Lakewood, NJ-(via TLS)-The Lakewood Scoop, this afternoon released a video of a Brick Township woman fleeing the scene of an accident on Wednesday. Speeding by local children and families, the woman was later captured and arrested in Jackson for Driving While Intoxicated. The woman, according to witnesses was speeding down the dead end road of [...]
Toms River-Starting on September 21, 2012 (Friday), and continuing throughSeptember 23, 2012 (Sunday), the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Churchof Toms River (NJ) will host their 39th annual Greek Festival. Voted NewJersey’s BEST Greek Festival! This year’s will be biggest and best everwith new Greek menu, dancing, music, our famous Greek Pastries and“must see” performances by [...]
Brick–It may not look like much today, but the Econo car rental office on Mantoloking Road in Brick was once a well traveled general store and gas station. The store opened in the late 18th century and was owned by George S. Adams originally. A photo shows the store as it was prior to [...]
Trenton–Legislation sponsored by Senators Tom Kean, Jr. and Steve Oroho that would require violent child sexual predators to serve a minimum of 25 years in prison has been approved by its second Senate committee. The “Jessica Lunsford Act” (S- 380, Allen/Kean/Oroho) mandates a sentence of 25 years to life for those convicted of aggravated sexual [...]
This image of Route 571 in Jackson shows Allen’s General Store which still exists today as Art & Kathy’s Kitchen. You can learn more about Jackson Township history in a new book written by Victoria O’Donnell and Christopher Ippolito entitled “Images of America: Jackson Township”. The above photo is not in the book, but you [...]
(PR)–United Water Toms River has filed for rate relief with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to request recovery of approximately $18 million in water system improvements that the company has made or is currently working on since its last rate filing three years ago. The company provides water service to about 120,000 people [...]
Toms River BranchTuesday, Sep. 4, The Morro Castle, the luxury cruise ship, burned and ran aground in Asbury Park, NJ on September 8, 1934. This tragedy caused the death of 137 people. The Ocean County Library has partnered with the New Jersey Maritime Museum, Ocean County Historical Society and the Asbury Park Library to bring you [...]
Toms River BranchTuesday, Sep. 4, The Morro Castle, the luxury cruise ship, burned and ran aground in Asbury Park, NJ on September 8, 1934. This tragedy caused the death of 137 people. The Ocean County Library has partnered with the New Jersey Maritime Museum, Ocean County Historical Society and the Asbury Park Library to bring you [...]
(PR)–Members of the Barnegat Bay Partnership (BBP) Advisory Committee (AC) have elected Tim Dillingham, Executive Director of the American Littoral Society, as their new Co-Chair. The election of Tim fills the vacancy left when David Friedman, the former Co-Chair, retired as District Director of the Ocean County Soil Conservation District. For the next three years, [...]
I have been driving with radar detectors in my vehicles for almost 20 years and I have become accustomed to always having one with me. Do they work? Short answer is definately YES. Even if you are not a speeder a radar detector makes you a more aware driver. In many situations a radar detector [...]