Police, Fire & Courts
Local Resident Gets 20 Years for Stabbing Death of Seaside Heights Man
A local man will serve a 20-year prison sentence for the stabbing death of a Seaside Heights man in 2020, a judge...
Government
Seaside Park to Crack Down on ‘No Wake Zone’ Violations During Floods After Damage
The next time a coastal storm rolls through the region, Seaside Park officials will have an extra tool that can be used...
Island Life
Reminder: The Island’s Traffic Lights Are Back On for the Season
The weather might be cold and cloudy, but signs of spring are right in front of us – and we better be...
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/ 4 years agoLavallette Voters Approve $2.2M in School Upgrades
Voters in Lavallette approved a ballot question which asked whether the borough’s elementary school district should appropriate $2.2 million in funding...
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/ 4 years agoHere’s How Beaches in Ortley and Lavallette Are Looking After This Month’s Nor’Easter
A pleasant surprise greeted those out to catch a few rays of sunshine this week – or perhaps to catch an...
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/ 4 years agoVerizon Wireless to Pitch ‘Small Cell’ Node Antennas to Lavallette Planning Board Next Week
Verizon Wireless has formally applied for permission to install so-called “small cell” nodes around the borough, the technology behind forthcoming 5G...
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/ 4 years agoShots Fired After Confrontation Outside Seaside Heights Liquor Store
Police say at least one shot was fired in an altercation that took place in, and then outside, a Seaside Heights...
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/ 4 years agoBeach Badge Prices Set to Rise in Lavallette
Facing a $22,000 shortfall stemming from the state’s new minimum wage laws, Lavallette officials made the decision to raise seasonal beach...
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/ 5 years agoSeaside Heights Man Charged With Robbing, Killing Manchester Man in Drug Deal Gone Bad
Authorities announced Monday that a Seaside Heights man, John T. Mullen Jr., has been charged with first degree murder in the...
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/ 5 years agoLavallette Channel Dredging to Begin Next Week, State Says
A dredge project that includes Sloop Creek and the Lavallette Channel in Barnegat Bay is set to begin next week, state...
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/ 5 years agoHigh Tide Shock: Ortley Beach Oceanfront Completely Submerged in Nor’Easter
The recently-replenished beaches in Ortley Beach are completely underwater as waves from the nor’easter offshore pound the New Jersey coast. Water...
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/ 5 years agoOcean County Police, Communications Radio Upgrade Nearly Complete
A plan to replace emergency and public service radio towers around Ocean County and begin implementing a federally-mandated change to a...
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/ 5 years agoPortion of Ortley Beach Asks to Become Part of Lavallette
Lavallette officials are considering a request by homeowners on several blocks of the northermost portion of Toms River’s Ortley Beach section...