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Toms River Band to Open for Bruce Springsteen in London

Hawk Honey Rachael — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:05 +0000

A Battle of the Bands for the entire world?

"We wanted to support local artists and give them an opportunity on a global scale," said Hard Rock International Head of Music & Artist Relations John Kirkpatrick on this years Hard Rock Rising Global Competition, the largest ever Battle of the Bands driven by the unrelenting passion and raw talent of aspiring ar

Two Jackson Teens Die in Manchester Crash

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:36:00 +0000

Two teenagers from Jackson died instantly in a Sunday evening collision in Manchester between their car and a pickup truck on a county highway just outside an entrance to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Police say that neither Brandon Simms, 18, nor a 17-year-old were wearing restraints when their Mitsubishi Eclipse careened across the double yellow line [...]

Voluntary Coastal Evacuations Recommended In Toms River, Brick

Tom Mongelli — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:17:38 +0000

Ahead of tomorrow’s storm, Brick Township police are advising people living on the township’s barrier island territory and flood-prone coastal mainland spots to move inland. Sergeant Keith Reinhard relays information from the National Weather Service that has reclassified the weather system as a potential Nor’easter. Winds of up to 60 miles per hour are expected. [...]

Do You Recognize This Burglary Suspect?

Tom Mongelli — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:35:49 +0000

If your Sandy-damaged home was looted before you could return to it, and the burglary suspect captured by Brick Township police Monday looks familiar, investigators want to hear from you. Robert Kovacs was arrested in connection with the rifling of a storm-strewn Toronto Drive house, but detectives say they’ve connected him to at least 10, [...]

Weed, Hashish Seized in Manchester

Tom Mongelli — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:16:40 +0000

More than a pound of marijuana and hashish land a Manchester 20-year-old in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River. Police say they arrested James J. Kuhn, Jr. Monday after finding the drugs in a search of his house on Northampton Boulevard in the Pine Lake Park section. They obtained a warrant after a two-month [...]

A Landmark Day In Seaside Heights [VIDEO]

Jason Allentoff — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:14:52 +0000

It’s a landmark day in Seaside Heights and one that will go down in the history books. [button href="http://nj1015.com/tags/sandy/" title="FULL COVERAGE: Hurricane Sandy" align="center"] It was October 29th, 2012 when Superstorm Sandy hit our state, wiping out most of the iconic structure. While the old walkway is gone and the debris has been removed, the [...]

Seaside Heights Boardwalk Rebirth Begins

Tom Mongelli — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:15:35 +0000

How many people can you awaken before dawn to go and look at earth movers and pile drivers? In Seaside Heights today, the answer is, basically, everyone.[button href="http://nj1015.com/tags/sandy/" title="FULL COVERAGE: Hurricane Sandy" align="center"] At 8 AM, groundward driving of the first piling began for the tourist mecca’s new boardwalk, replacing what was destroyed in [...]

New BlueClaws GM is Jersey Shore All The Way

Tom Mongelli — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:10:12 +0000

He’s Asbury Park born and bred, and now lives with his growing family in Brick Township. It’s been a long,steady climb to the top for Brandon Marano, but he never had to leave home to get there as he becomes General Manager of the Lakewood BlueClaws. The 38-year-old becomes the second GM in team history, [...]

Toms River Elks Lodge Robbed At Gunpoint [VIDEO]

Tom Mongelli — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:00:53 +0000

The search is on for a burly thug who brandished an automatic handgun and took $1,000 from the Toms River Elks lodge early Wednesday. Police say it was just after midnight when the suspect entered the lodge on Washington Street near Clifton Avenue. The 70-year-old bartender was preparing to lock up for the night and [...]

Jackson School Bus Crash Probed

Tom Mongelli — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:08:26 +0000

Jackson students headed home on a township school bus are shaken but unhurt after a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle this afternoon. A source inside the district tells us that it happened just before 3 PM on Diamond Road. Neither the students nor the bus driver were hurt, but that the SUV driver sustained serious [...]

Christmas Eve Fire Leaves Manchester Family Homeless

Tom Mongelli — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:45:44 +0000

Members of a Manchester family escape with their lives but their home is in ruins and their dog is dead after a Christmas Eve blaze nearly leveled the dwelling. Police declined to identify the family but say three members were in the one-story wood-frame Lawrence Avenue dwelling in the township’s Pine Lake Park section when [...]

Oyster Creek Critics Seek Restart Roadblock

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:44:46 +0000

The refueling outage at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township is nearly complete. But if anti-nuclear activists have any say in it, there’s a lot more to do before power production resumes. A coalition of opponents have filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Petition Review Board to delay restart until an in-depth [...]

Toms River Teacher Accused of Sex With Student

Tom Mongelli — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:45:15 +0000

A 31-year-old teacher in the Toms River Regional District is charged with aggravated sexual assault in what invstigators say was an inappropriate relationship with a student. Erin T. Haskell of Barnegat teaches at Toms River Intermediate South. The charges follow a probe involving law enforcement in that township, Beachwood and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. [...]

Have You Found Your Boat Since The Storm?

Tom Mongelli — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:07:12 +0000

Damage left behind by Sandy isn’t just above the surface of the Atlantic and of Barnegat Bay. They’re under the waves too. Many above and below have yet to be reclaimed. Is yours one of them? We have links to lists. New Jersey’s Office of Emergency Management has compiled a list of the vessels of [...]

Toms River Allocating $30M for Storm Damage

Tom Mongelli — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:21:42 +0000

The Toms River Township Council is poised for an emergency appropriation of $30,000,000 to address damage from Superstorm Sandy. The governing body has called an emergency meeting for Friday, 5 PM, in the Municipal Building to take action on the measure. Expenditures are aimed at covering contracts approved by New Jersey and Ocean County officials [...]

Seaside Heights NJ – Two Weeks After Sandy [PHOTOS]

Andy Chase — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:55:57 +0000

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to get a first hand look at the destruction that Superstorm Sandy had on Seaside Heights. This weekend was the first time residents of Seaside Heights were able to go back to their homes and grab belongings and assess the damage. Residents had to go to the Ocean [...]

Brick Township Dwellers Can Winterize Barrier Island Homes Starting Friday

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:01:26 +0000

People who own property on Brick Township’s portion of the northern Barrier Island enter Phase Two of the visits in a series of trips that begin this Friday. Township officials say homeowners will have two days, rain or shine, to see to winterization, mold remediation and related minor projects. Two people per house, along with [...]

Hot Meals Served Tonight [LIST]

Andy Chase — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:17:38 +0000

With snow blanketing our area from the Nor’easter today, people who have been displaced from Super Storm Sandy are in need more than ever of a hot meal.Here is a list of some places in Ocean County to warm up, charge their phones, and get a hot meal Toms River Elks lodge for FREE SOUP [...]

Struggles Continue in Ocean County After Hurricane Sandy

Stacy Proebstle — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:06:36 +0000

[button href="http://nj1015.com" title="New Jersey 101.5 FM" align="center"] Ocean County continues to struggle after Hurricane Sandy left a path of destruction. While police continue to do water rescues, their main concern right now is gas leaks that have started fires in Mantoloking. Firefighters are unable to reach those homes because roads remain impassable, and there is [...]

Vote For Ocean of Love

Andy Chase — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:04:32 +0000

Oceanhappening.com is a website that has to do with everything Ocean County, NJ.

Every year they do their "Happenings List", and they ask their readers to vote for different things throughout Ocean County, NJ . One of the categories this year is favorite/best charity organization. Ocean of Love is nominated.