The Howell Times

10/26/2025

☀️ Good Morning, Jersey Shore! (Photo by Larry Mihlon) 🌊🏖️📸📰

10/25/2025

📰✨ The latest edition of The Howell Times is here! 🌊

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10/25/2025

🚨 Accidental Shooting Under Investigation in Beachwood 🚨 Police say there is no threat to the public.

BEACHWOOD – Borough police are investigating an accidental firearm discharge that left one person injured at a local gun shop. According to Beachwood Police, officers were called to Freedom Fi****ms Unlimited at 1800 Double Trouble Road around 11:11 a.m. on October 25 after reports of a gunshot wo...

10/24/2025

🚨 It’s the scariest time of year — not ghosts or goblins… we’re talking about political season! 👀 Organizers of the 86th Annual Toms River Halloween Parade, want to remind everyone: no political messages allowed in the parade. 🧙‍♀️🎺 🎃

TOMS RIVER – This is the scariest time of year…I’m talking about political season, not Halloween. The parade organizers – the firefighters of Toms River Fire Company No. 1 – sent out a reminder to the public that there is to be no political messages in the Halloween parade. The parad...

10/24/2025

💔 The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office joined many in offering condolences following the passing of Toms River NAACP President Bahiyyah Abdullah, calling her “a tireless advocate for justice, equality, and community unity.” 🌐 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/ocean-county/community-mourns-toms-river-naacp-president-bahiyyah-abdullah/

10/24/2025

🚨 A 74-year-old Point Pleasant Borough man has been arrested after investigators say they found child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices. The case began with a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.👉

POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH – A 74-year-old borough man has been arrested after investigators discovered child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. James Vavra was charged following an investigation that began when the New Jersey State...

10/23/2025

🚨 A Red Bank man living in the U.S. illegally has been indicted for aggravated manslaughter after a Lakewood crash killed a mom & her 11-year-old daughter.
Prosecutors say he was drunk, speeding & nearly 3x the legal BAC.

TOMS RIVER – A man living in the United States illegally has been indicted on aggravated manslaughter and other charges in connection with a July crash in Lakewood that killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Ocean County Prosecutor ...

10/23/2025

💙🇺🇸 Local veterans were honored at the 17th Annual Wounded Warrior Es**rt in Jackson — an emotional tradition led by former Mayor Michael Reina and hosted by the Central Jersey Rifle & Pistol Club. 🚓

JACKSON – Local veterans were honored for their service to our country at the 17th annual Wounded Warrior Es**rt. The event was organized by former Jackson Mayor Michael Reina and was hosted by the Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club, which is located on South Stump Tavern Road in Jackson. Resi...

10/23/2025

Baby boom on the savanna! Six Flags Wild Safari in Jackson just welcomed three adorable zebra foals — one male, one female, and one still a mystery! 🦓 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/jackson/three-baby-zebras-born-at-six-flags-wild-safari/

10/23/2025

Manchester man, 38, charged with distributing & possessing child sexual abuse material after investigators traced activity to his home via Kik Messenger. He’s currently jailed in PA; Homeland Security to serve NJ charges. https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/manchester/ocean-county-man-charged-with-distributing-child-sexual-abuse-material/

10/23/2025

🚨 Three Brooklyn residents — including a juvenile — were arrested in Stafford after police say they stole $9K in goods from stores in Toms River, Wall & Manahawkin. All released on summonses.

STAFFORD – Three Brooklyn residents, including a juvenile, were arrested after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from several New Jersey stores, police said. Stafford Township Police reported that on October 16, officers responded to Dick’s Sporting Goods on Stafford Park Bo...

10/22/2025

⚖️ A state grand jury has cleared officers from Island Heights, Toms River & the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office in the 2024 death of John Cassidy. Investigators say Cassidy died of natural causes after a 25-min police encounter. https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/grand-jury-declines-charges-in-death-of-toms-river-man-following-police-encounter/