aug. 11”

JACKSON, NJ – It has been almost four full days since a storm caused power outages across Ocean County and First Energy is now telling customers, it could be another four days…

Pool Rental Out of Control; Buses Dropped Off 85 Kids in One Backyard Pool in Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Mayor Maurice Hill has largely ignored the practice of pool rentals in his community, other than passing an ordinance that has gone largely unenforced, but this weekend, Hill…

McGuckin Law Firm Earned Nearly $2,000,000 in Public Contracts in 2019 According to New Report

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The politically connected law firm of Dasti, Murphy, McGuckin, P.C. earned $1,808,191.35 in public contracts in Ocean County in 2019 and that was before the firm picked up…

Police Spot Car Passengers, Driver Passing Fireball Whiskey to Each Other Between Cars, While Driving

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – It probably sounded like a great time in the minds of a handful of twenty-somethings, but Jackson Police thought differently. Police spotted two vehicles driving side by side…

Man Threatened to Hang Himself, Police Intervened and Got Him Treatment

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Saturday afternoon, Jackson police officers responded to 60 Acres on the report of a 54-year-old male who was making threats that he was going to hang himself.…

Police Talk Down Suicidal Man Who Lost His Business Due to COVID-19

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy’s extended lockdown in New Jersey has now crossed the line from economic loss and it is quickly becoming a mental health crisis. This was evident…

Rodrick: Pay to Play Politics Is Destroying Toms River, I cannot Sit idly By and Watch

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Pay to play politics in New Jersey, Ocean County and even in Toms River is nothing new, but in 2019 when a political regime shift occurred within the…

Toms River Resident Launches Online Petition to Remove Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Mayor Thomas Kelaher wasn’t like by everyone in town, but he was admired and respected by most after his long career as a United States Marine Corps infantry…

Fighting Political Corruption: Toms River Council Members Indicted in 110 Page Complaint by Councilman Dan Rodrick

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Township Councilman Daniel Rodrick has indicted fellow council members Maria Maruca, Terrance Turnbach, Josh Kopp, Kevin Geoghegan and Matthew Lotano in a pay-to-play scheme to award…

Political Insider: Haines to punish Bacchione for not hiring Greg McGuckin, Opposing Frank Holman

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The queen of Ocean County, Virginia Haines, 84, has decided to go through with her plan to use the Ocean County Natural Land Trust Board appointments to punish…

Inside Story: Why Freeholder Ginny Haines Really Wants to Fire John Bacchione

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know that New Jersey Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin has been gobbling up jobs across Ocean County faster than Ms. Pac Man…

Movies Theaters Remain Closed, But Here’s a List of Drive-In Movie Theaters in New Jersey

DELSEA, NJ – For decades, New Jerseyeans have been calling for the days of yore when drive-in movie theaters dotted the landscape from Cape May to High Point. Now, with indoor movie…

Police Showed Up to Find Man Holding Naked 19-Year-Old

JACKSON TOWNSHIP – Multiple officers responded to the area of the Chase Bank located on North County Line Road on the report of an out of control male. Responding officers located an…

After Not Getting Paid, Man and His Mom Stole Propane Tank from Boss

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – When he was owed money for doing work and his employer wouldn’t pay, he took matters into his own hands. A 19-year-old and his mom stole a propane…

Ginny Haines Pulls Back Door Appointment to Land Trust Board off the Agenda After Being Exposed by Shore News Network

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, led by Ginny Haines, regardless of who it says the director is, pulled a plan to appoint a newly appointed Jackson…

Ginny Haines Wears the Pants on the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Prove us Wrong.

TOMS RIVER, NJ – There’s a new sheriff in town and everyone in the Ocean County government, including our sheriff, now kneels before the elder stateswoman, Virginia Haines, 87, one of five…

Corruption Watch: Toms River’s New $500,000 Head Lawyer Misses Another Public Council Meeting

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River has hired a new lawyer to be head of the township’s legal department. Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin, who has dozens of public legal service contracts in…

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