Toms River Puts Off Marijuana Business Ban, Will Form Committee to Study Legal Market

The Toms River township council, after hearing opposition from more than a dozen local residents over a proposed ban on marijuana-based...

Repairs to Toms River’s Beaches Getting Underway This Week

The process of repairing Toms River Township’s ocean beaches following the Feb. 1-2 nor’easter is beginning this week in both the...

Toms River Awards $438K Contract for Beach Repairs, Trucked-In Sand

Toms River officials on Tuesday night awarded a $438,525 contract for repairs to the township’s beaches, which were heavily damaged by...

Toms River Public Works, Recycling Center Closed for Good Friday

The Toms River Township Department of Public Works and the Recycling Convenience Center will be closed on Good Friday, April 2,...

Murphy Administration Opens Up Covid Vaccine to Slew of New Groups

Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday announced the coronavirus vaccine would now be available to a slew of new groups, from a...

Toms River Solicits Proposals for Trucked-In Sand to Repair Ortley Beach

Toms River officials are engaging with the state Department of Environmental Protection to coordinate the repair efforts for the Feb. 1-2...

Developer Proposes Four Story, 79-Room Hotel in Toms River

A developer has proposed the demolition of the former Americana Parkway Motel on Route 166, between Route 37 and James Street...

Toms River Settles With Feds Over Religious Zoning, Will Scale Back Ordinance

Toms River officials voted Tuesday night to enter into a consent order with the federal Department of Justice to settle a...

Toms River Former Mayor Kelaher Dies at Age 88, Remembered for Lifelong Service

Thomas F. Kelaher, who had served multiple terms as Mayor of Toms River and prior as Ocean County Prosecutor, has died...

Starbucks With Drive-Through Approved for Hooper Avenue in Toms River

The Toms River Township planning board this week approved an application to convert a shuttered bank into a Starbucks coffee shop...