Stories By Catherine Galioto
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/ 2 years agoToms River Proposes Charging 3% Sales Tax for Hotel, Motel Stays
A proposed ordinance would create a 3 percent sales tax on hotel and motel stays in Toms River. Currently, no special...
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/ 3 years agoLongtime Barrier Island Councilwoman Maruca Has Been Defeated in GOP Primary
Longtime incumbent Toms River councilwoman Maria Maruca has been upset by repeated challenger Justin Lamb as the Republican primary for Ward...
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/ 3 years agoOcean County Commissioners Lift Mask Requirements In Its Buildings
The Ocean County Board of Commissioners this week rescinded its policy that had required face masks and social distancing in its...
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/ 3 years agoToms River Former Mayor Kelaher Dies at Age 88, Remembered for Lifelong Service
Thomas F. Kelaher, who had served multiple terms as Mayor of Toms River and prior as Ocean County Prosecutor, has died...
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/ 5 years agoAhead of Election Day, Ocean County’s Mail-in Ballot Numbers Surge Past 2016 Record
It’s been a record-breaking election season with the number of mail-in ballots the Ocean County clerk’s office has issued, ahead of...
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/ 5 years agoMedical Waste Washes Ashore In Mantoloking; Replenishment Starts Up Again
A northern Mantoloking beach saw medical waste wash ashore this week, officials said. Mantoloking Police Chief Stacy S. Ferris said about...
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/ 5 years agoOrtley Welcomes Private Beach Badges During Dredging Closures
The private beach associations in Toms River can now use the municipal beaches, thanks to a reciprocal agreement passed ahead of...
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/ 5 years agoEnd of An Era: Surf Club Liquor License To be Sold to Mall Brewpub
If there was any remaining hope that a Jersey Shore landmark would be rebuilt for another generation, it’s now all but...
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/ 5 years agoPublic Invited To Comment On Oyster Creek Closure
The public can get a look at how Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant will close, and its safety, at some July...
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/ 5 years agoCentral, Porter Avenues in Seaside Heights Will be Repaved
Portions of Central Avenue and Porter Avenue will be repaved before Spring 2019, in a county project now in the design...