Letter: Murphy’s ESY Provides One-Size-Fits-All Answer to Special Needs Students’ Individualized Programs

Americans are experiencing some very unprecedented times right now, and one thing I think we can all agree on is that this year has been a rough one. There have been so…

Phil Murphy Just Cut $700,000 More from Ocean County School Funding

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just announced revised school funding allocations for school districts in Ocean County and some schools are losing. This comes as many districts have already…

Lakewood’s COVID-19 School Funding More than Double of all other Ocean County Districts Combined

LAKEWOOD, NJ – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a few weeks ago that more than $13.2 billion in emergency relief funds are now available to state and local education agencies…

Mo Hill, School Board Political Play to Bring Norcross, Buckalew Firm to the School Insurance Table is Eerily Similar to Ritacco Scandal

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Being hailed behind the scenes of a game-changing shared service agreement that would save Toms River taxpayers billions, cut taxes and put a chicken in every pot, a…

GOP Sends Big Message to Murphy Administration to Protest School Cuts

Students, teachers, administrators, and parents from the Toms River Regional School District were in attendance Tuesday to rally against the extreme cuts to school funding. 10th District legislators, Senator Jim Holzapfel, Assemblymen…

Second Teen Arrested for Attempted Murder after Shooting Student Walking Home from School

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Chief of Police James Riccio announced today that a second male juvenile — 16 years of age — has been taken into custody…

Teen Charged with Attempted Murder for Shooting Brick Drive-by Shooting

Ocean County County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Chief of Police James Riccio announced today that a 17-year-old male juvenile has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting…

OceanFirst’s “Women Build” Crew Make a Difference for Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County

(TOMS RIVER, NJ – April 12, 2019) – OceanFirst Bank and OceanFirst Foundation empower women to make a difference in the communities they serve. Through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity in…

Is Phil Murphy Punishing Shore School Children for their Parents Not Voting for Him?

TRENTON-The New Jersey Education Association, one of Governor Phil Murphy’s biggest advocates appears to be having a little bit of buyer’s remorse. That’s because in an effort to ensure “fairness”, many districts,…

Community Medical Center Celebrates Heart Health with Dance

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – To celebrate American Heart Month and to encourage people of all ages to dance and keep moving as a way to stay heart healthy, Community Medical Center, an…

Wohlrab Drops Out of School Board Election

TOMS RIVER-Renee Wohlrab, a Toms River resident who is on the ballot to run for school board in this year’s election has abruptly withdrawn from the race. Wohlrab had served previously on…

Father of star pitcher Jason Groome arrested on drug, weapon charges in Barnegat

TOMS RIVER — The father of Boston Red Sox minor league pitcher Jason Groome was arrested on drug and weapons charges on July 10 the Ocean County Prosecutors office said in a…

Freeholder: Democrats' School Funding Bill Hurts Sandy Stricken Communities

From the Desk of Freeholder Joseph Vicari TOMS RIVER- Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari is calling upon state leaders to produce a funding formula for school aid that is fair…

Democrat Activism Seminar Coming to Ocean County in February

TOMS RIVER-The first of three seminars aimed at teaching local democrats about activism and running for office takes place tonight at the Ocean County Library in Toms River. Anyone interested in Democratic…

HS WRESTLING: Area Wrestlers Advance in Region 6 Tournament

Jackson Memorial and Jackson Liberty High Schools each had two wrestlers advance to the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Region 6 Wrestling Championships with wins in the preliminary round on Wednesday at Pine…

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