Toms River Schools to Lay Off 240 Employees; 333 Employees to Work Remotely

The Toms River Regional school district, facing a historic budget crisis thanks to a combination in state funding cuts plus the...

Todd Frazier Heading Back to New York After Trade Deadline Deal

Toms River native Todd Frazier has been traded to the New York Mets by the Texas Rangers, baseball sources confirmed Monday,...

N.J. Gas Tax to Rise 9.3 Cents Per Gallon in October, Administration Announces

New Jersey drivers will pay some of the highest fuel taxes in America after an automatic gas tax increase of nine...

TRPD Arrests Man at Apartment With Handgun Following Alleged Threat, Assault

Toms River police have arrested a Lakehurst man on weapons and assault charges stemming from an argument in which he allegedly...

Toms River Man Sentenced to Prison Term for Fatal Hit-and-Run

A Toms River man who was behind the wheel of his Jeep when he hit two pedestrians in Lakewood last year...

Toms River Mayor: Time to Open Indoor Dining, Other Businesses in N.J.

A silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic may well be a renewed interest in downtown Toms River, where officials and business...

Former Toms River School Employee, Now a Sex Offender, Gets 30 Year Prison Term

A man who was convicted by an Ocean County jury of sexually abusing minors will spend three decades in prison. William...

Cops: Lakehurst Man Fondled Himself in Front of Children

Police have charged a Lakehurst man with two counts each of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child after...

Lakewood Man Charged in Shooting of 4-Year-Old Girl

A 27-year-old Lakewood man has been charged in the shooting of a toddler in Asbury Park. Prosecutors in Monmouth County on...

How Cops (And a Mechanic) Saved A Missing Toms River Alzheimer’s Patient

Ocean County was gripped last week with the search for Marilyn Balzer, an 80-year-old Toms River woman suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease...