Joint Base Will be Home to New KC-46 Tanker

For several years, officials have been saying the future of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst hinges on the KC-46 tanker, set to replace...

Toms River Announces Martin Luther King Day Public Works Schedule

The Toms River Township Department of Public Works will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, for Martin Luther King Day, the...

Multi-Story Mosque, School Proposed for Toms River Site

A religious group has proposed the construction of a two-story mosque and school to be constructed in Toms River, but the...

Toms River in 2017: A Dune Update, Development Plans and a Tax Warning

Expect a busy year ahead in Toms River, officials say. The township council and officials are preparing to make numerous decisions...

Toms River Council Selects New President

Toms River’s governing body will have a new leader for 2017. Councilman Al Manforti was unanimously voted council president during the council’s reorganization...

Toms River Council to Reorganize Tuesday, BOE Wednesday

Toms River’s governing body will reorganize for 2017 Tuesday night, largely a formality to make reappointments and reauthorizations, but also to...

Toms River Dog Licenses Must be Renewed in Jan.; Free Rabies Clinic Planned

All dogs over seven months of age must be licensed each year under state law, Toms River officials said this week, reminding...

Toms River Fire Safety Director Mercready, Other Officials Retire

Toms River Fire Prevention Bureau Chief James Mercready has retired after 26 years of dedicated service, township officials said. Mercready, a luminary...

Longtime Toms River Township Planner to Retire

Toms River will bid farewell to its longtime planner, Jay Lynch, Dec. 31, officials said. Lynch, who worked in land use...

Toms River Must Build 1,285 Affordable Housing Units Under Settlement

Toms River officials have grudgingly settled a lawsuit brought by an affordable housing advocacy group that will result in the township...