Micromedia Publications, Inc. was founded in 1995 for the purpose of publishing high quality local weekly newspapers within New Jersey. Following the successful launch of The Manchester Times in April of that year, the company has since introduced The Berkeley Times (1996), The Jackson Times (2000), The Brick Times (2002), The Howell Times (2004), The Toms River Times (2005) and The Lacey Barnegat Times (2010), now The Southern Ocean Times (2013). In 2017, Micromedia launched Jersey Shore Online, a hyperlocal news website. In 2022, the company purchased Toms River Online and Bricktown Online.