Developer Proposes 24 Apartments at New Hooper Avenue Shopping Center

A real estate developer has proposed 24 apartments to be constructed on the property of a new shopping center in the...

Closure of Downtown Toms River Bank Highlights Ongoing Trend: Can Local Banks be Saved?

A few employees lingered inside the sprawling Wells Fargo bank branch last Wednesday just before 5 p.m. They were likely completing...

Toms River to Reopen Appeals of ‘Substantially Damaged’ Determinations Following Sandy

With hundreds of homeowners facing serious consequences – potentially including the loss of a certificate of occupancy or mortgage default –...

Ortley Beach, Toms River Beach Replenishment Slated for Fall Construction

Beach replenishment along Toms River Township’s beaches – most critically required in Ortley Beach – is likely to begin this fall,...

Feds to Fund Beach Replenishment, Bay Flooding Study, Point Pleasant Canal Repairs

A federal funding package will appropriates tens of millions of dollars toward beach replenishment maintenance projects, as well as a major...

Ocean County Seeking to Purchase Troubled RV Park, Clear Land for $7.4M

Ocean County is considering the purchase of the Surf and Stream Campground near the border of Manchester and Toms River townships,...

The Surf Club Now Belongs to Toms River: What Comes Next?

Toms River officials delivered on their pledge to bring the former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club property under public ownership by the...

Toms River Formally Closes on Surf Club Purchase

[videopress q7IGkszm] It’s official. Done. Closing time, in the most literal of senses, for one of the Jersey Shore’s iconic properties....

Land Transfer With County Complete, Now One Last Step for Surf Club Acquisition

Toms River officials fully executed the sale of land to Ocean County that will go to fund a portion of the...

Toms River Planning Board Approves 10-Story Downtown Complex, Construction to Last Two Years

A five-hour-long marathon hearing before the Toms River Township planning board led to the unanimous approval of what will become a...