Mayor Rodrick Backs Saint Joseph’s Application for Transitional Housing Serving Homeless Women with Children

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Mayor Daniel T. Rodrick announced his support for St. Joseph’s Parish as it seeks continued approval for its long-standing program offering temporary housing for women and children. For…

Code Blue declared in Philadelphia as frigid conditions prompt emergency shelter response

Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia Office of Homeless Services declared a Code Blue effective at 3 p.m. Sunday as dangerously cold weather moved into the region, triggering expanded emergency shelter and outreach…

Toms River’s Crime Ridden Downtown Homeless Hotel is Gone, But County Officials Want a Replacement

Toms River, NJ – The now vacant site once occupied by one of Ocean County’s most notorious motels stands as a reminder of how aggressive municipal action can end years of crime…

Senior dog dumped at shelter just wants peace and a couch

Senior dog with heart condition waits for loving home at Ocean County shelter JACKSON, NJ – A senior dog named Deuce is capturing hearts at the Northern Ocean County Animal Facility, where…

Brooklyn man gets 12 years for stabbing spree in shelter and subway

Brooklyn man sentenced to 12 years for stabbing spree in shelter and subway Brooklyn, NY — A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a string of violent,…

Letter: Resident of Ocean County Domestic Violence Shelter Raises Red Flag

I have been a resident at Providence House in Toms River, NJ for the past two months, and I am writing to expose the truth about what happens inside this shelter — a place that…

Toms River Mayor Rodrick Places Downtown Homeless into Housing with State Funds

Toms River, NJ – Mayor Daniel Rodrick has recently taken proactive measures to address homelessness in Downtown Toms River, securing emergency housing vouchers from the State Department of Community Affairs, led by…

Ocean County to vote today on $16M in capital pet projects with no funds for homelessness response they created

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is set to vote today on over $16 million in capital improvement ordinances, funding a range of infrastructure projects across the county.…

Overdose reported at growing homeless encampment in Toms River parking garage

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A 20-year-old individual suffered an apparent overdose Tuesday evening at the top level of the Toms River municipal parking garage, where a homeless encampment has recently formed, officials…

Drug Overdose Reported at Makeshift Ocean County Parking Garage Homeless Encampment

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Police responded to an overdose Tuesday evening at the top level of the Toms River municipal parking garage, where a growing homeless encampment has taken shape in recent…

In Phil Murphy’s Equitable New Jersey, Homeless Veterans Rate Lower Than Illegal Migrants – OP-ED

Look at what is happening around New Jersey. Homelessness is on the rise, and in the state that touts itself as the most diverse and equitable, American citizens most in need are…

Manchester Township Property Eyed as a Possible Answer to Ocean County’s Homeless Crisis

TOMS RIVER, NJ – As Ocean County grapples with a growing homelessness crisis, the transformation of the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library and its adjacent municipal parking garage into…

Library safety concerns grow in Toms River as county shelter debate looms

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A decision by Ocean County officials to host a pop-up café operated by Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen inside the Ocean County Library has ignited controversy and…

One Toms River candidate is being financed by dark-money PAC tied to homeless campus lobbyist and downtown developers

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Reports filed by Anthony Ricotta show that his campaign is nearly fully funded by downtown developers, downtown property investors, homeless shelter advocates and a lawyer tied to the…

Ocean County extends lease on downtown library pop-up kitchen feeding the homeless

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Library has announced it will continue to host the JBH Soul Kitchen inside the Toms River branch of the Ocean County library, which has been…

GOP Candidate Spadea Canvasses Jersey Shore with Commissioner Pushing Controversial Route 9 Homeless Campus

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea has been hitting the campaign trail hard, knocking on doors along the Jersey Shore. On Monday, Spadea was pounding the pavement alongside Ocean…

Artist's rendering of a homeless campus - Men waiting for a bus to Downtown Toms River

Ocean County confirms plans for homeless campus in Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners has confirmed a controversial plan to develop a homeless shelter on Route 166 in Toms River, near the Villa Amalfi Italian Restaurant,…

Blaze guts South Jersey building leaving one dead and six homeless

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — One person was killed and several families were displaced Wednesday night after a fire tore through a mixed-use building on North Black Horse Pike in the Glendora section…

News 12 camera crew assaulted by homeless man at Bon Jovi soup kitchen

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A News 12 New Jersey cameraman was allegedly attacked by a homeless man at the Toms River Library while filming a segment about a soup kitchen founded by…

Mayor Tells Bon Jovi His Soup Kitchen for the Homeless Gives Toms River a Bad Name

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A new soup kitchen supported by rock icon Jon Bon Jovi has ignited a political firestorm in Ocean County, where Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick is accusing county…

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