Forked River News

Address of business: Ira S. Niedweske brings his dog to work. Lilly, a 4-year-old bloodhound, lumbers about the veterinarian's office in Iselin.

Police seized a fully loaded semi-automatic handgun, 56 rounds of ammunition and 72 grams of marijuana while executing a search warrant at a city apartment tonight, police said.

A 46-year-old woman was hospitalized in stable condition Friday after her car left the Garden State Parkway, hit several trees and overturned on Thursday afternoon.

In the spirit of Halloween I went looking for the eerie. I drove down the Garden State Parkway South to a house in Forked River because it never fails me - every time I go south in this state I feel like I'm getting close to him - or it.

Mill Pond Elementary School will be the first of the district's six school buildings to have solar power.

Incumbent Republicans Mark Dykoff and Gary Quinn are seeking their third new three-year-terms on the Township Committee and are facing one independent opponent, Robert Fastow.

Christopher J. Christie was in shirtsleeves, standing in the parking lot of the Forked River Diner in Ocean County during Memorial Day weekend.

Photo by Anna Murphey/New Jersey Herald From left, John Skehan, Neil Morris, John Updike and Todd Lanka of the Lost Ramblers perform Saturday at the second annual Old Mine Road Folk Life Festival on Spring Street in Newton.

Police and firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash at Lacey and Dover roads reported at 9:40 a.m. There was one person in each car and both had to be extricated by the firefighters.

Police are hopeful the public can help them identify the person who shot and killed a 9-year-old German shepherd at Bridgeton Villas Sept.

A resident of Upper Greenwood Lake since 1956, Tom Bruce has served the Township of West Milford in many volunteer capacities.

A home at 522 Lincoln Place was gutted by a fire reported by a neighbor who noticed smoke at 10:59 a.m. today, said Patrolman Rip Bondulich.

Two years ago, Deroy Beaton gave himself an unusual present on his 30th birthday.

Authorities charged a 23-year-old Pleasantville man they said caused the death of a Lacey man by providing him with a lethal dose of heroin Friday.

LACEY - Animal Planet's Joel Silverman visited The Captain's Inn for a book signing, which also served as a benefit for the Associated Humane Societies' Popcorn Park Zoo animal shelter as well as other area shelters.

A township-based environmental group announced Monday that efforts to preserve the former Barnegat Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey right of way led to a historic designation for four trestles in that area.

Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, 1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, wil host its annual Festival of Fine Craft from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct.

Two people were injured when their car left the roadway and struck a tree at Beach Boulevard and Chesapeake Drive about 2 a.m. Thursday, police said.

The state Department of Environmental Protection issued two permits Wednesday to Ocean County that clear the way for its planned bridge repair project in the Forked River Beach section of the township.

Lacey United Methodist Church is be holding a 50's dance, Saturday September 26 at 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.