WELCOME TO MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP
Manchester Township is located in beautiful Ocean County, New Jersey, just minutes from the Jersey Shore and
in between New York City, Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Manchester is nestled in the New Jersey Pinelands and we are Ocean County’s best kept secret!
We thank you for your interest in Manchester Township
Beautiful Parks, Lakes, and Preserved Open Space, our top notch municipal services and our vibrant and dynamic community makes Manchester a great place to live, work, and raise a family. That is why the June 2012 edition of Inside New Jersey, a monthly publication of the Star Ledger, rated Manchester Township as such a great place to retire in New Jersey. Manchester Township offers something for everyone!
The goal of our website is to provide you with information about our municipality. Here you can learn about the many departments we have and the services that we offer. This is the hub where you will find a vast amount of information about our local government at your convenience and your leisure.
If there is something that you cannot find, please feel free to contact us during normal business hours and we will be pleased to assist you with any questions. Also, please check back often as we update the site frequently
Zoning Board Meeting Change
“Please be advised that case #2039 has requested to be carried to the November 1 , 2020 ZBA meeting at 6:30 p.m. located at Town Hall”
Virtual Rain Barrel Workshop – June 24, 2020
Click here for information regarding the June 24, 2020, Virtual Rain Barrel Workshop.
Job Fair March 11, 2020
Hosted by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey, Ocean County Wednesday, March 11th 9:30 am - 3:30 pm 25 South Shore Drive Toms River, NJ 08753 Job Fair Flyer
Manchester Township Preparing to Implement Paid EMS Service
Volunteerism across the country is dwindling in numbers and its effects are being felt in Manchester like never before. On average, Manchester Township has eight hundred to a thousand first aid calls per month. As previously discussed, due to the decline in membership, our volunteer First Aid Squads can no longer meet the high demand. Unfortunately, in recent months, despite their best efforts, our volunteers coverage has been sporadic. In January alone, there were ten consecutive days with only a few calls answered by Manchester First Aid Squad and five consecutive days where they did not have a crew at all. Please note, when a call for first aid is made, the call goes to the County dispatchers and the protocol is to dispatch our volunteer first aid squads first. If the volunteer squads are not able to respond, the County dispatchers are tasked to contact the back-up service provider, [...]