Health

Toms river councilman craig coleman joins the ribbon-cutting celebration for shine studios, a new yoga, barre, pilates and strength training business at 1256 indian head road.

New Yoga, Pilates and Fitness Studio Opens in Toms River as Township Welcomes Shine Studios

Ambulances line up outside hospital.

New Jersey Lawmakers Want to Stop Charging Volunteer EMTs for Background Checks

New jersey orders jackson jewish volunteer ambulance to stop providing advanced life support immediately

New Jersey Orders Jackson Jewish Volunteer Ambulance to Stop Providing Advanced Life Support Immediately

Cigarette prices now average more than $10 per pack nationwide, while new jersey smokers are paying roughly $11. 66.

Cigarettes Now Average More Than $10 a Pack Nationwide, With New Jersey Near $12

Health and Wellness

A sign at an entrance to rutgers university. Rutgers, the state university of new jersey, is an american public research university.

New Law Allows Rutgers Employees to Take Paychecks from Healthcare Providers

Toms river seniors can begin scheduling medicare counseling appointments ahead of the oct. 15 start of open enrollment at the township senior center.

Toms River Senior Center Opens Medicare Enrollment Appointments as Oct. 15 Deadline Nears

Toms River News

Corn masa is used in many latin american tortilla and food recipes.

Why New Jersey Wants Folic Acid Added to Corn Masa Flour — and the Latino Health Gap Lawmakers Say It Could Fix

A new jersey nurse’s aide admitted spraying a paralyzed elderly nursing home patient with bleach, the latest case involving abuse of vulnerable residents.

Nurse’s aide admits spraying paralyzed elderly patient in face with bleach at NJ nursing home

Toms river senior center

Toms River Helping Seniors Get a Head Start on Medicare Open Enrollment as Appointments Fill Up

A bat recovered from a yard in the eloise area of winter haven became polk county’s sixth confirmed animal rabies case of 2026.

Florida Woman Picks Up What She Thinks Is a Mouse — It Turns Out to Be Polk County’s Sixth Rabid Animal

Glp-1 drugs are changing dining habits, but inflation, higher menu prices and financial strain provide a broader explanation for falling restaurant traffic.

Report Blames GLP-1 Drugs for Empty Restaurants in NJ, but Data Shows a More Serious and Dangerous Culprit

Fresh fruits and vegetables are displayed at a neighborhood retailer as new jersey lawmakers consider allowing nj familycare to cover prescribed healthy groceries.

New Jersey Wants Doctors to Prescribe Groceries — and NJ FamilyCare to Pay

Toms river residents can attend a medicare open enrollment meeting sept. 16 at the township senior center on garfield avenue.

Toms River Hosting Medicare Meeting Before Open Enrollment Begins

Events and Festivals

A man at a restaurant with tick bite suddenly says no to a steak dinner.

This Tick Now Spreading Across New Jersey Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat For Life

Municipal pools in new jersey could be required to post “dry drowning” warnings

Municipal Pools in New Jersey Could Be Required to Post “Dry Drowning” Warnings

Health and Wellness

After saving $6 million on employee health coverage: next step is shopping the joint insurance fund

After Saving $6 Million on Employee Health Coverage: Next Step is Shopping the Joint Insurance Fund

New jersey joins blue state health alliance rejecting trump’s cdc; what could go wrong?

New Jersey joins blue state health alliance rejecting Trump’s CDC; What could go wrong?

Pennsylvania hunters warned of tougher trespass penalties ahead of archery season

Pennsylvania hunters warned of tougher trespass penalties ahead of archery season

Health and Wellness

Jack ciattarelli's opposition to mikie sherrill's forced lgbtq school curriculum plan sparks outrage among new jersey gay rights activists

Jack Ciattarelli’s Opposition to Mikie Sherrill’s Forced LGBTQ School Curriculum Plan Sparks Outrage Among New Jersey Gay Rights Activists

Privacy or Secrecy? The Real Stakes of NJ’s New Health Rules