01/07/13 Hyper Local Ocean County News Reports

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR OCEAN COUNTY, NJ.

• NJ lawmaker look at possible bag fee to help clean up bay _{2013-01-07, 11:25 pm}
  ... in your pocket when it's time to pay. A new bag fee in 2014 would help clean Barnegat Bay, along the coast of Ocean County. "We were well aware of it," said John Holub, president of the New Jersey Retail Association. "We've been in discussions with ...
• Teen Struck by Car, Injured in Brick _{2013-01-07, 09:49 pm}
  ... the initial officers on scene, followed by additional officers, Brick Police EMS and MONOC paramedics, plus the Ocean County Sheriff's Department Criminalistics Investigation Unit. Hooper Avenue, between Drum Point Road and Old Silverton Road, was ...
• Repopulating the Barrier Island after Hurricane Sandy _{2013-01-07, 08:28 pm}
  ... irst day since Hurricane Sandy struck last fall that residents are allowed back to the hardest-hit areas of the Ocean County barrier island. 1/7/13 (Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger)
• Commercial anglers in hot water with IRS _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  A father and daughter who owned a deep sea fishing charter out of Monmouth and Ocean counties have found themselves in deep trouble with the Internal Revenue Service for failing to pay income taxes.
• Toms River man, charged in Monday residential burglary, faces more charges after probe _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  ... afternoon charged Decroce with four more burglaries and one attempted burglary. Decroce, who was taken to the Ocean County Jail in Toms River and originally held on $10,000 bail with no 10 percent, is now being held on $225,000 bail. Anyone with ...
• N.J. Senate President opens mouth, inserts foot _{2013-01-07, 06:47 pm}
  ... Drewniak said in statement. Eric Braun is a former radio and print journalist, having covered his beat in Ocean County for WOBM, WHLW & WADB Radio and a contributor to the Asbury Park Press Newspaper. Braun's experience in Ocean County Politics ...
• More NJ Sandy evacuees allowed home _{2013-01-07, 05:55 pm}
  Authorities reopened most of Ocean County's northern barrier islands on Monday, more than two months after Superstorm Sandy destroyed and damaged homes.
• N.J. Attorney General reaches settlement with APK Towing _{2013-01-07, 05:11 pm}
  ... New Jersey) or 973-504-6200. Eric Braun is a former radio and print journalist, having covered his beat in Ocean County for WOBM, WHLW & WADB Radio and a contributor to the Asbury Park Press Newspaper. Braun's experience in Ocean County Politics ...
• Manchester Man Indicted In Theft _{2013-01-07, 04:30 pm}
  ... indicted on theft charges stemming from an August incident in Manchester. Adam W. Degraw was indicted by an Ocean County grand jury sitting in Toms River on one count of third-degree theft and one count of third-degree dealing in stolen property. He ...
• State Reaches Final Settlement with Toms River Towing Company _{2013-01-07, 04:26 pm}
  ... 37 and Coolidge Avenue location was surrounded by crime scene tape and under police guard in November. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office was among those investigating the claims, and days before the initial Nov. 20 settlement police crime scene ...
• Forked River Woman Sentenced for Stealing from Ocean County Law Firm _{2013-01-07, 03:21 pm}
  A Forked River woman who served as bookkeeper for a law firm in Ocean County was sentenced to 21 months for defrauding her former employer by stealing more than $500,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.
• Live coverage tonight: Oyster Creek Safety Advisory Panel meeting _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  The Oyster Creek Safety Advisory Panel is holding a public meeting at 6 p.m. tonight, at the Ocean County Administration Building on Hooper Avenue.
• Residents return home _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  ... dozens of residents who returned to their homes Monday in the Toms River, Brick and Seaside Heights sections on Ocean County's northern barrier island. "No more worries,'' he said, after finally being home. "With them opening up, you can see the ...
• Press on Your Side: NJ wraps up investigation of tower accused of... _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  ... removed from town. The complaints prompted investigations by the state Division of Consumer Affairs and Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. In November, the state and APK reached an agreement to allow residents to reclaim their vehicles, at no cost, ...
• January 2013 In Box _{2013-01-01, 07:01 pm}
  ... have fun with the whole family. I live in the very small town of Beachwood, very close to the beach. So here in Ocean County I think we have a lot to offer. The beach is about 15 minutes east of where I live, and then we have tons of woods and great ...
• Eight Things Happening In And Around Berkeley Township This Week _{2013-01-07, 10:56 am}
  Monday - Winter Scavenger Hunt - all month, Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville.
• Bookkeeper gets 21 months for fraud _{2013-01-07, 08:58 am}
  Federal prosecutors say an Ocean County woman who stole more than $500,000 while working as a bookkeeper at a law firm is now headed to prison.
• Northern barrier island residents start to return _{2013-01-07, 08:37 am}
  Authorities are reopening most of Ocean County's northern barrier islands more than two months after Superstorm Sandy destroyed and damaged homes.
• Toms River 'medical home' may be future of N.J. health care _{2013-01-07, 07:19 am}
  ... the nondescript brick-and-glass building is the health care hub for nearly all of the 2,200 employees of the Ocean County School District and their families. And if one entrepreneur is right, it will be a model for how thousands of New Jerseyans ...
• Northern barrier island residents return home Monday morning _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}