TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River is known for pizzerias, Chinese restaurants, and chain brand restaurants. If you look beyond the big lights and bright signs of the cookie-cutter chains, …
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Six Projects Planned by Toms River Mayor Hill to Turn Downtown Village Into City
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – This week a sixth plan by Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill to transform the sleepy village of Downtown Toms River into a destination city was announced. …
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GALESVILLE, MD – An Upper Marlboro man has been charged with boating while intoxicated by Maryland Natural Resources Police officers on Memorial Day. According to the the MNRP, officers were …
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Toms River Man Among 6 Officers Charged in Assault on Juvenile Inmate
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesTRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against six Garden State Youth Correctional Facility officers including three from Ocean County who participated in an …
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Two Franklin County Men Ordered to Pay $1,584 in Restitution and Fines for Abandoning Junk Boat in Missisquoi River on the National Wildlife Refuge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 2, 2022 Wayne Bailey, 68, of Swanton and Louis Bates, 49, of St. Albans …
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Residents Say Why They Don’t See Downtown Toms River as a Destination Center and What Can Help
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is on a mission. He wants to turn Downtown Toms River into a tourist destination, but it has all been tried …
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TAKE 5 $18K Winning Tickets Sold In Pearl River And Rochester
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – Two lucky TAKE 5 tickets were bought for the May 31st evening drawing. These tickets each won the $18,805.50 top-prize. The tickets were sold at KP …
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Downtown Toms River Developer Wants to Build Higher
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – A developer, 27 Washington Street Associates wants to rebuild higher after a fire destroyed the former building located at the corner of Washington Street and Robbins …
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Nine Injured After Car Collides with Tanker on Parkway in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Nine people were injured in a collision between a Jeep, Volvo and a tanker truck according to a report by the New Jersey State Police. On …
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Pedestrian Struck by Toms River Cop Car on Fischer Boulevard in Stable Condition
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River police say dark clothing and alcohol may have contributed to a pedestrian being struck by a passing Toms River Police Department cruiser Sunday night. …
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Toms River Drug Dealer Gets 17 Years in Prison
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Convicted drug dealer John Williams, 56, of Toms River, was sentenced on Friday to seventeen years in New Jersey State Prison with an eight and one-half …
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Fires Sparked After Truck Snapps Utility Pole in Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – You might have experienced some internet problems Thursday morning in Toms River. That’s because a track clipped low hanging Verizon fiber-optic lines, causing a utility pole …
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15-Year-Old Reported Missing in Middle River
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesBALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore County Police Department has issued an alert for a missing male teenager. According to police, 15-year-old Jahmell George Henry Moore (5’9 175lbs) was last seen …
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Ducklings Rescued from Toms River Sewer Drain
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS 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 …
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Toms River to Pay $244,000 to Fix Eroded Beach as Residents Criticize ‘Private’ Beach Owners
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – As Toms River Township officials approved a $244,000 contract with Vulcan Construction Group of Burlington County to replenish beach sand lost during the early may nor’easter, …
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“Operation River Fork” Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Crack Cocaine
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Woonsocket man was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for participating in the distribution of crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. …
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Allentown Cops Jump into Lehigh River to Save Man in Distress
ALLENTOWN, PA – Allentown Police Officer Andrew Gehringer and Kayla Balatgek on Thursday jumped into the Lehigh River to rescue an adult male who had fallen in and was in …
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Is it time Again for Ortley Beach to Secede From Toms River and Join Lavallette?
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonORTLEY 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 …
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Toms River Farmer’s Market Moving as Town Prepares for Construction of 10-Story Twin Towers
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Farmer’s Market will have a new home starting in 2022. The event used to be held at the parking lot that will soon …
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43 Arrested as Part of a Combined Law Enforcement Operation “River Run” in West Tennessee
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMemphis, TN – United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., and United States Marshal Tyreece Miller today announced Operation “River Run,” a joint federal, state, and local law enforcement …
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Machete-Wielding Man in Toms River Subdued by Responding Officer on Route 37
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Police department on Monday said an off-duty Seaside Heights officer subdued a knife-wielding man on Route 37 near Brookside Drive. According to police, …
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Toms River Based Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scam
NEWARK, N.J. – Two Toms River men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and are awaiting trial. Now, their Florida co-conspirator has confessed to being part of the …
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Officials Say Sinkhole Swallowed Teen Who Died at Toms River Beach Caused by Unstable Sand
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River officials on Wednesday cited unstable sand and sinkholes along the Jersey Shore might have contributed to the death of a teenager killed this week …
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Arson was sentenced on May 16, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. …
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Teen Killed Afer Being Trapped in Hole Dug at Toms River Beach
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A teenager from Maine died on Tuesday at the Jersey Shore as he and his sister became trapped after a hole they were digging on the …