Ocean Township’s Wanamassa Fire District 2 has received a $67,938 grant through the Department of Homeland Security to purchase a new set of hydraulic rescue tools to help extricate victims of serious car crashes, commonly called the “Jaws of Life.” “The grant will be used by the fire district to purchase what is among the […]
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Ocean Affordable Housing Fund Gets Boost
By DON STINE Ocean Township’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund will get a real financial shot in the arm now that a 75-unit residential development in the western section of the township is starting to be built and occupied. The Enclave, a Toll Brothers development off West Park Avenue, has 75 single-family homes for seniors and, […]
Continue readingMulti-Million Dollar Tennis Center to Open
The grand opening of Ocean Township’s new eight-court, indoor West Park Avenue Tennis Center is scheduled for Sun., Aug. 26. “We are very excited about opening and we are working hard every day to get ready,” PATC General Manager Sean McCarthy said. The new $3 million tennis center is located in front of the existing […]
Continue readingCourt Dismisses Complaint Over Planned Redevelopment
A Superior Court judge last week dismissed a formal complaint charging that Ocean Township was not living up to its Master Plan by allowing development of a 32-acre tract at Route 35 and Deal Road. Peter Jungkunst and his wife, Jacqui Wenzel, filed the complaint on behalf of the Save 32-Acres grassroots movement to […]
Continue readingOcean Residents Seek Court Relief for Planned Development
By DON STINE A formal complaint charging that Ocean Township is not following its Master Plan by allowing development of a 32-acre tract at Route 35 and Deal Road will be heard in Superior Court on Fri., July 20. Peter Jungkunst and his wife, Jacqui Wenzel, filed the complaint on behalf of the Save 32-Acres […]
Continue readingFeral Cats Will Be Caught, Neutered and Released in Ocean
By DON STINE Feral cats in Ocean Township will be caught, neutered and then released under a program between the township and the Monmouth County SPCA. The Township Council last week approved a memorandum of agreement with the SPCA to initiate the program, called Trap and Release. The program is expected to begin immediately. […]
Continue readingFree Golf for Kids in July in Ocean
July is Family Month at William F. Larkin Golf Course at Colonial Terrace, Ocean’s beautiful municipal golf course conveniently located in Wanamassa. “Golf is a great sport for families to enjoy together,” said Judi Johnson, recreation director for the Township of Ocean. “Our nine-hole community course is a wonderful place for golfers of all […]
Continue reading200 Residents Turn Out for Rally in Ocean
By DON STINE More than 200 people turned out at a five-hour rally to show their support to preserve a 32-acre tract on Route 35 and Deal Road in Ocean Township from commercial and residential development. “People were just showing up or writing checks and I was impressed,” event organizer Jacqui Wenzel said. Wenzel […]
Continue readingSpecially Trained Armed Police in Ocean Schools in September
By DON STINE Specially-trained armed police will now be part of the security plan in Ocean Township schools, under a measure approved by the Board of Education on June 19. The board approved hiring one Special Class III police officer for each of the five schools in the district at an estimated cost of […]
Continue readingOcean Considering Purchase of School Site
By DON STINE Ocean Township officials are considering spending $2.5 million to purchase a controversial school site on Logan Road that has been approved for a college-age yeshiva. But first, officials want to get some feedback from as many of the township’s 30,000 residents as possible since the purchase would likely result in a […]
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