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NJ lawmakers take a look at safety on the shore: ‘Seen a lot happen here’
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (PIX11) — Like countless others, Ken and Marion Hockenbury have spent many summer days and nights on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. “Yeah, 30 years,” said Marion Hockenbury. Coming all the way from Warren County, it’s a happy place — not somewhere they say they have to think about safety. “Never,” said Ken […]
Inch & Co. says planned sports complex could boost local economy by $147M annually
Inch & Co. officials made an “informational” presentation to the Manchester Township Board of Supervisors Tuesday evening about the company’s proposed massive sports complex at the site of the former Central York High athletic fields. Matt Marshall, who is overseeing the sport complex project for Inch &...
Catalytic Converters Stolen Off School Buses in Lakewood
Authorities are investigating after multiple catalytic converters were stolen off of school buses in Lakewood. The bus company tells TLS numerous converters were stolen, valued at nearly $20,000. The company says they are reviewing surveillance videos to determine exactly when the incident occurred. Lakewood’s Detective Bureau and Sheriff’s Department are...
Brick crowd opposes plan to rent Sunday school to Liberty School Association
BRICK — Wearing white shirts and red pins that read "no school" in black letters, dozens of Brick residents gathered in the township's Civic Plaza on Monday night to protest a church's plan to lease its Sunday school. Leaders of the Fellowship Chapel of the Jersey Shore, located at...
Drunk driving checkpoint on Route 35 in Shrewsbury this weekend
SHREWSBURY - This weekend’s sobriety checkpoint will be set up on Route 35 in the borough, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced Wednesday. From 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday, all southbound motor vehicles on the state highway will be diverted into the Shrewsbury Plaza. Drivers will then be screened to determine if they are intoxicated, said Allenhurst Police Chief Michael Schneider, task force coordinator.
Two Area Students Are ‘Unsung Heroes’
As the school year wound down, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office recently honored various elementary and high school students with Unsung Hero Recognition Awards. These included Olivia Sickinger, a sixth-grader at the Beach Haven School and Kiley Park, a Barnegat High School senior. While some students were recognized for...
Hippie Witch Event Raised Money To Fight Addiction And Harm Reduction
MANCHESTER – It was Hippie Witch Sunday recently at the Whiting Town Center. “We were not sure what to expect as this was the first one we had in Whiting but it had an amazing turnout. It felt like the whole town was there and the crowd and the energy were great. There were hippies, bikers, Deadheads, witches, lovely seniors, and families present,” said co-coordinator of the event Haley Blossom, also known as the Sea Witch of Seaside Heights.
Juneteenth celebrations and more things to do this weekend at the Jersey Shore
Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came 2½ years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Considered the longest-running African American holiday, it became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. ...
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