County Commissioners Extend Toms River Library Soup Kitchen Lease Again
TOMS RIVER — Many of the homeless who were living in a downtown parking garage homeless encampment are gone, and the Ocean County Board of Commissioners has once again extended the lease…
Concerns Mount Over Ocean County Commissioner’s Health Amid Clerk Election Bid
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Commissioner Jack Kelly’s reportedly declining health is sparking questions about the smooth operation of county government, potential succession plans, and the future of the Ocean County…
Ocean County’s New Commissioners Pushing Democrat Style Agenda with Arace and Sadeghi at the Helm
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners, long a bastion of conservative policy in one of New Jersey’s most reliably Republican strongholds, is charting a new course under the…
Lakewood swears in new firefighters at commissioners meeting
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — The Lakewood Fire Department officially swore in two new career firefighters and appointed a new volunteer during a recent meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners. Volunteer firefighter Aldo…
Ocean County Commissioners Who Opposed Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Flip Fop After Political Backlash
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — They opposed his “One Big Beautiful Bill”, but now they are having regrets, only after sparking a political firestorm in one of New Jersey’s biggest conservative strongholds. The…
Ocean County Commissioners announce new five-lane highway connecting Jackson, Lakewood, and Toms River
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners has launched a major infrastructure project to widen Cross Street into a five-lane corridor, creating a new east-west connector to serve the…
Ocean County’s Republican Commissioners Unite Against Trump’s D.O.G.E. Cuts at Monthly Meeting
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Commissioner Board has taken a unified stand against President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, which proposes deep cuts to Medicaid funding. This…
Ocean County commissioners to appoint residents to boards on Wednesday
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners will vote Wednesday on a series of appointments and reappointments across several key advisory and governance boards, including tourism, education, and workforce…
Ocean County commissioners to vote on over $70 million in new spending bills
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is set to vote Wednesday on a series of ordinances totaling more than $70 million in infrastructure and facility upgrades, including road…
Ocean County Commissioners pay $20,500,000 for property owned by GOP megadonor
Manchester,. NJ – Republican megadonor Larry Bathgate, a Lakewood attorney, has cashed in on a $20,500,000 land sale with the Ocean County Natural Land Trust. Bathgate, owner of a property on Ridgeway…
It has been over 100 years since a Jackson resident served on Ocean County Board of Commissioners
JACKSON, NJ — For over 100 years, the tradition will continue. Jackson Township will not have a representative on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, continuing the longest stretch of nonrepresentation for…
Ocean County Poster Contest Winners Showcased at Commissioner’s Meeting
TOMS RIVER, NJ—In recognition of National County Government Month, Ocean County students participated in a poster contest, showcasing their views on the best qualities of their county, home to over 650,000 residents.…
Future Ocean County Commissioners Want Haines Off OCC Board
Ocean County Republican Candidates Advocate for Building Trades Representation on College Board OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Lavish vacations paid for by the county. That was the news recently from former President of…
Ocean County commissioners announce homeless trust fund
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners has established a homeless trust fund to help the homeless community in Ocean County. The move comes as calls for a permanent…
No budget for homeless shelter in Ocean County this year, commissioners report
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Despite growing calls by Ocean County Commissioners Virginia Haines and Gary Quinn, the county will not budget for one in the 2023-24 budget. The Board of Commissioners announced…
Three Ocean County Commissioners Slapped With Federal Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Ocean County Commissioner Joseph Vicari was slapped with a lawsuit by a female county worker who claims the longest serving elected official in Ocean County has sexually harassed for the past twenty…
Ocean County Jail Nearly Empty As Commissioners Approve $625,000 Recreation Upgrade
TOMS RIVER, NJ – At any given time, thanks to New Jersey’s catch and release programs for criminals under the state’s bail reform law, there are at max, 50-100 inmates lodged inside…
Ocean County Commissioners Blame Murphy, Trenton After Ballot Box Video Goes Missing
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners has finally reacted publicly after hours of election ballot box footage has gone missing, in particular, the entire 24-hour period before polls…
Latest FBI Probe of Ocean County Commissioners Proves Investigations Are Real
TOMS RIVER, NJ – It has been almost three years since I was invited to the FBI Red Bank field office as the federal government continued probing political corruption in Ocean County.…
Ocean County Board of Commissioners Say No to Marijuana for Off-Duty Cops
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County’s Sheriff’s Officers, both civil service and those in Sheriff Michael Mastronardy’s growing personal team of special investigators, are not allowed to consume cannabis while off-duty. That…
Fiure Says Ocean County Commissioners Under FBI Investigation Followed Employment Laws
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Back in March, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners was served with a federal subpoenas seeking employment and hiring records over the past 5 years. The Board of…