Ocean County
Alert: Route 35 North Closed for Emergency Repairs in Point Pleasant Beach Monday
Route 35 northbound will be closed this afternoon for emergency repairs to a collapsed drainage pipe near East Street in Point Pleasant...
Government
Seaside Heights Electricity Rate to Increase, Following National Trend
Seaside Heights municipal electric customers will see rates increase this summer, as utility providers across the country are facing higher capacity costs...
Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Ortley Beach $5M ‘Makeover’ Of Streetscapes, Boardwalk, Parking Ready for Bidding
Toms River officials are planning on using the township’s Project Labor Agreement (PLA) ordinance for the first time since it was adopted...
Police, Fire & Courts
Seaside Park Police Blotter: Keeping the Peace, ‘Carrying a Big Stick’
Police, Fire & Courts
Cops: Juvenile Arrested After 118mph Joy Ride in Seaside Heights, Toms River Kills 2
Seaside Heights & Seaside Park
Seaside Heights Mourns Passing of Boardwalk Legend, Still Working Into His 90s
Police, Fire & Courts
Ocean County Sheriff Establishes Drone Command Center in Seaside Heights Amid New Video
Seaside Heights & Seaside Park
Dramatic Water Rescues Occur in Seaside Park As Rip Current Warning Remains in Effect
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Featured
/ 5 years agoOcean County Library Web Services to Remain Down Until Thursday Morning
The Ocean County Library System, including streaming services, digital downloads and accounts, has been down since Monday and will remain unavailable,...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoOcean Freeholder: Removal of ‘Senior Freeze,’ Homestead Rebates Would Affect 60,000 Residents
Fears that state budget cuts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic could spell the end of two programs aimed at...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoSeaside Heights Begins Outdoor Dining, But ‘To-Go’ Booze Banned on the Boardwalk and Beach
Restaurants up and down the Seaside Heights boardwalk and the Boulevard served patrons for the first time in months Monday, most...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoLavallette Will Allow Restaurants to Use Streets, Sidewalks for Outdoor Seating
Lavallette joined a growing number of communities that will allow restaurants to use portions of streets and sidewalks for outdoor dining...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoSeaside Heights Officials Lobby for Arcades, Rides to Reopen in N.J.: Here’s How It Looks
Seaside Heights officials as well as the borough’s business community began a campaign Tuesday to rally support for the reopening of...
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Featured
/ 5 years ago‘Large Gathering’ Leads to Trashed Beachfront, Police Response in Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra said his town was "treated like a toilet" by partygoers who descended on the resort...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoPolice Investigating Body Found in Bay Near Route 37 Bridge
Toms River police said Tuesday that they were investigating the discovery of a body near the Thomas A. Mathis Bridge, which...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 5 years ago‘Out of Nowhere:’ We Talk to the Man Who Got Hit With a Whale While Boating Monday
Jay DeBenedict was livelining bunker and settling in for a day of fishing with buddy Robert Riley off the coast of...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoLavallette Agrees on Plan for Operating Beaches With Social Distancing
Lavallette will put a host of measures into effect this summer to guarantee social distancing once the borough’s official beach season...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoMeet the Seaside Park Man Who Invented Special Sandals to Help People Walk on the Sand
Jim Silvester knows the beach in Seaside Park like anyone who’s been navigating the sand for seven decades. “Before I was...