by Erik Weber BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – It may have been several decades since they put down their social studies notebooks and picked up their badges, but for five of the seven current police chiefs serving in Ocean County, coming back to the halls of Central Regional High School here to reminisce about their early [...]
JACKSON–The number one seeded Jaguars blanked Freehold Boro 5-0 to advance to play Howell in the quarterfinal round in this year’s shore conference baseball tournament. Memorial’s Chris Gehrsitz pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just four hits and striking out four. Spencer Young was 3-3 with an RBI and a run scored. In the bottom [...]
The following was provided by Toms River Township late Friday afternoon. Over 100 homes to be razed through Toms River’s PPDR program TOMS RIVER – Mayor Tom Kelaher is pleased to announce that the Township’s demolition program will begin this Saturday. “Our residents are eager to start the rebuilding process,” Kelaher said. Hurricane Sandy damaged [...]
By Phil Stilton Photo by Phil Stilton TOMS RIVER—Shortly after announcing the creation of a municipal position to help Toms River Township residents navigate through the difficult networks of red tape involved with disaster recovery, Mayor Thomas Kelaher told the Ocean Signal today that the township has hired long time resident Trevor Newman for the [...]
Toms River– Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced that his office will apply to the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear a case in which an appeals court has refused to allow his prosecutors to introduce evidence at trial proving involvement in a crime consisting of phone communications between a husband (Teron Savoy) [...]
TOMS RIVER–On Saturday, approximately 40 cadets from the U.S. Naval Academy were treated to dinner at the Toms River Country Club by retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Paschon, of Toms River. The cadets spent their week volunteering and helping the Bucket Brigade in Ortley Beach under the direction of Cassandra Vitale. The [...]
By Mark Blumenthal Photos by Phil Stilton TOMS RIVER–For the record, record-setting pitcher Jordan Weed claimed the Most Valuable Player honor at the Ocean County Tournament after throwing her Toms River High School East team to a 10-0 victory over Toms River North in the championship game at Toms River South on Tuesday. But [...]
TOMS RIVER–After walking the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th inning with a 2-0 lead, Toms River North pitcher Steve Slagmolen faced Jackson Memorial catcher Matt Thaiss. Thaiss, who already had two home runs against Slagmolen this season came into the batter’s box with the psychological advantage. After pitching high to load the [...]
DOVER BEACHES NORTH– Toms River Police responded to a Silver Beach Road home here at 2 pm on Tuesday after receiving an alarm regarding a 24 foot boat that was fully engulfed in fire. Ocean Beach, Seaside Heights and Lavallette fire departments responded and quickly extinguished the fire. The boat located in the front yard was totally [...]
TOMS RIVER–A Toms River man was arrested for having multiple unsecured weapons accessible to children, following the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy by his 4-year-old son, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced. At approximately 6:30 p.m. this evening, detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Anthony Senatore, 33, of McCormick Drive. Senatore was arrested at a [...]