Thomas Kelaher

Considered to be one of the most vulnerable stretches along New Jersey's coastline, Ortley Beach will be the first spot in northern Ocean County to benefit from a beach replenishment project that local officials have been waiting on since the shore was slammed by Superstorm Sandy.

Toms River mayor Thomas Kelaher on Wednesday offered an apology  for his description of  Orthodox Jews who moved to Toms River as  being part of an "invasion" in response to an angry letter from the mayor of neighboring Lakewood. Kellaher said that during testimony at a Township Council meeting about establishing a “cease-and-desist” zone to bar door-to-door solicitations because of pers

"To suggest that I am anti-Semitic is ridiculous," the mayor said about his comments, referencing aggressive real estate solicitations.