DOVER BEACHES NORTH– Toms River Police responded to a Silver Beach Road home here at 2 pm on Tuesday after receiving an alarm regarding a 24 foot boat that was fully engulfed in fire. Ocean Beach, Seaside Heights and Lavallette fire departments responded and quickly extinguished the fire. The boat located in the front yard was totally [...]
TRENTON–New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher today announced, for the fourth year in a row, a team of high school students from the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES) in Manahawkin was the winner of the New Jersey Envirothon, held Saturday, May 4 at Girl Scout Camp Kettle Run in Medford. [...]
TOMS RIVER – With an eye toward safety, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is getting ready to start improvement projects on 11 county roads. “As part of our annual overlay program, we will be starting work shortly on safety improvements including stormwater drainage work, new paving and reconstruction on several roads throughout Ocean [...]
TOMS RIVER – Dozens of area sailors took to the waters of the Toms River mid-day Sunday, racing in two ongoing one design competitions for E-Scows and Flying Scots. Below is a selection of photos from those races, taken by Erik Weber for the Ocean Signal. The Toms River Yacht Club Spring Series will continue [...]
TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP–On Friday, Station 27, Ocean Beach Fire Department responded to a smoke call at a home in nearby Chadwick Beach. Station 69 out of Lavallette assisted. Units arrived to find the home had a burning live electrical wire under the living room floor. Firefighters contained the incident before the fire could [...]
TRENTON–School report cards are out. Find out how your school performed in the annual assessment. Beginning with School Year 2011-2012, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has significantly revised the annual school report cards, required under both federal and state legislation. The new School Performance Reports are designed to enhance both educator and stakeholder engagement [...]
The following is a release issued by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office: TOMS RIVER–Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the arrest of several individuals as a result of a cooperative multi-jurisdictional investigation conducted by the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Newark Division, the South Brunswick Police Department along with other [...]
LAKEWOOD–The Lakewood Piners defeated Manasquan 62-49 to win the Central Jersey Group II title. Photo by www.thelakewoodscoop.com
06: #4 Freddy Terranova (Jackson Mem) d. # 13 Carl Vasti (CBA) 5-1 106: #3 Jimmy Slendorn (Howell) md. #14 Jeff DeLuise (Barnegat) 9-1 106: #6 John Finnerty (Pt Beach) md. #11 Mike Jones (Long Branch) 20-6 106: #10 James Knoeller (Southern) d. #7 Daniel Rackliffe (Brick Twp) 9-7 113: #9 Chris Crane (Southern) md. [...]
LAVALLETTE–This week Governor Chris Christie announced that the state will be reconstructing Route 35 and showed up at the Lavallette Firehouse to break the news to the media. See the story here: Route 35 Reconstruction. Photo: Governor Chris Christie and DOT Commissioner Jim Simpson make Route 35 reconstruction announcement in Lavallette. (NJ Office of Information [...]