TOMS RIVER, NJ — For most people, street fairs and festivals are a welcome event, with music and food and lots of social interaction. For people with sensory issues, however, events with lots of people and noise can become overwhelming and can result in leaving the event early. Continue Reading on Patch Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, NJ – In the 1980s, life was simple. There were no cell phones. The internet was a thing college geeks did on old text terminals, and you only needed to dial 7 numbers to make a call. That is unless you were in South Jersey and wanted to call North Jersey and vice… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Operations of the Toms River Township animal shelter are under investigation after township officials received a number of complaints about how shelter personnel were handling animals and the public. Continue Reading on Patch Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, NJ – After winning the New Jersey Little League’s first-ever 8U District 10 title, Milltown Little League’s 8U team defeated Blackwood 9-4 on Saturday to move into the winner’s bracket of the sectional tournament. Milltown took on the District 14 champs Blackwood in the New Jersey Little League Section Three Tournament. Continue Reading… Keep Reading
Toms River officials this week voted in favor of appropriating funds to build a dog park in town. At a township council meeting Wednesday night, the governing body unanimously voted in favor of awarding a $240,235 contract to Vulcan Construction Group, of Cookstown, to construct a dog park at the existing Silverton Park. Continue Reading… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER – Toms River’s latest employee contracts do not allow workers to be paid for unused sick time, a change township officials have explained in response to a state comptroller report on retirement payouts. The state report found that 57 of the 60 towns that were investigated had violated some part of the 2007 New… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – On July 6, Community Medical Center (CMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, welcomed its second class of resident physicians with a long coat ceremony. The second class of residents will consist of 12 residents in Internal Medicine, 13 in Emergency Medicine, three in Podiatry and four in General Surgery, a new area of… Keep Reading
JACKSON, NJ — Medusa has returned to Six Flags Great Adventure, and the transformation is nearly complete, just in time for the Summer Vibes Festival this weekend at the amusement park. Continue Reading on Patch Keep Reading
It hasn’t been a great couple of months for Cedar Grove BOE member Christine Dye. Dye has been a resident of Cedar Grove for the last 17 years and a member of its Board of Education for the last 11. And parents are doing their best to have her ousted from the board. And, according to… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A local assisted living and memory care facility has helped raise funds for families with children who have cancer. The Chelsea at Toms River teamed up with Ocean of Love, the Toms River-based nonprofit organization that directly helps children and their families with the financial and emotional support they need. Continue… Keep Reading
