Barnegat Online

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed $32.1 billion state budget would would allow the Department of Environmental Protection to spend more for water quality in the Barnegat Bay and restore cuts in funding for state parks, according to DEP Commiss…

BARNEGAT — A township man has been charged with driving while intoxicated and other offenses after he was involved in a traffic accident with another motorist and then drove away, police said.

WARETOWN — A Barnegat school bus carrying high school students collided with another vehicle Tuesday morning, but some parents complained they were not told about the crash, and one parent said the bus was having brake problems before the collision.

WARETOWN — The Ocean Township Board of Education voted Thursday night to move the district’s school election to November as a cost cutting measure.

BARNEGAT — Township Administrator David Breeden has been awarded a new five-year contract by the Township Committee.

BARNEGAT — A township man was charged with drug offenses following his arrest which ended a two-month investigation, police said Tuesday. Edward Jackson Jr., 26, was charged at 5 p.m. Feb.

BARNEGAT — Three township residents are charged with possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute, police said Tuesday. Jonathan Decicco, 24, James Ciani, 19, and Jason Somerville, 21, were arrested at 1:28 p.m. Feb.

LACEY — – A 25-year-old Barnegat woman was charged with possession of heroin and child endangerment Wednesday after she was found slumped over the wheel of her car with her 3-year-old child in the rear seat, township police reported.

BARNEGAT — The township has eliminated three full-time positions as part of a shared-services agreement with neighboring Waretown (Ocean Township).