News for Toms River, NJ. The township of Toms River is the 2nd most populous municipality in Ocean County and the 8th most populous in New Jersey with more than 93,000 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Maurice "Mo" Hill Jr.
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Hey Toms River, NJ! Let’s Break Tradition, We NEED to Move Trick or Treat to October 31
Let's finally address this issue.
NJ man accused of repeated racist threats to student and family
Walter Maxim faced several charges after a New Jersey man reported the repeated threats sent to his son, a college student out of NJ, and the family.
Lacey, NJ contractor admits gambling away project down payment
Contractor Jeffrey Crawford of Hercules Renovations in Lacey Township, accepted a $115,000 down payment for a project to remodel the first floor of a Toms River home in September 2020.
Win Powerball? Shut up, sign the ticket and find good advisors
The Powerball jackpot grew for the 34th drawing in a row Saturday to the fourth largest annuitized amount in U.S. lottery history at $1.55 billion ($679.8 million cash)
Trick-or-treat moved to Oct. 30 in some NJ shore towns
Oct. 31 is not for trick-or-treating, at least in a small segment of New Jersey.
NJ mayor has plan to keep lifeguards past Labor Day
Seaside Heights Mayor Tony Vaz is suggesting that other shore towns follow his borough's example of having lifeguards on duty until the end of September.
Toms River, NJ appeals 'sweetheart deal' for infamous toxic site
Toms River and Save Barnegat Bay are appealing the NJ DEP settlement with the BASF, the owner of the Ciba-Geigy Superfund toxic dump site.
Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen cook-off comes to Toms River
The 8th annual Soul Kitchen Chili Cook-Off is happening this Saturday at their Toms River location.
Police bust illegal NJ marijuana business, arresting man and mom
The EarthE storefront had received conditional approval over a year earlier from New Jersey. Now, Scott Carlino and his mom are accused of selling lots of cannabis products, illegally.
We're seeing more of these on NJ roads, and more people are dying
In two deadly crashes, a male electric bicycle rider was struck by a vehicle on roads in two different New Jersey counties, about a week apart.