State wins fight against Berkeley homeowners over sand dunes

Midway Beach, a small oceanfront community on the Jersey Shore, was barely impacted by Superstorm Sandy, due largely to the large sand dunes its nearly 400 homeowners built and maintained over the…

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MacArthur’s lonely crusade to help red states loot Jersey | Moran

If you’re looking for someone to blame for this monstrous Republican tax plan, consider Rep. Tom MacArthur, the rich and ambitious Congressman from South Jersey who is fast climbing the ladder within…

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Jackson United Methodist Church Participates in Operation Christmas Child

Parishioners from the Jackson United Methodist Church packed shoeboxes full of presents for children for Operation: Christmas Child. The project is the brainchild of Samaritan’s Purse, a faith-based charities that help families…

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Great Progress Being Made on Berkeley Island County Park

SURROUNDED BY HEAVY EQUIPMENT and the sounds associated with it, Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. took a recent tour of the Berkeley Island County Park redevelopment project to see firsthand…

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Maybe Next Year…Brick Republicans Fall Short Again on Election Day

BRICK-Brick Republicans continue making no ground in their annual effort to fight back against a Democrat takeover of the township in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Mayor John Ducey (D), swiftly defeated…

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Interchange 58 Park-n-Ride Facility to Go Out to Bid

SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY commuters will be able to enjoy a new Park-N-Ride facility at Interchange 58 of the Garden State Parkway by late Spring of 2018. “Today, the Ocean County Board of…

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OceanFirst Sand Angel Event Breaks Guinness World Record in Seaside Park

SEASIDE PARK– One thousand six hundred and nine people stood on a windy, but warm, sunny beach in Seaside Park, NJ in hopes to break the Guinness World Record for simultaneous sand…

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Hardest hit Sandy victims unhappy with N.J. recovery 5 years later, poll says

More than half of the Superstorm Sandy victims that have been tracked in the five years since the storm decimated New Jersey are still dissatisfied with the state’s recovery efforts, a new…

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New Report Shows New Jersey Is Still on the ‘Long Road Home’ After Sandy

On Oct. 29, 2012, hurricane Sandy devastated many communities along New Jersey’s coast. Five years later, many families have yet to recover from the storm and are still not back in their…

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N.J. has lots to do to avoid another Sandy catastrophe | Editorial

If the back-to-back-to-back hurricanes that slammed parts of the country earlier this autumn taught us anything, it’s that that next major storm is not a matter of if, it’s a matter of…

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Monday commute looks ugly after flooding and heavy winds

Forecasters are advising drivers to avoid standing water left on roads Monday after a coastal storm making its way up the East Coast unleashed heavy rainfall in New Jersey. The National Weather…

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District, Legislative Efforts Help Restore State Funding for Toms River Schools

$3.3 million cut reduced to zero Oct. 18, 2017, Toms River— This past June, the state announced a revised funding plan that would cost Toms River Regional Schools $3.3 million, despite…

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Seaside Park Aiming to Break Beach Angel Guinness World Record

by Phyllis Lacca The old saying goes, “Records are meant to be broken.” With the help of the community, that’s exactly what OceanFirst Bank intends to do to the Guinness World Record…

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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…

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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…

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Governor Christie Dumps $20 Million into Barnegat Bay

Press Release Trenton, NJ – Governor Chris Christie and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today visited Ocean County’s Cattus Island Park in Toms River to announce a comprehensive action plan…

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Fall A Great Season to Walk in the Park

COOLER temperatures, clear, crisp days and leaves changing colors – the Fall season is just the perfect time of year to see Ocean County Parks at their finest. “Our parks have beautiful…

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Watch as U.S. Marine Burns All Of His Pittsburgh Steeler Memorabilia

Jim Heaney, a U.S. Marine who served in Beirut is gaining notoriety today after joining in on the #NFLBurnNotice campaign calling on former NFL fans to burn their gear. Heaney served in…

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Only one member of the Pittsburgh Steelers stood for the national anthem on Sunday

Initial reports were that the entire Pittsburgh Steelers football team would forego the pregame national anthem for their game in Chicago after comments from President Donald Trump set a firestorm across the…

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Why This Hurricane Season Has Been So Catastrophic (Video)

Just as Hurricane Harvey wrapped up its devastation of Houston, Irma got into line behind it and quickly built into the strongest Atlantic hurricane in recorded history. Now, the Category 5 storm…

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State wins fight against Berkeley homeowners over sand dunes

MacArthur’s lonely crusade to help red states loot Jersey | Moran

Jackson United Methodist Church Participates in Operation Christmas Child

Great Progress Being Made on Berkeley Island County Park

Maybe Next Year…Brick Republicans Fall Short Again on Election Day

Interchange 58 Park-n-Ride Facility to Go Out to Bid

OceanFirst Sand Angel Event Breaks Guinness World Record in Seaside Park

Hardest hit Sandy victims unhappy with N.J. recovery 5 years later, poll says

New Report Shows New Jersey Is Still on the ‘Long Road Home’ After Sandy

N.J. has lots to do to avoid another Sandy catastrophe | Editorial

Monday commute looks ugly after flooding and heavy winds

District, Legislative Efforts Help Restore State Funding for Toms River Schools

Seaside Park Aiming to Break Beach Angel Guinness World Record

Contractor stole $75K from Sandy victims, authorities say

Freeholder Vicari Warns Residents to Be Cautious of Buying Hurricane Flooded Cars

Governor Christie Dumps $20 Million into Barnegat Bay

Fall A Great Season to Walk in the Park

Watch as U.S. Marine Burns All Of His Pittsburgh Steeler Memorabilia

Only one member of the Pittsburgh Steelers stood for the national anthem on Sunday

Why This Hurricane Season Has Been So Catastrophic (Video)

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