Toms River teen lost control of car, killed juvenile passenger in Lakewood
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River teen was responsible for the death of a juvenile passenger after a crash in Lakewood Township, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. Ocean County…
Is Ocean County planning to launch newspaper using COVID-19 Federal Aid?
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Commissioner Joe Vicar last week proposed the idea to use federal COVID-19 funds to launch a newspaper promoting the works of the large public information staff…
Seda calls for Commissioners to stop sponsoring hate and bigotry in Ocean County
JACKSON, NJ – Ken Seda, a former Jackson Township resident and brother of past Jackson Mayor Mark Seda today called upon the Ocean County Board of Commissioners (formerly freeholders) to stop sponsoring…
World War II B-25 Bomber Lands at Ocean County Airport
A World War II-era North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber made a special guest appearance this weekend at Miller Air Park. During World War II, 10,000 of these bombers were made and…
North Dover Horse Farm, Surf Club eyed as possible sites for Ocean County’s new homeless shelter
TOMS RIVER, NJ – After news broke about Ocean County’s Board of Commissioners eyeing a block of land in Jackson Township to build Toms River Councilman Terrance Turnbach’s homeless shelter, today, officials…
Ocean County COVID-19 cases back to pre-second wave levels
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Friday was an historic day for Ocean County during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since the second wave of COVID-19 hit this winter, cases were well…
Ocean County Election Board Hides Alleged Quid Pro Quo Hire, Denies Public Records Request
The Ocean County Board of Elections has long been known as a patronage pit for girlfriends, wives, ex-wives and political allies of well connected political professionals in Ocean County. Now, the board…
Facemasks washing up on Jersey Shore beaches, commissoner says
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Whether you wear one mask, or as Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests, two, you should be properly discarding your layers of COVID-19 facemasks in the trash. You can go…
OC Health Department Advancing Racial Equality, Promoting Climate Justice during National Public Health Week
TOMS RIVER, NJ – This week is National Public Health Week and the Ocean County Health Department is celebrating by bringing awareness to seven important topics for the community to discover. COVID-19…
Toms River’s “Blue Line Bandit” stole 11 cans of blue spray Paint from Home Depot
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The man who stole his truck out of an impound yard, painted a blue line in Downtown Toms River, then parked his truck to block the township’s embattled…
County commissioner ordered Downtown Toms River Blue line removed
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A thin blue line appeared painted between the solid yellow lines of Hooper Avenue in Toms River’s downtown area. The line was painted from Washington Street northward past…
Ocean County Commissioners removing blue line painted overnight in Downtown Toms River
TOMS RIVER- After a blue line appeared overnight in Downtown Toms River between the solid yellow lines on Hooper Avenue, county officials are now working to remove it. Ocean County Commissioners Virginia…
In and Out: This week’s Ocean County Jail register
The following is a list obtained from the Ocean County Jail online inmate search reporting who’s coming and who’s going at the Ocean County Jail. The individuals in this list have been…
Request by Ocean County Sheriff for blue line on road outside of Courthouse denied
TOMS RIVER – A simple thin blue line painted on the street in Downtown Toms River outside the Ocean County Justice Complex is causing a stir in the community. Ocean County Sheriff…
Couple sold heroin throughout Ocean County
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man and a woman have been arrested for dealing Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force,…
Former Orthodox Jewish Inmate Sues Ocean County Jail Over Alleged Mistreatment, Harassment
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish man who served time in the Ocean County Jail on domestic charges is now claiming he was mistreated by jail staff who didn’t recognize his…
Governor Murphy cut 400 doses from Ocean County seniors, Republicans write a press release condemning him
Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove called out Governor Murphy’s Administration for cutting vaccine doses to Ocean County, as the County Health Department is set to receive 400…
Phil Murphy just asked Ocean County to give back doses of vaccine
TOMS RIVER, NJ – In January, the New Jersey Department of Health cut Ocean County’s monthly vaccine number by 40%, instead, sending those vaccines to lower-income and impoverished areas of the state. …
Are You Kidding Me? With Ocean County on Fire, New Jersey Governor Murphy eats pizza
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Days after visiting the township of Lakewood, New Jersey, the town’s industrial center is on fire. At least one building within the Lakewood Industrial Park has burned and…
NJ DOT announces $10 million in municipal grants for road paving projects in Ocean County
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey DOT has announced the following funding approved for roadway improvement and paving in Ocean County during 2021. Work on these roads is expected to begin…
103-Year-Old survivor of two pandemics gets COVID-19 vaccine
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Nearly three months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Ocean County, 103-year-old Hedwig Rogine finally got hers. This wasn’t her first time fighting through a pandemic…
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…
Here’s who checked into the Ocean County Jail this weekend
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The following is a list of individuals that have been booked into the Ocean County Jail between Friday and Sunday. Those identified here have either been booked on…
Prosecutor says “No Comment” After Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Young Children
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said his office will not be notifying the media or the public of the details of an arrest made this week of Felix…
Ocean County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines Resigns from Illegally Held Executive Position on Political Committee
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County commissioner Virginia E. Haines, 74, has tendered her resignation as parliamentarian of the Toms River Republican Party, a position she has held for several years. Haines…
Did DWI Rocker Bruce Springsteen Get COVID-19 Vaccine in Ocean County Ahead of Your Grandma and Grandpa?
TOMS RIVER, NJ – If you’re like every other Ocean County resident trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for yourself, your aging parents or grandparents, you know first hand how difficult…
Breaking News
