Toms River Council Makes Cut to Defeated District 2 Fire Budget

Voters in Toms River’s Fire District 2, which includes areas covered by the Pleasant Plains and Silverton fire companies, voted down...

Man Shot, Killed by Toms River Police After ‘Physical Altercation’

Authorities say a man was shot and killed by police in a Toms River apartment Tuesday after a physical altercation took...

Ocean County Has Burnt 22,380 Pounds of Unused Pills

Ocean County’s “Project Medicine Drop” culminated in the March 1 burning of 3,280 pounds of pills, more than the agency has ever...

Cops: Gymnastics Coach, 19, Sent Explicit Photos to Toms River Girl, 13

Police have charged a 19-year-old man who worked as a gymnastics coach with sending explicit photos to a 13-year-old Toms River...

Man With 140 Bags of Heroin Arrested on Route 37

Police say a local man traveling with 140 wax folds of heroin was arrested following a traffic stop on Route 37....

Fatal Toms River Fire Started in Basement Garbage Can

A fire that killed a 64-year-old Toms River woman last week started in a garbage can in the basement of the home,...

Man Who Drove on Ice, Left Dog in Sunken Car, Sentenced to Jail Term

Andrew Mayer, a 29-year-old Toms River man who stirred anger statewide after driving his pickup truck on the icy Toms River, then...

Firefighter Injured In Rescue Attempt During Fatal Toms River Blaze

A house fire that killed a township woman on Tuesday also resulted in an injury to a firefighter, officials confirmed. Ralph...

Woman, 64, Dies in Toms River House Fire

Authorities confirmed a Toms River woman died in a house fire Tuesday morning. Police spokesman Ralph Stocco said first responders were...

Toms River Man Gets 7 Years for Setting House Fire

A Toms River man will spend seven years in prison for arson after intentionally setting a fire at a township home....