Police, Fire & Courts
Cops Seize 400g Cocaine, Weapon After Being Led to Toms River Storage Facility
A Lakewood man faces multiple drug and weapons charges after authorities seized about 400 grams of cocaine, several firearms and $14,000 in...
Government
Toms River Walmart Seeks Significant Expansion
Walmart is seeking approval to expand its store on Route 37 West by nearly 48,200 square feet, including a larger grocery section...
Police, Fire & Courts
Cops: Local Man, 24, Traveled to Manchester For Encounter With Minor
A Neptune City man traveled to Manchester Township in April and sexually assaulted a minor he met through Snapchat, authorities said. Jake...
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River, Brick Residents Nabbed in Ecstasy, Cocaine, Heroin Investigation
Police, Fire & Courts
Toms River Police Officers Convince Man Not to Jump From Hospital Parking Garage
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoGood Samaritans, First Responders Rescue Kayaker From Chilly Bay Waters
A pair of Good Samaritans and numerous local first responders were able to rescue a kayaker who found himself in the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoToms River Introduces Ordinance That Could Block State’s Plans for Ciba-Geigy Site
Toms River officials this week introduced an ordinance that would prohibit conservation or environmental uses of property in the township’s two...
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TR Life
/ 3 years agoTexas Roadhouse Coming to Toms River, Liquor License Awarded
Texas Roadhouse, a national chain specializing in steak and southwest cuisine, is planning to open a long-rumored location in Toms River....
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TR Life
/ 3 years agoToms River to Add Stop Sign to Intersection, ‘No Stopping or Standing’ On Street
Toms River officials on Wednesday introduced two separate ordinances which would place a stop sign at one intersection and prohibit “stopping...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoWhy Ortley Beach Erodes so Quickly, And What’s Going to be Done About It
[videopress u6qQqP6X] Ortley Beach has experienced the unfortunate reality of being labeled Superstorm Sandy’s “ground zero” in 2012, and since a...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoMan Dies, Firefighter Injured in Toms River Mobile Home Fire
Authorities confirmed a man died in a fire that consumed a mobile home unit in Toms River on Thursday. After receiving...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoFire Engulfs Mobile Home in Toms River, No Word on Residents
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ocean County Scanner News (@oc_scannernews) A fire that broke out in a...
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Ocean County
/ 3 years agoHere’s The Massive Exercise You Heard ‘Booming’ At The Joint Base Last Weekend
“The sound of freedom,” as it is often called, can sometimes take residents by surprise. Last weekend, Brick police and officials...
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TR Life
/ 3 years ago$50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at Toms River Gas Station
New Jersey Lottery officials said Monday morning that a Toms River gas station sold a winning ticket worth $50,000 in the...
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Government
/ 3 years agoToms River Council Approves Lower Speed Limit After Neighbors’ Requests
Toms River officials last week unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance lowering the speed limit on a roadway where residents...