A wrong-way crash on Route 88 in Brick Township late last month left one man dead and another driver injured, authorities said. Police said the collision occurred at about 4:56 p.m. December 29, 2025, ...

A 25-year-old Toms River man was killed following a motorcycle crash that led to a chain-reaction collision with two vehicles Monday evening, authorities said. Officers from the South Toms River ...

December 29 marked the final council meeting for Democratic Councilwomen Marianna Pontoriero and Heather deJong, who each served three terms spanning 12 years on the governing body. Pontoriero chose ...

Sheriff Michael Mastronardy has sworn in Christopher Ambrosio of Waretown as the newest recruit in the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, marking the next step in a path that began years earlier through ...

A reported drive-off at a local gas station resulted in theft charges for a Toms River man after police located the suspect vehicle during a routine patrol, authorities said. Police identified the ...

OCEAN COUNTY – For the past several days, fear overtook at least a dozen unhoused people staying in Ocean County-funded motels. Conversations were lowered. Some stopped sleeping. January 5 loomed as ...

Fire officials are urging residents to stay off frozen lakes and ponds after several people were seen walking and jumping on the ice at Harry Wright Lake over the weekend. According to Whiting Fire ...

The glow of candlelight softened the evening darkness outside St. John’s AME Zion Church as about 50 people gathered to remember Ocean County neighbors who died this year while homeless. Names were ...

A Manahawkin resident has been charged after police said he allegedly stole customers’ credit card information while working ...

As Patrol Officer Ashley Ventura took her oath of office as Manchester Police’s newest hire, she extended the legacy of her late father who was also a police officer. Police Chief Antonio Ellis once ...

Authorities have charged a 91-year-old Brick resident in connection with a hit-and-run crash last month in Wall that left a landscaper injured after his riding mower was struck along a busy roadway.

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Juliana Iacona has officially joined the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office after being sworn in as an assistant prosecutor.