C-17s From Joint Base Playing Major Role in Afghanistan Evacuation, Refugees Coming to Base

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is playing a major role in the ongoing noncombatant evacuation operation from Afghanistan, and it will soon play...

Ocean County Opens Third-Round Coronavirus Vaccine Dose for Some Residents

The Ocean County Health Department announced Wednesday that it will begin opening appointments for residents to receive a third coronavirus vaccine...

Ocean County Moving Forward With Lawsuit After Ruling on ICE Cooperation

Ocean County’s efforts to overturn former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal’s “immigrant trust directive,” which banned government agencies from...

Toms River, Lakewood Route 9 Expansion Project May Be Revived

The design of a plan to improve Route 9 in Ocean County was shelved last year by the state Department of...

Here Are The Dates and Times of The Area’s Independence Day Fireworks Displays

After a summer marked by cancellations and postponements, fireworks will light up the sky again over the coming days as Brick...

Brick Mom: 18 Years Ago, You Became a Father for the First Time, and a Journey Began

Dear Jeff, Almost eighteen years ago to the day you became a Dad for the first time. I’m having a hard...

Ocean County Commissioners Lift Mask Requirements In Its Buildings

The Ocean County Board of Commissioners this week rescinded its policy that had required face masks and social distancing in its...