The Howell Times

09/20/2026

One woman was killed and several people were hospitalized after an SUV struck outdoor diners at Meg’s Grill in Lavallette. 🚨
https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/woman-killed-several-injured-in-jersey-shore-restaurant-crash/

09/19/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: A Toms River man is wanted for murder in the fatal shooting outside the Route 37 Wawa. Police released his aliases and vehicle details. https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/toms-river-man-sought-in-fatal-wawa-shooting/

09/19/2026

⚖️ An Ocean County judge ruled that a Berkeley man accused of entering an elderly woman’s home naked and carrying knives will remain behind bars as his case proceeds. https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/ocean-county-man-accused-of-entering-home-naked-with-knives-detained/

09/19/2026

💜 Inspired by caring for her mother, Ocean County resident Andra Napoleon wrote “Gramma Has Dementia” to help children understand memory loss with kindness, love and compassion. 📖 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/a-mothers-dementia-inspires-a-childrens-book-and-a-dream/

09/18/2026

A Barnegat man charged with killing his wife will remain jailed after his detention hearing was postponed. ⚖️ https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/husband-accused-of-killing-wife-remains-jailed-as-hearing-is-postponed/

09/18/2026

🚨 A traffic stop led police to suspected methamphetamine and co***ne, authorities said. A local man faces several charges.

STAFFORD – A Browns Mills man faces several drug charges after police reportedly found methamphetamine and co***ne during an early-morning traffic stop, authorities said. Stafford Township police stopped a vehicle driven by William Endicott Jr., 48, around 1:06 a.m. September 17 in the Warren Grov...

09/18/2026

The victim in the shooting outside Wawa on Route 37 in Toms River has died. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit are conducting the investigation. https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/man-shot-outside-route-37-wawa-in-toms-river-fatal/

09/18/2026

🚨 BREAKING: A man was shot in the parking lot of the Route 37 Wawa in Toms River. 🚨 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/man-shot-outside-route-37-wawa-in-toms-river/

09/17/2026

🚨 A former youth gymnastics coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting two athletes when they were teenagers. Story link in the comments below. 👇

09/17/2026

🚨 Police say two loaded handguns and illegal ammunition were found after a serious head-on crash on Route 539 in Lacey. https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/guns-found-after-route-539-crash-additional-charges/