Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Popular Island Donut Shop Aims to Nearly Double in Size
The lines out the door on a Saturday morning are a sure sign of delicious donuts inside at one island shop –...
Ortley Beach & North Beaches
Verizon Proposes Multiple Seasons for Temporary 70-Foot Cell Tower on Route 35
Verizon is seeking approval from Toms River to place a 70-foot tall cellular data tower along Route 35 on a temporary basis...
Government
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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Government
/ 1 year agoSeaside Heights Awards Contract for Demolition of ‘House-Motel’ Property
The Seaside Heights borough council on Wednesday awarded a contract to an excavating company to tear down two derelict buildings occupying...
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Government
/ 1 year agoSeaside Park Planning Board Endorses ‘Small Cell’ Antennas, With Some Location Changes
Seaside Park’s planning board has recommended approval for a plan proposed by Verizon to place several “small cell” nodes, capable of...
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Shore Environment
/ 1 year agoSunset in the Sedge Islands: Summer Beauty at the Bay, ‘Perfect’ Temperatures to Continue
Tuesday’s sunset provided a good opportunity to explore some of the sedge islands off Seaside Heights and Ortley Beach. It has...
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Uncategorized
/ 1 year agoSeaside Heights Planning Board Rejects Settlement in Rooftop Bar Litigation
A proposed rooftop bar and restaurant on the northern portion of the Seaside Heights boardwalk that has twisted its way through...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 year agoSeaside Park Police Blotter: Car Quarrels, Missing Bike, Stove Stuck
Seaside Park police continue to have a busy summer, with some of the past week’s calls being chronicled in the weekly...
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Shore Environment
/ 1 year ago‘Supermoon’ To Appear Tuesday Night, Followed by Rare ‘Super Blue Moon’ Later This Month
Despite some clouds and scattered thunderstorms, night owls this weekend may have noticed the intensity of the moonlight – either shining...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoOrtley Beach’s Oceanfront Has Been Turned Into a Beautiful Butterfly Garden
It’s an area of the beachfront to which we rarely give much thought. The sand between our cars’ hoods and the...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoOrtley Beach Residents Fume Over ‘Approved’ Boardwalk Expansion That Wasn’t Made Public
The Ortley Beach boardwalk will be expanded into the area once occupied by Joey Harrison’s Surf Club, but the details of...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoToms River OK’s Dune Crossover Ordinance, Estimating Inaction Could Cost Millions
Over the objections of the leadership of a private beach association that has been battling a group of oceanfront residents over...
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Ortley Beach & North Beaches
/ 1 year agoToms River Appoints Rival GOP Club President New Municipal Court Judge in 5-1 Vote
The Toms River township council has confirmed the appointment of the president of one of two rival Republican clubs as the...