LAKEWOOD–Looking for something to do this weekend for dad on Father’s Day? The Ocean Signal has some exciting ideas including breakfast, dinner and a cruise along the historic Toms River waterfront.
JACKSON–At Switlik Elementary School in Jackson, a fire-alarm sounded as the brunt of a passing thunderstorm was making its way through the township. The alarm sent students into the heavy rain and lightning storm, according to parents of students, but school district communications officer Allison Erwin said the drill was neither a planned fire [...]
by Phil Stilton JACKSON-Jackson police say three individuals sustained injuries Tuesday morning in a crash involving three vehicles at the intersection of Cedar Swamp Road and Bennetts Mills Road here. At approximately 10:48 am, a Jackson Township Department of Public Works Ford F-250 truck was traveling westbound on Bennetts Mills Road when, according to police, [...]
TOMS RIVER-Just eighteen days prior to the retirement of Jackson School District Superintendent Tom Gialanella, the Toms River School District has announced it will be hiring Mr. Gialanella to replace outgoing superintendent, Frank Roselli. Roselli announced his retirement earlier this year, citing medical issues after suffering from a heart attack. President of the Board of [...]
Event Name Seals of NJ: An Overview Event Date 08/24/13 Venue/Location NJ Maritime Museum Town Beach Haven Date 08/24/13 Brief Description Seals of NJ: An Overview Event Details August 24, 2013 – 6pm – Seals of NJ: An Overview at the NJ Maritime Museum (Dock Rd.), Beach Haven. For more information, call Sarah Miele, the [...]
JACKSON – Jackson Liberty High School will host World Class marching pageantry on June 28th. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. and include seven of the top marching music ensembles in the world, including the 10-time World Champion Cadets from Allentown, Pa.; Phantom Regiment from Rockford, Illinois; the Bluecoats from Canton, Ohio; the Boston [...]
This year’s class of juniors from Toms River High School East inducted into the National Honor Society on May 29th. Photo by TR Schools.
TOMS RIVER – One hundred twenty-four students from the Ocean County College Nursing Class received their nursing pins at the Annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony on Tuesday, May 21st at in the Arts & Community Center Theatre at the OCC Main Campus in Toms River. During the ceremony, special awards in Nursing were presented. The following Nursing graduates [...]
JACKSON-After a series of gunshots rang out from a location just several hundred feet from the Lucy N. Holman Elementary School in Jackson while fourth graders were engaged in field day activities, the school was able to put its years of lockdown drills to the test in a real life scenario. Just one block [...]
by Frank Cipriani I was enjoying a little online chat with my editor when he informed me that he had to go mow his lawn. He left the chat before I could warn him of the consequences of this antiquated and barbaric practice. Turns out, that lawns were invented in France, the nation that brought [...]