Tag: Ocean County

  • Prosecutor: Operation ‘Heading Back’ takes down regional drug operation

    Prosecutor: Operation ‘Heading Back’ takes down regional drug operation

    Operation “Heading Back” has scored what law enforcement authorities are calling the largest drug operation takedown in the 30-year history of the Ocean County Special Operations Group. During a March 9 press conference in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced the culmination of a multi-jurisdictional narcotics investigation conducted by the Ocean County…

  • Jackson approves plan for communications tower

    Jackson approves plan for communications tower

    JACKSON – The Jackson Planning Board has approved the construction of a new communications tower on Don Connor Boulevard. During a meeting on Aug. 21, attorney Laura Benson and engineer Jeff Nagorny represented Ocean County, which has a plan to build a 195-foot-tall communications tower for public use on a 2-acre parcel at 38 Don…

  • Local players competing in annual All-Shore Gridiron Classic June 29

    Local players competing in annual All-Shore Gridiron Classic June 29

    Here are the region’s graduated senior scholastic football players who will compete in the annual All-Shore Gridiron Classic that will be held June 29 at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch. This Monmouth County vs. Ocean County all-star game will kick off at 7 p.m. Playing for Monmouth County are: Colts Neck High…

  • Film chronicles Tent City’s homeless, ‘tiny homes’ concept

    Film chronicles Tent City’s homeless, ‘tiny homes’ concept

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — A local filmmaker is ready to share a revamped version of his exploration into the lives of both those who are homeless and those who are trying to help them. Jack Ballo’s documentary, “Destiny’s Bridge,” was finished in 2013 and is about the existence of Tent City in Lakewood…

  • Improve Your Quality Of Life At Northeast

    Improve Your Quality Of Life At Northeast

    NorthEast Spine & Sports Medicine is the first multi-specialty medical group in Ocean County devoted to pain management, physical therapy, chiropractic and acupuncture. Our doctors and therapists educate patients past the point of pain relief to lessen the risk of re-injury or exacerbating a specific pain syndrome. Our clinicians do this by staying at the…

  • Ocean County prosecutor warns of ‘ransomware’

    Ocean County prosecutor warns of ‘ransomware’

    Officials with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit are warning residents of a form of cyber attack that can render a computer useless unless a “ransom” is paid. The issue, according to prosecutor’s office spokesman Al Della Fave, is the result of the proliferation of ransomware, which is a malicious computer program…

  • County eyes replacement of Jackson Mills Road culvert

    County eyes replacement of Jackson Mills Road culvert

    JACKSON – Ocean County officials are making plans to improve the infrastructure and road safety on Jackson Mills Road while maintaining a natural resource. The Ocean County Board of Freeholders announced on March 9 that plans are being made to replace a corrugated aluminum box culvert under the road. The culvert, which was installed about…