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  On Monday, January 22, 2018, from 6pm to 8pm, Narcan (Naloxone) training will be offered for free at the Forever Young Nursery School, located at 1030 Lacey Road in Forked River.  The event is being hosted by YPR of Ocean County (Young People in Recovery) and the training will be provided by Urban Treatment Associates, 808 Market Street in Camden, NJ 08102. Pre-Registration is Required. To register for the event please contact Donna Catlow at [...]

LACEY TOWNSHIP Garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for tomorrow, January 5, 2018, has been cancelled due to the weather. Normal pickup will resume on Monday, January 8, 2018. Thank you.

*** Update - The National Weather Service Has Issued a Blizzard Warning For Our Area*** The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for our area. The warning will be in effect from this evening, January 3rd, 2018, at 9:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m on Thursday Evening, January 4th, 2018.  Heavy snow is possible.  Plan on difficult travel conditions, especially during the morning commute. Total snow accumulations of 6 t0 10 inches are possible (Southern and Central New Jersey). Strong winds (Gusts up to 50 [...]

*** The National Weather Service Has Issued The Below Winter Storm Watch *** The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for our area. The watch will be in effect from Wednesday Evening, January 3rd, 2018, through Thursday Evening, January 4th, 2018.  Heavy Snow is possible.  Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the morning commute on Thursday. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches are possible (Southern and Central New Jersey). Strong winds may result in considerable drifting of snow. Significant [...]

On Saturday, December 23, 2017, at 2:07 p.m., Lacey Township Police Officers were dispatched to Island Beach Distillery, located at 713 Old Shore Road in Forked River (Lacey Business Park) for a report of a fire with entrapment.  Upon arrival, officers learned that a distillery within had exploded causing injury to the owner.  The 38-year-old male from Forked River was conscious and alert, however sustained multiple burns to the lower half of his body. He was subsequently transported by [...]

  On Friday, December 22, 2017, at approximately 9:00 a.m., a resident of Roanoke Drive in Forked River, witnessed a suspected burglary to a home across the lagoon from hers. The caller witnessed a male subject break the glass of a sliding door and enter the Ranger Drive residence.  The caller also alerted her son, who was able to provide dispatch with a description of the suspect’s vehicle. Officers responded and searched the area but were [...]