Volunteer Dune Grass Planting Event in Ortley Beach Saturday

Toms River Township’s Department of Recreation is holding a dune grass planting event this Saturday – and they need your help, officials said....

Toms River Postpones Barrier Island Zoning Meeting

Meeting will be rescheduled, township says...

Dune Easements Slow to Come in From Island Homeowners’ Associations

The curious reason why the Army Corps of Engineers rejected Toms River's easement document...

The Ortley Beach A&P is Now An Acme (Again, Sort Of)

After decades as an A&P store, the barrier island's only supermarket morphed into an Acme this week...

Toms River to Seek Input on Barrier Island Zoning, Land Regulations

Toms River officials will host a series of public input sessions to review the existing conditions of the township’s bayfront and...

Ortley Storm Response Cost $800K; Calls For State to Begin Easement Condemnations

Frustration from officials, residents begins to boil over on delays in getting dune, replenishment project off the ground

Post-Storm Repairs for Ortley Beach in Place

Toms River Township public works crews were hard at work Monday and Tuesday repairing some of the damage from the three...

Video: Sand Deliveries in Ortley Beach Sunday as Waves Threaten Berm, Undermine Building

Crews were back at work Sunday afternoon in Ortley Beach, where powerful ocean waves continues to undermine a condominium building and...

First Breach Reported in Ortley Beach, More Sand Delivered

Toms River officials said a small breach occurred in Ortley Beach under the Block House lifeguard station, necessitating sand to be...

Video: Emergency Sand Deliveries In Ortley Beach As Waves Threaten Buildings, Breaches

Crews were delivering a seemingly unending number of dump-truck loads of sand to Toms River’s Ortley Beach section Friday afternoon as...