Government
Toms River Homeowners Seeks Variances to Expand, Open House of Worship in Residential Zone
A Toms River property owner has applied to significantly expand a two-story home into a synagogue, or shul, seeking multiple variances from...
Police, Fire & Courts
Cops Seize 400g Cocaine, Weapon After Being Led to Toms River Storage Facility
A Lakewood man faces multiple drug and weapons charges after authorities seized about 400 grams of cocaine, several firearms and $14,000 in...
Government
Toms River Walmart Seeks Significant Expansion
Walmart is seeking approval to expand its store on Route 37 West by nearly 48,200 square feet, including a larger grocery section...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoToms River Requests State Help After Six-Car Crash at Dangerous Whitesville Road Intersection
Toms River police are conducting an investigation into an automobile accident between two cars that occurred Thursday in the township, near...
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/ 7 years agoOcean County SVU Detectives Arrest Sex Assault Suspects in Missouri
Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Unit traveled to Missouri where they arrested two suspects for incidents of...
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/ 7 years agoCops: Man Arrested With 1,350 Doses of Heroin in Toms River Motel
The Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team concluded a month long investigation into the distribution of heroin in town last...
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/ 7 years agoAfter Raucous Hearing, Toms River Council Passes Anti-Sanctuary State Resolution 4-2
During a meeting which quickly devolved into volleys of insults being lobbed at Toms River Township council members, protesters chanting and...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoToms River in Active Negotiations to Buy Former Surf Club Property
Toms River officials confirmed at a township council meeting Tuesday night that they were actively negotiating a purchase of the former...
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/ 7 years agoProsecutors: Three Arrested for ‘Extensive Trafficking’ of Drugs in Toms River
Authorities have charged three local residents for their roles in what prosecutors call an “extensive” drug trafficking network. Mario Galli, 27,...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRep. Andy Kim: Trump Committed ‘Impeachable Offense’
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat representing most of Ocean and Burlington counties, including Toms River, issued a statement Tuesday saying...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoProposed Solar Array at Former Ciba-Geigy Site Could Be Largest of its Kind in America
The first round of testimony at a Toms River planning board meeting Wednesday night shed more light on a proposed solar...
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Environment & Weather
/ 7 years agoU.S. Rep. Kim to Host Town Hall Event on Flooding, Insurance in Seaside Heights
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-3) announced Wednesday that he will hold a town hall meeting in Seaside Heights on Saturday, September...
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Boating & Fishing
/ 7 years agoOcean County to Keep Pump-Out Boats Running Into October; Demand Increased in 2019
With “local summer” now in full force, the Ocean County freeholder board announced Tuesday that the county’s fleet of free pump-out...