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MAILBAG: LSTA’s Appointment-Only Policy Leaves Parents Without Answers

Parents rely on LSTA for something essential: getting our children to and from school safely and reliably. When there is a problem, question, or issue that needs to be addressed, parents should be able to speak to an actual person and get answers. Instead, LSTA has eliminated walk-ins entirely, requiring...

Lakewood Township, NJ · 1d

Star News Group

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Tardio promoted to police lieutenant

At the Nov. 10 borough council meeting, the room was filled with police officers, family and friends as the mayor and council promoted Sgt. Michael Tardio to lieutenant. Before the ceremony began, he was introduced to the audience by Police Chief James Arnold Jr., who spoke of Tardio’s 22 years of dedicated service to the borough.

Belmar, NJ · 9h

Star News Group

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Mayor shares update on storm recovery plans

BAY HEAD — At the Nov. 2 council meeting, Mayor William Curtis said state and federal officials have indicated they will prioritize the restoration of borough beaches, which were left with destroyed dunes and steep, dangerous drop-offs along the beach after the Sept. 26 nor’easter. “I was very pleased to correspond with the deputy commissioner of the DEP [Joseph Seebode].

Bay Head, NJ · 9h

Cultivated Comfort

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New Jersey Students Cover A Football Field With Thousands Of Yellow Donation Bags To Feed 30 Food Banks In The Largest Drive Their Charity Has Ever Held

Picture a high school football field covered, end zone to end zone, in thousands of bright...

Howell, NJ · 2d

NJ.com

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Cross country: 2026 Meet of Champions wildcards and auto qualifiers for Saturday

The field is set for Saturday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. Following an exciting day of racing at the Group Championships, the NJSIAA has announced the individual and team wild-card qualifiers who punched their tickets to the season’s biggest stage. Scroll below for the complete list...

Holmdel, NJ · 1d

Beach Radio

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20 Jersey Shore Restaurants Open On Thanksgiving So Nobody Has To Cook

Thanksgiving means a break from the kitchen for plenty of Jersey Shore families this year. Twenty local restaurants are open and ready to do the cooking for you.

Freehold Township, NJ · 2d

App.com | Asbury Park Press

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Tornado watch for Monmouth, Ocean counties

Monmouth and Ocean counties are under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, the National Weather Service said. The watch includes much of central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. In addition, a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Monmouth and northwest Ocean counties until 5:15 p.m. Nov. 12. Just after 5 p.m., Asbury Park Press reporters across Monmouth and Ocean counties were reporting soaking rain and “pencil eraser-sized hail” falling across the region, which had left a layer of ice on the ground now and was drowning out conversations inside homes. Manchester Police sent out a public robocall at 5:55 p.m. urging the public to stay off the roads due to “slippery roadways” as a result of the severe weather. In New Jersey, the tornado watch includes eight counties in addition to Monmouth and Ocean. The other counties are Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset. The severe thunderstorm warning includes northwestern Ocean, central Monmouth, the eastern central portion of Mercer and southeastern Middlesex counties. At 4:39 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northwest of Toms River, moving east at 25 mph, all according to the weather service. Frequent and life-threatening lightning was also causing

Monmouth County, NJ · 22h

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A Century-Old Train Still Takes Families Through This New Jersey State Park

A train that’s over 100 years old still chugs around a loop every half hour on weekends. Volunteers keep it running. Tickets cost about the same as a fancy coffee. The ride lasts roughly 20 minutes and makes two full laps. That’s it. No giant theme park, no...

Wall Township, NJ · 2d

Star News Group

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Plan for expansive complex in woodlands questioned

BRICK TOWNSHIP — A proposal to construct eight office buildings and two distribution centers on a 36.73-acre wooded property along Cedar Bridge Avenue sparked questions from residents about traffic, flooding, environmental impacts and building heights during the Nov. 9 planning board meeting. The board did not take final action during the evening’s hearing, which is scheduled to continue Jan.

Brick, NJ · 9h

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Riley Tolson wins individual state cross country championship

HOLMDEL – Ocean City High School junior Riley Tolson is a cross country state champion. She won the title in the Group III meet Saturday, Nov. 7, in Holmdel. Her fellow Red Raider girls finished third overall in Group III as a team. The OCHS boys cross country team was second in Group III, matching what they accomplished last year.

Ocean City, NJ · 2d

Jersey Shore Online

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Ocean County Asphalt Factory Plan Won’t Be Decided In 2026

BRICK – A sixth hearing for an application before the township Board of Adjustment to improve a 1950s-era asphalt plant, focused mostly on the cross-examination of Greg Wagner, who is the division manager of Stavola Industries and who had given testimony at the previous hearing. The Stavola asphalt plant...

Brick, NJ · 12h

Daily Targum

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Rutgers women's basketball erases 17-point deficit against Monmouth for 4th straight win

The Rutgers women's basketball team narrowly beat Monmouth 64-62 on Wednesday night at Jersey Mike's Arena on Livingston campus. The Scarlet Knights (4-0, 0-0) rode a dominant third quarter and some huge late shots to complete a massive comeback against the Hawks (2-1, 0-0) in a clash between two New Jersey schools.

New Brunswick, NJ · 1d

Star News Group

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Neck-and-neck race for Manasquan council seat

The aphorism “every vote counts” surely is holding true in this month’s borough council election. As of Nov. 9, incumbent Democratic candidate Sheila Vidreiro was tied with former councilman Michael Long, a Republican candidate, for a seat on the dais. Another available council seat was secured by current Council President Jason “Jay” Bryant, for his second two-year term, in last week’s election.

Manasquan, NJ · 1d

New Jersey 101.5

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Asbury Park Turkey Dash 5k And Turkey Splash Set For Saturday, Nov. 14

Turkey Dash 5k and Turkey Splash hit the Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and Bradley Beach boardwalks Saturday Nov. 14, all for Special Olympics New Jersey.

Asbury Park, NJ · 1d

Star News Group

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Avon Police Chief Garrity to retire at year’s end

AVON-BY-THE-SEA — Police Chief Chris Garrity announced his pending retirement at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Avon Board of Commissioners. An official retirement date and ceremony have not been announced yet. “I will be retiring at the end of this year,” Garrity said. “I just want to take the opportunity to thank you mayor and commissioners for all your support.

Avon-By-The-Sea, NJ · 1d

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Campaign Launched For Families Affected By Lakewood Fire

A campaign has been launched to help families affected by the fire that ripped through a home on Park Avenue in Lakewood early Tuesday morning. The campaign page identifies Yad L’Yad Lakewood as the organizer and lists a $500,000 fundraising goal. According to the page, six families are facing the task of rebuilding, and two families lost everything. The page says the fire destroyed the upstairs and downstairs apartments and also damaged a neighboring house.

Lakewood Township, NJ · 2d

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UPDATE: Ongoing Microsoft Outage Continuing To Disrupt Email Services; Jackson Township Affected As Well

A widespread Microsoft outage is continuing to cause disruptions to email services and other Outlook applications across the country this afternoon, affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals, businesses and government agencies across the country. The outage has impacted Microsoft’s Outlook email platform and other Microsoft 365 services, with users reporting...

Ocean County, NJ · 22h

New Jersey Globe

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Booker’s Lakewood victory shows the power of the Vaad in New Jersey’s most Republican legislative district

Lakewood is one of the most Republican municipalities in New Jersey. Donald Trump carried it by 76 percentage points in 2024, and Jack Ciattarelli won it by 81 points in last year’s gubernatorial election. But last week, Lakewood voted for a Democrat, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, in what became...

Lakewood Township, NJ · 1d

Shore News Network

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Ocean County Business Beat: Raising Cane’s Lands in Brick, Kirkland’s Is Leaving and Sephora Is on the Way

Ocean County business news: Raising Cane's opens in Brick, Kirkland's closes its last Shore store and Chick-fil-A and Sephora head to the Ocean County Mall.

Ocean County, NJ · 4h