Forked River News Archives

A home at 522 Lincoln Place was gutted by a fire reported by a neighbor who noticed smoke at 10:59 a.m. today, said Patrolman Rip Bondulich.

Two years ago, Deroy Beaton gave himself an unusual present on his 30th birthday.

Authorities charged a 23-year-old Pleasantville man they said caused the death of a Lacey man by providing him with a lethal dose of heroin Friday.

LACEY - Animal Planet's Joel Silverman visited The Captain's Inn for a book signing, which also served as a benefit for the Associated Humane Societies' Popcorn Park Zoo animal shelter as well as other area shelters.

A township-based environmental group announced Monday that efforts to preserve the former Barnegat Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey right of way led to a historic designation for four trestles in that area.

Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, 1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, wil host its annual Festival of Fine Craft from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct.

Two people were injured when their car left the roadway and struck a tree at Beach Boulevard and Chesapeake Drive about 2 a.m. Thursday, police said.

The state Department of Environmental Protection issued two permits Wednesday to Ocean County that clear the way for its planned bridge repair project in the Forked River Beach section of the township.

Lacey United Methodist Church is be holding a 50's dance, Saturday September 26 at 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

You've got some crust! At least you will if you bake as well as the late Mahala Landrum.

Animal Planet's Joel Silverman who hosts the network's "Good Dog U" program and his faithful co-star Foster will be coming to Forked River on Wednesday for a book signing, which will also serve to benefit the Popcorn Park Zoo.

LACEY - Students, parents, teachers and administrative school district staff came together for the first day of the new school year on Tuesday.

The Lacey Elks Lodge #2518 turns 35 years old on Sept. 29. While the lodge is the second largest in the state, more members are always welcome which is why the lodge hosted an open house on Saturday.

Police arrested a man and woman they say were involved in a physical altercation on Route 34 near Paynters Road Friday evening, officials said.

Nigel 'Sarge' Morgan, 55, of Glassboro passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Washington Township.

A 31-year-old Lacey man was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison for a bank robbery that netted him slightly more than $100. Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels imposed the prison term on William Smith of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township for robbing the Wachovia Bank on Lacey Road in the Forked River section of the township ...

One of three young men who gained notoriety by bludgeoning to death exotic birds at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey in 2003 has been sentenced to drug court probation for burglarizing a home in Berkeley in April.

A letter sent to the township by Department of Environmental Protection Assistant Commissioner Mark Mauriello seems to have assured offiials that permits to replace a county bridge in Forked River Beach would soon be issued.