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Legendary Seaside Heights Bar May Be Replaced With Sprawling Restaurant, 22 Condos
The owner of Hook’s, a long-time staple of Seaside Heights known for its old-style nautical bar atmosphere, ample ping-pong tables and video...
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Lavallette Electric Rates to Rise in 2025 As Capacity Costs Balloon 230 Percent
Electricity rates under Lavallette’s municipal power utility will be rising in 2025, part of a trajectory set by the state’s environmental policies,...
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Seaside Park Looking to Expand Webcam Network, Introduces New Live Stream
Seaside Park’s boardwalk has long been home to a live webcam, and officials recently inked a deal with a new provider that...
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/ 5 years agoBeach Badge Prices to Rise in Lavallette As Town Considers New Badge Policies
After seeing revenue dip slightly last season as the state’s minimum wage law placed extra pressure on the summer labor market,...
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/ 5 years agoMeet the Only Ocean County Republican Running for Congress
Ocean County residents who listen to talk radio have probably heard John Novak’s voice booming through their speakers over the past...
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/ 5 years agoCamp Osborn Residents Take Their First Step Home, But Neighbor Objects
As a dense fog began to settle at a low ceiling over the barrier island Wednesday night at sundown, residents of...
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/ 5 years agoToms River to Conduct Town-Wide Revaluation in 2020-21
Toms River has been ordered by Ocean County to conduct a township-wide revaluation of its ratable base, a process that will...
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/ 5 years agoAs Surf Club Purchase Enters Mediation, Owners Say Value Over $10M
Toms River officials are about to embark on what could be one of the most high-profile public land purchases in decades:...
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/ 5 years agoOcean County’s Ratable Base Nears Record as Taxes Set to Decrease
Ocean County officials will cut the tax rate this year as the combined ratable base of its 33 municipalities is flirting...
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/ 5 years agoPolice Officers Cleared in Fatal Mantoloking Shooting; Shocking Account of Incident Released
A Mantoloking police officer who shot and killed a wanted man in Mantoloking in 2018 was justified in using deadly force,...
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/ 5 years agoMore Than Seven Years After Sandy, 67 Units Proposed for Island Community’s Rebuild
More than seven years after blocks of homes were destroyed by fire in a scene that garnered international attention during Superstorm...
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/ 5 years agoIndictment: Lavallette Man Was on Xanax, Cocaine, Fentanyl During Fatal Accident
An Ocean County grand jury this week handed up an indictment against Brian Kosanke, 39, of Lavallette, who is charged in...
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/ 5 years agoSeaside Heights Considering Two Buildings for Boardwalk Carousel Complex
Seaside Heights officials are awaiting a meeting date with their state counterparts to approve a plan to build a new home...