Toms River Recreation Offers Junior Lifeguard Classes at Ortley Beach
TOMS RIVER, NJ – June 10, 2025 – The Toms River Recreation Department, in partnership with the Ortley Beach Lifeguards, is excited to announce that a few spots remain for its highly…
Beach replenishment operation in progress ahead of summer in Ortley Beach
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – With summer just around the corner, preparations are underway for the upcoming season at Ortley Beach. The first step is repairing the beach, and Earle Asphalt Company has…
Gone again: Videos show eroded beach, 10-foot tall cliffs at Ortley Beach after Ian passes
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is still looking for state officials to pay for the last storm that eroded the beach in Ortley Beach as another storm washed…
Ortley Beach Man Scammed Friend Out of $230,000 Investment
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on September 23, 2022, John Hammond, 70, of Ortley Beach, pled guilty to Theft by Deception in violation of N.J.S.A.…
Swimmer Drowns Off Ortley Beach
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Police Department reported that a swimmer in distress drowned off the beach in Ortley Beach, New Jersey on Wednesday. Police said the incident happened on…
Ortley Beach Bash and Fireworks Tonight
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – The biggest party at the shore is at Ortley Beach tonight as the Friends of Ortley Beach host their annual Beach Bash and fireworks. Friends of Ortley Beach…
Ortley Beach Losing Family Appeal As Unruly Teens Blamed by Police for Unlawful Behavior
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Move over Seaside Heights, Ortley Beach is becoming the new place for teenagers to spend their summer days at the beach, but police here say the large crowds…
Two Officers Assaulted by ‘Unruly Teens’ in ‘Large Scale Incident’ At Ortley Beach
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – The once quiet beachfront community of Ortley Beach is starting to become one of the Jersey Shore’s more notorious beaches for alleged teen mayhem in 2022. The Township…
Storm Battered Ortley Beach Expected to Be Fully Open for Fourth of July Weekend
TOMS RIVER, NJ – There’s good news for visitors to Toms River’s Ortley Beach. The storm eroded beach will be open for Fourth of July weekend, according to Art Gallagher, former campaign…
Is it time Again for Ortley Beach to Secede From Toms River and Join Lavallette?
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – The towns of Ortley Beach and Lavallette have more to do with each other than they do with the large growing city of Toms River, just across the…
Sections of Ortley Beach to Remain Closed Through Memorial Day Due To Erosion
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Portions of Ortley Beach that were badly eroded in last weekend’s nor’easter storm will be closed to the public when the official start of the Jersey Shore summer…
Army Corps of Engineers Won’t Bail Out Toms River After Nor’easter Eroded Ortley Beach
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River taxpayers will have to foot the bill to replenish tons of sand washed out to sea during last weekend’s nor’easter that eroded the beach at Ortley…
Toms River Mayor Once Again Asking for More Beach Sand After Nor’Easter Erodes Ortley Beach
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill today is asking the federal government to once again replenish sand lost due to a nor’easter this past weekend in Ortley Beach. Hill…
Ortley Beach vehicle fire spread to damage three homes Toms River Fire Bureau Reports
ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – A vehicle fire in the driveway of a home at 38 Fielder Avenue in Ortley Beach spread to a house and damaged two other homes, according to the…
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