Brick Realtor Who Attempted to Hire Teenage Prostitute Accepted for Pre-Trial Intervention

A Brick Township-based real estate broker was arrested on September 28, 204 after he set up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be an undercover police…

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HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Schuler with 20 Points in Toms River East Win

Sydney Schuler scored 20 points Saturday to lead the visiting Toms River East High School girls basketball team to a 45-31 win over Wildwood Catholic. Kaitlin Lister scored 12 points for the…

Local Sports News

High school to perform annual musical

Jackson Liberty High School working hard rehearsing to perform their annual musical. This year performance is Mame and there will be 4 shows to choose from to watch a fantastic local show…

Ocean County News

County Line Veterinary Hospital’s Open House on Feb. 20

JACKSON – The County Line Veterinary Hospital will hold an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 20 at 2275 W County Line Road in Jackson. Visitors are invited to meet…

Business News

Crime Alert (UPDATE) – Arrest on Burglary Warrant – Lacey Township Police Department – Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 10 p.m.

Burglary Warrant (Arrest) – Detective Keith Pearce has been assisting Detective Robert Surtees with a continuing investigation into multiple incidents of thefts from unlocked vehicles which occurred in Lacey Township in both December and…

Police Blotter

Toms River Township Manager Sentenced to 4 Years In Prison

TOMS RIVER-The former Toms River Township Park and Ride manager has been sentenced to four years in prison today. In June of 2013, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Parking Authority…

Police Blotter

Toms River woman arrested for heroin distribution

TOMS RIVER – A 27-year-old township woman was charged with multiple offenses related to the distribution of heroin on Tuesday. On Feb. 2, members of the Toms River Police Department’s special enforcement…

Police Blotter

Officials Inspect Progress of B.E.A.T. Center in Silverton

TOMS RIVER – Local township officials and representatives from Congressman Tom MacArthur’s Office inspect the progress of the new B.E.A.T. Center in Silverton. The center will serve as a hub where families…

Community News

Brick Patch: Thomas Gialanella named interim superintendent of Brick BOE

The Brick Township School Board on Thursday night named Thomas Gialanella as interim superintendent and terminated the contract of interim superintendent Richard Caldes. Caldes had served in that capacity since May 2015.…

School and Education News

UPDATE – Scam Alert (IRS Telephone Scam) – Lacey Township Police Department – Thursday, February 4, 2016

Scam Alert Update (2/4/2016) – On Wednesday afternoon, February 3, 2016, the Lacey Township Police Department received a report of a Forked River resident who had just been defrauded $6,435.00 through the telephone IRS scam.…

Police Blotter

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – January 26th, 2016 thru February 2nd, 2016

Weekly Police Blotter January 26th thru February 2nd, 2016 . . Warrant Arrest – On Monday, February 1, 2016, at 10:13 p.m., Officer Scott Keefe was on patrol when he observed 32-year-old Paul.…

Police Blotter

FB: Officials Inspect Progress of B.E.A.T. Center in Silverton

TOMS RIVER – Local township officials and representatives from Congressman Tom MacArthur’s Office inspect the progress of the new B.E.A.T. Center in Silverton. The center will serve as a hub where families…

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Shorebeat: Brick angler earns state Skillful Angler Award

Larry Newman of Brick earned a state angler award for hooking a 27-inch chain pickerel on Dec. 14, 2015 from a kayak on Lake Riviera. He received a state Skillful Angler award…

In the News

APP: NJ High School Graduation Rates Still Looking Up

For the fourth year in a row, New Jersey high school graduation rates have risen, says the N.J. Department of Education. The rate rose to 89.7 percent in 2015 from 88.6 percent…

Community News·School and Education News

Singing Valentines

For over 50 years our Toms River based OCEANAIRES CHORUS and our affiliated quartets have brought our entertaining repertoire of songs to delighted audiences throughout Ocean County. In each of the past…

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Suspected Ocean County Heroin Dealer Arrested Again…Released Again

TOMS RIVER-On January 20th members of the Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team concluded a month long investigation regarding heroin distribution throughout the Township. As a result of this investigation a…

Police Blotter

Scam Alert (IRS Telephone Scam) – Lacey Township Police Department – Monday, February 1, 2016

Scam Alert (2/1/2016) – While telephone and computer scams, both national and international and of all types, have become a daily occurrence and are only limited by the level of creativity and deceptive of the…

Police Blotter

Public Notice (Vibrations) – Lacey Township Police Department – Thursday, January 28, 2016 as of 2:25 p.m.

Public Notice (Vibrations) – The Lacey Township Police Department is currently looking into unexplained vibrations occurring throughout the township. Thus far, it has been determined that the same vibrations are being reported…

Police Blotter

HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pinelands Regional Defeats Jackson Liberty 51-33

Ashley Kline scored 21 points Tuesday to lead the visiting Pinelands Regional High School girls basketball team to a 51-33 win over Jackson Liberty. The score was tied 22-22 at halftime before…

Local Sports News

OPRA lawsuit seeks "informal" correspondence that revealed Bayonne lawsuits' settlement amounts.

On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9 a.m. Hudson County Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Turula will hear my Open Public Records Act (OPRA) case against the City of Bayonne. See, Paff…

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