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Toms River Loses Little League World Series But Still Heroes At Home

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Toms River East Little League’s dream of winning the 74th Little League Baseball World Series died with a 2-1 loss to Abilene, Texas, in an elimination game at the Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., on Tuesday, Aug. 24.

East is 1-2 in the modified double-elimination event.

New Jersey champion East cut its deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth when Steven Malato scored a run. With East runners at first and second, Carson Frazier forced a teammate at third on a 3-2 pitch, ending the inning.

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Locals Ramped Up For New Skate Park

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Locals Ramped Up For New Skate Park

TOMS RIVER – Castle Park has been one of the coolest parks around for a while, and it just got cooler.

A skate park opened up in one corner of the park, right next to the castle play area. There are also picnic tables off to the side.

The facility is not just for skateboards, as scooters and roller skates were also being used on the day they cut.

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Toms River East Little League team comes from behind to advance in World Series

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Toms River East Little League team comes from behind to advance in World Series

The team from Toms River East came from behind in a major rally during the Little League World Series to beat Connecticut 11 to 4 on Saturday, avoiding elimination. Every player on the team contributed to the win, according to their coach, but it was shortstop Joey DiMeo’s fifth-inning grand slam that secured the comeback.

That was the first grand slam for New Jersey in a Little League World Series since Todd Frazier — who’s now a major league baseball player — did it in 1998. That’s also the last time the team from Toms River brought home the title.

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Yum! Is Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers Coming to Toms River, New Jersey?

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Yum! Is Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers Coming to Toms River, New Jersey?

Freddy’s was founded in 2002 by Bill Simon, Randy Simon, and Scott Redler in Kansas. The restaurant was named after Bill and Randy’s Father “Freddy” who was a World War II Veteran. Freddy Simon’s family values and patriotic service to his country are the foundation of the restaurant concept.

There currently is only one Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers and that’s in northern New Jersey in Linden. This may soon change because Freddy’s has its sites possibly on Toms River!

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Tropical Storm Henri brings heavy rain to the Shore, flooding in Middlesex County

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Tropical Storm Henri brings heavy rain to the Shore, flooding in Middlesex County

Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri caused localized flooding, closing some Shore roads and forcing evacuations in Middlesex County, as the weather system made landfall Sunday afternoon in southern New England.

Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have already fallen in parts of Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to the weather service, and an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible through Monday morning.

In Middlesex County’s Helmetta, residents were being evacuated as flood waters rose. The area had received more than 6 inches of rain, according to weather service.

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Middletown Students And Parents Flood BOE Meeting, Fighting Masks

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Middletown Students And Parents Flood BOE Meeting, Fighting Masks

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Students and parents flooded the Wednesday night Middletown BOE meeting, protesting Gov. Phil Murphy’s mask mandate.

That would be Executive Order 251, issued by Murphy Aug. 6, which mandates all K-12 public and private students in New Jersey wear masks when the school year begins in just a few weeks.

This comes the same night that, down in Toms River, Republican governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli urged the Toms River BOE not to follow the executive order and to make masks optional.

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HENRI FLY-BY FOR NJ: INCLEMENT WEATHER, ANGRY OCEAN THIS WEEKEND

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HENRI FLY-BY FOR NJ: INCLEMENT WEATHER, ANGRY OCEAN THIS WEEKEND

As of Friday morning, Tropical Storm Henri is centered approximately 600 miles south of Cape May, New Jersey. From late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, it is expected to pass about 100-200 east of the Jersey Shore, as a category one hurricane.

So we face inclement, but not particularly dangerous, weather at times through the weekend. Rain, wind, and clouds are in the forecast, no matter where in the state you are. Having said that, we will salvage some breaks of dry weather, especially early Saturday and late Sunday.

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Deja vu all over again: Little League World Series features a Toms River East team led by Frazier

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Deja vu all over again: Little League World Series features a Toms River East team led by Frazier

The Little League World Series features the Toms River East squad, and one of its star players is a member of the Frazier family.

Todd Frazier, the former Rutgers, Yankees and Mets star, led Toms River to the Little League World Series title in 1998. Almost a quarter-century later, Frazier’s nephew Carson is trying to do the same thing.

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Toms River parents, students hold rally to protest school mask mandate

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Toms River parents, students hold rally to protest school mask mandate

A group of parents and students held a rally in Toms River Wednesday evening to protest Gov. Phil Murphy’s mandate that masks must be worn inside of schools.
The rally was held outside of the town’s Board of Education meeting. The group held signs and chanted, “No more masks.”
The governor says that masks must be worn inside of schools when classes resume in September because of rising cases of COVID-19 and the delta variant around the state.
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How NJ teacher salaries stack up against other professions

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How NJ teacher salaries stack up against other professions

The people hired in New Jersey to develop the next generation of leaders, doctors and everyday workers are paid, on average, about 20% more than folks who have jobs in other lines of work.

A state-by-state analysis from Business.org, which was updated to reflect 2019-2020 figures, finds that New Jersey posts the fourth-highest differential between teacher salaries and the salaries of all other occupations.

Nationwide, teachers earn 13% more than the average salary, according to the analysis. In New Jersey, the spread is 19.9% — only California, New York and Pennsylvania post higher differences.

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