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Victim of crash involving motorcycle, State Police vehicle was an Ocean County man
SOUTHAMPTON - A motorcyclist who died in a collision here with a New Jersey State Police vehicle was an Ocean County man, authorities say. Frank Lando Jr., 65, of Toms River was fatally injured in an April 9 accident on Route 70 near Burrs Mill Road, according to a statement from the Attorney General's Office.
Catalina Reinoso GoFundMe
Catalina Reinoso was airlifted to a trauma center hospital after the crash on Lacey Road in Manchester Township at around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Apr. 14 in Manchester Township, a GoFundMe page said. Reinoso's Facebook profile said she is from Brick Township. The GoFundMe page had raised more than $13,000...
Seven Injured in Overturn Accident in Toms River [PHOTOS]
Seven people were hospitalized following an overturn accident in Toms River today. The accident happened shortly before noon at the intersection of Hickory and Vermont. The two-vehicle accident left a sprinter on its side, pinning the patients inside. The extrication team cut the windshield of the car to free the patients.
Ocean County Church Helps Veterans Transition
FORKED RIVER – Over a decade ago, the United Methodist Church on West Lacey Road served a different faith. The rectory next door, once a home for Catholic priests, has found a new purpose. Today, the four upstairs bedrooms have been transformed into Mount Zion, a transitional housing program for local veterans.
State aid plunges, tax hikes capped: Big layoffs might be forced on Jersey Shore schools
Lacey Township Public Schools officials are facing hard questions. Do they wipe out entire programs and cut integral student services to make up a $7 million gap in a school budget? Lacey schools and a number of neighboring districts — all which have faced years of declining state aid — are now struggling to manage a collective, snowballing financial crisis. Schools in Jackson, Brick, Toms River, Plumsted and elsewhere are debating which of their programs to cut...
Barnegat Township School District now five-time Best Communities for Music award winner
BARNEGAT – For the fifth consecutive year, the Barnegat Township School District (BTSD) has been recognized as one of the top communities for music education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation, acknowledging its exceptional dedication to music education. Now in its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation has honored districts excelling in providing comprehensive music access and education to students. BTSD qualified for this recognition by proactively addressing needs such as funding, graduation mandates, student participation in music classes, instructional duration, facilities, community music initiatives and additional support for music programs. The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas evaluates based on these criteria. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE...
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