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Whiting / Manchester
Whiting, in Manchester Township — Pinelands roads, Lacey Road errands, and no traditional Main Street.
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About this town
Whiting, in Manchester Township — Pinelands roads, Lacey errands, and no traditional Main Street.
Whiting is the western, unincorporated section of Manchester Township (ZIP 08759). It is not a separate town, and it is not its own Census place. Daily life runs by car: Lacey Road for errands, Colonial Drive for township business, and Route 70 for the larger stores. Your everyday grocery is Stop & Shop at 400 Lacey Road, about six minutes from 3 Apple Lane in Crestwood Village VII. The Foodtown supermarket at 108 Lacey closed around 2013; that plaza is for a restaurant and errands. Community Medical Center in Toms River is about 23 minutes from that same Apple Lane address. Leisure Knoll, Meadows at Lake Ridge, and Crestwood Village VII are places here where you own the home and the land. Crestwood Villages I through IV and Cedar Glen are co-ops. Pine Ridge is a land lease. Co-op shares and land leases are not on this board. Do not mix those up with Village VII.
Why this town
Why consider it
Manchester is the inland Whiting-area 55+ stretch west of the Parkway — woods and residential roads, not a Main Street downtown. Hold it beside Berkeley when you want Pine Barrens quiet and ranch streets limited to residents 55 or older. Leisure Knoll, Meadows at Lake Ridge, and Crestwood Village VII are communities where you own the home and the land. Crestwood Village VII is not a co-op.
Honest tradeoffs
Fewer homes fit your monthly target here than in Holiday City and Silver Ridge in Berkeley, and the drive to Community Medical Center is longer. Co-op shares and land leases are not on this board. Crestwood Villages I through IV and Cedar Glen are co-ops. Do not mix them up with Village VII. Pine Ridge is a land lease. In Village VII, Apple, Natick, 48 Westport, 91 Westport, Norwalk, 22 Keene, and 14 Brentwood sit under the $2,300 monthly target. 23 Falmouth stays off that list until the tax bill is current. 5 Meadows Lane is over your monthly target. 817A Liverpool is a condo that fits. 102B Buckingham is a condo that fits, about $1,957, with a one-time capital contribution of about $3,000. In Crestwood Village V, 8A Quincy is about $1,648. You own the home and the land there, with a 55+ community fee and a separate tax bill. 32D Yorkshire Court is a condo about $2,240. It is not 22C Yorkshire Court.
Fit cues
- Homes in a 55+ community: Thinner than Berkeley. Meadows at Lake Ridge has no home that fits your monthly target. Leisure Knoll has none for sale after Mansfield closed. Crestwood VII homes where you own the home and the land include Apple, Natick, 48 Westport, 91 Westport, Norwalk, 22 Keene, and 14 Brentwood. 817A Liverpool and 102B Buckingham are condos. Crestwood Village V adds 8A Quincy. Co-op shares and land leases are not on this board. 32D Yorkshire Court is a condo, and it is not 22C Yorkshire Court.
- Doctors and errands: Farther from Community Medical Center (Toms River) than Berkeley / Silver Ridge
- Drives to family: Ocean County inland — longer to Verona / Kearny
- Shore or inland: Inland Whiting / Pinelands quiet — not shore
- Also worth knowing: Whispering Pines is a Holiday City park, not a Whiting community. Co-op shares and land leases are not on this board. Crestwood Villages I through IV and Cedar Glen are co-ops. Pine Ridge is a land lease.
- How you would own it: Leisure Knoll, Meadows, and Crestwood VII: you own the home and the land. Co-op shares and land leases are not on this board.
Getting around
How you'll get around
You will drive. Lacey Road and Route 530 carry everyday errands. Colonial Drive is the civic center. Route 70 is the larger grocery and hardware road. Crestwood Village VII lists a community bus. Ocean Ride may be available through Manchester Township Senior Services at 732-849-8305. Call them to confirm. Community Medical Center is about 23 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
Homes
Homes within your monthly target
We look first for homes where you own the house and the land. In Whiting, Leisure Knoll, Meadows at Lake Ridge, and Crestwood Village VII are that kind of home. Condominiums stay on the list. Co-op shares and land leases are not on this board. Villages I through IV and Cedar Glen are co-ops. Pine Ridge is a land lease.
Whiting / Manchester
The neighborhood
Whiting is the western section of Manchester Township, in ZIP code 08759. It is not its own town. Daily life is by car in the Pinelands. Lacey Road is for errands, Colonial Drive is for township business, and Route 70 is for the larger grocery and hardware stores.
Drive times are measured from 3 Apple Lane in Whiting, unless a line names another address.
Shopping
Errands on Lacey and Route 70
Foodtown at 108 Lacey Road closed around 2013. It is not a grocery store. The plaza at that address is still useful for a meal and for errands, about 4.2 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
Stop & Shop
400 Lacey Rd, Whiting, NJ 08759
The main grocery store. It is open, with a pharmacy inside. About 6.0 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
ShopRite of Manchester
1001 Route 70, Manchester Township, NJ 08759
A second full supermarket on Route 70. About 16.0 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. It is closer to Leisure Knoll, about 1.8 minutes from that community.
CVS Pharmacy
505 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759
About 6.0 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. The CVS page lists a drive-through. It is not listed as open 24 hours.
CVS Pharmacy
421 Lacey Rd, Whiting, NJ 08759
A second CVS in Whiting, listed with the Route 530 store. About 5.2 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
Walgreens
500 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759
About 8.7 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. Call to confirm the hours.
Lowe’s
1053 Highway 70, Manchester, NJ 08759
Hardware on Route 70. About 15.9 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
Home Depot
1334 Lakewood Rd, Toms River, NJ
A planned trip to Toms River. About 25.3 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
Target
1331 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ
A large store on Hooper Avenue. About 27.4 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
Dining
How you might eat
Choose a table, a pickup, or delivery when that service is known. Hours are listed only when they are known.
Pizza
Francesco's Pizzeria & Restaurant
550 County Road, Whiting, NJ 08759
Pizza, pasta, chicken, and veal. Dine-in, takeout, and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours with the restaurant.
La Toscana Pizzeria & Restaurant
2114 NJ-70, Manchester Township, NJ 08759
Pizza and Sicilian pizza on Route 70. Dine-in, takeout, and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours with the restaurant.
Varriale's Pizza
400 Lacey Rd, Manchester Township, NJ 08759
In the Lacey Road plaza. Italian American plates are also described. Eat-in, takeout, and delivery are listed. The delivery service and the hours are not listed.
Italian
Nonna's Place
108 Lacey Road, Whiting, NJ 08759
Family Italian food and hand-stretched pizza in the plaza at 108 Lacey Road. The plaza is not a grocery store. Dine-in, takeout, and catering are listed. Delivery is not listed. Confirm the hours.
Diner
Martucci's Flashback Diner
400 Lacey Rd Ste 9A, Whiting, NJ 08759
Breakfast and lunch in the Lacey Road plaza. Breakfast and lunch are listed. Dinner, takeout, and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours.
Chinese
Peking Kitchen
108 Lacey Road, Whiting, NJ 08759
Chinese food is named for this address. Confirm the restaurant is open before you count on it. Takeout and delivery are listed. The delivery service, dine-in, and the hours are not listed.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Heritage Restaurant
Lacey Road, Whiting. The street number is not listed.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are named here. The street number is not listed. Confirm the address before you go. The meals are named. Dine-in, takeout, and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours.
A nicer evening — Toms River
A Thyme for All Seasons
63 Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
Dinner on Main Street in Toms River. It is a planned drive. A drive time from 3 Apple Lane is not listed. Sit-down dinner is listed. Takeout and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours.
The Grove Restaurant & Tavern
955 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
Verified Toms River dining row — independent dinner on Hooper Avenue. Sit-down dining is listed. Takeout and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours.
Water Street Bar & Grille
4 Robbins Parkway, Toms River, NJ 08753
Verified Toms River dining row — waterfront tables on Robbins Parkway. Sit-down dining is listed. Takeout and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours.
B2 Bistro + Bar
125 Bayview Avenue, Bayville, NJ 08721
In Bayville, in Berkeley Township. The address on record is Bayville, not Toms River. A sit-down evening is listed. Takeout and delivery are not listed. Confirm the hours.
A coffee shop, a bakery, a doughnut shop, an ice cream shop, and a bistro are not listed for Manchester. Il Giardinello on the Route 166 corridor, Patricia’s of Toms River, and Brooklyn Bistro are named for a nicer evening. Their street addresses and hours are not listed. Confirm them before you go.
Downtown
No traditional Main Street
There is no traditional Main Street in Whiting. Shops are on Lacey Road and County Route 530, township business is on Colonial Drive, and the larger stores are on Route 70. A Main Street hour is downtown Toms River, on Washington Street. That outing is roughly 15 to 25 minutes from central Whiting. A drive time from 3 Apple Lane to Washington Street is not listed.
Parks
Lake, field, and walking trails
Harry Wright Lake
Whiting — Manchester Township
A township swimming lake, with beaches, a playground, a pavilion, a band shell, and summer concerts. Beach badges run from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Call Recreation at 732-657-8121 to ask about the trails.
Bowker Field
Lacey Road, Whiting
Softball, tennis, basketball, bocce, playground, and picnic tables, with off-street parking.
World War II Veterans Memorial Park
Lake Road, Manchester Township
A township park with a veterans monument, walking trails, playgrounds, and courts. Call Recreation to ask whether the trails are accessible.
Pine Lake Park & Playground
Pine Lake Park, Manchester Township
Splash pad, shoreline path, and kayak or canoe use. Farther from Crestwood than Harry Wright or Bowker. Beach badges in season.
Health Care
Walk-in nearby, hospital in Toms River
Ocean Medical Group
401 Lacey Rd, Whiting, NJ 08759
A local walk-in office and internal medicine. About 4.9 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. Call ahead. This is not a hospital emergency room.
HMH Primary Care — Whiting
1220 Highway 70, Whiting, NJ 08759
About 5.6 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. Call to confirm they accept your insurance.
Community Medical Center
99 Highway 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755
The main hospital, with a 24-hour emergency room. About 22.9 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. Plan the drive.
Immediate Care Medical Walk-In of Toms River
1 Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08753
Atlantic Health urgent care. About 22.2 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. A large urgent-care center is not listed inside Whiting.
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
Another hospital. About 25.5 minutes from 3 Apple Lane.
Walgreens — 24 hour
1311 Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755
An overnight pharmacy in Toms River. About 19.6 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. A meal break around 1:30 to 2:00 in the morning is noted.
These are locations and drive times. Call your insurance plan before an appointment to confirm they accept it.
Getting around
A car, and what to confirm
Plan on a car. Walk scores for this corridor are car-dependent, and a walk from a village street to Stop & Shop is not the everyday pattern.
Crestwood Village VII’s association lists a community bus to stores, restaurants, and churches.
Call Manchester Township Senior Services at 732-849-8305 to confirm Ocean Ride and the township transportation programs. Days, eligibility, and the Whiting Express timetable are not listed here.
Worth knowing
Before you drive the loop
Your everyday grocery is Stop & Shop at 400 Lacey Road — about 6 minutes from 3 Apple Lane — with a pharmacy in the store. The Foodtown supermarket at 108 Lacey closed around 2013. That plaza is still a stop for Nonna’s, the post office, and a bank. It is not a grocery.
Community Medical Center in Toms River is about 23 minutes from 3 Apple Lane. Ocean Medical Group on Lacey Road is a walk-in about 5 minutes away. There is no hospital emergency room in Whiting. Medicare Advantage networks are not stated on this page.
Township hall is at 1 Colonial Drive. The Ocean County Library Manchester Branch is at 21 Colonial Drive. A Whiting Reading Center is listed at 400 Lacey Road, Suite 5. The Whiting post office is at 108 Lacey Road, Suite 38. Call to confirm the hours.
Route 70 carries the heavier traffic. The streets inside the villages are quieter. The flood zone and the form of ownership are specific to each house, and they stay on that house’s page.