Governor Phil Murphy to Visit Brick Township After Flooding

BRICK-New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expected to visit Brick Township on Friday to assess damages caused by this week’s flooding in the Greenbriar development. His visit comes as the township is…

Government News·Politics

Jackson Planning Board Raises Questions Over Basement of Commercial Building

JACKSON-A property owned by Rabbi Aaron Kotler faced intense scrutiny by the Jackson Township planning board over a planned basement and no explainations. Kotler is the CEO of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood,…

Business News·Community News

Local Officials Claim State Budget Loaded With Tax Hikes, Pet Projects for Democrats

State Sen. Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Dave Wolfe and Greg McGuckin, all R-Ocean, said that in addition to $1.5 billion in tax hikes on middle class families and businesses, Gov. Phil Murphy…

Ocean County News·Politics

Record Shows Residents Had Pedestrian Safety Concerns Over Jackson Synagogue Application

JACKSON-Residents in attendance at the February 5th town hall planning board hearing of the first officially approved house of worship for the town’s growing Orthodox Jewish population raised safety concerns. Issues were…

In the News

Ocean County Republicans Sweep State Level Elections

TOMS RIVER-Ocean County’s state-level Republican leaders swept their Democrat opponents on election night in the polls. Candidates in Ocean County’s 9th, 10th, 12th and 30th legislative districts all went home winners Tuesday…

Government News·Politics

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…

School and Education News

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…

Ocean County News

How Shore Area Legislators Voted on Latest Bail Reform Funding Bill

In January, New Jersey legislators were asked to throw $17.6 million dollars into the new failing bail reform system to hire 20 more judges required to manage the system that has been nothing…

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Anti-Six Flags Solar Coalition Wages Battle Against Grass Seed Mixtures

JACKSON-“What is native grass?” That was the question that remained largely unanswered during the four hour long Jackson Planning Board hearing Monday night of a controversial application by Six Flags to install a 69 acre solar…

Business News

How a Grisly Murder Shaped Toms River's No-Knock Ordinance

TOMS RIVER-It was a sunny and warm June morning in 2004 when criminal investigators were canvassing the Dover Township neighborhoods around Chestnut Street that would eventually lead to Toms River’s enacting of a…

Police Blotter

Developer Files Suit Against Berkeley

By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – The developer of Berkeley Family Apartments filed suit against the township recently, and Planning Board Attorney Gregory McGuckin said he will oppose the lawsuit, made after the…