Forked River News

The public is invited to an Evening in Paradise at 6:30 p.m. on July 11 at the Lacey Elk's Tikki Bar.

A public meeting on plans for the Forked River Beach bridge replacement and a road re-design is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. July 9 at the Lacey Elks Lodge, 900 Beach Blvd.

Four adults and a juvenile have been charged with stealing Mayor John C. Parker's car and causing more than $2,000 worth of damage to it.

Explosions rocked a normally quiet residential neighborhood here Tuesday afternoon as an intense blaze engulfed a shed, then quickly spread to two homes.

More than 100 people came out to learn more about nuclear energy and the operation of the Oyster Creek Generating Station owned by Exelon Corp.

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MAYS LANDING -- A former St. Joseph's High School teacher and wrestling coach in Hammonton was sentenced Friday to 364 days of day reporting, and forfeited his teaching license in connection with a January 2008 incident involving one of his students, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said.

Upgraded charges against a 20-year-old Lacey man landed him back in jail after the victim died as a result of injuries from an alleged June 3 hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway, officials said.

An Ocean County grand jury has indicted 19 people involved in what authorities called a large network to distribute cocaine, marijuana and painkillers in the Lacey area.

Amid swirling dust clouds and the rumble of 18-wheelers, three would-be truck drivers sat at a picnic table in the middle of a dirt yard, sipping iced tea.

Police are investigating a hit-and-run traffic incident involving a 16-year-old pedestrian from Forked River.

It took five minutes to introduce the township's spending plan in April, but it took several weeks to get it adopted.

LACEY - The parking lot of Lacey High School was filled with classic and vintage cars on Saturday as part of the second car and truck show held by the Sentimental Cruisers car show.

As of June 1, a new solid waste contractor took over the duties of trash collection.

May and June are often associated with student honors, graduation and scholarship presentations - but during a recent Board of Education meeting, the spotlight shined on six teachers.

A series of free educational talks sponsored by the state Pinelands Commission opens June 18 with a presentation on woodland survival by expert Simon Harrison, program director for the Children of the Earth Foundation founded by noted author and professional tracker Tom Brown Jr.

A 20-year-old Lacey man was in jail Thursday, charged in a hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway that left a construction worker in critical condition, State Police said.

LACEY -- Don't bother calling Joanna DiMaria on the phone if you need a haircut just stop in.

That extra dash of seasoning paid off for Jonathan Everin, the winner of the $5,000 first prize at the 20th annual New Jersey State Chili and Salsa Cook-off on Saturday.

LACEY - Local lawmakers received answers to questions they posed to the state Department of Environmental Protection last month concerning the release of tritium at the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Forked River.