Berkeley Township

The splash/spray park at John C. Bartlett Jr. County Park at Berkeley Island along with the playgrounds will reopen on Thursday July 2 as will the playgrounds at the other 14 Ocean County parks.

With tensions boiling over because of the stay-at-home orders being extended for another 30 days by Gov. Murphy, sometimes the nicest things can come from bad situations.

Mayor Carmen Amato announced some more good news on Saturday with drive-in movies coming to Veterans Park.

A number of local and county government offices continue their precautionary measures by limiting or suspending all public access to town hall and other municipal buildings.

The Berkeley Township School District is taking the chance to be extra precautious and close its doors for a couple of weeks to lower the risk of the virus spreading.

A Bayville home was severely damaged in a Sunday afternoon fire on Butler Avenue in the Sonata Bay Development retirement community.

Superintendent Tom Parlapanides said the teen has two sisters and a brother.

A Cream Ridge man has been charged with possession of heroin and driving while under the influence after a crash closed a busy Bayville road last week.

A Bayville couple are facing 24 counts of animal neglect after police found two dozen dogs in their home living in deplorable conditions.

The baseball great said it's time Gov. Murphy got involved.

Berkeley Township Police are investigating a reported shooting that took place Sunday night around 7:00 pm in the Manitou Park section.

An Ocean County bus driver has been charged with several offenses including DWI after acting erratically and driving drunk leading to his arrest at Clara B. Worth Elementary School in Bayville.