TOMS RIVER, NJ — We asked Patch readers to tell us about holiday lights and displays in their neighborhoods that add joy to the season, and you answered. Here is a list of homes highlighted by readers ...

Northern Ocean County's long-awaited beach replenishment won't get underway before late spring or summer. That's according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is in the process of preparing a ...

The long-awaited Northern Ocean County beach replenishment project is likely to begin this winter after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has been awarded a ...

TOMS RIVER - Residents in Ortley Beach, Mantoloking and Bay Head are facing another winter storm season without beach replenishment, as a project to nourish northern Ocean County's barrier island ...

Scientists in Japan discovered microscopic fossils revealing that the North Pacific Ocean was once more interconnected. The ...

A research team led by scientists at Kumamoto University has discovered a new genus of microscopic crustaceans from northern ...