Honoring Prosecutor Coronato
A host of elected officials along with students gathered at the Ocean County Library, Toms River, on Oct. 6 as Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato was honored with the New Jersey…
Amy Cores Challenges Senator Singer, Invites Long-time Politician to Carpool to Newspaper Candidate Session
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…
Dem One Percenter Murphy Wants to Split New Jersey’s Military Affairs Branches
CLIFTON — The morning after first televised governors debate Democratic nominee Phil Murphy declined to take questions from reporters as he received an endorsement from former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.…
$767K Jersey Cash 5 ticket sold at Ocean County liquor store
A Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $766,918 was sold for Tuesday night’s drawing at an Ocean County liquor store. The lucky ticket matched all five numbers and was purchased at Vingo Wine…
Terrorism Task Force Raid Yields Bombs, Rifle in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY-An investigation conducted by the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigations Joint Terrorism Task Force and Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office resulted in…
Photos: Vicari, Leone on Hand as Brick Township Hosts Columbus Day Ceremony
BRICK-Mayor John Ducey and the township council hosted Ocean County Freeholder Joseph Vicari and Ocean County’s Columbus Day Grand Marshall, Judi Leone. Judi and her husband Stephan, who is a Former Grand…
Trump Takes on Biased Late-Night TV Hosts
In early Saturday morning tweets, President Donald Trump set his sights on left-leaning late-night television hosts. Comedians such as , and have increasingly made headlines for their political monologues and jokes directed…
Contractor stole $75K from Sandy victims, authorities say
Another home improvement contractor has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $75,000 from four home owners following Superstorm Sandy. Darin Smith, 45, of the Whiting section of Manchester, was arrested Wednesday…
Missing woman, 79, found dead in wooded area, police say
TOMS RIVER — Searchers on Saturday morning discovered the body of a 79-year-old woman, who was reported missing earlier this week in Toms River, police said. There were no signs of foul…
Campaign Signs Highlight Start of 2017 School Board Election Season
TOMS RIVER-Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs, only this time the signs are campaign signs littered throughout the township. Political campaign signs by Democrats and Republicans in this year’s hotly contested partisan battle for…
Ocean County Prosecutor Receives Italian Heritage Award
by Township of Toms River TOMS RIVER-Today, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato received an award from the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission Award for his contributions to Ocean County community. NJIHC Vision…
Toms River Regional Schools Celebrates Maker Movement
Volunteers and Platinum Sponsors Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation help create third free Jersey Shore Makerfest for educators and community members from around region The community is invited to attend the third…
Search Continues in Toms River for Missing Elderly Woman
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…
Freeholder Vicari Warns Residents to Be Cautious of Buying Hurricane Flooded Cars
TOMS RIVER – Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari is warning residents searching for a used car or truck to be extra cautious in the wake of the severe hurricanes that struck Texas…
120 guns turned in during buyback in Asbury Park
ASBURY PARK — Authorities took in 120 guns Saturday and handed out $7,025 in the latest Guns for Cash program held in Monmouth County. The event allows people to hand in weapons…
Voter fraud accusations fly after GOP leader gets pre-marked mail-in ballot
TRENTON — Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian has called for an investigation following a Republican councilman’s claims that his sealed mail-in-ballot had pre-selected three Democrats running for state and local office, according…
Lawmakers OK tougher scrutiny of N.J. group homes after death of advocate’s son
TRENTON — Eliciting wild applause and chants of “thank you” from a gathering of families at the Statehouse, the state Senate Thursday gave final approval to legislation that would impose tougher scrutiny…
Raid at Notorious Downtown Hotel Leads to 15 Drug Arrests
by Ralph Stocco, TRPD TOMS RIVER-On October 5th at 5 am the Toms River Police Department, executed three court-authorized search warrants at the Red Carpet Inn located at 2 West Water Street.…
Toms River Police Officer’s Use of Deadly Force Justified According to AG Report
In compliance with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Directive 2006-5 (July 28, 2015) on the uniform statewide procedures and best practices for conducting police officer use-of-force investigations, this public statement…
Freeholder Vicari Proposes E-ZPASS Commuter Discount
AN E-ZPASS DISCOUNT for commuters along the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike would go a long way to ease the burden of last year’s gasoline tax increase, said…