In the early morning hours of October 30th, 2012 things went somewhere I’d never been before. Sandy was already upon us, evacuations had been ordered 48 hours prior, and yet some decided to stick it out. Water was coming into the tiny little Borough of Ocean Gate – only a half square mile in [...]
By Phil Stilton OCEAN COUNTY–In an online poll, conducted by The Ocean Signal on our popular “Ocean County Police Blotter” facebook page, private beach front property owners found little support in their quest to rebuild those private beaches. Under the law, property owners in Jersey Shore beachfront communities must agree to grant an easement to [...]
By Phil Stilton During the 2012 election season, one of the hot topic stories in Ocean County revolved around the campaign of Sheriff William Polhemus, with much written in the media, online blogs and campaign flyers of the sheriff’s opponents regarding his age and abilities. After much delay, in October, we were granted an [...]
Toms River-(PR)–What started out as an idea on facebook has quickly grown to a community of over 12,000 in just over one month. In September, the publishers of JTOWN and Toms River Magazine launched a bold new initiative to inform Ocean County residents about growing concern of crime at the Jersey Shore, called “Ocean [...]
Letter to the Editor, This year, a few Jackson Schools Board of Education members are asking Jackson residents to be re-elected to office. Almost all are qualified individuals and all are worthy of support by the town’s residents. There is one that I feel does not deserve a second chance, because moral character is [...]
By Bonnie Barrington As a Jackson township business owner, I would like to say that I think this year’s Jackson Day was terrific, and thank everyone who made it possible. Thank you to all the Township employees and local business owners who were a part of it! This is just a small taste of what [...]
Manchester- At a recent Council meeting a resident brought up a question regarding Pine Lake. He asked if Pine Lake was polluted and if not, why swimming isn’t allowed. I will attempt to answer his questions. In November of 1935, a project was started on the Ridgeway branch of the Toms River to prevent [...]
I am relieved that the Governor today abandoned his misguided income tax cut plan – a plan that disproportionately benefitted the wealthy – in favor of the Senate plan that targets much needed property tax relief to New Jersey’s middle and working class families. I remain concerned about how we will pay for this tax [...]
It’s been quite a busy couple of days here in Toms River and I just want to take a moment to thank our readers and wish everyone a very happy and safe spring break vacation and holidays. We didn’t end the week on a good note, with a horrific school bus accident and the guilty [...]
Lt. Colonel George “Bob” Armstrong, USAF (Retired) who ran a strong campaign for OC Sheriff in 2009, will hold a press conference Monday at 2pm on the grounds of the OC Courthouse, (Washington St. side) to announce his candidacy for OC Sheriff. Mr. Armstrong is using the filing date of April 2nd to announce his [...]