TOMS RIVER – SUEZ has announced that they’ve invested $3.5 million to replace about 2.2 miles of aging water main on several streets within Toms River. The project is set to begin on October 18 on the following streets: Batchelor Street, Dickinson Avenue, East Woodland Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, Lowell Avenue, Marian Street, Russo Place, Terrace… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – An international journalist from New Jersey has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Toms River native, Maria Ressa, was recognized for her work in journalism. She spent nearly twenty years covering Southeast Asia as an investigative reporter for CNN. The 58-year-old grew up in Toms River after his family left the Phillippines.… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER – Students and staff have returned to High School South after it was evacuated by police due to a bomb scare. A robocall to parents informed them that the police have determined that there was no credible threat. The evacuation lasted about an hour. High School South was evacuated by police this morning,… Keep Reading
One month from today (October 11) the annual Ocean County Veteran’s Day Parade, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, will take place in downtown Toms River. November 11 falls on a Thursday here in 2021 and the parade itself will begin at 9:45 am at the Toms River Shopping Center on Route… Keep Reading
OCEAN COUNTY – Local officials are publicizing some of the regulations on how to vote by mail or in person during this year’s election. This is all still very new to residents and they want to make sure everyone is on the same page. On Election Day You can still vote at your polling place… Keep Reading
Music lovers are filtering in to Toms River, NJ’s Grunin Center for the Arts on this Sunday, September 26, 2021 evening to experience Billie & Blue Eyes, a musical tribute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra presented by singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and jazz vocalist Catherine Russell. John Pizzarelli was born in Paterson, NJ. As a youngster,… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER – If you are a senior who needs assistance enrolling in Medicare, help is now available. Ocean County seniors in need of help with their Medicare enrollment as well as Medicare Prescription Drug Plans can get one-on-one assistance through the Ocean County Office of Senior Services as it teams up with the Ocean… Keep Reading
NEWARK — Regular travelers through Newark Liberty International Airport and residents who live near the airport are being encouraged to apply for spots in an advisory group the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to convene next month. The Newark Liberty International Airport Advisory Council, according to a Port Authority release Wednesday, will be… Keep Reading
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A week after nearly 900 Toms River Regional students were listed as in quarantine by the district due to possible coronavirus exposures, the quarantine number has fallen by more than a third. As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, there were 561 students and 24 teachers in quarantine, according to the district’s dashboard,… Keep Reading
The family of a young Seattle mother is lashing out at vaccine mandates after she died from a rare blood clotting complication linked to the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Washington State health officials issued a statement saying 37 year old Jessica Berg Wilson died from “thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome,” which is also known as… Keep Reading
