STAFFORD - This is the first year of Girls Wrestling in New Jersey and one of Southern Regional's own was part of history.

Gracie Cordasco wrestled for Southern Regional in the first ever North-South Regional Tournament hosted by the NJSiAA.

Grace came in fourth place in the 147 lb. weight class division.

STAFFORD - The District 29 individual wrestling championships took place on Saturday at Southern Regional High School. 

The area 2019 District 29 champions are:

Robert Woodcock, Southern 138 lbs
Nicholas Pepe, Southern 145 lbs
Nicholas O'Connell, Southern 152 lbs
Haven Tatarek, Southern 160 lbs.
John Stout, Southern 170 lbs. 
JT Cornelius, Southern 220 ...

RED BANK - Southern competed against higher seeded Red Bank with an overall record of 15-7 in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament on Tuesday. 

The Rams started out behind 16-7 at end of the first quarter but could not overcome that deficit and lost 51-44 to the Lady Bucs of Red Bank.

Kaela Curtin led Southern with 16 points. Sam Del Rio scored 10 and Jackie Ward 9 to ...

STAFFORD - The Ashley HomeStore is coming to Manahawkin. The store is expected to open May 1,  The store will open in the Stafford Square Shopping Center in the former location of A.C. Moore.

Ashley Furniture HomeStore's are also located in Toms River and Northfield.

WARETOWN, NJ - Breaker’s Kitchen & Tap is a bar and restaurant in Waretown featuring fresh food, local craft beer, handmade cocktails and great service.

Owners Katie Davis and Kelly Ford opened Breaker’s a year ago and it has quickly become a hot-spot for locals!

The sisters have lived in Barnegat for over 15 years and were always interested in the restaurant business ...

STAFFORD, NJ - Continuing to expand opportunities created with municipalities, Southern Ocean Downtown Driven program includes Stafford Township to collaborate on business growth and sustainability.

The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, which recently received its global re-accreditation as a Destination Management Organization, continues to build their Downtown Driven Economic ...

BARNEGAT - The Barnegat Township Police Departemnt is asking for the public's assistance in identifying two individuals. The departments reports that two unlocked vehicles in Barnegat were burglarized in the overnight hours of Feb. 2 and 3. Wawa video surveillance shows two people walking in the store before using one of the stolen credit cards, police said. 

Both thefts took ...

STAFFORD -  The Stafford Township Emergency Medical Services, Squad 38 recently welcomed 15 new members to its ranks during its new member orientation class that took place at their main building on East Bay Avenue in Manahawkin.

The new class enables new probationary members to meet the squad's officers and membership, gain familiarity with apparatus, equipment, and to better ...

HARVEY CEDARS - On Friday, February 8 Officer Ben Mrozinski was sworn in as a full-time regular police officer in Harvey Cedars. Here's to many safe and healthy years serving with us!

Mrozinski is 24 years old and graduated from Lacey Township High School.  He graduated from Stockton University with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice.

STAFFORD: The Stafford Township Recreation Department is presenting the program "The Aging Brain."|

Do you ever wish you could understand the changes in our brains as we age?  Do you want to learn how to improve your memory? 

Grab a notebook and join Stafford Recreation for The Aging Brain, a free weekly, six-part video lecture series beginning on Thursday, March ...

STAFFORD - Get ready for a special night that goes a long way towards helping people in need in Southern Ocean County. 

The 24th Annual Hunger Relief Dinner and Auction will take place on May 1, 2019 at the Mainland at the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin. 

See the details in the flyer below. All are welcome to come and make a huge dent in the battle against hunger in our ...

BEACH HAVEN TERRACE - The Margaret E. Lyons Beef and Beer Memorial Scholarship fundraiser will take place this Sunday, Feb. 17 from 12 to 4 p.m.

The cost of the event is $35.00 per person.

Watch the exciting Daytona 500 wth your friends and enjoy oysters, clams, shrimp, chicken wings, turnkey sliders, crabcake sliders and steak bites, beer, wine, soda and prizes. 

Make checks ...

STAFFORD - Bridgit Romano is battling breast cancer and many of her friends have organized to hold a special fund raiser to help Bridgit in her fight.

The Benefit for Bridgit will be held at Calloway’s Restaurant at 597 Main St., (Route 9) in West Creek on March 30, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. 

The cost for the event is $35 per person which includes unlimited beer, wine, soda and ...

STAFFORD - Get ready for a special night that goes a long way towards helping people in need in Southern Ocean County. 

The 24th Annual Hunger Relief Dinner and Auction will take place on May 1, 2019 at the Mainland at the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin. 

See the details in the flyer below. All are welcome to come and make a huge dent in the battle against hunger in our ...

BEACH HAVEN TERRACE - The Margaret E. Lyons Beef and Beer Memorial Scholarship fundraiser will take place this Sunday, Feb. 17 from 12 to 4 p.m.

The cost of the event is $35.00 per person.

Watch the exciting Daytona 500 wth your friends and enjoy oysters, clams, shrimp, chicken wings, turnkey sliders, crabcake sliders and steak bites, beer, wine, soda and prizes. 

Make checks ...

TUCKERTON, NJ - Charisma’s Cookies, located at 455 Rt 9 South in Tuckerton, is a bake shop specializing in cookies.

In addition to their mouth-watering cookies, they offer specialty cakes, macarons, cake pops, donuts and hand pies, granola and pop tarts!

All of their items are made fresh daily and you can now find their sweet treats at The Local Market & ...

TOMS RIVER – A Little Egg Harbor contractor has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $247,000 from eight homeowners who contracted his services after Superstorm Sandy.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said the state will seek a 5-year prison term for contractor Peter Rinaldi, 57.Rinaldi was the owner of Donovan Mark Custom Builders LLC and Michael Anthony Custom Builders ...

STAFFORD - All are welcome to attend the Reynold's Culinary Herb Garden Class.

Reynolds Culinary Herb Garden Class is a customer favorite! Keep your culinary kitchen ready with fresh herbs to snip when you need them. At this workshop, you’ll create a Culinary Herb Garden featuring the most popular herbs used for cooking. After the workshop, you’ll receive a 25% Off coupon for ...

STAFFORD, NJ - Continuing to expand opportunities created with municipalities, Southern Ocean Downtown Driven program includes Stafford Township to collaborate on business growth and sustainability.

The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, which recently received its global re-accreditation as a Destination Management Organization, continues to build their Downtown Driven Economic ...

STAFFORD and LONG BEACH ISLAND – New Jersey residents are on their way to making $15 per hour at work.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation recently that will gradually raise the states’ minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024.

“For far too long, too many of our fellow New Jerseyans have been struggling to survive on wages that have not kept up with the cost of ...

TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Human Services on Wednesday announced it has launched a new Office of Medicaid Innovation to improve the quality, delivery and cost of care within the state’s Medicaid program.

The Office will lead New Jersey Medicaid’s work on value-based payment and purchasing strategies.  It will focus on identifying opportunities for innovative ...

STAFFORD: The Stafford Township Recreation Department is presenting the program "The Aging Brain."|

Do you ever wish you could understand the changes in our brains as we age?  Do you want to learn how to improve your memory? 

Grab a notebook and join Stafford Recreation for The Aging Brain, a free weekly, six-part video lecture series beginning on Thursday, March ...

STAFFORD -  The Stafford Township Emergency Medical Services, Squad 38 recently welcomed 15 new members to its ranks during its new member orientation class that took place at their main building on East Bay Avenue in Manahawkin.

The new class enables new probationary members to meet the squad's officers and membership, gain familiarity with apparatus, equipment, and to better ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - A Rutgers University student has been diagnosed with meningitis, and the university has sent a message to other students about steps to take as a precaution.

The student with the disease was hospitalized Monday is receiving treatment and is recovering, Dr. Melodee Lasky, University Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness said in an email sent to students on ...

TRENTON - The NJ Ninth Legislative District leaders Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove vehemently opposed and voted against legislation, S-1073/A-2694, that would permit a county or municipality to establish and maintain a stormwater utility which would be authorized to charge fees, commonly referred to as a “rain ...

TOMS RIVER – A Little Egg Harbor contractor has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $247,000 from eight homeowners who contracted his services after Superstorm Sandy.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said the state will seek a 5-year prison term for contractor Peter Rinaldi, 57.Rinaldi was the owner of Donovan Mark Custom Builders LLC and Michael Anthony Custom Builders ...

BARNEGAT, NJ - A Barnegat residet, Curtis Geather, 33 was arrested on February 7, 2019 by Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Narcotics Strike Force, as well as Detectives from the Berkeley Township Police Department, the Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced.

They charged Geathers with Strict Liability Drug Induced Death ...