Beachwood News

An 18-year-old township resident remains in critical condition after an early Saturday morning accident along Old Freehold Road.

The Beachwood Recreation Commission and the Marine Corps League have teamed up to bring the "Toys for Tots" program to Beachwood, according to borough officials.

During an August press conference called by Beachwood Mayor Ronald Jones, numerous allegations were made against two PBA members in an attempt to tarnish their reputations.

Police officers in Beachwood get 17 paid holidays. If they are asked to work on any of eight of them, they receive double time and half.

From left, Bouncing Souls guitarist Pete Steinkopf, Matt Korwan, and Souls bassist Bryan Kienlen at the Dec.

There was no deterring Deborah Wilkinson. The Beachwood resident was the first to set up chairs an hour before the start of Wednesday's Veterans Day parade in Toms River.

Changes could be coming to the old Beachwood Plaza shopping center on Route 9 as soon as next year.

Following in the footsteps of neighboring Ocean Gate, officials in the borough have begun the process of analyzing wind power to see if building a wind turbine would benefit the town.

Riding a bicycle along the Toms River may seem like a leisurely weekend activity, but the nearly 100 people doing it Sunday had a more significant mission in mind.

BEACHWOOD: The Beachwood branch of the Ocean County Library will hold a food drive this Monday through Saturday, library staff said.

A bronze statue of a firefighter's boots with a fire coat and helmet is what local firefighters envision as a memorial to the people who have volunteered before them.

Ocean County Hunger Relief has announced that the following locations will be providing Thanksgiving meals Nov.

Harvest Rock Fest, a 14-hour concert event to benefit Charles "Lips" Winters, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer, will run from 1 p.m. to 3 a.m., November 14 at High Velocity, Beachwood.

It was in March of 2006 when Tanisha Sosa first looked to hire a contractor to build an addition on her Beachwood home so that her aging, sick father could move in with her.

Campaigning about issues including the master plan, drinking water, overdevelopment and recreation, four candidates are vying for two three-year terms on Borough Council.

All Jack Bryce had to do to get the crowd moving was put the clarinet to his mouth and blow.

THE STAKES: Two three-year terms will be available on the Borough Council. THE CANDIDATES: Beverly Clayton, 1152 Mermaid Ave., and Ronald Roma, 1009 Leeward Ave., both Republicans, are the incumbents.

Two weeks before Election Day, Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine and GOP challenger Chris Christie each have the support of 39 percent of likely voters in New Jersey, according to the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll.

An Ocean County man is accused of robbing an Evesham bank in March. Robert J. Fitzpatrick Jr., 25, of Beachwood was arrested Thursday after an investigation into a March 25 holdup at the Wachovia Bank branch on westbound Route 70, police said.

An Ocean County man was charged with robbing the Wachovia Bank on Route 70 near Cropwell Road last spring, police said Friday.