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🚔 Little Egg Harbor woman issued citations after accident in Toms River. 🚔 A utility pole snapped in half along Route 37. 🚔 There was a small brush fire after an accident near Lakehurst Road. A Little Egg Harbor woman was issued multiple citations after an accident...

The blaze broke out on Tuesday afternoon in the area of East Commodore Boulevard and Cedar Swamp Road in Jackson Township.

Crash Brings Down Wires, Starts Fire — After a collision on Monday evening that brought down a power pole, sparked a fire, and caused traffic disruption that persisted into the middle of Tuesday, a Little Egg Harbor lady has been charged with careless driving. Denise McKinnon, 43, struck a utility pole while traveling west on Lakehurst Road near Route 37 at around 7:30 p.m., according to Jillian Messina, a media relations specialist for the Toms River Police Department.

Toms River Councilman Daniel Rodrick has won the Republican primary for mayor of Toms River off-the-line, unseating incumbent Mayor Mo Hill in New Jersey’s eighth-largest town, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 11:30 p.m., Rodrick has 46% of the vote, well ahead of Geri Ambrosio’s 28% and Hill’s...

While the eyes of Ocean County's political class were mostly focused on the Republican primary in Toms River on Tuesday night where in a major upset Councilman Daniel Rodrick defeated Mayor Maurice B. “Mo” Hill Jr., theirs was not the only contested race in this GOP-dominated stronghold of New Jersey. Another shift in the local political landscape took place in the Republican primary in Point Pleasant Beach, where Borough Council President Doug Vitale won the...

The wheel had become dislodged from a Ford F-250 during a separate crash, according to Charles Marchan, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police. Elaina S. Clarke was driving south at 5:31 a.m. Tuesday June 6 near milepost 85.7 in Toms River when she struck the pickup's wheel, Marchan said.

🍔 Burger 25 in Toms River opens a second location in LBI this week. 🍔 Besides 25 burger selections, there is a full menu of other goodies. 🍔 The June Burger of the Month has been revealed. Get ready to sink your teeth into a mouth-watering burger!

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – East Veterans Highway was closed Wednesday morning between Butterfly Road and Bennetts Mills Road in Jackson as a result of a serious motor vehicle crash. Minor injuries were reported, and firefighters arrived on the scene to find an overturned vehicle in the middle of the road just south of Bennetts Mills Road. Traffic was diverted while crews worked to clear the scene. The incident happened on East Veterans Highway, which just 10 years ago, was one of the deadliest roads in New Jersey. After a multi-million roadway safety project coordinated by Mayor Michael Reina, in conjunction The post East Veterans Highway shut down due to crash appeared first on Shore News Network.

A woman was killed in an accident on the Garden State Parkway this morning, State Police said. Troopers responded to the crash at approximately 5:30 AM on the Garden State Parkway south milepost 85.7 in Toms River. Based on a preliminary investigation, Elaina S. Clarke, a 46-year-old female of Lakehurst,...

TOMS RIVER – A brush fire broke out on Lakehurst Road Monday evening due to live wires on the ground from a single car crash, police said. Around 7:30 p.m. police and EMS units were dispatched to the intersection of Route 37 and Lakehurst Road after a car crashed into a utility police.

MONMOUTH COUNTY – An inmate at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) has admitted to sneaking drugs into jail and giving them to an inmate which resulted in an overdose death. Alvino Hinton, 48, of Long Branch pleaded guilty to a single count of Strict Liability for a Drug-Induced...

Officials this morning held a press conference, answering questions about the wildfire in Jackson which burned approximately 70 acres of land. There were no injuries and no structures were damaged.

TOMS RIVER, NJ (OPINION) – Bill who? New Jersey 101.5 shock jock and political activist Bill Spadea spent the past few days promoting a questionable candidate for mayor in Toms River and never disclosed his own financial and political connections to the candidate. Geri Ambrosio ran for mayor in Toms River and lost. She was backed by Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore, who went against both of his own organization’s incumbent candidates. Spadea and Gilmore operate a political action committee that has raised over $100,000 and according to New Jersey election law enforcement reports, hasn’t donated a single penny The post Bill Spadea’s disingenuous attempt to mislead Toms River voters fails appeared first on Shore News Network.

A father and daughter from Jackson got a rare, close-up view of great white shark when the apex predator took a swipe at a black sea bass they were reeling in while out fishing on a charter boat. And while shark experts say that closeup encounters with great white sharks in the wild...

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, Pa. – State police are investigating after skeletal remains were found in an abandoned shed in Freehold Township on the western edge of Warren County Tuesday. In a release issued Wednesday, Corry-based Pennsylvania State Police said troopers had initiated a death investigation after suspected human skeletal remains...

A wildfire that started Tuesday has now been 70% contained as of Wednesday morning, according to fire officials. The fire burned 70 acres. Fifteen homes or buildings remain threatened Wednesday. No mandatory evacuations were issued. A controlled back firing was issued to get the fire under control. News 12 was...

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill today thanked members of the township’s Orthodox Jewish community for their support today in a last minute get out the vote message sent exclusively to the community. Hill sent the video exclusively to a Lakewood news website, Lakewood Alerts. “I look forward to serving your community over the next four years,” Hill said. “My team is the only team who will work honestly to address your concerns. We have a good record of it over the last four years and I think we can do better over the next four The post Mo Hill thanks Jewish community for their Election Day support appeared first on Shore News Network.

We are closer and closer to summer. The firework display at Point Pleasant Beach is awesome, right on the beach. Fourth of July NEVER stops in Point, especially with the fireworks spectacular over the beach every week, the entire summer. These fabulous fireworks are a tradition I can't wait for...

A new air quality alert and elevated risk of fire were issued for Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec. The wind has carried smoke from the fires south, triggering air-quality alerts throughout the United States — and in the Asbury Park region. ...

Pride month continues in New Jersey with Toms River's fifth annual LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on Washington Street in downtown. "It is our hope that this ever-growing tradition will spark meaningful collaboration that not only benefits the evolving Downtown District, but advances our mission of fostering a safe and welcoming environment for members and allies of the LGBT+ community in the Greater Ocean County area and our neighboring counties," says a statement from Toms River Pride on the Exit 82 Studio Theater home page.