Toms River Mayor Mo Hill Finally Agrees to Join Council, Forfeit Salary During COVID-19 Furloughs

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has agreed to forfeit his salary to join his fellow elected officials sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially reported by the Asbury Park Press, the…

Ocean County News·Politics

Toms River Workers Furloughed; Council Drops Salary; Mayor Hill Keeps $75,000 Paycheck

TOMS RIVER-According to a report today in the Asbury Park Press, all of Toms River’s seven elected council members have opted to forfeit their $8,900 part-time salaries they receive from the municipality…

Ocean County News

Toms River Mayor Mo Hill Launches 2023 Election Campaign During Coronavirus Pandemic

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has been uncharacteristically posing himself in some very random and strange photo ops in April which were bizarre, even by his own…

Government News·Ocean County News·Politics

Damage in Toms River Not Caused by Storm, But Drunk Driver

On Monday April 13, 2020, at approximately 3:14 AM, multiple units responded to a traffic crash located at Route 37 E and Peter Ave. Upon arrival, Kristofer I. Coltenback, 43 of Manchester,…

Community News·Ocean County News

Lakewood, Deal, Freehold, South Toms River, Matawan Have Highest Per Capita COVID-19 Positives at Jersey Shore

COVID-19 is sweeping the northeast corner of New Jersey, but further south at the Jersey Shore, five towns have a much higher per-capita rate of infection than surrounding communities and those towns…

In the News

Toms River Student Art Projects Inspire Hope During Coronavirus Pandemic

From Toms River School District March 30, 2020— While checking her students’ amazing artwork, Cedar Grove art teacher Gina Bisogna was especially surprised by a submission from one of her second graders, Samantha…

Ocean County News

Toms River Fire Companies, First Responders Give Hospital Workers at Community Medical Center Heroes Tribute

The Toms River first responder community set out to show their appreciation for the front line fighters of the COVID-19 epidemic. Here’s what the TR Fire Co. 1 shared on their Facebook…

Community News·Ocean County News

Toms River Police Department Shares Mo-Less Photo

TOMS RIVER-If anyone in Toms River has been violating Governor Phil Murphy’s social distancing guidelines, it would be Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill. This week, Hill posed in a variety of…

Government News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

BASF, Ciba-Geigy Poisoned Our Water, Killed Our Children, Now they Want Toms River to Pay $20 Million

Ciba-Geigy’s chemical plant nearly destroyed the ecosystem in Toms River, now it’s new owner BASF has sued the township for a property tax refund and won! TOMS RIVER-In 2008, the Ciba-Geigy superfund…

Community News·Health and Wellness

Good Friday Drive Through Distribution Event Being Held in Toms River

Toms River Partners with Fulfill to Launch “Pop the Trunk” Meal Pickup to Feed Families Toms River Township is partnering with Fulfill (formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties) to…

Ocean County News

Toms River, Lakewood COVID-19 Cases Outpacing Rest of Ocean County

TOMS RIVER-The Ocean County Health Department’s latest figures show Toms River is starting to make gains in the total COVID-19 outbreak data released today by the Ocean County Health Department. While Lakewood…

Health and Wellness·Ocean County News

Toms River Rabbi Rotberg Updates Community About What’s Happening in and Around Lakewood

by Rabbi Moshe Rotberg, Toms River As a rabbi in beautiful Toms River, and a member of Hatzolah (volunteer EMT squad) I would like to share a few thoughts to the residents…

Community News·Ocean County News

Photo Op of the Day: Toms River Mayor Mo Hill Takes Out the Trash

TOMS RIVER-In another episode of bizarre behavior by Mayor Maurice B. Hill, Hill brought along his entourage to Holiday City in Silverton to watch DPW workers on their bulky pickup run through…

Government News·Ocean County News

Hill Says Coronavirus Map Shows No Outbreak Concentrations in Toms River

Mo Hill has a detailed map of coronavirus infections but isn’t sharing it with the people in his community, so we’re going to have to take his word for it… TOMS RIVER-Toms…

Government News·Health and Wellness·Ocean County News

ShopRite Reports Employee Infected with Coronavirus in Toms River

TOMS RIVER-ShopRite of Fischer Bay in Toms River has announced an employee has tested positive for coronavirus and is taking measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Below is a statement…

Business News·Health and Wellness·Ocean County News

Mayor Mo Hill Has Detailed Map of Toms River’s 221 COVID-19 Cases, But Isn’t Sharing It

TOMS RIVER-Toms River Mayor Maurice B. Hill on Tuesday revealed the existence of a COVID-19 map that plots the township’s 221 confirmed cases and was asked about his lack of response during…

Health and Wellness·Ocean County News

Rodrick Votes No to Awarding Campaign Donors Pay to Play Contracts in Toms River

TOMS RIVER-The Toms River Township Council has voted to approve the dissolution of the in-house legal counsel team by means of a township ordinance to remove the town’s “Department of Law” and…

Government News·Ocean County News

At Height Of Coronavirus Outbreak Toms River Mayor Poses Police for a Photo Op

TOMS RIVER-As the police officers from Toms River Police Department squad 5 readied to work their shift amid the ongoing COVID-19 global coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill them pause for a…

Breaking News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

Toms River Patch Reporter Karen Wall Blasted by Readers for COVID-19 Fear Mongering

Patch is a hyperlocal news agency that is based out of New York City and today, one patch reporter, Karen Wall is coming under fire for a report entitled, “Best-Case Scenario: August…

In the News

Spotlight Take Out of the Day: Riv’s Toms River Hub Toms River

TOMS RIVER-The great room of Riv’s Toms River Hub has gone quiet. A nightly locals fixture since the beginning of time, the former Toms River Hub site (and subsequent mediocre venues in…

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