Toms River School Return: 2 Days of Shortened In-Person Class Each Week, Masks When Needed

The Toms River Regional school district approved a school reopening plan this week that provides for two days of in-person instruction...

Plan Calls for Toms River Students to Wear Masks, Learn In-Person for 73 School Days

Students will be required to wear masks during the school day and will be placed into groups as part of a...

Should T.R. South High School ‘Indians’ Name Be Changed? Officials Weigh in on Petition

After years of refusals, the NFL’s Washington Redskins ownership felt enough pressure to decide to change its name. For years, a...

Toms River Mayor: After Governor Participated in Protest, Let Our Students Have a Graduation

Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill said that especially after Gov. Phil Murphy himself participated in a large demonstration last weekend,...

All N.J. Schools to Remain Closed For the Rest of the 19-20 School Year

Citing the need to protect the health of New Jersey’s 1.6 million public and private school students as well as thousands...

Toms River School Budget Raises Taxes, Sheds 36 Teachers, But Saves Sports

In a budget that one member of the Toms River Regional school board said gave her a “heavy heart and a...

Former Toms River Schools Chief Ritacco Is Out of Prison

In a move that was long-rumored by local sources in Ocean County, Michael Ritacco, the Toms River Regional schools superintendent who...

Legislators Pitch ‘Painless’ Solution For Brick, TR School Funding Crisis to Governor

Northern Ocean County’s state legislators are pitching what they call a “painless” proposal to Gov. Phil Murphy, in an attempt to...

Toms River Schools to Continue Full Day Kindergarten in 2020-21 School Year

Amidst a financial crisis stemming from an $18 million cut in state funding, Toms River Regional school officials have confirmed that...

Toms River Regional BOE Commits to Lawsuit Against N.J. Over ‘Secret’ Funding Formula

Toms River Regional school board members unanimously approved a resolution at a board meeting Wednesday night to jointly file a request...