Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy today announced today that with the help of local residents, police were able to apprehend a man who was burglarizing a home and captured a hit and run suspect this weekend. “On Friday an alert neighbor contacted Toms River Police reference suspicious activity at a residence on Warren Street.” Mastronardy [...]
Citing the impasse in Washington over raising the debt ceiling, Ocean County officials will postpone a refunding of bonds and the new general obligation bonds sale that had been scheduled for Aug. 9. “Washington’s inaction could have a major repercussion in the financial industry,” said Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., who serves as liaison to [...]
Ocean County officials are taking steps to construct two new traffic signals on county roads in Jackson Township and Toms River Township. The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders expects to advertise the work during its regular board meeting at 4 p.m., Aug. 3. “These new traffic signals will help improve safety and traffic flow [...]
Toms River was one of many stops that eight teenagers from Australia made during a five-week visit to the United States. The Teamsters Joint Council No. 73, along with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Local Union 817, helped sponsor children from Australia through a cause known as Challenge. These children all have cancer and [...]
A gunman shot and wounded an 18 year old man on Thursday night and police are seeking witnesses and trying to piece together the events that led to the man being rushed to the hospital after being shot 7 times. “Toms River Police continue to investigate a shooting incident that occurred just before 11 p.m. [...]
At around 11pm on Thursday night, Toms River Police officers responded to a shooting at the Hopes Crossing Community located off Cox Cro Road, near the Lakewood Township border. “Toms River Police responded to a shots fire call a Hopes Crossing Community just before 11 p.m. on Thursday night.” Chief Mastronardy said ” Officers found [...]
Toms River Police Report that the missing children were found at a neighbor and friend’s house after an apparent miscommunication between parents. The children are now safe and at home.
Most people who look for radar detectors know that Escort & Beltronics make the best radar detectors. What many people do not realize however is that Escort & Beltronics are the same company. Both these companies merged many years back and with the ability to use each others patents the combined company has been putting [...]
Holbrook Little League will play the Livingston American All-Stars Friday, July 29th at 8pm in their first game of the 2011 Joe Graziano Little League Baseball State Tournament in Monroe Township. Livingston, the District 8 and Section 2 champion is coming off a close 4-3 win over Nutley Little League Thursday night.
An injury to Cincinnati Reds third baseman Scott Rolen and a 15 day stint on the disabled list on July 21st gave Toms River native and former Toms River East Little League champion Todd Frazier a second chance in the show. Cincinnati recalled Frazier from the Louisville Bats of the Independent League on Saturday and [...]