LAKEWOOD–Looking for something to do this weekend for dad on Father’s Day? The Ocean Signal has some exciting ideas including breakfast, dinner and a cruise along the historic Toms River waterfront.
TOMS RIVER – One hundred twenty-four students from the Ocean County College Nursing Class received their nursing pins at the Annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony on Tuesday, May 21st at in the Arts & Community Center Theatre at the OCC Main Campus in Toms River. During the ceremony, special awards in Nursing were presented. The following Nursing graduates [...]
The following was compiled from releases provided by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Sandy Volunteers Honored at Luncheon More than 140 senior citizens who devote much of their time volunteering to help others were honored at a special luncheon in Toms River on May 22nd. For the past 31 years, the Ocean County [...]
Compiled from archival information and elements of the KMC Centennial Magazine This year, Kimball Medical Center celebrates its 100th year of providing medical services to residents of Ocean County. Named after local physician Dr. Paul Kimball, Paul Kimball Hospital, as it was originally known, was built by the Lakewood community to aid the sick close [...]
by Erik Weber BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – It may have been several decades since they put down their social studies notebooks and picked up their badges, but for five of the seven current police chiefs serving in Ocean County, coming back to the halls of Central Regional High School here to reminisce about their early [...]
TRENTON–New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher today announced, for the fourth year in a row, a team of high school students from the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES) in Manahawkin was the winner of the New Jersey Envirothon, held Saturday, May 4 at Girl Scout Camp Kettle Run in Medford. [...]
TOMS RIVER – With an eye toward safety, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is getting ready to start improvement projects on 11 county roads. “As part of our annual overlay program, we will be starting work shortly on safety improvements including stormwater drainage work, new paving and reconstruction on several roads throughout Ocean [...]
By Phil Stilton LAKEWOOD–On Friday night, Philadelphia Phillies’ first baseman Ryan Howard hit a home run at the request of a blind 9 year old named AJ. It was the slugger’s 5th home run of the season for the major league club, but at this point in the first half of the season in [...]
TOMS RIVER–Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the sentencing of Jaime Gonzalez, 43, of Lakewood for the 2009 shooting of Lakewood Police Officers. The Honorable Francis R. Hodgson, Jr., J.S.C. sentenced Gonzalez to 45 years, with no chance of parole until 29 ½ years of his sentence is served. The case investigated by [...]
LAKEWOOD–Jackson Liberty and Jackson Memorial faced off in their annual crosstown showdown at First Energy Park in Lakewood on Sunday. Memorial’s Spencer Young hit a base hit in the bottom of the 7th inning with no outs to score Kyle Johnson with the walk off game winning run. Johnson led the inning off with a [...]