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Little Egg Harbor's displaced still struggling to find place to call home
Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:30 am
Inside a one-bedroom apartment in the senior community of Leisure Towne in Southampton, Burlington County, Roy and Jo Anne Bray constantly search for space and patience.
Galloway hires designer to retool municipal website
Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:01 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Township Council has awarded a contract to City Connections, of Barnegat Township, to revamp its municipal website.
Ocean County freeholder says New Jersey needs consumer advocate
Friday, May 17, 2013 1:19 am
Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari says New Jersey doesn’t need a state Board of Public Utilities, but instead could benefit from a consumer advocate.
Forsythe refuge event to mark reopening
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:19 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — After reopening last month, the Wildlife Drive section of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge will host a grand reopening event Saturday to unveil the completed repairs to the refuge’s eight-mile drive after Hurricane Sandy.
Forsythe wildlife refuge event to mark reopening
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:01 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - After reopening last month, the Wildlife Drive section of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge will host a grand reopening event Saturday to unveil the completed repairs to the refuge's eight-mile drive after Hurricane Sandy.
Bill backs tougher heroin charges in New Jersey
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:01 am
Legislation introduced Monday would strengthen state law by allowing drug dealing offenses to be graded by dosage units, rather than the weight, of controlled dangerous substances, including heroin.
Galloway's solar plan still awaits
Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:01 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Officials are no closer to developing a solar panel project at the defunct Oak Avenue landfill than the township was in January 2011, when Pepco Energy Services scrapped its plan for 18 acres of solar panels.
Beach Haven eateries serving customers again
Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:01 am
Mark Cohen, owner of the Chicken or the Egg Restaurant, said he never thought Hurricane Sandy would leave as much damage as it did, but he also never doubted that his popular Beach Haven restaurant would reopen for the summer.
Long Beach Island gateway town dry, ready to welcome tourists on island
Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:01 am
Ship Bottom, a one-square-mile borough on Long Beach Island, was under water just more than six months ago when Hurricane Sandy hit the shore.
Prosecutor directs police to record Ocean County drug overdoses
Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:01 am
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato has directed the county's police departments to report every drug overdose in an effort to stem a rise in heroin abuse by tracking the drug's damaging effects.
Absegami High School temporarily evacuated after chemical spill
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:00 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Six people from Absegami High School were taken to the hospital after the school was evacuated Thursday morning following the spill of a hazardous material.
Galloway Township moves to update property values after tax appeals
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 1:47 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — After seeing its ratable base eroded by $90 million over the last year, the township is spending nearly $1 million for a townshipwide reassessment.
Ocean County prosecutor pushes for legislative changes to combat heroin
Monday, May 6, 2013 12:15 am
“That’s a half an ounce of cocaine,” Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato said as he dropped a bag of white powder on his desk. “That’s a second-degree crime.”
CNN's Anderson Cooper makes speaking appearance in Atlantic City
Monday, May 6, 2013 12:03 am
ATLANTIC CITY — CNN’s Anderson Cooper spoke about hope to about 700 people at Shore Medical Center Foundation’s 24th annual Stainton Society Thank You Brunch at Revel’s Ovation Hall in Atlantic City on Sunday.
Following Sandy, boating season in South Jersey coming later than usual
Monday, May 6, 2013 12:01 am
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Tom Paxton looked out over the start of a new dock being built at Great Bay Marina Sunday afternoon and vowed there would be a boating season after Hurricane Sandy.
Heroin trade crosses Galloway, Little Egg Harbor borders
Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:06 pm
Last month, a 24-year-old man from Little Egg Harbor Township overdosed on heroin in a vehicle on the side of a road in Galloway Township.
Deaf woman seeks Christie's help with FEMA
Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:01 am
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP — Amanda Klinger said she knew when she walked into Gov. Chris Christie’s town hall meeting Tuesday it was time to get loud about being deaf.
Hamilton Township man indicted as head of marijuana ring using juveniles as dealers
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:46 pm
A Hamilton Township man has been indicted by an Ocean County grand jury on 21 counts connected to a marijuana distribution network that employed juveniles as dealers, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato said.
Gov. Christie to hold town hall in Long Beach Township today
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:03 am
Gov. Chris Christie will host a town-hall meeting for residents of Long Beach Township to come out and ask questions of the governor.
Little Egg Harbor Township plagued by plummeting property values
Monday, April 29, 2013 12:01 am
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - The Ocean County Board of Taxation has notified Little Egg Harbor Township that an order of revaluation could come later this year as a result of a continued decline in property values, township Tax Assessor Joseph Sorrentino said.
Ocean County forms task force to fight heroin crisis
Friday, April 26, 2013 11:55 pm
TOMS RIVER - A new task force formed through the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office will work with Atlantic County authorities and other agencies to combat what Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato is calling a heroin crisis.
Galloway Township adopts budget with 6 percent tax rate increase
Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:01 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Township Council unanimously adopted Tuesday evening the 2013 $24 million municipal budget that comes with a 6 percent increase in the tax rate.
Galloway plans revamp of low-ranked website
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:01 pm
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — The township website is outdated and needs to change, officials said, especially after the results of a Monmouth University poll released Wednesday placed Galloway 312th out of 540 municipal websites ranked in the state.
Multiple heroin deaths in South Jersey have authorities warning of tainted drug
Monday, April 22, 2013 7:15 pm
Eight Ocean County deaths in eight days have Atlantic City authorities warning people about a possibly deadly batch of heroin.
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Washington state couple raise money to help Little Egg Harbor Township victims of Hurricane Sandy
Monday, April 22, 2013 12:01 am
From Sammamish, Wash., James and Michelle Wallace decided in November that they had to help their home state of New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy ravaged Little Egg Harbor Township, where James' parents live.
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Atlantic City man faces drug charges after body, heroin bags found in car
Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:01 am
An Atlantic City man has been arrested on drug charges after an investigation connected him to a Stafford Township man who was found dead in his car with four bags used for heroin, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato said Saturday.
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Atlantic City man arrested following investigation of alleged overdose death in Barnegat
Saturday, April 20, 2013 2:08 pm
An Atlantic City man has been arrested on drug charges after an investigation by Ocean County and Atlantic City law enforcement connected him to a Stafford Township man who was found dead in his car along with four baggies used for heroin, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato said Saturday.
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Edwin. B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge's scenic Wildlife Drive to reopen every day beginning Saturday
Thursday, April 18, 2013 1:02 pm
Wildlife Drive at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township will reopen for daily use beginning Saturday after months of repairs to damage from Hurricane Sandy.
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Friends, family gather to remember man killed at Rowan
Thursday, April 18, 2013 12:04 am
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Matthew Uhl’s 20-year-old sister, Caitlyn, and her friends played a slideshow Wednesday on laptops set on the hoods of four cars in the Pinelands Regional High School parking lot.
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LEHT man cheered by vigils since son died at Rowan
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:00 am
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Albert Uhl said he doesn’t want his 22-year-old son to be forgotten, and with the outpouring of support since his death Friday, he is starting to believe that won’t happen.
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Some New Jersey towns catching up on budgets after Sandy
Sunday, April 14, 2013 10:25 pm
The havoc Hurricane Sandy created along the Jersey Shore also contributed to delays in the completion of some municipal budgets.
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Few details of police shootings recorded in New Jersey database
Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:30 am
No national or state database dedicated to the collection and analysis of police-involved shootings exists, nor does any requirement that any state or federal agency keep detailed statistics for tracking police-involved shootings.
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Little Egg Harbor Twp. man struck, killed by car at Rowan University
Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:00 am
Dawn Uhl said her 23-year-old son, Matthew, was excited to be graduating from Rowan University next month.
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Long Beach Township launching its own Chamber of Commerce to promote island
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:02 pm
Long Beach Island officials are upset that the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce is not doing enough to market the island and are working to start their own chamber.
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Galloway Township educator named Atlantic County Teacher of the Year
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:28 pm
Theresa Dougherty, a 15-year veteran teacher at Roland Rogers Elementary School in Galloway Township, has been named Atlantic County Teacher of the Year through the Atlantic County Office of Education.
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Galloway's newest township manager says municipality moving in right direction
Monday, April 8, 2013 9:13 pm
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — One year after being appointed township manager — the fourth locally in less than two years — Arch Liston said the once financially unstable municipality is moving in the right direction.
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Forsythe's Wildlife Drive reopens to day-trippers
Monday, April 8, 2013 1:30 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Locals and visitors, alike, flocked to the Wildlife Drive section of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge as it reopened this weekend for the first time since Hurricane Sandy damaged it.
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Man, woman found dead in room at Revel
Sunday, April 7, 2013 1:56 pm
A man and a woman were found dead Sunday afternoon by a housekeeping employee in their hotel room at Revel, police said.
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Daughter finds Galloway man shot to death in his driveway
Friday, April 5, 2013 3:00 am
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Maranyely Santos said she found her 51-year-old father, Wally Delos Santos, lying in a pool of blood in the driveway of his township home on Falling Leaf Court early Thursday.
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LBI fall fishing tournament back on for fall after chamber reverses earlier decision
Thursday, April 4, 2013 1:30 am
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday that it would continue running the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic, reversing a decision that had jeopardized the event’s 58-year tradition.
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Wildlife Drive in Galloway Township's Forsythe refuge to reopen this weekend
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 3:14 pm
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Work to repair the Wildlife Drive location of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Refuge damaged by Hurricane Sandy is near completion and the area will reopen this weekend.
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Stafford, Little Egg Harbor partner to fight FEMA's proposed flood map
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 7:34 pm
Officials in two southern Ocean County towns are partnering to make sure initial base flood elevation maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are corrected before it’s too late.
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Long Beach Island in uproar over future of its Surf Fishing Classic tournament
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 2:15 am
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will no longer run the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic after 58 years.
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Contractors cleaning up hurricane debris in New Jersey coastal waters
Saturday, March 30, 2013 2:00 am
TUCKERTON — Grapples reached down into the waters of Thompson Creek on Thursday, scooping up debris from the water and shoreline as part of a massive cleanup of the state’s waterways.
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Man displaced to Atlantic County by Sandy charged as head of drug network in Ocean County
Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:08 pm
An Atlantic County man displaced from Stafford Township by Hurricane Sandy was arrested by Ocean County law enforcement March 21 on multiple drug charges, including a first-degree charge of being a leader of narcotics trafficking network.
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Loss of state aid pushes up taxes in Little Egg Harbor school budget
Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:40 pm
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A loss in state aid is one of the reasons officials cite for the average property owner’s property tax bill increasing by about $60 under the school budget approved this week.
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Galloway budget includes 6 percent increase in tax rate
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:36 pm
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Officials pointed to a loss of ratables, an abundance of tax appeals and loss in tax revenue when they presented a $24 million budget Tuesday that comes with a 6 percent increase to the tax rate.
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Galloway Republicans set slate for council campaign
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:13 pm
The Galloway Township Republican League and the Galloway Township Municipal County Committee announced the nomination of four Republican Council candidates Tuesday.
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School taxes going up in Galloway Township
Monday, March 25, 2013 9:44 pm
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Officials said Monday increased expenses and cuts in aid are the reasons for a slight increase in the local school tax that will raise the average property owner’s bill by $45.
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Section of Route 9 in Galloway, Absecon set for no-passing designation
Monday, March 25, 2013 12:15 am
A no-passing zone proposed for a large section of Route 9 in Galloway Township has been delayed until Absecon submits a resolution supporting the project to the state Department of Transportation.
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