The Toms River South Raiders Cadet football team was recognized by the township for their AYF state football championship and third place national finish in 2015. The cadet team is …
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JACKSON-A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an indictment charging the director of Management Information Systems in Middletown Township for underreporting his income on his 2010-2014 tax returns and failing …
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JACKSON- At the February 23, 2016 Jackson Township council recognized the 2015-2016 Jackson School District’s Teachers of the Year. “We hear a lot about teachers in our community and the …
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Jackson Council Raises No-Bid Contract Threshold to $40,000
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonJACKSON-Officials in Jackson Township have raised the threshold at which no-bid contracts can be awarded by the municipal government to $40,000. The action was in response to a July 1, …
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JACKSON-An ordinance drafted by the township to waive rent control on 15% of affordable housing units in the township was put on hold after rent control advocate, councilman Scott Martin …
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JACKSON-On Tuesday, the Jackson Township council will vote to approve bills submitted by Bil-Jim Construction and Caruso Excavating totalling over $65,000 for additional snow removal services required during the January …
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SAN FRANCISCO-As a massive winter storm approached, Ron Leggat, the Ocean County, New Jersey homeless man was hunkering down in a softball field dugout. That was a day after he was …
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Editorial: How Jackson Can Strengthen No Knock Laws and Still be a Good Neighbor
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonJackson Township, like our neighbors in Howell, Brick and Toms River is experiencing a real estate market boom. That boom is driving the prices of homes upward in the eastern …
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PHOTOS BY LOVE IMAGERY Peter Yarrow performs at the Grunin Center in Toms River, Feb. 6. (A review by Spotlight Central. Photos by Love Imagery) On Feb. 6, Peter Yarrow …
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The State’s case against Maria Vaccarella was dismissed in Howell Municipal Court this morning. Doris Lin, Esq., Vaccarella’s pro-bono defense counsel, argued that the statute that her client was charged …
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TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Township has awarded a contract to TriEagle Energy to supply electrical power to township residents at $0.09344 per kilowatt-hour. The agreement is part of …
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JACKSON-Gianna Isabella, one of the top 24 finalists on this year’s Fox television show American Idol had a pep rally held in her honor today at her high school, Jackson …
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TRENTON-Deirdre K. Hartman, Deputy Director of Representation for the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission (NJ PERC) has given the green light to the formation of a new public workers union in …
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MANCHESTER — A resident who witnessed a standoff between authorities and a man at a mobile home park early Saturday morning said police gave him every chance to surrender before …
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BRICK – The Brick Township Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 60th year serving Brick and the surrounding communities with a Denim & Diamonds event on Feb. 25 at Crystal Point …
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HOWELL – New Jersey Natural Gas reminds its customers to always ask to see identification of any utility worker that visits a home or business to do work. With reports …
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TOMS RIVER – A 2016 Ocean County Business Outlook Luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 9 at The Grove at Howard Johnson’s Hotel, 955 Hooper …
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BRICK – Brick Township employees on Feb. 5 wore red clothing to support the 13th National Wear Red Day. The event is a national public awareness campaign that shines a …
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TOMS RIVER – Toms River Township officials are mailing out revised tax assessment postcards to property owners because of an error on the back of the postcard related to the …
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OCEAN COUNTY – Popular recycling programs in Ocean County will continue with the help of a state recycling grant of $580,446. The grant from the 2015 Recycling Enhancement Act Tax …
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Ocean County's New Freeholder to Tackle Homeless Problems
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER– Newly appointed Ocean County Freeholder Virginia “Ginny” Haines said one of her main goals as a freeholder is to work on the problems of poverty and homelessness in the …
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Brick Township officials say a plot of land off Jordan Road will not be developed, according to the company that owns the lot. Residents had voiced concerns last month about …
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Retired police Sgt. Kevin M. Geoghegan on Wednesday was sworn in on the Toms River Township Council. Geoghegan, 50, is a lifelong Toms River resident. His father, Joseph G. “Jerry” …
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TOMS RIVER – Local township officials and representatives from Congressman Tom MacArthur’s Office inspect the progress of the new B.E.A.T. Center in Silverton. The center will serve as a hub …
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Larry Newman of Brick earned a state angler award for hooking a 27-inch chain pickerel on Dec. 14, 2015 from a kayak on Lake Riviera. He received a state Skillful …