Proposal Tying Graduation to PARCC Exams Met with Skepticism, Hesitancy

Dorothy Strickland, a member of the state Board of Education and professor emeritus at Rutgers University, listens to testimony. What should New Jersey’s high school graduates be required to know and be…

School and Education News

Toms River PBA Team Seeks Donations for Polar Bear Plunge

TOMS RIVER – Members of the Toms River PBA #137 is seeking donations for its team in the Feb. 20 Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights. The money raised will support the…

Community News

A Google Trends Post-Mortem: Chris Christie Failed to Create Interest

After dismal performances in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie could be on the verge of hanging up the spikes. Christie is expected to announce the suspension of…

Politics

Girl Scouts hires Pepenella as Director of Community Development

Lori Pepenella will join the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Monday, February 15, as Director of Community Development. In this new position, Pepenella will oversee Girl Scout special events in Monmouth…

Ocean County News

Jackson Township Public Managers and Supervisors Approved by State to Unionize

TRENTON-Deirdre K. Hartman, Deputy Director of Representation for the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission (NJ PERC) has given the green light to the formation of a new public workers union in Jackson Township…

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Mayors now may have to sue hospitals for taxes | Quigley

“Well, I guess I’ll just have to sue the hospital,” said one mayor, regretfully. He doesn’t want his town to be the only one in New Jersey not getting taxes from its…

Politics

N.J. Natural Gas: Ask for I.D. of Utility Workers

HOWELL – New Jersey Natural Gas reminds its customers to always ask to see identification of any utility worker that visits a home or business to do work. With reports of people…

In the News

Brick Realtor Who Attempted to Hire Teenage Prostitute Accepted for Pre-Trial Intervention

A Brick Township-based real estate broker was arrested on September 28, 204 after he set up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be an undercover police…

Business News·Community News·Police Blotter

Art of Pysanky: Ukrainian Eggs

This hands-on, three hour class at the Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library will introduce you to the historical significance of the art, the materials, and the process to make your…

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Shorebeat: Brick angler earns state Skillful Angler Award

Larry Newman of Brick earned a state angler award for hooking a 27-inch chain pickerel on Dec. 14, 2015 from a kayak on Lake Riviera. He received a state Skillful Angler award…

In the News

APP: NJ High School Graduation Rates Still Looking Up

For the fourth year in a row, New Jersey high school graduation rates have risen, says the N.J. Department of Education. The rate rose to 89.7 percent in 2015 from 88.6 percent…

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Joint Base: Shaking Not Caused by Their Aircraft

Officials from Joint Base MDL denied reports that shaking felt from New Jersey to Connecticut were the result of a sonic boom from one of their aircraft shortly after officials from the…

In the News

OPRA lawsuit seeks "informal" correspondence that revealed Bayonne lawsuits' settlement amounts.

On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9 a.m. Hudson County Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Turula will hear my Open Public Records Act (OPRA) case against the City of Bayonne. See, Paff…

Politics

Burlington Judge: OPRA is not restricted to state residents.

In an October 2, 2015 decision, Burlington County Assignment Judge Ronald E. Bookbinder ruled that a requestor does not have to reside in New Jersey in order to use and enforce his…

Politics

Christie calls N.J. gun bill he vetoed 'stupid'

MEREDITH, N.H. — Time to add another bill to the growing list of legislation Gov. Chris Christie vetoed that he thinks was “stupid.” The governor, speaking on the campaign trail in New…

Politics

OPRA's applicability to volunteer fire companies.

I am aware of three cases that shed light on whether volunteer fire companies are subject to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act. Mat Stern v. Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department, et…

Politics

Jan. 31: Toms River Bridal Show

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Bridal Show will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center. Organized by Rock the Aisle Bridal Shows in…

In the News

Jan. 23: Danny Rongo Performs at Java Haus Cafe

BRICK – Singer, songwriter and acoustic bass guitarist Danny Rongo performs at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at Java Haus Café, 502 Brick Boulevard in Brick. Rongo will perform music from all of…

In the News

Community Notice – Controlled Burning – Possible Smell of Smoke from Barnegat Township – Lacey Township Police Department – Friday, January 15, 2016

Controlled Burning – The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has notified the Lacey Township Police Department that they will be conducting controlled burning today (Friday, January 15, 2016) in the area of Barnegat and…

Police Blotter

Jan. 31: Strike Out Cancer for Relay for Life of Berkeley

BERKELEY – Awesome Fishers in New Jersey is holding a Strike Out Cancer event from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Playdrome Bowling Alley, 821 Conifer Street in Toms River.…

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Proposal Tying Graduation to PARCC Exams Met with Skepticism, Hesitancy

Toms River PBA Team Seeks Donations for Polar Bear Plunge

A Google Trends Post-Mortem: Chris Christie Failed to Create Interest

Girl Scouts hires Pepenella as Director of Community Development

Jackson Township Public Managers and Supervisors Approved by State to Unionize

Mayors now may have to sue hospitals for taxes | Quigley

N.J. Natural Gas: Ask for I.D. of Utility Workers

Brick Realtor Who Attempted to Hire Teenage Prostitute Accepted for Pre-Trial Intervention

Art of Pysanky: Ukrainian Eggs

Shorebeat: Brick angler earns state Skillful Angler Award

APP: NJ High School Graduation Rates Still Looking Up

Joint Base: Shaking Not Caused by Their Aircraft

OPRA lawsuit seeks "informal" correspondence that revealed Bayonne lawsuits' settlement amounts.

Burlington Judge: OPRA is not restricted to state residents.

Christie calls N.J. gun bill he vetoed 'stupid'

OPRA's applicability to volunteer fire companies.

Jan. 31: Toms River Bridal Show

Jan. 23: Danny Rongo Performs at Java Haus Cafe

Community Notice – Controlled Burning – Possible Smell of Smoke from Barnegat Township – Lacey Township Police Department – Friday, January 15, 2016

Jan. 31: Strike Out Cancer for Relay for Life of Berkeley

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