Topic: The Ocean Star
Veteran suicides spur Operation Ruck-It
BRICK TOWNSHIP — Hundreds of walkers, many bearing the weight of military-style rucksacks, will take to the streets Saturday, marching a total of 22 kilometers to raise awareness of the 22 military veterans...
Elks Fest returns to Arnold Avenue Park
POINT PLEASANT — For the second year, Point Pleasant Elks Lodge 1698 will take over Arnold Avenue Park to host one of their biggest fundraisers of the year.
Point Pleasant Elks Fest in the Park...
Lavallette reports drop in beach badge revenues
LAVALLETTE — Beach badge revenues have plummeted and the borough council is blaming the state’s new minimum wage law and a shortage of badge checkers, among other factors.
According to a report presented by Councilman...
Memorial wins on final drive, Beach shuts out Pinelands
Friday, Sept. 20
Brick Memorial 29 Freehold Township 22
Brick Memorial won its first game of the season, on the road, in a late thriller. With 1:20 left in the game, the Mustangs ended a 70-yard...
Festival of the Sea celebrates best of the Shore Saturday
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — The 42nd Annual Festival of the Sea and Craft Show kicks off on Saturday and with it, a day filled with tons of local food and craft vendors, music and...
Boroughs unite, state agrees to delay bridge project start
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — Two towns have united to persuade the state to delay the resumption of the Route 35 over Ashley Avenue bridge project until next Friday, Sept. 27.
Point Pleasant Beach and Brielle...
Habitat’s Walk to Rebuild held in Lavallette
LAVALLETTE— Northern Ocean County may be one of the wealthiest areas in the state with its multimillion dollar beachfront homes, but representatives of Habitat for Humanity say that even in the midst of great...
Donors give a pint for child battling cancer
POINT PLEASANT — Baby Charlotte Scalese was on the minds of the many individuals who came out to the Point Pleasant Moose Lodge Wednesday to donate a pint of their blood to help save...
Son, accomplice charged with murder of Brick man in court appearance
TOMS RIVER — The two men charged in the murder of a Brick Township man made their first court appearance in the Ocean County Courthouse in Toms River on Tuesday morning for a detention...
Kratom ban introduced in Point Beach
POINT PLEASANT BEACH- The introduction of an ordinance aimed at prohibiting the sale of kratom in the borough was approved by a majority of the borough council at last night's meeting. Kratom advocates from...