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Tax Rate Flat In Toms River, Critics Worry About Less Services

TOMS RIVER – The 2025 budget was introduced with no tax increase from the previous year, but critics say that services such as police ...

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Manchester Township Budget Sees Tax Increase

MANCHESTER – The average homeowner will see a $108 tax increase for a house valued at $366,000 now that the 2025 budget has passed. ...

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Local Wawa Sells $50K Winning Lottery Ticket

TOMS RIVER — A lucky New Jersey Lottery player struck it big on June 8 with a winning “200X Cash Blitz” scratch-off ticket purchased ...

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Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Eluding, Burglary, Fraud In Ocean County

TOMS RIVER – Andrew Williams, 45, of Atlantic City, was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison on June 13 for eluding ...

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Prosecutor’s Office Concludes School Presentation Program

OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer is proud to announce that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office recently has concluded this school ...

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Jersey Shore Area Homicide Under Probe

FREEHOLD – The circumstances surrounding the shooting death of an adult male are under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday ...

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Police Parade Celebrates Ocean County Boy

BERKELEY – There was a line of police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances driving up Route 9 one morning. It wasn’t an emergency. It ...

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Fire Contained At AristaCare Whiting, No Injuries

MANCHESTER — A structure fire broke out Friday morning at AristaCare at Whiting, prompting a swift response from emergency personnel and the evacuation of ...

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Three-Vehicle Crash In Ocean County, Injuries

MANCHESTER – A three-vehicle crash in Ocean County sent one woman to a trauma center Friday evening after a collision at the intersection of ...

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Arrest Made In Connection With Howell Homicide

FREEHOLD – A local man has been arrested and criminally charged in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Howell Township last ...

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