Lavallette walk benefits diabetes research
LAVALLETTE — 50 walkers come out for the second benefit walk for the American Diabetes Association in Lavallette.
View ArticleClam tags take one last voyage, washup on Shore beaches
This summer's violent thunderstorms and onshore winds have brought a late of trash washups to Shore waterways and beaches - including a mysterious trove of old fishing tags.
View ArticleScientist sounds warning on Barnegat Bay
LAVALLETTE — A marine scientist has sounded the alarm over the worsening health of Barnegat Bay, one of New Jersey's most used recreational waterways and the source of $3 billion in annual tourist...
View ArticleLavallette to celebrate 125th anniversary
LAVALLETTE — Township officials and residents are gearing up for a big birthday, the borough turns 125 on Sunday. To celebrate the occasion, a parade will kick off at 12:30 p.m. at Trenton Avenue and...
View ArticleLavallette turns 125, remembers founding
LAVALLETTE — Four physicians came together 125 years ago with the idea of creating a sanitarium for people who needed to rest and enjoy the recuperative power of the sea air.
View ArticleDrum circle brings peace, healing, smiles
'Everybody is born with an inner drum — your heartbeat,' said Claudia Serecsko, founder of the Sunday Drum Circle at the Dover-Brick First Aid Building in the Normandy Beach section of Toms River.
View ArticleLibrary offers 2 osteoporosis programs this month
The Upper Shores and Manchester library branches will offer a program about staying strong, active and thriving with osteoporosis.
View ArticleLavallette part-time cop arrested on heroin charges
A part-time Lavallette police officer was one of two men arrested on heroin charges last month by Hillside Police in Union County. Ian A. Inverno, 35, of Woodbridge, serves as a special police officer...
View ArticleSome residents, business owners set to visit Ortley Beach today
TOMS RIVER — Township officials will allow full-time and part-time residents into the Ortley Beach section of the township Wednesday to examine their properties.
View ArticleReturning home for first time, Ortley Beach residents stunned by loss
TOMS RIVER — A sink hole in a driveway. A pickup truck tossed into a neighbor's lawn like a toy. Decks torn from homes, nowhere to be found. Welcome back to Ortley Beach.
View ArticleResidents, merchants can begin visiting Lavallette properties today
LAVALLETTE — From today through Friday, Lavallette residents, business and property owners are being allowed to drive to their properties. Access is permitted over the Route 37 bridge in Toms River only.
View ArticleSBA paperwork leaves business owners unsure if they can get Sandy loans
A Reagan-era law designed to protect the environment from development is tripping up small business owners hoping to get their hands on federal loans so that they can rebuild.
View ArticleVehicle access available to Lavallette residents
LAVALLETTE — Lavallette residents and property owners can drive to their homes on Tuesday. Access is limited to one vehicle per property between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. and motorists must use the Route 37...
View ArticleMost Sandy-damaged NJ businesses should be eligible for SBA loans
Most New Jersey businesses damaged by superstorm Sandy shouldn't be disqualified by a federal conservation law from receiving government assistance to help them rebuild, according to a map released...
View ArticleLavallette mayor to residents: 'Come home'
LAVALLETTE — Residents can begin to permanently move back into their homes in the borough beginning 8 a.m. Saturday, Mayor Walter G. LaCicero said Thursday. Lavallette will be the first community on...
View ArticleLavallette reopens to residents, visitors
LAVALLETTE — The homemade banner that hung from the balcony of Denise Wirth's condo overlooking Grand Central Avenue said it all: 'Welcome Home.' The 52-year-old psychoanalyst rode out superstorm Sandy...
View ArticleSandy victims blast delays in flood insurance aid
LAVALLETTE — Even as Congress passed the first part of an aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, many victims seethed, wondering why it took so long.
View ArticleNJ landlords fear Sandy will hurt summer rentals
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — By this point in winter, Sharon Roher would ordinarily be closing in on renting her two Seaside Heights properties for the entire summer.
View ArticleLavallette authorizes $19M for Sandy costs
LAVALLETTE — Superstorm Sandy could cost the municipal government up to $19 million in damage to date.
View ArticleRoller coaster climber charged with disorderly conduct
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — The man who scaled the wreckage of the borough's roller coaster has been charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
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