New Jersey on Wednesday reported another 1,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 more confirmed deaths a day while the statewide rate of transmission remained below the key benchmark indicating that the outbreak is not expanding for a second day. The seven-day average for confirmed positive tests dropped to 1,730, down 10% from a week ago, but up… Keep Reading
More than 200 students in the Toms River Regional Schools have now tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the school year – and even more are currently home on quarantine. According to data shared on the school homepage, roughly 1.5% of the student body has tested positive out of 14,500 students. Health and… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Regional School District has been one of the staunchest opponents of the Phil Murphy school mask mandate and now, they’re paying for it according to the Star Ledger. District officials cited the high temperatures at the beginning of the school year as the reason why students were not… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER – More than 1,100 public school students are out this week due to COVID-19, either through quarantine or because they tested positive for the virus, according to school district data. The mounting infections and “close contact” occurred during a new school year that began Sept. 8 under a mask-optional policy implemented by district leaders,… Keep Reading
A Jersey gym teacher allegedly forged a doctor’s note to try to avoid the statewide coronavirus-related mask mandate in schools, authorities said Monday. Gayle Hadley, 53, of Toms River, was arrested on Thursday and charged with one count of uttering and one count of falsifying medical records, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. The… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER – Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is coming to Ocean County Mall, the mall announced Monday. The restaurant is expected to open next spring at Ocean County Mall’s new lifestyle center. It will be located next to P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, which is currently under construction. This will be the restaurant… Keep Reading
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Shore communities, Brooke McKown was a sophomore at Jackson Memorial High School. That was March 2020, and the initial classroom shutdown and switch to virtual learning appeared to be temporary. “School was canceled for two weeks and we had a three-week spring break,” she recalled. “We thought we would… Keep Reading
Atlantic County’s free flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics will begin today, Monday, September 27, 2021. You can click on this link for more information:(https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/public-health/Flu-COVIDVaccinationClinics2021.pdf). Residents will be served who are 18 years and older in need of a COVID-19 vaccination. You will have a choice of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the two-dose… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER – September is Suicide Prevention Month and this year, the theme is “Be the One to Help Save a Life.” The Ocean County Health Department wants everyone to help spread awareness and promote prevention groups and more. Over the past year, the COVID-19 crisis has impacted us all in so many ways and… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER – SUEZ has announced that they’ve invested $5 million to replace about three miles of aging water main with new infrastructure in downtown Toms River. The project, which begins on or about September 27, will renew approximately 230 individual services and enhance the reliability of water service in the area. “We continue to… Keep Reading
