Poll: 86.9% of Residents Approve of Toms River's Cease and Desist Order Against Realtors

In an online poll by the Shore News Network with 770 readers, 86.9% of our readers said they approve of the performance of Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher and the township council’s cease…

Toms River Schools Board of Education Awards

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education recently recognized three individuals for their achievements. Jesel Bhatt of High School North was recognized for being selected to speak at…

Toms River Fire Election Vote on Feb. 20

TOMS RIVER –The annual fire election for Toms River will be held Feb. 20. The polling places will be open from 2 to 9 p.m. The location of the polling places varies…

Editorial: How Jackson Can Strengthen No Knock Laws and Still be a Good Neighbor

Jackson Township, like our neighbors in Howell, Brick and Toms River is experiencing a real estate market boom. That boom is driving the prices of homes upward in the eastern portion of…

Smith: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst a Strong Candidate for New Tankers

Today the Air Force announced the list of military bases that are candidates to receive the next round of KC-46 tankers, and included Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL) as one of 11 installations…

Weekly Blotter: Berkeley Township PD – Dec. 17, 2015 to Jan. 2, 2016

The weekly blotter from the Berkeley Township Police Department: Fire Investigation – On December 17th at 6:17 p.m. a township garbage truck caught fire at the Municipal Garage. Patrolman D.J. Williams was…

How a Grisly Murder Shaped Toms River's No-Knock Ordinance

TOMS RIVER-It was a sunny and warm June morning in 2004 when criminal investigators were canvassing the Dover Township neighborhoods around Chestnut Street that would eventually lead to Toms River’s enacting of a…

Lakewood Realtors Approved for Canvassing of Northern Neighborhoods of Toms River

TOMS RIVER-Four Lakewood based realtors have applied for canvassing permits to knock on doors to ask homeowners to sell their property this past week in Toms River. This is according to Toms…

Man Dead After Fall into Concrete Crusher in South Toms River

SOUTH TOMS RIVER-Police said a man who was performing maintenance on a concrete crusher at Suffolk Contracting on Dover Road suffered fatal injurie after falling into the machine. Authorities said the man was…

Woman Turns Self-In After Leaving DUI Accident Scene

LACEY-On Monday, January 5, 2015, at 8:13 p.m., Sergeant Ronald Buxton along with Officers Robert Duffy and Michael Verwey responded to Dover Road in the Bamber Lake section of Forked River for…

FBI Investigating Toms River Bank Robbery

TOMS RIVER-On January 7, 2015 at 9:23 am the Toms River Police Department received a hold up alarm from the Santander bank located at 721 Route 37 west. Upon arrival it was…

Weekly Police Blotter – Lacey Township Police Department – December 30th, 2014 thru January 5, 2015

Weekly Police Blotter – Press Release December 30th, 2014 thru January 5th, 2015 . . Motor Vehicle Accident (Hit & Run) – On Monday, January 5, 2015, at 8:13 p.m., Sergeant Ronald Buxton…

Police Find Scene of Overnight Accident

LACEY-On Monday night, Lacey Township Police and firefighters responded to the scene of a single vehicle crash, but found no diver in the area. A pickup truck traveling on Dover Road left the…

Toms River Fire Department On Scene at Downtown Home Fire

TOMS RIVER-The Toms River Police Department is currently on the scene of a residential structure fire that broke out at 8:46 am. Police and Fire units responded to 8 Park Street as…

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