Residents, Officials Mapping Out the Future Look of Ortley Beach

A vibrant downtown-style area along the Route 35 corridor, an easier time for homeowners to make improvements, and promoting year-round residency...

Application Seeks to Create Two Oceanside Lots in Ortley Beach

Toms River land use officials will consider an application in November to subdivide a plot of land near the oceanfront in Ortley...

Beach Badge Revenue Up Slightly in Ortley Beach

Toms River officials confirmed this week that beach badge revenue in the township's Ortley Beach section rose slightly during the 2016...

On ‘Tumbleweed Tuesday,’ Rough Surf Is All That Remains

Locals often call the day after Labor Day 'Tubleweed Tuesday," marking sparsely-populated beaches, roads and parking lots up and down the...

Emergency Dune Building Begins in Ortley; No Evacuations Yet As Hermine Approaches

Crews began building a second, temporary dune berm in Ortley Beach as heavy surf generated by Tropical Storm Hermine began to...

Shore Braces for Hermine: Will These Temporary Dunes Hold?

Towns up and down the Jersey Shore were bracing for the effects of Hurricane Hermine Friday, as tourists began flooding local...

Over Calls From Residents, Township, OCUA Refuses to Allow Park Space at Shuttered Sewerage Site

The Ocean County Utilities Authority has turned down a request from Ortley Beach residents, as well as Toms River Township officials,...

County Agency to Consider Request to Turn Former Sewerage Facility Into Park

Ortley Beach residents are planning a second trip in less than a month to a meeting of the Ocean County Utilities...

What Will Ortley Beach’s Future Look Like? Residents Share Ideas

A Toms River officials get ready to hear comments from residents on their master plan Wednesday night, Ortley Beach residents have been gathering...

Beach Etiquette: Ortley May Ban ‘Leafleting’ on the Sand

It’s off the table for the rest of this season, but after Labor Day, Toms River officials may reconsider amending the...