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Students Bring Moms to Tears with Their Own PEOPLE Covers and Essays for Mother’s Day

in Toms River Events/Toms River News

This 4th grade class from New Jersey thinks their moms deserve to be recognized by PEOPLE — and we do, too!

All 24 of Katie O’Hara’s students at Hooper Avenue Elementary School in Toms River, N.J., celebrated their moms on Friday in honor of Mother’s Day.

Each of the students’ mothers attended a special Mother’s Day Tea Party at the school, where their kids surprised them with special essays they wrote about why their mother deserves to be featured in PEOPLE and their own, hand-drawn cover.

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This New Jersey Golf Course is Ranked 1 in the Country

in Toms River News

Golf Digest is out with its annual ranking of all the golf courses in the country, and, sitting atop the list (again) is a New Jersey course.

Once again, Pine Valley Golf Club in Pine Valley was named the best in the country (it has been #1 many times, including every year since 2017).

The ultra-exclusive — and some would say, secretive — golf club has an unknown number of members.(NJ.com estimates it to be around 700) and all members have to be invited to join by a current member and then undergo a vigorous vetting process.

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Ocean County commissioners to end 14-year opposition to a Homelessness Trust Fund

in Toms River News

TOMS RIVER – After more than a decade of resistance to the concept, the all-Republican Ocean County Board of Commissioners is expected to establish a Homelessness Trust Fund as soon as next month, Commissioner Gary Quinn said Wednesday.

Under a 2009 state law that was last amended in 2019, counties may impose a $3 to $5 surcharge on each document recorded in their county clerk’s offices for the purpose of funding a homelessness housing grant program. Some New Jersey counties have reported revenues of up to $450,000 each year from the trust fund, while smaller counties have generated about $50,000 per year.

The grant program can be used to construct housing projects for the homeless or for those at risk of becoming homeless, provide rental assistance vouchers or subsidies for residents in affordable housing units, fund supportive services for the homeless or services to prevent homelessness. A $5 surcharge would mean that a percentage of the revenue would also be used for local warming shelters in the winter months.

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There’s so much that you can do to have fun this summer in Ocean County, NJ

in Toms River Events/Toms River News

It’s not a matter of what to do, it’s when to go out and do it every summer in Ocean County.

There are so many things to do from going to the beach and boardwalk to enjoying water parks and walking trails to comedy shows and so much more in Ocean County every summer regardless of the weather.

The countdown to the summer season is underway and to help kick it off, Ocean County Commissioner Director Joe Vicari and the rest of the Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation at their recent meeting designating May 7-13 as National Tourism Week.

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Nature Conservancy donates 3,100 acres of pine barrens to existing preserve

in Toms River News

The Forked River Mountains are not really mountains but sand and gravel hills that peak at 184 feet above sea level in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

But that’s high enough to give hikers a view of a vast, flat, unbroken stretch of forest.

This week, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) donated 3,100 acres in the Forked River Mountain area to Ocean County for permanent preservation. The county had already purchased 7,860 acres of pine barrens for $15.5 million in 2019, including the two ”mountains” known as East Mountain and Pine Hill.

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Shot in the side, scaling 100-foot cliff, Toms River D-Day hero Bud Lomell focus of book

in Toms River News

TOMS RIVER — A new book about Toms River resident and World War II hero Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell describes his actions on D-Day in Normandy, when Lomell and his Army Ranger platoon climbed the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to disable five big German guns.

Lomell, who died in 2011 at age 91, is profiled in author Stephen Gillon’s “Len Lomell — D-Day Hero,” a new book that features interviews with Lomell’s friend and Toms River Historian J. Mark Mutter, as well as relatives, former law partners and friends.

A book signing featuring Gillon is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Toms River American Legion Post 129, 2025 Church Road.

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Rev up your appetites! There’s a food truck festival taking place in Freehold, NJ

in Toms River News

There’s something delicious about food truck food once that smell picks up in the breeze, you want to follow it and try out what’s cooking on the grill.

United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is hosting a fundraiser event alongside DowntownFreehold.com called ‘United for Impact Food Truck Festival’ and it’s taking place on West Main Street in Freehold Township.

The event, originally scheduled for April 30, was postponed due to the rain this past weekend and will now be held on Sunday June 25 from 12:00 to 6:00 pm.

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This Small New Jersey Airport Is Home To One Of The Coolest Restaurants Around

in Toms River News

What’s more fun than a decent meal with a show?

Jersey is filled with fun and unique places to grab a bite, and I’m gonna add another one to the list of places to check out.

A while back I told you about one of the most unusual restaurants in Jersey where you not only get a meal but get transported back in time.

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GYMGUYZ Celebrates 15 Years in Business While Flexing Accelerated Growth Across the U.S.

in Toms River News

MELVILLE, N.Y., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As demand for in-home services increases across the globe, GYMGUYZ, the world’s largest in-home and on-site personal training franchise, announces the addition of 18 new territories over the last year, contributing to its overall growth goal of another 75 territories by the end of 2023.

This news comes on the heels of the brand’s 15-year anniversary, paving the way for its next era of growth. To set the stage for accelerated development, GYMGUYZ recently opened a two-story, 18,000 square-foot headquarters in Melville, New York.

As the brand continues to grow in size, it also grows in its service offerings. GYMGUYZ has launched highly-successful new fitness programs outside of in-home workouts, offering B2B fitness programs at corporations, schools, and senior living centers. The brand has fast become a critical provider in the Corporate Wellness space, developing on-site and at-home fitness programs for some of the world’s largest corporations.

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