Topic: The Ocean Star
Point Beach High School student tests positive for COVID-19
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — A student at Point Pleasant Beach High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement issued by the school district.
Superintendent William Smith said the student most recently attended...
COVID-19 cases put Point Boro girls soccer team in quarantine
POINT PLEASANT — An unspecified number of students on the girls soccer team at Point Pleasant High School have tested positive for COVID-19, the district's superintendent announced Tuesday.
In response, the school has placed the...
Black Poster Project recalls lives lost to substance abuse
BRICK TOWNSHIP — Residents and visitors mourned the loss of loved ones and strangers to the opioid epidemic on Saturday, during a silent memorial featuring the names and faces of 263 overdose victims in...
Brick Township picks up first win
TOMS RIVER — The Brick Township football team earned its first win of the season in a 13-10 battle against Toms River East on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Now 1-2 on the season, Brick returns home...
Brick patrolman charged with driving drunk, endangering children
BRICK TOWNSHIP — The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a township police officer with drunken driving and cruelty/neglect of children after an on-duty patrolman pulled him over on the night of Aug. 16.
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Safety to come first at township’s Trunk or Treat
BRICK TOWNSHIP — With a global pandemic in play, this year’s township-sponsored Trunk or Treat will differ from previous iterations of the annual event, as organizers employ new protocols to mitigate the spread of...
Mental health services in Brick schools spared state budget axe
BRICK TOWNSHIP — Behavioral health services for students in public schools in Brick Township and across New Jersey are no longer in jeopardy after local School Based Youth Services counselors helped lead a...
Road, bulkhead improvements in Brick
BRICK TOWNSHIP — Officials paved the way for road work in Parkway Pines and bulkhead repairs throughout Brick’s waterfront areas on Tuesday night, as the town council authorized bids awarded to the projects’ respective...
Point Beach Police launch security camera registry
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — Owners of homes and businesses with video surveillance systems are being invited to participate in a camera registry program organized by the Point Pleasant Beach Police Department.
The program, which was...
Point Pleasant Elks will hold grab-and-go trick-or-treating
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — One borough organization has stepped up during these tough times offering children a chance to regain a sense of normalcy in the borough by bringing trick-or-treating, in a safe way,...
