Public To Hear Downtown Toms River Redevelopment Plan

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Public To Hear Downtown Toms River Redevelopment Plan

TOMS RIVER – A redevelopment plan for parts of the downtown area will be presented to the public at a meeting from 5-7 p.m. on August 19 in the L. Manuel Hirshblond Room, 2nd Floor of Town Hall, 33 Washington Street.

This is an informational meeting on the proposed development. No decisions will be made.

The site has become controversial as residents – and even some elected officials – have questioned whether the downtown area can handle that many extra cars, what the homes will do to the underfunded school system, and why the township is giving the developers a break in taxes and in purchasing the property.

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New Autism Therapy Provider, Helping Hands Family, Opens Clinics in 2 New Jersey Locations

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New Autism Therapy Provider, Helping Hands Family, Opens Clinics in 2 New Jersey Locations

TOMS RIVER, N.J., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Helping Hands Family (HHF) is excited to announce that they are opening clinics in Ocean County and Mullica Hill, NJ, which continues their mission in positively impacting children with autism in the area. Currently, HHF has one New Jersey clinic in Mt. Laurel Township offering ABA therapy to children diagnosed with autism, but that number is now expanding with the 2 recent openings.

When HHF was founded, they knew there was a gap in high-quality ABA therapy in the region, and since then they have made it a priority to expand access to care to the families of NJ. As HHF serves more families, parents have been quite happy with their child’s growth and elevated performances in daily tasks. These positive outcomes are made possible by HHF’s well-trained RBTs and BCBAs through their expertise and dedicated care.

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Parents Weigh Sending Children Back To School With Masks

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Parents Weigh Sending Children Back To School With Masks

OCEAN COUNTY – For many students across the country, this fall will be their first time back in the classroom on a regular schedule in almost a year and a half. New Jersey students are no exception. Based on the state’s guidance, students should expect to be back in school full time, with no remote option as of yet.

Gov. Phil Murphy declared that all students, educators, staff and visitors are required to wear masks in public, private and parochial schools, regardless of grade level, unless they meet an exemption.

Some parents called for a virtual learning option for students. Perhaps their child was a more successful or confident online learner, or they worried about the Delta variant of COVID-19. Others expressed concerns about masking students.

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The misinformation and myths holding Americans from getting vaxxed

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The misinformation and myths holding Americans from getting vaxxed

More than half of Americans (51%) are not sure whether or not to believe some of the false claims and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new survey from a coalition of university-based research from across the country.

In June, researchers from Rutgers, Northeastern, Harvard and Northwestern universities polled more than 20,000 Americans from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with the COVID States Project. It asked Americans to mark four popular vaccine misinformation claims as either “true,” “false,” or “not sure.”

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TOMS RIVER: STEALS & DEALS GRAND OPENING

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TOMS RIVER: STEALS & DEALS GRAND OPENING

Steals & Deals grand opening was today at 9AM. The discount store occupies the former Bed Bath & Beyond in Bey Lea Plaza on Hooper Avenue. As seen by our reporter, a good portion of the store has yet to be filled with product, but stock is promised to be out on the shelves soon. The new store is very similar to Bed Bath and Beyond, with added inventory of clothes, toys, and food at bargain prices. Store hours are 9AM to 7PM Sunday through Friday.

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Ramen, when done right, can be a delicacy. Ramen has roots. It’s a Japanese noodle soup that consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat or fish-based broth and often flavored with soy sauce or miso. Toppings like sliced pork, nori, and scallions are also popular.

Meet Wayne Carrington. Wayne has had a very interesting life. He was a New York City police officer and executive for Five Guys. According to a profile from APP.com, Wayne’s love of Ramen came from watching the Brittany Murphy movie “The Ramen Girl.”

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Home Prices In Toms River Area Increased Recently

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Nationally, home prices increased in the last year at the fastest rate since the 1970s, but the rate of increase is expected to slow between 2021 and 2022.

Prices increased 1.5 percent from April to May in the New York-Jersey City-White Plains NY-NJ Metropolitan Division, according to the latest data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index, one of the leading trackers of the housing market. Prices are up 16.6 percent from June 2020.

Prices in the bottom third of the market in the New York-Jersey City-White Plains NY-NJ Metropolitan Division — those priced under $429,000, often designated as starter homes — increased 21 percent year over year. The top third of the market (homes over $651,000) saw a 15 percent increase.

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Blood Donations Needed In Toms River Area: Red Cross Drive Coming Up Soon

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Blood Donations Needed In Toms River Area: Red Cross Drive Coming Up Soon

TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Red Cross urged people to donate blood as wildfires and record-breaking heat drive donations down. A projected busy hurricane season will likely shrink donations even further.

All types of blood donations are needed, but there is an especially large demand for Type O.

The plea for donations comes at a time when the country is experiencing high demand for blood transfusions. Hospitals are treating a high number of traumatic injuries this summer. Organ transplants and elective surgeries also increased the urgent need for blood products.

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Toms River East getting used to COVID-19 bubble life at LLWS regional

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Toms River East getting used to COVID-19 bubble life at LLWS regional

Before the pandemic, children playing Little League baseball often would greet their parents with a hug after games. Now, children sit at a picnic table and acknowledge their parents — standing at a distance — with a wave.

As COVID-19 continues to drastically alter the world, Little League is no different. At the Mid-Atlantic Region tournament in Bristol, Conn., Toms River East of New Jersey is battling not only its competition, but also strict COVID-19 protocols.

“It’s crazy with the parents. We see [the kids] on the field and after the game you want to hug them,” Charlie Frazier Jr., father of Toms River East’s pitcher, center fielder, shortstop and first baseman, Carson Frazier, told The Post. “My wife [Mindy] wants to squeeze Carson so badly. After the game, we go to the back of the complex to a special area. They have to sit on a table and we stand like 10 feet away and they have to wear a mask. You have all the moms yelling, ‘Hey great hit, are you keeping your clothes neat?’”

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Fans Greet Toms River’s Todd Frazier In Return From Olympics

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Todd Frazier said he knew something was up from the moment his wife, Jackie, Facetimed him Monday afternoon as he was arriving home after his silver-medal trip to the Tokyo Olympics.

“She had her hair down,” he said. “I figured it was just going to be a family welcome.”

The Major League Baseball star who spent the last two weeks in Tokyo as a member of the USA Baseball team instead was greeted with a street full of flag-waving fans, friends and family there to celebrate his silver medal achievement.

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