New Traffic Signal Changes, Patterns Across Toms River, Jackson, Lakewood and Manchester
Toms River, NJ – Motorists across Ocean County could soon see changes at several busy intersections as the Ocean County Board of Commissioners prepares to consider eight traffic safety improvement resolutions during…
Interstate road rage ends after police chief sees elderly man throwing coins at woman’s car
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – In another case of local elderly road rage, highway hi-jinks spilled out into the local streets of Ocean County. Fortunately, this time, nobody was killed. At 9:09 am…
Woman slashed, beaten by road raging man in Jackson Township
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson woman was slashed by an out of control man during a road rage incident in the township Saturday evening. According o police, on Saturday at approximately…
If you live in Jackson Township, your taxes are going up this year
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – It’s grim news for residents of Jackson Township according to a report in the Asbury Park Press today. Municipal taxes, school taxes and fire district taxes across the…
Update: 82-year-old woman killed in Jackson Township blaze
JACKSON, NJ – A fire broke out in a Jackson Township home Thursday night killing an elderly resident and forcing another occupant to jump out of a second floor window to escape…
1897 Letter to the editor shows how little has changed in Jackson Township 130 years later
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A scathing letter written to the editor of the Monmouth Inquirer on February 19, 1897 highlighted the problems of the day in Jackson Township, many of which hold…
549 more housing units approved by Jackson planning board
JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Parke South, part of a future development that includes over 1,000 homes on the heavily wooded western side of Jackson is a done deal. That comes after a…
Jackson homeowner operating as LLC asks town to convert residential home into Synagogue
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – After being cited several times for code violations a homeowner in Jackson Township has submitted plans to the Jackson zoning board to convert his New Prospect home into…
Ginny Haines, Freeholder Discussing Plan to Build Regional Homeless Shelter in Jackson Township
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ocean County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines has been holding preliminary and private discussions to build a county-sponsored homeless shelter on a site in Jackson where the Freeholders once…
Shore fugitive wanted for fleeing deadly crash caught by feds headed to border
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man living in the shore area wanted by law enforcement officials for the Christmas Eve death of an elderly Howell woman has been apprehended by U.S. Border…
1978 movie was about a convoy of trucks heading for the Jersey Shore, now a real non-stop convoy is headed this way
JACKSON, NJ – It’s been nearly 42 years since the Rubber Duck led a convoy of hundreds of tractor-trailers across the country en route for the Jersey Shore. A contentious new building…
Former Jackson Township Mayor Vikki Rickabaugh looks back on lifetime of community service to her town
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Vikki Rickabaugh, one of only two women to ever serve as mayor of Jackson Township reflects upon her 16-year service on the Jackson Municipal Utilities Authority and as…
Jackson Memorial High School on 10-Day Remote After 51 Quarantined for COVID-19
JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Memorial High School will be halting in-person classroom instruction for the next 10 days. A letter sent by the Jackson School district notified parents tonight that JMHS is…
Wrongful Termination, Harassment Suit Against Ocean County Bridge Supervisor Postponed Again
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A lawsuit filed by former Ocean County Bridge Department employee Ellen Ganapoulos against Bridge Supervisor Michael Reina has been rescheduled for June 10th because of the ongoing COVID-19…
32 of 33 COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Jackson Were At Assisted Living Facilities
JACKSON, NJ – As the COVID-19 lockdown continues, new data released by the Ocean County Health Department and New Jersey Department of Health paint a clearer picture of the COVID-19 death rate…
Jackson Police and Firefighters Delivering Birthday Smiles During COVID-19
JACKSON, NJ – In Jackson Township, like most of America, everything is shut down. During COVID-19 one bright light has been the local community who have rallied behind each other to maintain…