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The National Weather Service found an EF1 tornado struck Barnegat on Thursday, while an EF2 blew through Waretown and Barnegat Light on LBI.
Faculty at Stockton University will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before Sept. 1, President Harvey Kesselman said Thursday.
Over 35 houses and multiple boats were damaged from an EF2 tornado in the High Bar Harbor section of Long Beach Township, police said.
The 11th annual music and wellness festival returns to Veterans Park on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. See what's in store:
Want to understand more about energy aggregation? Lacey residents have been invited to a virtual session on Aug. 11.
A Somers Point woman died in a single-car crash in Pleasantville on Tuesday morning, police said Thursday.
Get ready, get set and mark your calendars. Registration has opened for three upcoming races in Ocean City.
A lightning strike during a July 21 storm is believed to have hit the building’s air conditioning system, according to city officials.
The Coast Guard rescued a diver in distress 46 miles off Cape May on Wednesday, according to the federal agency.
Severe storms and a possible tornado is in the forecast for the Garden State, per the National Weather Service. Here's the latest.
The Ocean County Health Department is hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Lacey Library on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
Mayor Carmen Amato and Berkeley Recreation are collecting new school supplies at several locations throughout town.
After a full assessment, the cause of a July 14 water sample that detected E. coli is not definitively known, the Berkeley Township MUA said
The Ocean County Health Department is hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Southern Regional High School on Wednesday, Aug. 4.
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center placed at No. 7 in New Jersey, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
As CDC guidance changes, Barnegat school officials said local data will continue to guide whether the district mandates masks this fall.
Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards administered CPR to save a 72-year-old woman who became unresponsive in the ocean on Tuesday.
In a tradition dating back to 1929, Ocean City chooses a Queen Infanta to preside over the city’s annual Baby Parade.
One incumbent is among three candidates who are pursuing two open seats on the Lacey Township Board of Education this November.
See who's running for a seat on Barnegat, Stafford and Southern Regional school boards this November.
