Seasons Kosher Grocery Coming to Toms River’s North Dover Section as Demand Grows

TOMS RIVER, NJ – For years, the lot at the southwest side of the Cox Cro Road and Route 9 intersection has remained vacant and lifeless. Today, it was announced that Seasons,…

OCGOP Plundered, Bank Account Depleted, Emails Deleted, Website Shut Down by Holman, Haines, Mastronardy Faction

TOMS RIVER, NJ – After losing his election for Chairman, Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy received a final hour campaign donation of $6,000 from outgoing Ocean County GOP Chairman Frank B. Holman.…

Ducklings Rescued from Toms River Sewer Drain

TOMS RIVER, NJ – At Tuesday’s Toms River Township Council meeting, Mayor Maurice Hill was excited to announce the rescue of three baby ducks who fell into a storm drain the township…

Is it time Again for Ortley Beach to Secede From Toms River and Join Lavallette?

ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – The towns of Ortley Beach and Lavallette have more to do with each other than they do with the large growing city of Toms River, just across 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…

Toms River Hires Another Public Relations Firm to Grow Information Team to $259,000 Annually

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is renewing the contract for public relations services firm Direct Development, of Tinton Falls, owned by New Jersey State Democrat Senator Vin Gopal,…

Toms River Cop Receives Life Saving Award for Saving Baby

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Police Officer Michael Foye received a life-saving award from Police Chief Mitch Little Wednesday night for his actions on Saturday, March 16, 2019. “Officer Foye rendered…

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,…

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