Toms River School Board Discusses Graduation Ceremony

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River school board members have begun openly discussing the possibility of no formal graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 this year, but announced a possible workaround. …

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Former Toms River School Chief Michael Ritacco Released From Prison

TOMS RIVER-Disgraced former Toms River Regional School District Superintendent Michael Ritacco, 72, has been release from federal prison and is now under the supervision of the Philadelphia residential reentry management field office.…

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Police File Charges After Students Found in Closed School in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Seven men were charged on Tuesday in Lakewood township for allowing students access to study during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order by Governor Phil Murphy. The head of the school,…

Ocean County News

Mo Hill, School Board Political Play to Bring Norcross, Buckalew Firm to the School Insurance Table is Eerily Similar to Ritacco Scandal

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Being hailed behind the scenes of a game-changing shared service agreement that would save Toms River taxpayers billions, cut taxes and put a chicken in every pot, a…

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Murphy Says Kids Will Have to Wear Face Masks When and If they Return to School This School Year

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy said today when students return to school, if they do during the current school year, they will have to wear face masks in class. “We are…

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Toms River South Makes List of America’s Weirdest High School Baseball Fields

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It probably goes without saying that almost anyone who played baseball at Toms River High School South’s oddly shaped baseball field has thought about putting a ball on…

Ocean County News

New Jersey Expands School Closures to May 15th

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy on Thursday announced he will keep schools in New Jersey closed until at least May 15th. “It is in this vein, that today I’m announcing that…

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March Was First Month With No School Shootings Since 2002

CBS NEWS – CBS News reported that March 2020 was the first month in 18 years where there were no reported school shootings. From CBS: March 2020 was apparently the first March…

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NYC Mayor de Blasio Closes Schools; Governor Cuomo Says No

NEW YORK CITY-Mayor Bill DeBlasio on Saturday announced he is closing schools to the 1.1 million students in his city for the school year. “Today I announced we will close @NYCSchools for…

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OC Prosecutor: No Lakewood Children Going to School As Alleged by Residents, Complaints in March

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced today that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has investigated several citizen complaints alleging that children from the northern Ocean County area were being picked up…

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At-Home Cupcakes by Red Rose Bakery Another Great Idea for Home Schooling During Coronavirus

TOMS RIVER-One of the hidden culinary jewels of the Jersey Shore is Red Rose Bakery, with locations in Toms River and Howell. Like all other businesses, Red Rose Bakery is now facing…

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NJSIAA: There’s Still Hope for a Spring High School Sports Season in New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ-Although the NJSIAA has canceled the remainder of the boys and girls basketball championships, the spring 2020 sports season is not yet lost. School sports cannot resume until the school closures…

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All K-12, Private and Public Schools, Colleges and Universities Ordered Closed by Governor Murphy

TRENTON-Governor Phil Murphy has announced that all public, private and parochial schools be closed effective Wednesday, March 18th until further notice. “All pre-K through grade 12 schools (public, private, and parochial) and…

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Governor Murphy Announces New Jersey Coronavirus Curfew, Closes All Schools

TRENTON-Governor Phil Murphy has announced that as of tonight, non-essential businesses must close by 8pm to limit the spread of coronavirus in the state of New Jersey. The following restrictions have been…

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Red Bank Regional Goes to Virtual Schooling After Sibling Tests Positive for Coronavirus

RED BANK-The Red Bank Regional School District announced today that it is shutting down and move to a virtual classroom instruction environment after the sibling of a student was tested positive for…

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Ocean County School Districts Coronavirus Preparedness Plans Recommended by Department of Health

Students across Ocean County on Monday received a letter from faculty members asking parents to complete surveys regarding possible school closures due to the Coronavirus. The districts say the letter was a…

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Former Toms River School Board Member: He Called Me A Muslim Terrorist

TOMS RIVER-Former Toms River School Board Members Christopher Raimann and Daniel Leonard are in court today facing each other after years of a contentious professional relationship between the two former elected officials…

Ocean County News·Police Blotter

Toms River Schools Start Petition to Reverse Murphy School Funding Cuts

The State of New Jersey has adopted a plan to reduce Toms River Regional School District’s state funding cumulatively of nearly $100 million over the seven-year life of Senate Bill S-2, of…

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Man Attacks Female School Employee After Hours in Toms River

TOMS RIVER-On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at approximately 6:00 PM, (after school hours during a rental event), police units responded to Walnut Street Elementary School for reports of an assault on a…

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Leftist Radical Arrested After Setting Fire to High School Trump Supporter’s Pickup Truck

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Today at approximately 11:45 am, deputies and the OCFA were dispatched to El Toro High School in Lake Forest regarding a fire in the bed of a truck in the parking…

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