TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced several legal actions and accomplishments targeting polluters, aiming to correct past …
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Rodrick Slams NJDEP Settlement to Build on Toxic Waste Site in Toms River
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to a deal that would preserve 1,050 acres of land at the toxic superfund site in Toms …
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New Jersey Settles With Superfund Site, Toms River Officials Kept in the Dark
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River officials were surprised today after the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced they have negotiated a settlement with BASF, the current owner of …
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Mo Hill criticizes ‘yapping’ about overdevelopment
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – As the campaign for mayor in Toms River heats up, incumbent Mayor Maurice Hill said his opponents are doing nothing but yapping about overdevelopment. “Talk is …
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Rodrick responds to criticism of anti-development campaign message in Toms River
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Councilman Dan Rodrick, an outspoken anti-development candidate who is challenging Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill in the June 6 GOP primary election, has some words …
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Hill campaign low on funds, Ambrosio broke, Rodrick self-funding reports show
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – The election between Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill, Councilman Daniel Rodrick and political insider Geri Ambrosio might come down to who has the most money …
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Mo Hill, $90k publicist under fire after ‘faith-baiting’ scheme falls short
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has the unwavering support of the religious bloc vote in Toms River. Members of the influential Toms River Jewish Community …
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Mo Hill: I will do anything for votes; but I won’t do that
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER (OPINION) – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has hit his limit on exactly how far he would go to accommodate his close political allies in the Orthodox …
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Why Toms River Residents are Fighting Phil Murphy’s Plan to Develop Toxic Superfund Site
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River residents continue to fight against a proposal by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to turn 250 acres of one of the nation’s worst superfund …
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Plan calls for 250 acres of housing, development on Toms River superfund site
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is trying to sell a plan that would see the 1,250-acre Ciba Geigy federal superfund site turned over to the state …
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Rodrick to run for mayor in Toms River
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Township Daniel Rodrick today announced he is going to run against Mo Hill to try to unseat the unpopular mayor in June’s GOP primary …
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After meeting with OC GOP Chairman on school taxes, Murphy slashes school funding in Ocean County
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – A secret meeting held in Red Bank between New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal and Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore …
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Murphy’s response to whale deaths, toxic superfund site deal could hurt his presidential aspirations
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonNew Jersey Governor Phil Murphy touts himself as the poster boy of choice for progressive Democrats as he continues to position himself to run for President of the United States …
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Officials irate over state plan to turn deadly Toms River toxic site into park and future development
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – It turns out local officials in Ocean County and Toms River were not consulted by state officials when they agreed to a settlement with BASF, the …
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Park plans announced at Jersey Shore superfund site claimed to spark cancer cluster in children
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced today that a park will be created at the former Ciba-Geigy Superfund site, which in the 1980s and 1990s …
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Is Mo Hill to Blame for Toms River Becoming New Jersey’s Next Big City?
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – In recent years, Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill has been blamed for trying to transform the bedroom community of Toms River and its quaint downtown village …
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Six Projects Planned by Toms River Mayor Hill to Turn Downtown Village Into City
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – This week a sixth plan by Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill to transform the sleepy village of Downtown Toms River into a destination city was announced. …
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Toms River’s 112 foot tall twin towers project to be heard by planning board
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – A project championed by Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo Hill” and his fellow “Mo Hill Republicans”, Kevin Geoghegan, Maria Muruca, Josh Kopp and builder Matt Lotano …
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Mo Hill’s newly formed political club to run four candidates in June Republican Primary
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – For the past year, embattled Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill had tried on several occasions to take over the Toms River Republican Club. Each time, …
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Five Projects Planned by Toms River Mayor Mo Hill That Will Radically Change the Growing City Forever
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Change in a community is inevitable. As time goes on things change and Toms River is no stranger to change and growth. From a small chicken …
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Toms River Mayor Hill has plans to build huge city, bigger than Lakewood, here it is
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill has a vision and that vision is to turn Downtown Toms River into a thriving mini-city, similar to his childhood hometown …
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Destroying the Suburbs: Toms River’s Plan to Build a City
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill has a vision and that vision is to turn Downtown Toms River into a thriving mini-city, similar to his childhood hometown …
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Two Plans; Development Could Turn Toms River Into New Jersey’s Major Next City
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER-Two plans on the table in Toms River could push the town of 92,000 people over the edge to become a full-fledged city. First the Downtown Toms River …
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Toms River’s strange past: ghosts, buried treasure, and a burning town TOMS RIVER, N.J. — With its deep roots and storied past, Toms River stands as one of New Jersey’s …
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New Jersey Governor Plans to Convert Cancer-Causing Toxic Dump into Public Park
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy’s plan to convert the infamous Ciba-Geigy toxic waste site in Toms River, New Jersey, into a nature park might sound like a story …