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. [...]
TRENTON – On Friday, May 10, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin will join thousands of local schoolchildren, residents and businesses in the fourth installment of the DEP’s Barnegat Bay Blitz. This edition of the watershed-wide trash and debris cleanup has taken on special meaning as it is the first blitz to be [...]
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 [...]
by Erik Weber SEASIDE PARK – About 60 residents here came together yesterday to enjoy Derby Day at the Windjammer Motor Inn through the annual spring fundraiser fundraiser hosted by the Seaside Park Beautification Committee. The fun started in the late afternoon with food and games, including raffle prizes and a hat contest featuring the [...]
The following was submitted by Donna Bahrle with the Central Regional School District in Berkeley Township. BERKELEY – Central Regional TV Productions students won county and state contests and film festival awards for their video productions surrounding the events of Hurricane Sandy. Senior Austin Steinbrick recently took the award for Best Documentary in the Ocean [...]
by Erik Weber SEASIDE PARK – The beachfront and bayside here bustled with activity this morning with beaches opening to the public at 7 am and volunteers from the borough and beyond participating in both Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweep and an official municipal day of service. Beginning at 9 am, the statewide environmental volunteer [...]
The Central Regional Education Association and the Central Regional Foundation will be co-sponsoring a “Jeans Day” fundraiser (staff will make donations in order to wear jeans to work) in each school for the Thinking of You Thursdays lunch fund, which will provide the entire staff of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut with a [...]
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the culmination of an investigation into drug activity in the Ocean County area. On April 15, 2013 Officer’s from the Seaside Park Police Department along with Detective’s from the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group conducted a cooperative investigation into the illicit drug distribution activities of a Newark NJ [...]
The following was received by the Central Regional School District. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP -The Central Regional High School Guidance Department has incorporated the robust, interactive college search engine offered by College Board called “BigFuture” as a link on our high school guidance webpage to assist students and families with their college decision-making process. College Board is [...]