Five Years After Sandy, Superstorm Continues to Punish Survivors

When the eye of Sandy made landfall just north of Atlantic City five years ago this Sunday, Fran Baronowitz’s neighborhood – which was a few miles away in Ventnor – suddenly turned…

October 30, 2017

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Attorney General Issues Stern Warning to Jackson Township; Doesn’t Rule Out Similar Charges

Community News·Police Blotter·Politics

TRENTON-The Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday announced charges against the township council of the City of Mahwah for practices against the Orthodox Jewish community it felt were in violation of…

October 26, 2017

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Amy Cores Challenges Senator Singer, Invites Long-time Politician to Carpool to Newspaper Candidate Session

Community News·Monmouth County News·Politics

HOWELL-Amy Cores, a challenger to New Jersey State Senator Robert Singer has invited the longtime senator who represents Lakewood to carpool with her to an upcoming candidate session hosted by the Asbury…

October 13, 2017

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Search Continues in Toms River for Missing Elderly Woman

Community News·Police Blotter

by Ralph Stocco, TRPD TOMS RIVER-On October 5th at 6 pm the Toms River Police Department was alerted that a 79 year old Holiday City woman had left her residence earlier in…

October 6, 2017

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March Madness in Ocean County: Top Craziest News Stories You Might Have Missed

Entertainment News·Government News·Police Blotter·Politics·School and Education News·What to do: Upcoming Events

2017 has been a very strange year here in Ocean County in the news. Here’s our list of the top 10 craziest stories in case you missed them. Million Dollar Heroin Man…

April 5, 2017

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Jackson Township Mayor Reina Supports League Of Municipalities Opposition of Bail Reform

Community News·Government News·Police Blotter

JACKSON-Jackson Township is a rural suburb nestled at the edge of the New Jersey Pinelands. It’s New Jersey’s third largest town by size in area, with over one hundred square miles. It’s a…

February 24, 2017

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Toms River Senior Blasts New Jersey Newspaper Public Notices, Fire Elections

Government News·Politics

TOMS RIVER-A Toms River senior this week blasted New Jersey’s firefighter elections. William McPhail said his local fire department, “Doesn’t know my address to mail a ballot, but know it when they…

February 12, 2017

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Dem. Council Prez to Elderly Female Trump Voter: We don't want to know who you voted for

Community News·Politics

BRICK-Greenbriar senior community resident Anne Coll came to the December 20th Brick Township council meeting with season’s greetings, but wanted to let the township know she was upset about how the township…

January 6, 2017

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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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Shore Area Swindler Indicted For $388,000 Con Job

Business News

An Ocean County man captured by police in 2014 for defrauding potential tenants of a Howell Township home of security deposits through Craigslist has been indicted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office today.…

February 26, 2016

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49ers Send Care Package to Homeless Man Paid to Pour Coffee on His Head

In the News

SAN FRANCISCO-As a massive winter storm approached, Ron Leggat, the Ocean County, New Jersey homeless man was hunkering down in a softball field dugout. That was a day after he was promised a…

February 19, 2016

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Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Blotter – February 9th thru February 15th, 2016

Police Blotter

Weekly Police Blotter February 9th thru February 15th, 2016 . . Theft – On Monday, February 15, 2016, at 8:28 p.m., Officer Andrew Slota responded to Applebee’s, 404 Route 9 South in…

February 18, 2016

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Editorial: How Jackson Can Strengthen No Knock Laws and Still be a Good Neighbor

In the News

Jackson Township, like our neighbors in Howell, Brick and Toms River is experiencing a real estate market boom. That boom is driving the prices of homes upward in the eastern portion of…

February 12, 2016

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Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – February 3rd thru 8th, 2016

Police Blotter

Weekly Police Blotter February 3rd thru February 8th, 2016 . . Drug Possession and Distribution (Arrests) – On Wednesday, February 3, 2016, detectives of the Lacey Township Police Department obtained a search…

February 11, 2016

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Crime Alert (UPDATE) – Arrest on Burglary Warrant – Lacey Township Police Department – Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 10 p.m.

Police Blotter

Burglary Warrant (Arrest) – Detective Keith Pearce has been assisting Detective Robert Surtees with a continuing investigation into multiple incidents of thefts from unlocked vehicles which occurred in Lacey Township in both December and…

February 6, 2016

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Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – January 19th thru 25th, 2016

Police Blotter

Weekly Police Blotter January 19th thru 25th, 2016 . . Extortion via the Internet – On Monday, January 25, 2016, at 12:41 p.m., Lacey Township Police responded to a Lanoka Harbor address…

January 28, 2016

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Chabad Hearing Postponed; Petition Gains Over 4,000 Signatures

In the News

TOMS RIVER-After postponing a zoning board hearing to hear testimony on an application by the Toms River Chabad to use their existing residential structure as a religious school and community center, the…

October 23, 2015

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Widening Route 9 Not an Immediate Option Presented to Local Officials During NJTPA Planning Session

Community News

by Phil Stilton, Toms River Magazine TOMS RIVER-A meeting was held recently between state and local officials about future improvements to the Route 9 corridor through Toms River and Ocean County. …

August 31, 2015

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