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Bicyclist Run Over By Truck, Dies In Brick Township
A 48-year-old Point Pleasant man is dead after being run over by a tractor trailer on Route 88 in Brick Township Wednesday morning.
Manchester 62-Year-Old Charged in Heroin Bust
A Manchester 62-year-old is charged with heroin possession following a warrant raid this morning.
Joseph Alex, Jr. was apprehended in his Summit Park house by township police, along with members of the Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, MONOC medics, and a K-9 unit from the county Sheriff’s office.
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Nine Nabbed In Ocean County Pot Busts
Eight people from Berkeley Township and one from Manchester face marijuana-related charges in an ongoing quality-of-life probe by investigators of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office.
Armed with warrants, members of the county Special Operations Group and Berkeley Township police searched homes on Butler Boulevard and Holly Boulevard on Monday, July 2.
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Toms River 12-Year-Old Recovering After Car Mishap
A Toms River boy is recovering from injuries after being run down by a car Wednesday night.
Police say Hunter Calvetto, 12, was struck at the intersection of Whittier and Longfellow Avenues at about 8:45 p.m.
According to Chief Mike Mastronardy, Calvetto was bicycling north on Longfellow and attempted to cross the road, entering the path of the car driven by Mary Kroliczak, also of the township
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Brick, Lakewood Suspects Nabbed In Drug Ring Bust
A Lakewood 49-year-old and a Brick Township 23-year-old are under arrest in what Ocean County investigators say is a probe of cocaine and heroin distibution.
County Prosecutor Marlene Lynch Ford says that Mark Bond and Kalliope Stampolis were arrested Friday at Bond’s house on Edgewood Court in Lakewood.
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Toms River Sportsplex Has Historic Past
Kids playing on the newest softball fields in Toms River are probably unaware that they’re frolicking on land with ties to the township’s past and America’s defense of liberty.
Dedication of the fields in the 26-acre Toms River Veterans Recreation Complex on North Bay Avenue took place Saturday, led by Mayor Thomas Kelaher, Township Council President Maurice Hill and Township Clerk and Historian J
Shore-Based Bill Aims To Stop Student Athlete Cardiac Deaths
A shore-based state measure that would try to prevent cardiac-related student athlete deaths by requiring defibrillators at all school sports events inches forward.
The state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved “Janet’s Law” today...
Toms River Homeless Support Volunteers Win National Award
What started as a one-man mission to help Ocean County’s homelessness victims rebuild their lives has grown into a nonprofit organization reaching throughout New Jersey and beyond – and the 85-year-old founder has gotten new energy for his mission with a $5,000 award.
Ocean County Fugitive’s Two Decades On The Run Ends In Florida
A fugitive who’s been on the New Jersey State Police 12 Most Wanted list since 1995 for charges filed three years earlier is cornered in Fort Lauderdale – where police say he’s been hiding for more than 15 years.
Three Beaten, Robbed In Toms River Apartment
Two men who beat and robbed three victims in a Toms River apartment Sunday are still at large.
Georgian Court Going Coed
A century of tradition at Georgian Court University in Lakewood is about to change.
Hindenburg Remembered: Learning From The Past
Observances marking the date that the airship Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst Naval Air Station take place every year. But our cultural need to turn certain years into benchmarks gives this weekend’s ceremonies extra poignance.