Under Maruca’s Management, Toms River Animal Shelter Facing Complaints, Criticism, Council Investigation

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Animal Shelter is under fire and the Toms River Council has announced it will launch an investigation into animal welfare and adoption complaints. Residents at…

Turnbach, Maruca continue community giving in post-public life with food distribution for those in need

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It started as an effort to help families in need during the pandemic as Governor Phil Murphy forced the long-term closure of businesses and enforced a financial lockdown…

Maruca defeated, Rodrick Wins in Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Pizza family magnate and state MVC employee Maria Maruca was soundly defeated by Lavallette Police Sergeant Justin Lamb in the Toms River Township Republican Municipal Council primary election.…

Ortley Beach councilwoman Maruca endorses candidate for Governor who voted to defund Sandy recovery

ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – In October of 2012, Ortley Beach was essentially wiped off the map of the Jersey Shore by Superstorm Sandy. It was officially declared “Ground Zero” of the storm’s…

Toms River Councilmembers Maruca, Turnbach Continue Push for Homeless Shelter

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Township Democrat Terrance Turnbach made a passionate claim Tuesday night to build a homeless shelter in town. Turnbach said he urges the Ocean County Board of…

Hill, Huryk, Turnbach, Geoghegan, Maruca Close to Two Acre Synagogue Deal in Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Democrat-Republican alliance in Toms River Township is close to solidifying a deal with the Orthodox Jewish community to change their 10 acre religious zoning ordinance. Behind the…

Watch: Resident Calls Out Toms River Councilwoman Maruca’s Personal Ties to Family of $8,000,000 Potential Land Sale

TOMS RIVER, NJ – I don’t personally know the owner of the former Ortley Beach Surf Club Joey Barcellona personally and I’ve lived in Ocean County nearly my entire life. You probably…

Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill, Maruca Continue Fight to Overpay Landowner Friend for Surf Club Property

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In the real estate investment game, the idea is to buy low and sell high. If you’re Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill, you buy high and sell…

Carcinogens Found in Toms River Neighborhood Water Wells, Maruca Says “Test Your Water”

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Councilwoman Maria Maruca is calling for residents of Windsor Park, along Route 37 to test their wells for contamination. The New Jersey DEP has found concentrations of trichloroethylene and…

Toms River Mayor Kelaher, Councilwoman Maruca Bag Groceries for Hunger Relief

by Toms River Township TOMS RIVER-As part of a national effort to raise funds and awareness during National Hunger Action Month, Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher and Councilwoman Maria Maruca helped bag groceries…

More Interested in Photo Ops: Rescue Shelter Blames Previous Administration for Problems

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A volunteer from SaveRescueShelter, a non-profit group that assists area animal shelters, blamed former Mayor Maurice Hill and Maria Maruca for the conditions at the Toms River Shelter.…

Toms River Lawyer Involved in Council Spying Case Pushes to Quash Discovery in Township Bias Discrimination Suit

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The law office of Kevin Riordan, the lawyer who allegedly washed several thousands of dollars in campaign funds from the Ocean County GOP as a third-party intermediary during…

How High Did Spying Operation Against Toms River School Board Member, Councilman Go…Did Mo Know?

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Sources within the Ocean County GOP today said the spying operation against Toms River School Board member Ashley Lamb and her husband Justin came from the top of…

Mo Hill Republicans Were Election Day Losers in Toms River’s County Committee Primary

TOMS RIVER, NJ – By the numbers, Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill’s Republican Club failed to gain the majority of seats on the important Toms River Township Republican Municipal Committee after losing…

Latest FBI Probe of Ocean County Commissioners Proves Investigations Are Real

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It has been almost three years since I was invited to the FBI Red Bank field office as the federal government continued probing political corruption in Ocean County.…

How Ocean County Sheriff Silently Created New “Special Investigator” Unit Full of Crony Hires

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Since taking office in 2014, Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy has used a loophole in the state law to amass a small private police force within his department…

Mo Hill’s Information Ministry Offers Fresh Spin on $100k Crony Hire

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill’s former campaign manager, Art Gallagher, who heads the Hill administration’s department of information and misinformation today issued a press release to spin the…

Toms River Councilman Says Not Afraid of FBI Investigations After Town Makes $100k Crony Hire

TOMS RIVER, NJ – With multiple ongoing investigations by state and federal authorities into the hiring practices of the Ocean County GOP by the Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office,…

“I’m Not Concerned With the FBI”, Toms River Councilman Says after $100k Patronage Hire

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Councilman Kevin Geoghegan defiantly declared that he’s not afraid of the FBI ahead of his vote to hire a political friend, Maria Maruca, to a job…

Toms River Mayor to Give $132,000 Public Job to Former Councilwoman Who Lost Election

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last November, the voters of Toms River sent a clear message to Mayor Maurice Hill and his splinter Republican faction when they overwhelmingly voted against Hill’s candidates, including…

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