Dey: Conflicts Are Main Cause of School Board Failures

JACKSON-The seven-member Jackson Township School District Board of Education has run relatively low-key and successful for many years now and school board member Sharon Dey said the main reason is that the board…

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Pedestrian Struck, Airlifted in Ocean County Senior Village

Manchester Twp NJ – On Friday, October 27, 2017, at approximately 10:18 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Buckingham Drive and Thornbury Lane in the…

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Will Todd Frazier’s Game 4 Heroics Get His Family Better Seats for Game 5?

NEW YORK — It sounded like he forgot them once. He didn’t when it matter most. Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier ripped a three-run homer that started the scoring in a 8-1…

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Toms River Regional Schools Named 2017 Distinguished Organization of the Year

The Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce has named the Toms River Regional School District its 2017 “Distinguished Organization of the Year.” In a notification letter to Superintendent David Healy, the Chamber…

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Dangerous clinging jellyfish found in N.J. river

The jellyfish with a dangerous sting that caused a scare on the Jersey Shore last summer, prompting the cancellation of several events, have reappeared in a Monmouth County river, researchers say. Clinging…

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Great White Shark Surfaces Near Seaside Park

SEASIDE PARK-A 3,456 pound great white shark was spotted off the coast of Seaside Park on Sunday as it traveled south along the Ocean County barrier peninsula this weekend. Mary Lee, as…

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One Injured as Man Jumps Out of Window to Escape Lavallette Condo Fire

by Al Della Fave, OCPO LAVALETTE-On Thursday, May 25th 2017, at 1:21 am, The Lavallette Police Department and Fire Department were dispatched to a structure fire at 1806 Grand Central Avenue. Upon…

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Fearful Toms River Republicans go Low Against Primary Challenger

TOMS RIVER-A campaign of mudslinging and personal assaults has been ongoing against Justin Lamb, a Lavallette police officer who is challenging Jersey Shore pizza magnate Maria Maruca for her seat on the…

Politics

Top 5 Waterfront Restaurants in Ocean County

Now that spring has sprung across Ocean County it’s time to get back out on the water and enjoy a nice meal, some drinks and entertainment as the warm spring breeze blows…

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Chadwick Island Bridge to be Replaced

Originally built in the 1950s, the Chadwick Beach Island Bridge has served the residents of the island well providing access from their homes to Route 35. It even weathered Superstorm Sandy in…

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Now YOU can be the captain of your own pirate ship on the Barnegat Bay

TOMS RIVER-Have you ever dreamed of sailing the Barnegat Bay in pirate ship? Now you have that chance. The pirate ship “Pirate Time” is up for sale and costs just $195,000.…

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County to Launch Study on Northern Ocean County Road Infrastructure

TOMS RIVER – With the completion of the Route 9 corridor study and an increase in population growth, Ocean County is undertaking a study to review potential county road network improvements in…

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Berkeley Mayor and Council Congratulate Elks Soccer Shoot Winners

On Monday, January 30th, Mayor Carmen Amato and the Berkeley Council honored the Bayville Elks #2394 6th Annual Soccer Shoot winners! Congratulations to the top three winners in each age group: U-8…

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Former Wall coach Dan Curcione appointed head football coach at Donovan Catholic

TOMS RIVER — A little less than two months removed from winning the South Jersey Group 3 title at Wall, Dan Curcione is moving on. Donovan Catholic announced Wednesday it named Curcione,…

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Toms River Township Takes Heat for Latest Round of Beach Sand Replenishment in Ortley Beach

Toms River Township will use money from a $5 million capital bond from 2016 to replace the berms that were washed away during last week’s nor’easter that hit the Jersey Shore. The…

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90 Year Old Driver Crashes Into Tree, Three Houses Pulling Out of Her Driveway

by Capt. Todd Malland, MPD MANCHESTER– A 90-year-old Manchester woman was injured after she lost control of the vehicle while exiting her driveway and struck three houses and a tree in the…

Police Blotter

Did Joint Base Fire Operations Contaminate Jackson Drinking Water? Base Officials Seeking Private Well Samples

JACKSON-Fire suppression chemicals used for decades in fire training exercises and emergencies at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been found in quantities far exceeding EPA health advisory levels and base officials are asking Jackson residents to…

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