Shore Mourns Loss of Local Hardcore and Thrash Pioneer
by Phil Stilton TOMS RIVER-In the early half of the 1980’s when most high school kids were jamming to the likes of Motley Crue, Judas Priest and Ratt, a small group of…
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Evolution of the Public Notice
by Phil Stilton TRENTON-Like everything in life, nothing stays the same forever. Aspects of society come and go. Some become prominent and mainstream while others fade away into obscurity. Yet, others evolve…
December 18, 2016
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Rahami Charged with Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Seaside, NYC Bombings
Attorney General of the United States Loretta E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Preet…
September 20, 2016
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OPRA's "immediate access" provision tested in GRC filing.
The New Jersey Government Records Council has been asked to enforce a former Clifton City councilwoman’s right to “immediate access” to a contract between the Clifton Board of Education and a contractor…
February 20, 2016
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49ers Send Care Package to Homeless Man Paid to Pour Coffee on His Head
SAN FRANCISCO-As a massive winter storm approached, Ron Leggat, the Ocean County, New Jersey homeless man was hunkering down in a softball field dugout. That was a day after he was promised a…
February 19, 2016
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Brick Patch: Thomas Gialanella named interim superintendent of Brick BOE
The Brick Township School Board on Thursday night named Thomas Gialanella as interim superintendent and terminated the contract of interim superintendent Richard Caldes. Caldes had served in that capacity since May 2015.…
February 5, 2016
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APP: NJ High School Graduation Rates Still Looking Up
For the fourth year in a row, New Jersey high school graduation rates have risen, says the N.J. Department of Education. The rate rose to 89.7 percent in 2015 from 88.6 percent…
February 4, 2016
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OPRA lawsuit seeks "informal" correspondence that revealed Bayonne lawsuits' settlement amounts.
On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9 a.m. Hudson County Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Turula will hear my Open Public Records Act (OPRA) case against the City of Bayonne. See, Paff…
January 28, 2016
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Freeholder Kelly: Political Appointment in Limbo
Freeholder Jack Kelly said this week that his political appointment by Governor Chris Christie is in limbo. Kelly is banking on the job at the parole board which pays members between $75,000…
January 9, 2016
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Chabad Hearing Postponed; Petition Gains Over 4,000 Signatures
TOMS RIVER-After postponing a zoning board hearing to hear testimony on an application by the Toms River Chabad to use their existing residential structure as a religious school and community center, the…
October 23, 2015
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Manatee Sightings Prompt Warning to Barnegat Bay Boaters
BRICK-Tuesday’s manatee sighting at Beaton’s Boatyard in Brick Township means boaters in the Barnegat Bay should use caution this weekend and to be on the lookout. Collisions with watercraft in Florida,…
September 4, 2015
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Widening Route 9 Not an Immediate Option Presented to Local Officials During NJTPA Planning Session
by Phil Stilton, Toms River Magazine TOMS RIVER-A meeting was held recently between state and local officials about future improvements to the Route 9 corridor through Toms River and Ocean County. …
August 31, 2015
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Mob Wive's Big Ang In Trouble After Jackson Wine Promotion Event?
by Phil Stilton JACKSON-On February 8th, 2015, enforcement agents from New Jersey’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Agency (ABC) conducted an enforcement action at Brooklyn Square Pizza ahead of a planned promotional event at…
April 23, 2015
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Lt. Juan Colon discusses the N.J. ROIC's Drug Monitoring Initiative (DMI) and th…
Lt. Juan Colon discusses the N.J. ROIC’s Drug Monitoring Initiative (DMI) and the recently identified lethal drug stamps found in the region. The DMI is a cutting-edge program designed to identify regional…
January 10, 2015
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https://www.facebook.com/TomsRiverPatch/posts/627198490645727
https://www.facebook.com/TomsRiverPatch/posts/627198490645727 Holiday City Woman Perishes In Fire On Friday Morningpatch.comA male in the home managed to escape, authorities say.…
January 9, 2015
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Christie shows no compassion for poor
New Jersey’s poor and needy are struggling to make ends meet and to feed their families, something that should be unconscionable in modern America and even more so in New Jersey. Time…
January 6, 2015
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300 Special Olympians to Compete in Floor Hockey Tournament
Nearly 300 Special Olympics athletes from throughout New Jersey will compete in the 2015 Special Olympics State Floor Hockey Tournament. The 19 competing teams will be joined by hundreds of coaches, volunteers,…
January 4, 2015
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When a Patient’s Death is Broadcast Without Permission
by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with the New York Times. Anita Chanko could not sleep. At 4 a.m., on an August night in 2012, she settled onto the couch in…
January 2, 2015
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