Board of Chosen Freeholders
2012 Organization Comments by Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little
 Freeholder Gerry P. Little
 Director
 Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr.
 Deputy Director
 Freeholder John P. Kelly
 Freeholder James F. Lacey
 Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari

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Mailing address:
  P.O. Box 2191
  Toms River, NJ 08754-2191

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  Toms River, NJ
  Phone: (732) 244-2121

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101 Hooper Ave. Admin Building
Toms River, NJ 08754
Phone: (732) 929-2147
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 Scott M. Colabella,
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P.O. Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
Phone: (732) 929-2018
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 Marlene Lynch Ford
Office of the Prosecutor
119 Hooper Ave.
Toms River, New Jersey 08753
Phone: (732)-929-2027
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 William L. Polhemus
Ocean County Sheriff's Office
120 Hooper Ave
Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone: (732)-929-2044
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 Jeffrey Moran
Office of the Surrogate
118 Washington Street
P. O. Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
Phone: (732)-929-2011
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Public Hearing Notice

A public hearing will be held on the Ocean County Engineering Department's request to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program, to divert 0.48 acres of Francis Mills Preserve in connection with the CR 571 Realignment at Francis Mills project.
 Click here to read the public hearing notice

Buy In Ocean County

For an important message on holiday gift giving and helping local businesses from Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari  Click here

Senior Services Area Plan

The 2012 Area Plan Contract Update outlines Ocean County's plan for addressing the current and future needs of our senior population.

 Click here for the Summary (PDF)

Street lights out?

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari encourages residents to report streetlight outages to the utility companies servicing the area.

For First Energy customers which include Jersey Central Power & Light call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or go online at  www.firstenergycorp.com and click on "Report an outage."

For Atlantic City Electric customers call 1-800-642-3780 or go online at  www.atlanticcityelectric.com and click on link to report streetlight outage.

Silver Alert System

Ocean County wants the public to be aware of the state's Silver Alert System which could serve as a lifeline in cases of missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairment.

 Click here to read important information on this program.

Fire Prevention for Seniors

Help Retire Fire is a fire prevention program provided by the Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office and supported by the Board of Freeholders and Ocean County Sheriff William L. Polhemus and focusing on the needs of senior citizens.

 To access the information click here

Grass Too High on State Road?

To report unattractive weeds and grass too tall that might be causing site distance problems along state Highways in Ocean County including Routes 37, 35, 72 and 70, call the state Department of Transportation dispatch number at 609-588-6212. The call is taped and logged into a state data base.
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Jenkinson's Aquarium Feeding Schedule

Location : Jenkinsons Aquarium
Address : 300 Ocean Avenue
Town : Point Pleasant Beach Borough
Phone : 732-899-1659
Sept. - June
(except Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year's Day)

Daily
Seals: 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm
Penguins: 11 & 3:30 pm
Aquarium: 10 am - 5 pm

Mon. Wed. & Sat.
Atlantic Sharks: 1:30 pm
Aquarium: 10 am - 5 pm

Tues.,Thurs. & Sun.
Pacific Sharks: 4 pm

Tues. Fri. & Sun.
Alligators: 1:30 pm

Contact:732-899-1659

 Jenkinsons Aquarium

The Moon and Mars and Super Stars

Location : Ocean County College - Arts and Community Center
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0500
1:30 pm
Presented by the OCC Three Story Players, a musical theatre performance for children, directed by Dr. Beth Willetts-Brierley, $

Contact:732-255-0400

 Ocean County College Arts & Community Center

Bob Seabrook Exhibit

Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Now - Mar. 2012
10am - 5pm
$3-$8, Five and under free, exhibit with over 100 pieces of finely carved decoys, large and small.

Contact:609-296-8868

 Tuckerton Seaport

Live Country, Bluegrass, and Folk Music

Location : Albert Music Hall
Address : 131 Wells Mills Road
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-971-1593
Every Saturday Night
(Closed Dec. 22, 29)
7:30pm

Contact:609-971-1593

 Albert Music Hall

Bird Feeding Station

Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
10:30am-11am
Join a park naturalist to decipher the mystery of identifying local avifauna.

Contact:732-270-6960

 Ocean County Parks & Recreation

Scales and Tales

Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
11am-11:30am
Join a park naturalist as they uncover the truths about snakes in this LIVE presentation.

Contact:732-270-6960

 Ocean County Parks & Recreation

Turtle Feeding

Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
1:30pm - 2pm
Join a park naturalist as they feed and care for native turtles.

Contact:732-270-6960

 Ocean County Parks & Recreation

Nature Walks

Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
2pm - 3pm
Join a naturalist for a fun, educational, interactive look at the wilds of Cattus Island County Park.

Contact:732-270-6960

 Ocean County Parks & Recreation

Precision Lathe Work

Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
February
Mon.: 1pm - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1pm - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm,
Sat.: 10am - 1pm
Dennis Frost's woodwork exhibit.

Contact:609-693-5133

 Ocean County Library

Chinese Kites

Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
February
Mon.: 1pm - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1pm - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm,
Sat.: 10am - 1pm
Denis Hruza's exhibit.

Contact:609-693-5133

 Ocean County Library

Pine Cone Critters

Location : Jakes Branch County Park
Address : 1100 Double Trouble Rd.
Town : Beachwood Township
Phone : 732-281-2750
12:30pm - 3pm
Drop in family program, bring a pinecone from home or collect one from their trail.

Contact:732-281-2750

 Ocean County Parks & Recreation

Wonders of the Winter Sky

Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 6 - Mar. 18
Fri., Sat. & Sun.
Fri.: 7pm (except 1/27, 2/24, 3/16), Sat.: 1pm, 8:15pm (except 1/28, 2/25, 3/17 at 8:15pm), Sun.: 1pm
$7 - $10, a show that brings out the beautiful star field of the brand new Zeiss star projector and shows you some of the bright stars, constellations and other celestial highlights of the current night sky.

Contact:732-255-0342

 Robert J. Novins Planetarium

Bad Astronomy: Myths & Misconceptions

Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 6 - Mar. 18
Fri., Sat., & Sun.
Fri.: 8:15pm (except 1/27, 2/24, 3/16), Sat.: 2:30pm, 7pm (except 1/15, 1/28, 2/18, 2/25, 3/17 at 7pm), Sun.: 2:30pm
732-255-0342, www.ocean.edu
$7 - $10, looks at topics such as Astrology, UFOs and whether or not the Apollo Moon landings were a hoax.

Contact:732-255-0342

 Robert J. Novins Planetarium

The Dixie Bee-Liners

Location : Strand Theater
Address : 400 Clifton Avenue
Town : Lakewood Township
Phone : 732-367-7789
Dinner: 6pm, Concert: 8pm
$15 concert, additional $25 dinner option, The Bee-Liners were named Roots Music Association's Bluegrass Artist of the Year.

Contact:732-367-7789

 Strand Theater

One World: One Sky Big Bird’s Adventure

Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 7 – Mar. 17
Saturdays
11:30am
$7 - $10

Contact:732-255-0342

 Robert J. Novins Planetarium

Toms River Seaport Society & Maritime Museum Open

Location : Toms River Seaport Society
Address : 78 E. Water Street
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-349-9209
Jan. through Dec.
Ever Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
10 am - 2 pm
A maritime museum featuring boats indigenous to the area and maritime heritage.

Contact:732-349-9209

 Toms River Seaport Society

NJ Maritime Museum Open

Location : NJ Maritime Museum
Address : Dock & West Streets
Town : Beach Haven Township
Phone : 609-492-3645
Sept. - May
Every Fri., Sat. Sun
10 am - 4 pm
Featuring ship wrecks off the NJ coast, SCUBA diving and maritime heritage

Contact:609-492-0202

 New Jersey Maritime Museum

Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum

Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Jan. - Dec.
Open 362 days a year, rain or shine, an open air maritime museum with buildings located on a boardwalk along the Tuckerton Creek which shares the stories of the people who lived and worked in the region through exhibits, demonstrations, classes, and special events; also home of the New Jersey Surf Museum, $8; seniors/$6; ages 6-12/$3; 5 and under free

Contact:609-296-8868

 Tuckerton Seaport

On-Going Pastel Classes

Location : Pine Shores Art Association
Address : 94 Stafford Avenue
Town : Manahawkin (Stafford Township)
Phone : 609-597-3557
February
Saturdays
10am-1pm
$50-$75, Art classes with Linda Coulter.

Contact:609-597-3557

 Pine Shores Art Association

Nature Walks

Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
Feb. 4, 5: Control Burn Ecology,
Feb. 11, 12: Being Firewise,
Feb. 18, 19: Keeping Your Home Forest Fire Safe,
Feb. 25, 26: Along the Wildland/Urban Interface

2pm
Join a park naturalist for a fun, educational and interactive nature walk.

Contact:732-270-6960

 Ocean County Parks & Recreation

Family Fun Program: Life in the Salt Marsh

Location : Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
Address : 130 Great Bay Boulevard
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Phone : 609-812-0649
10am - 11am
Join the Wetlands Institute as they introduce you to the extremely important elements of a Salt Marsh, hands-on activities and live animal touch tanks.

Contact:609-812-0649

 Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve

Steal Away: The Story of a Kansas Homesteader and an Exoduster

Location : Ocean County Library - Brick Branch
Address : 301 Chambers Bridge Road
Town : Brick Township
Phone : 732-477-4513
2pm
Celebration of Black History Month, a one-woman show, written and performed by Penny Musco, presents the historical accounts of those who sought free land with The Homestead Act of 1862 and the movement of 40,000 former slaves.

Contact:732-477-4513

 Ocean County Library

February Fiber Arts: Seasons at the Seaport

Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Feb. 3 - 29
10am - 5pm
$3-$8, children 5 and under free, exhibit featuring the work of the Seaport Stitchers, Dana Zeck, Trish Zazkey and more.

Contact:609-296-8868

 Tuckerton Seaport

Blues Brothers 2000

Location : Traco Theatre
Address : 16 Washington St.
Town : Toms River Township
2/3,4,8,9: 7:30pm, 2/4: 5pm, 2/5: 4pm
$, Movie with Dan Aykroyd & John Goodman about Elwood who must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God", rated PG-13.

Contact:732-228-7273

 TRACO Theater

The Work of Ken Kirby and Nathaniel Kirby Parker's Decoy Shop

Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Now until June 2012
Daily 10am - 5pm
$3-$8, children 5 and under free, Exhibit.

Contact:609-296-8868

 Tuckerton Seaport
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