Ocean County News

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Much is happening at the Toms River Township Council meetings that occur twice per month, but since taking a nearly $500,000 annual salary to head the …

TRENTON, NJ – Insiders close to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office have confirmed today to Shore News Network that the Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation into a …

FREEHOLD – Customers at a Rumson jeweler that have been ripped off are now coming forward after September charges were filed against Anthony Goltsch.  Goltsch, a jeweler and owner at …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man wanted in connection with the death of a 40-year-old woman in Bayonne could be hiding out at the Jersey Shore, prosecutors said this weekend. …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Republicans Marty Flemming, Steve Chisolm and Nino Borrelli are running unopposed for office in November, but the trio maintains a long tradition of pay …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – When you think of Jackson Township, you normally think of pizza, Chinese food and fast food.   Over the past few years, that stereotype is slowly shifting …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – 19-year-old Javon Cutler, of Bayville has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the head while leaving a downtown Toms River apartment complex on October 11th.  …

BRICK, NJ – Ocean County Jail records today showed that Carmine Nichol Morano, of Brick Township was lodged in the Ocean County jail on several charges related to sexual assault …

BERKELEY TWP, NJ – Berkeley Township Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning for the remainder of this week after reports of COVID-19 positive within the school earlier.  The …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Six candidates, four on the ballot, and two write-ins are vying for three spots up for grabs in the 2020 general election.   In Jackson Township two …

BARNEGAT, NJ – Last night at 1:54am, members of the Barnegat Police Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) along with members of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and Ocean …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A stabbing on Saturday in the 60 Acres Reserve townhome complex sent one male victim to the hospital according to police.   At approximately 12:49 am on …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River High School North student, Anthony Ribeiro, 17, a junior said he was kicked out of a virtual chemistry class because he had a …

TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Toms River Council President Maria Maruca announced that work is completed, but the vendor, R. Kramer and Sons have gone over budget by $3,147.75 for …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township lawyers, under the guidance of chief legal counsel Greg McGuckin, whose law firm Dasti, McGucking & Murphy also serves as the Lakewood Zoning Board …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – It was a gut-wrenching sight in Brick Township to see the loss of four siblings who died from the overdose epidemic in Brick Township as 200 …

Mayor John G. Ducey and the Township Council are encouraging residents who would like to participate in trick-or-treating this Halloween to leave their porch or outdoor lights on. “This year’s …

BEACH HAVEN, NJ – For 32 years, it was a family favorite stop for visitors and locals at the Jersey Shore, but on Monday, Dom’s Drive-In and Ice Cream shut …

BARNEGAT, NJ – Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B) has announced that Venue at Lighthouse Station, an Active Adult (55+) community in Barnegat, NJ has been named Community of the …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The tree-lined Main Street in Toms River connects Route 37 with Downtown Toms River and normally the only sound you hear is the passing shore traffic …

LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Lakewood Public School District has announced 19 students have been quarantined after two students tested positive for COVID-19 this week.  The two cases were confirmed …

TOMS RIVER, NJ –  Sometimes, you just don’t want to see how the sausage is made in local government, but emails released today by request from Ocean County show exactly …

The 12-month initiative will feature a series of events that will help celebrate recovery and reduce the stigma surrounding substance use disorder. Toms River, NJ – HOPE Sheds Light, a …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Police have gathered in the area of woods on Fischer Boulevard, south of the former Baimontes/Boston’s restaurant in the vicinity of the former “Wild West City” …