02/02/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR OCEAN COUNTY, NJ.

• Girls swimming: Shore Conference Championships preview _{2013-02-02, 06:39 am}
  ... are all teams that will be looking to shake things up this year. Toms River North recently took first in the Ocean County Championships while Rumson placed second and Manasquan followed suit in third place at the Monmouth County Championships behind ...
• Man Busted For Having Heroin And Cocaine In Manchester _{2013-02-02, 06:10 am}
  A man was indicted this past week for possessing several types of hardcore drugs in Manchester, according to Ocean County Courthouse records.
• Week in News: Avon Pavilion Axed, H.S. Peeping Tom, Slow Ocean County Recovery _{2013-02-02, 05:39 am}
  ... for rebuilding the boardwalk mainstay. He left without a restaurant. Read more on Wall Patch . Storm-Impacted Ocean County Residents Reaching Breaking Point Over Recovery Problems Ocean County - Ocean County will not recover from Superstorm Sandy in ...
• How do we love LBI? _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  ... Chowderfest, held every autumn in Beach Haven, let alone Chocolate Week. Oh, we of little faith. The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce announced Chocolate Week with this note of reassurance: "Start planning your 2013, with confidence that ...
• Sandy-ravaged highway reopens in Mantoloking _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  ... the primary north-south route along the immediate coast from Point Pleasant Beach to Island Beach State Park in Ocean County, with thousands of vehicles a day using it. "It's a sign of progress, that we're moving forward," said Ginny Donnelly, a ...
• Tell Us: Will ShopRite Be Successful at Former Foodtown Location on Route 35 in Hazlet? _{2013-02-02, 02:55 am}
  ShopRite intends to open their doors at the location of the old Super Foodtown on Route 35 in Hazlet, according to a report by the Asbury Park Press .
• Deadline To Apply For FEMA Hazard Mitgation Funds Is Next Tuesday _{2013-02-02, 01:40 am}
  ... for the funding, since the township will apply on their behalf. The township's letter of intent is sent to the Ocean County Office of Emergency Management, which in turns sends it on to the state Office of Emergency Management. The state OEM makes ...
• Firefighters in Jackson Battle Barn Fire for Four Hours _{2013-02-02, 12:10 am}
  ... y strong winds. Cassville and Whitesville fire companies were called in for tankers. Jackson EMS along with the Ocean County Fire Coordinator and Marshalls also responded. All units cleared at 5:30 am.
• Major shore highway reopens in Sandy-damaged part _{2013-02-01, 05:09 pm}
  ... the primary north-south route along the immediate coast from Point Pleasant Beach to Island Beach State Park in Ocean County, with thousands of vehicles a day using it. "It's a sign of progress, that we're moving forward," said Ginny Donnelly, a ...
• Major shore highway reopens in Sandy-damaged area _{2013-02-01, 03:00 am}
  ... the primary north-south route along the immediate coast from Point Pleasant Beach to Island Beach State Park in Ocean County, with thousands of vehicles a day using it. "It's a sign of progress, that we're moving forward," said Ginny Donnelly, a ...
• Major Shore Highway Reopens In Sandy-Damaged Ocean County _{2013-02-01, 04:24 pm}
  ... the primary north-south route along the immediate coast from Point Pleasant Beach to Island Beach State Park in Ocean County, with thousands of vehicles a day using it. "It's a sign of progress, that we're moving forward," said Ginny Donnelly, a ...
• Innovative Healthcare Solution Formulated Locally. Dental Alternative to High Cost Insurance _{2013-02-01, 04:17 pm}
  As the healthcare debate rages nationally, two Ocean County dentists have decided to do something tangible to help individuals and families afford quality dental care.
• Press on Your Side: Comcast charging for previously free digital adapters _{2013-02-01, 03:00 am}
  Comcast's small digital adapters that were once free now cost customers $1.99 a month.
• Investors Bank sets aside $5.5M to cover loans hurt by Sandy _{2013-02-01, 03:00 am}
  The parent company of Investors Bank said net income was flat during the fourth quarter in part because it set aside $5.5 million to cover loans that may be hurt by Sandy's damage.
• Provident says earnings rose in fourth quarter _{2013-02-01, 03:00 am}
  Provident Financial Services Inc. said its net income for the fourth quarter rose 12.2 percent, but it didn't escape Sandy's wrath.
• Injured On Job, Ex-County Employee Wants Officials to Do Right Thing _{2013-02-01, 12:52 pm}
  ... the table. And David Jones - who fell and injured his back and hand while working as a compost operator for the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management in July 2010 - continues to suffer from chronic pain that is sometimes so bad that he ...
• Undefeated Season for Lady Hawk Bowlers _{2013-02-01, 12:10 pm}
  ... ding to McCrae. The Lady Hawks will head to the South Jersey State Sectional Tournament on Saturday, and to the Ocean County and Shore Conference Tournaments next week, McCrae said.
• Waterways' Continued Cleanup of Hurricane Sandy Debris _{2013-02-01, 08:15 am}
  ... of Barnegat Bay and waterways from Raritan Bay all the way down to the bottom of the state gets underway, Ocean County Administrator Carl W. Block said. "The target is to have 75 percent of the debris out by June," he said. "While it's an ambitious ...
• Valentine's Day Specials at Samra Plastic Surgery & Jeunesse Medical Spa in NJ _{2013-02-01, 08:10 am}
  ... conveniently located and patients from the following areas and cities in NJ: Monmouth County, Middlesex County, Ocean County, Essex County, Burlington County, Mercer County, Union County, Morris County, Somerset County, Holmdel, Old Bridge, Matawan, ...
• Free Superstorm Sandy Insurance Claim Seminar to be Held in Lacey _{2013-02-01, 07:40 am}
  ... 3:30 p.m. Attorney Joseph A. Porcelli will run the seminar. Porcelli has already offered eight seminars at the Ocean County Library in Toms River where more than 225 people attended. "Many homeowners and businesses have sustained considerable ...