Beachwood News

Changes could be coming to the old Beachwood Plaza shopping center on Route 9 as soon as next year.

Following in the footsteps of neighboring Ocean Gate, officials in the borough have begun the process of analyzing wind power to see if building a wind turbine would benefit the town.

Riding a bicycle along the Toms River may seem like a leisurely weekend activity, but the nearly 100 people doing it Sunday had a more significant mission in mind.

BEACHWOOD: The Beachwood branch of the Ocean County Library will hold a food drive this Monday through Saturday, library staff said.

A bronze statue of a firefighter's boots with a fire coat and helmet is what local firefighters envision as a memorial to the people who have volunteered before them.

Ocean County Hunger Relief has announced that the following locations will be providing Thanksgiving meals Nov.

Harvest Rock Fest, a 14-hour concert event to benefit Charles "Lips" Winters, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer, will run from 1 p.m. to 3 a.m., November 14 at High Velocity, Beachwood.

It was in March of 2006 when Tanisha Sosa first looked to hire a contractor to build an addition on her Beachwood home so that her aging, sick father could move in with her.

Campaigning about issues including the master plan, drinking water, overdevelopment and recreation, four candidates are vying for two three-year terms on Borough Council.

All Jack Bryce had to do to get the crowd moving was put the clarinet to his mouth and blow.

THE STAKES: Two three-year terms will be available on the Borough Council. THE CANDIDATES: Beverly Clayton, 1152 Mermaid Ave., and Ronald Roma, 1009 Leeward Ave., both Republicans, are the incumbents.

Two weeks before Election Day, Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine and GOP challenger Chris Christie each have the support of 39 percent of likely voters in New Jersey, according to the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll.

An Ocean County man is accused of robbing an Evesham bank in March. Robert J. Fitzpatrick Jr., 25, of Beachwood was arrested Thursday after an investigation into a March 25 holdup at the Wachovia Bank branch on westbound Route 70, police said.

An Ocean County man was charged with robbing the Wachovia Bank on Route 70 near Cropwell Road last spring, police said Friday.

Three Toms River Regional School District teachers are putting their best foot forward for breast cancer, taking part in an awareness walk to be held this weekend in New York City.

Four people were injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle collision that occurred after one of the vehicles ignored a stop sign, police said Wednesday.

The following are real estate transactions reported by the county clerk's office.

A fundraising pancake breakfast has been scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 at the Beachwood Community Center, 147 Compass Ave.

The committee seeking to recall Beachwood Mayor Ronald W. Jones Jr. has seven days to review a list of registered voters from the 2007 general election to find out whether their petition had enough signatures.

A week after a committee's petition to recall Mayor Ronald W. Jones Jr. has been denied a second time by the borough clerk, the committee filed a challenge in state Superior Court in Toms River.