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. [...]
Sound the Alarm!! The newly re-instated Ship Bottom Vol. Fire Co. Auxiliary & Ship Bottom Vol. Fire Co. are hosting a SUMMER SIZZLE bringing the bay to 21st. Street! This event will be a fundraiser for both volunteer organizations which are non-profit 501(c)3 organizations. Entertainment so far includes: 2:00-3:15 - The Road Dogs 3:15-3:45 [...]
by Phil Stilton JACKSON-Six months ago, Superstorm Sandy struck the Ocean County, but aside from a prolonged power outage and fallen trees, damage in Jackson Township community was relatively minimal in this community of 54,000 people. Jackson was spared the distress of long term damage to infrastructure and housing. While Jackson missed the full [...]
06: #4 Freddy Terranova (Jackson Mem) d. # 13 Carl Vasti (CBA) 5-1 106: #3 Jimmy Slendorn (Howell) md. #14 Jeff DeLuise (Barnegat) 9-1 106: #6 John Finnerty (Pt Beach) md. #11 Mike Jones (Long Branch) 20-6 106: #10 James Knoeller (Southern) d. #7 Daniel Rackliffe (Brick Twp) 9-7 113: #9 Chris Crane (Southern) md. [...]
By Phil Stilton RAHWAY–Children across the tri-state area whose local playgrounds were destroyed by the forces of Hurricane Sandy last October may soon be able to return to those jungle gyms, swingsets and monkey bars if Bill Lavin, president of the New Jersey Firefighters’ Mutual Benevolent Association [NJFMBA], has anything to say about it. [...]
LITTLE EGG HARBOR–On 01-24-13, John Robertson III, age 33 of Little Egg Harbor Twp. was charged with hindering apprehension, possession of drug paraphernalia, and providing false government documents. Police were called to the area of Mathistown Rd. for an erratic driver complaint. Police located the vehicle parked in the Great Bay Shopping Plaza, Robertson was [...]
by Phil Stilton MANCHESTER – There’s good news for Little League baseball players in Ocean and Monmouth counties today as Manchester Little League has announced the expansion of their popular Mason Invitational Tournament (MIT) in 2013. Here’s how it works: Ocean County’s Little League teams play baseball within New Jersey’s District 18. Each year, chosen [...]
By Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Governor Chris Christie announced Thursday during a press conference in the engine bay of the Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Company, here, his plan to begin the cleanup of New Jersey’s waterways affected by Hurricane Sandy. In particular, he addressed the Barnegat Bay, where a sizable portion of an estimated 1,440 [...]
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 [...]
BEACH HAVEN WEST–Stafford Township Police responded to a residence at 20 David Drive in Beach Haven West, in reference to an active structure fire. Stafford Police along with the Ocean County Prosecutors Office and Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the incident. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. If anybody [...]