Six injured in Silverton adult community house fire
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Police report six people were injured, two critically during a fire on Mount Everest Lane in the adult living community of Holiday City Silverton. According to…
Trump Ally Roger Stone will be in Toms River at Riv’s to support Ocean County’s America First team
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Former Donald J. Trump ally Roger Stone is coming to Toms River to speak at the 30-year-old Toms River Regular Republican Club. The New York Times best-selling author…
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…
Toms River Mayor and Council Announce Small Business Advisory Committee
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Art Gallagher, confidential secretary to Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill today said, the government of the township is here to help small businesses. According to Gallagher, the Township…
Ocean County Parks Service Offering Stress Reducing “Yoga After Work” Program
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Are you searching for a new way to wind down after a busy day at work? A program being offered by the Ocean County Parks Department might be…
Inattentive driver slams into parked car, killing pedestrian in Toms River, police say
by Jillian Messina, TRPD press secretary TOMS RIVER, NJ – On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at approximately 10:25 PM, police units were dispatched to the intersection of Bay Avenue and Twin Oaks…
Toms River Blue Line Guy Arrested Again for Blue Light Display, Says He’ll Keep Doing It
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man who was arrested last year for painting a blue line down the center of Hooper Avenue then leaving a boom truck parked in Mayor Mo Hill’s…
In the 1980s, shooting tourists with water pistols and drive-by water gun shootings was a big problem in Seaside Heights
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Imagine when the biggest disturbance for police officers in a seaside resort town was the local teenage and young adult population shooting people randomly with water pistols, mostly…
Remembering Toms River’s Old Time Tavern
TOMS RIVER, NJ – It’s long gone. It has been replaced with modern amenities, but for those who grew up in Toms River in the 1960s through the early 2000s the Old…
Application to be heard for 24 unit apartment complex on Hooper Avenue in Silverton
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Zoning Board will hear an application to build a 24-unit apartment complex near the corner of Church Road and Hooper Avenue in the Silverton Section…
It is what it is, Toms River Council President says after seniors hit with 40% tax hike
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill set the stage to raise salaries for employees in his inner circle and confidential appointments. At Monday’s meeting, Council President Kevin Geoghegan presented,…
Toms River Township announces new recycling schedule after confusion and mixups in 2021
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Township of Toms River has announced a new recycling schedule for 2022 to remedy the confusing schedule of 2022. “In an effort to improve service and reduce…
New law allows towns like Toms River to issue tax credits instead of cash for reassessment appeal refunds
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As towns such as Toms River, in Ocean County move forward with a very unpopular tax reassessment project during the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s good news in sight for…
Toms River ‘twin towers’ apartment building approved by planning board
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The future of Toms River is coming soon. This week, the Toms River Planning Board has approved the first step in Toms River Mayor Mo Hill’s plan to…
Toms River High School North theatre troupe helps Beachwood PTO collect 170 toys for children in need
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Students from Toms River High School North’s theatre troupe rolled up their sleeves for the holidays and helped spread holiday cheer in the community. The Toms River School…
Toms River’s 112 foot tall twin towers project to be heard by planning board
TOMS 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 will transform…
Andy Kim says “Lakewood Style Development” only hate speech when Republicans say it
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last week, Congressman Andy Kim condemned Toms River Councilman Dan Rodrick for using the words “Lakewood Style Development” in campaign mailers to describe the rampant overdevelopment championed by…
Congressman says phrase”Lakewood Style Development” is hate speech
TOMS RIVER, NJ – U.S. Congressman Andy Kim, who was accused of using Jewish “dog whistles” in his 2020 campaign against Jewish businessman David Richter, today has declared the words “Lakewood Style…
Toms River officials pass two-acre zoning ordinance for houses of worship
TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill was candidate Maurice Hill, he promised the residents of Toms River that he would fight the Department of Justice to the end…
Toms River to double community pool fees for non-residents
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The community pool at Snug Harbor in Toms River could see access fees double. Tonight, the township will vote on an ordinance that will increase the current weekday…