Toms River News

A man charged with possession of $20,000 worth of heroin, and who has been on the lam since he escaped police 10 days earlier, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday.

Police say a Toms River man who was working as a bounty hunter, but did not have a license for the job, had to post bail to stay out of jail.

Police believe there is a connection between burglaries of several vehicles in the East Dover section, said police Chief Michael G. Mastronardy.

A paid firefighter here is charged with sexually assaulting more than one child younger than 13 years old, authorities said.

A 46-year-old Barnegat man was killed Wednesday night when the car he was driving struck a tree off Route 532 .

Toms River Intermediate School South's Regalia Room now matches the finery its name implies.

Financial gurus Antoinette Babek and Hollis Colquhoun can help you gain control over your finances with practical tips and advice at the Finance Fest set for the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library at 7 p.m. Monday, library staff said.

On the eve of Veterans Day, the Board of Freeholders unveiled a monument Tuesday to honor those in uniform from Ocean County who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war against terror.

Following a month-long investigation and the execution of two search warrants, county and municipal law enforcement officials arrested a 23-year-old Morristown Drive man and seized heroin, $5,000 in cash, a handgun, hollow point bullets and a car.

Today - the day before Veteran's Day and the Marine Corps' 234th anniversary - the township dedicated a portion of Hooper Avenue to Marine Pfc.

The year 2007 was a dark one for the Seaside Park Police Department. By the end of that year, 14 lawsuits had been filed against the police department in federal court by people who claimed police had used excessive force against them, including, in several cases, beating and punching them while they were handcuffed.

The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street, will host the National Alliance on Mental Illness program "In Our Own Voice - Living with Mental Illness" Monday Nov.

Newark's money? Somebody tell Christie to get a clue. Well, that didn't take long.

New Jersey's governor-elect says he won't uproot his four school-age children to move to the chief executive's mansion in Princeton Township.

Move the Earth, a Christian organization, will host "How to Change Your World," a nonprofit benefit evening in honor of local Ocean County charities at 7 p.m. Nov.

New Jersey's next governor vowed Friday to veto any tax increase the Legislature sends to his desk in the coming year.

Credit card fraud and counterfeit money will be the topics of a seminar being held at the Nov.

At the latest Ocean County swine flu vaccination clinic Wednesday, there were no traffic jams, and no one was turned away because there were not enough shots.

With five seats on the Township Council at stake, Republican incumbents were victorious Tuesday night, maintaining their control on the governing body.

The Ocean County Master Gardeners want you - if you have an interest in gardening and learning about horticulture.