Government
Toms River Council Approves Purchase of ‘Boatworks’ Property, Demolition in 4-3 Vote
Toms River officials on Wednesday night approved the long-pending purchase of the Boatworks building in the township sector, representing the next step...
Government
Toms River Lowers Speed Limit on Major Ortley Beach Thoroughfare
Toms River officials, responding to requests from residents, introduced an ordinance lowering the speed limit of a major north-south roadway in the...
Government
Toms River Planning Board Rejects 64 Unit Downtown Apartment Complex
The Toms River planning board has denied a developer’s request to construct a 64-unit apartment complex in the downtown sector, rejecting an...
Police, Fire & Courts
Lakewood Man Sentenced to Prison After Cops Found Cocaine, Bricks of Heroin
Environment & Weather
Toms River to Receive 561,000 Cubic Yards of Sand in $73.5M Beach Replenishment Project
Environment & Weather
Report: N.J. Offshore Wind Turbines Could Interfere With NORAD Radars, Joint Base
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 weeks agoReport: N.J. Offshore Wind Turbines Could Interfere With NORAD Radars, Joint Base
A report authored by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last spring raised concerns that wind turbines off the New...
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Environment & Weather
/ 4 weeks agoToms River to Receive 561,000 Cubic Yards of Sand in $73.5M Beach Replenishment Project
After years of delays, contract disputes and legal wrangling, the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach renourishment project will come to fruition...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 4 weeks agoEmployees Charged in Assault at Bayville Nursing Home That Left Patient in Critical Condition
Two employees of a Bayville nursing and rehabilitation facility were lodged in the Ocean County Jail Thursday after being charged in...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 month agoToms River Kidnapping, Sex Assault Suspect to Remain in Jail
Prosecutors in Ocean County said Tuesday that a man suspected of kidnapping and raping a teenager after offering to drive her...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 month agoProsecutors: Toms River Man Intentionally Started Blaze That Injured Firefighters
A Toms River man has been charged with arson after police say he intentionally lit a fire at a Brick Township...
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Government
/ 1 month agoIndoor Sports, Restaurant, Retail Complex Proposed to Revive Toms River Intersection
After decades of numerous iterations of restaurants, driving ranges and batting cages having been located near the intersection of Hooper Avenue...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 1 month agoCops: Toms River Sex Offender Lured Teen Girl Into SUV on Route 70, Sexually Assaulted Her
A Toms River man who is a registered sex offender is charged with luring a 14-year-old girl into his vehicle and...
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Government
/ 1 month agoSelf-Storage Facility Proposed for Busy Toms River Intersection
A developer has proposed a plan the build a self-storage facility near a busy Toms River intersection, and will appear before...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoAgreement in Place, But No Solid Timeline for County Takeover of T.R. Animal Shelter
Toms River has finalized an agreement with the Ocean County Health Department for the takeover of the township’s municipal animal shelter,...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoToms River Mayor Selects New Police Chief, Second-in-Command
The next leader of the Toms River Police Department will be promoted from within, and he will be assisted in his...