Toms River Recreation Department Offers Full Slate of August and September Summer Fun and Activities
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Summer may be winding down, but the Toms River Recreation Department is keeping the calendar full with dozens of activities for children and adults throughout August and September.…
Howard Johnson Hotel attempted murder suspect heading to prison for 15 years
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man who stabbed a woman multiple times inside the lobby of the Toms River Howard Johnson hotel on Route 37 last March is heading to prison. Carles…
Canadian teen linked to swatting incidents at New Jersey middle school
TOMS RIVER – A Canadian teenager has been identified as the suspect in two swatting incidents at a Jersey Shore middle school. According to police, on Monday, November 21, 2022, police were…
Toms River teachers and students raise $10k for police ballistic vests
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Each year, the Toms River Police Department hosts its annual vest-a-cop fundraiser in the fall to purchase ballistic vests for officers. While New Jersey requires police officers to…
Santa to assist in Toms River’s annual Christmas tree lighting Friday
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Township of Toms River will host its annual Christmas Tree lighting outside town hall on Friday. Live entertainment will greet visitors as Santa Claus arrives by fire…
Toms River Jingle Bells Run 5k returns Sunday
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The annual Toms River Police Foundation’s Jingle Bells Run 5k race and walk is returning this weekend. The event kicks off at 2:45 pm with a kiddie dash,…
Toms River burglary suspect caught in Jackson
A burglary suspect who fled from Toms River police officers Friday afternoon was captured a short time later by police officers in Jackson Township. The Toms River Police Department alleges that Juan…
Toms River police engage in two-hour standoff with knife-wielding man after assault of woman
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A knife-wielding man who had just assaulted a woman inside a home in Toms River engaged in a two-hour standoff with police officers Friday night before surrendering peacefully.…
Off-duty Seaside Park cop revives man after serious crash in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An off-duty Seaside Park police officer was the first responder at the scene of a serious crash on Route 37 Friday night and is being credited with saving…
Drunk driver charged after driving into concrete wall
TOM RIVER, NJ – A Lakehurst woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing her car into a concrete wall near a home on Brookside Drive Friday night. At…
Man killed after car flips over into Toms River marsh
TOMS RIVER, NJ – One person was killed after the vehicle he was driving ended up overturning into a marsh along Hooper Avenue in Toms River on Saturday. Police believe speed was…
Here’s when Toms River Public Works Dept. will pick up garbage during Thanksgiving week
by Toms River Dept. of Public Works The Toms River Township Department of Public Works will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2022. There will be no sanitation or recycling…
Friendly’s closes Route 37 location in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – According to a report by Toms River Patch this week, Friendly’s restaurant, located on Route 37 near the BJ’s Wholesale Club, is shutting down. News of the closure…
According to Stacker, this is New Jersey’s strangest slang word
TOMS RIVER, NJ – In New Jersey, we have bennies, shoobies, pork roll, parkway exits, the shore, mutz, and the city (New York, of course), but according to Stacker, none of those…
Impaired driver crashes through front door of Toms River home, into living room
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A 24-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after driving his pickup truck through the front door of a home. Police said…
Threat to Toms River Intermediate East unfounded, police say
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Police in Toms River investigated a reported threat at Toms River Intermediate East, located on Hooper Avenue Monday morning. “Police are currently at Intermediate East investigating a potential…
What’s open? What’s closed at Toms River township Thanksgiving week
by Art Gallagher, Toms River Township The Toms River Township Department of Public Works will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2022. There will be no sanitation or recycling collections…
Toms River council meeting date changed due to Thanksgiving holiday
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Township council has announced it will move its second meeting of November from Wednesday to Tuesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. “The Toms River Township…
Toms River police searching for bank fraud, hit and run suspect
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Police Department is investigating a bank fraud case involving a suspect that is also being sought for a hit-and-run crash. According to police, a woman…
One thousand free turkeys with all the fixings to be handed out in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – For families struggling with inflation and the astronomical increase in food costs, the Presbyterian Church at 1070 Hooper Avenue will be hosting a Thanksgiving dinner distribution. The turkeys…
Home Sales in Toms River Down Dramatically Compared to Neighboring Towns
By Toms River Councilman Justin Lamb, Last week, the Toms River Township Council passed an amended MCCUO ordinance that keeps most of the cumbersome mandates imposed on homeowners since July 1 and preserves the…
