Toms River

The Superstorm's nearly five years gone. Is your home ready for the next one?

The long-awaited $128,000,000 northern Ocean County beach and dune reconstruction begins with sand deposits in Ortley Beach in April, say officials of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Welcome news in Toms River. But, Brick Township's Mayor is sounding off while repairs there wait until early 2018.

The owner of the Americana Motel in Toms River heads to prison for three years, for scamming the Federal Emergency Management Agency out of $81,567 in Superstorm Sandy relief.

Superstorm Sandy taught them exactly what they needed to know about defenses in Toms River, says Mayor Tom Kelaher. They're readier than ever.

Three years since the Superstorm, where are we now, and where are we going? Leaders of the rebuilding effort and Representative Tom MacArthur (R-3) seek your viewpoints as they examine the questions October 15 at Toms River Town Hall. The panel organized by the Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group will feature members of area non-profit organizations and community leaders...

The amount of Hurricane Joaquin prep information hitting you is almost as dense as the raindrops will be if you wind up standing in it. On the Ocean County Health Department web page, you can find a comprehensive guide to resources and tips to safeguard yourself and your loved ones.

This is normally one of the shore's busiest post-summer weekends, but Hurricane Joaquin's uncertain trajectory and intensity has forced reschedulings that promise to turn next weekend into Eventapalooza.

A reinforced beachfront and enhanced rescue capabilities highlight hurricane preparations organized today by officials in Toms River.

Ortley Beach residents are running out of patience as they continue waiting for New Jersey to begin the federal Army Corps of Engineers replenishment project almost three years after Super Storm Sandy.

The next step toward mending Ortley Beach's Superstorm wounds is about to be taken. Bayside Park, decimated in the October 2012 disaster, officially reopens July 18.