Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Want In On the Pickleball Craze? Toms River Is Offering Lessons
Toms River’s Recreation Department is ready to make you the star of the pickleball court – or at least help you learn...
Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Toms River Beach Badges On Sale, Discount Thru May 27; Guard Schedule Announced
Toms River officials have announced beach badges are available for sale at three locations, with prospective sunbathers able to score a discount...
Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Junior Lifeguard Program to be Offered in Ortley Beach This Summer
Toms River will host a Junior Lifeguard program this summer in Ortley Beach, intended for children ages 10-15 with all skill sets...
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/ 4 years agoNew Facility Set to Improve Natural Gas Service on Barrier Island
Brick Township’s planning board has approved a plan to add a natural gas regulator station, owned by New Jersey Natural Gas,...
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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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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...