Contractor Requirements is the focus of Consumer Protection Week

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County will focus on the requirements and regulations that need to be met by home improvement contractors as the theme of Consumer Protection Week, which begins March 6.…

Business News·Community News

Toms River Schools Issues Notices of Solicitation

TOMS RIVER – Toms River Regional Schools on Feb. 18 issued notices of solicitation for several contract services. The school district is seeking contracts for banking services, Employee Assistance Program services, engineering…

Business News·School and Education News

OPRA's "immediate access" provision tested in GRC filing.

The New Jersey Government Records Council has been asked to enforce a former Clifton City councilwoman’s right to “immediate access” to a contract between the Clifton Board of Education and a contractor…

Politics

Brick School Hosts Workshops to Discuss Special Education Advisory Group

BRICK – The Brick Township School District will discuss starting and operating an effective Special Education Parent Advisory Group (SEPAG) on Feb. 23 at Brick Board of Education Office, 101 Hendrickson Ave.…

Community News·School and Education News

Seaside Heights-bound motorists asked to use alternates to Route 37 eastbound

SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The New Jersey Department of Transportation is advising motorists who are driving to Seaside Heights for special events between now and May to seek alternative routes other than Route…

Community News·What to do: Upcoming Events

Do internal affairs records become public when they are admitted into evidence a public hearing?

Update: I just received word that the County has recognized the weakness of its case and has agreed to disclose the records. On Monday, February 22, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., Camden County Superior…

Politics

Upcoming public discussion: Should video from police cameras be off-limits?

Senator Paul A. Sarlo On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the Bergen County NAACP will host a public forum to discuss proposed legislation that seeks to prevent public access to all police camera…

Politics

Lighthouse International Film Festival presents- A WING AND A PRAYER- screening and director discussion. Feb 27th.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ‪Contact: Jill Voshell‬ Lighthouse International Film Festival – Public Relations filmfestivalpr@gmail.com Christine Rooney Managing Director liffinfo@gmail.com 571-212-3292 Lighthouse International Film Society Presents: Screening and Director Discussion Film – A…

Ocean County News

Long Branch police officer saves choking baby girl

LONG BRANCH — The quick action of a Long Branch police officer saved the life of a choking infant, the department said Saturday. Officer Omar Akel on Friday responded to a call…

Police Blotter

2 arrested in violent robbery at Atlantic City casino

ATLANTIC CITY – Two men have been arrested in connection with a violent robbery of a New York man at his casino hotel room Saturday morning. Chester Rose, 56, of Charles City,…

Police Blotter

TOMS RIVER – The Greater Greater Toms River Chamber Opposes increase in Minimum Wage

Toms River Chamber of Commerce says it opposes any increase in the minimum wage because of its affect on small businesses. In a Feb. 11 article on its website, chamber officials said…

Business News·Politics

HS WRESTLING: Jackson Memorial Earns Group 4 Central Title With Win Over Long Branch

The top-seeded Jackson Memorial High School wrestling team trailed by two points after 12 bouts but came back to defeat visiting Long Branch, 28-24, in the final round of the NJSIAA Group…

Local Sports News

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

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…

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Brick Township Announces $1,000 Scholarship Opportunity for Local High Schoolers

BRICK – The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is offering three $1,000 scholarships under a statewide essay competition on the theme of “What My Municipal Government Does Best.” The Louis Bay…

School and Education News

Ocean County 4th Grader makes National Elite Basketball Raking.

Julian Granville a 4th grader who is one of the hardest working basketball players you will ever meet. He has a work ethic that will shame some adults, working out a few…

Ocean County News

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

"The Train I was Supposed to Take Blew Up"

Shyam Patel (right), a recent graduate of Montclair State University, tells his girlfriend, Amina Abdelrahman (left), a story about the summer vacation he will never be able to forget. It was July…

Community News

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

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…

Police Blotter

NJ DEP Case Against Howell Squirrel Rescuer Dismissed by Judge

The State’s case against Maria Vaccarella was dismissed in Howell Municipal Court this morning. Doris Lin, Esq., Vaccarella’s pro-bono defense counsel, argued that the statute that her client was charged under does…

In the News

Ocean City Business Administrator violated e-mail policy.

Like many municipalities, Ocean City (Cape May County) has a written policy governing employees’ use of e-mail. The third page of Ocean City’s policy states: All email, voicemail and Internet messages (including…

Politics

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Contractor Requirements is the focus of Consumer Protection Week

Toms River Schools Issues Notices of Solicitation

OPRA's "immediate access" provision tested in GRC filing.

Brick School Hosts Workshops to Discuss Special Education Advisory Group

Seaside Heights-bound motorists asked to use alternates to Route 37 eastbound

Do internal affairs records become public when they are admitted into evidence a public hearing?

Upcoming public discussion: Should video from police cameras be off-limits?

Lighthouse International Film Festival presents- A WING AND A PRAYER- screening and director discussion. Feb 27th.

Long Branch police officer saves choking baby girl

2 arrested in violent robbery at Atlantic City casino

TOMS RIVER – The Greater Greater Toms River Chamber Opposes increase in Minimum Wage

HS WRESTLING: Jackson Memorial Earns Group 4 Central Title With Win Over Long Branch

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

Brick Township Announces $1,000 Scholarship Opportunity for Local High Schoolers

Ocean County 4th Grader makes National Elite Basketball Raking.

Proposal Tying Graduation to PARCC Exams Met with Skepticism, Hesitancy

"The Train I was Supposed to Take Blew Up"

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

NJ DEP Case Against Howell Squirrel Rescuer Dismissed by Judge

Ocean City Business Administrator violated e-mail policy.

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