John Kelly

Ocean County freeholders direct their counsel to research a federal lawsuit challenging limits on voluntary assistance by New Jersey law enforcement.

The Ocean County Freeholders have awarded a contract for upgrades and improvements to get underway at the intersection of Oberlin and Cedar Bridge Avenues.

Ocean County's Board of Chosen Freeholders sorts out the leadership line and sets its 2017 agenda, highlighted at Wednesday's reorganizational meeting in Toms River.

The struggle to resolve homelessness issues in Ocean County and elsewhere is compounded by a growing gap that leaves low-wage earners beyond the reach of federal aid, but short of self-sufficiency, says Lakewood Tent City Minister Stephen Brigham.

Drivers who frequent almost 10 miles of heavily-traveled Ocean County roads in Toms River, Lakewood, Barnegat, Beachwood and Jackson can expect fewer bumps and jostles by summer's end.