Schools
Toms River School Board Rejects ‘Disastrous’ State-Ordered Tax Hike, Prepares for Bankruptcy
Toms River school board members this week called a massive, state-imposed tax hike “unconscionable” and is planning additional legal action – including the initiating of rare...
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Schools
/ 2 years agoSeaside Heights-Toms River School Merger Rejected Despite Mainland Landslide
A vote to consolidate the Seaside Heights preschool-to-6th grade school district into the larger Toms River Regional K-12 school district was...
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Government
/ 2 years agoCompromise? TRRS-Seaside Heights School Merger Referendum Delayed; SSH School May Remain Open
Despite legal notices having been published in anticipation of a referendum on a merger of the Seaside Heights and Toms River...
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Schools
/ 2 years agoVote to Combine Toms River, Seaside Heights School Districts Set for March 12
After some doubt was cast on the feasibility of holding a referendum on the Toms River Regional school district subsuming the...
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Schools
/ 3 years agoReferendum on Seaside Heights Joining Toms River School District Planned; Tax Impact Debated
The second portion of a study focusing on the potential integration of Seaside Heights into the Toms River Regional school district...
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Schools
/ 3 years agoHigh School East Students Make Masterpiece Out of ‘Eyesore’ Storage Container
A conex-style shipping container used to store lifeguard and beach equipment at the Third Avenue parking lot in Ortley Beach has...
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Government
/ 3 years agoToms River to Acquire 16-Acre Silverton Tract From School District for Preservation
Toms River Township will acquire a 16.6-acre parcel of land adjacent to Silver Bay Elementary School, preserving the land from development...
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Government
/ 3 years agoToms River May Purchase Land From School District for Preservation, School Budget Boost
Toms River Regional school district officials are so concerned about the financial future of the district that they are strongly considering...
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Police, Fire & Courts
/ 3 years agoToms River Police Investigating Online Threat to H.S. South
Toms River police said Wednesday night that they were investigating a threat pertaining to Toms River High School South. “We are...
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Schools
/ 3 years agoProperty Value Increases Drove ‘Apocalyptic’ $14.4M Funding Cut to T.R. Schools, Officials Say
Toms River Regional schools superintendent Michael Citta said he could “scare the Dickens” out of residents by listing the potential consequences...