Toms River News

On his 60th day in office as Ocean County's prosecutor, Joseph Coronato made a pledge to high school students: if they're involved with drugs, he will find out.

FREEHOLD - As Memorial Day approaches, the Motor Vehicle Commission and Monmouth County Sheriff's Office are asking motorists to be on the lookout for motorcycles on the roads.

N.C. Wyeth's Norry Seavey Hauling Traps Off Blubber Island, an oil painting from 1938, is among the 13 works in Eric and Cynthia Sambol's collection being auctioned at Christie's. Eric Sambol first discovered the power of American painter Andrew Wyeth while he was on a class trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where an exhibition of Wyeth's ... (more)

Birdsall Executives Reject Plea Offer: Seven former executives of troubled engineering firm Birdsall Services Group entered pleas of not guilty at their arraignment in Toms River, NJ, on criminal charges of making illegal campaign contributions.

Concerned parents said that Toms River school officials should have alerted the public immediately about a January incident where a township man allegedly impersonated a police officer and committed a sex crime on a teacher inside a school.

Locals are invited to the first of 25 weekly Jersey Fresh Farmers' Markets beginning Wednesday in downtown Toms River.

Gov. Chris Christie was in Lavallette Monday to help the borough celebrate the reconstruction of its boardwalk and promote tourism as Memorial Day Weekend nears.

Toms River Board of Education members have selected a firm to lead its superintendent search.

The public is invited to take advantage of free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and monitoring in OHIs mobile medical van during the Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair, Lakewood Town Square, Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, Saturday June 1, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The 40-foot handicapped accessible mobile medical van will ... (more)

Howard Birdsall of Brielle, who retired last year as the chief executive officer of Birdsall Services Group, pleaded not guilty today along with the company and six other former executives and shareholders accused of conspiring to circumvent the state's pay-to-play law.

Toms River resident Michael Colavito has never been asked to stop smoking electronic cigarettes, otherwise known as e-cigarettes, whenever he's been in a restaurant or bar.

The following Council Corner article was submitted by Ward 4 Councilman Alffonso Manforti: While some say the only certainties in life are death and taxes, what happens after death is a matter of intense debate.

Ocean County College will broadcast its 46th annual commencement ceremony live on local television this upcoming week.

As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety is urging everyone to buckle up.

A nursing supervisor at Arista Care Assisted Living Facility was arrested this week and charged with stealing prescription medication, Manchester Police announced on Saturday.

A disaster recovery ombudsman aimed at helping Toms River residents navigate the rebuilding process following Superstorm Sandy will start work on Monday.

Superstorm Sandy recovery in Toms River received some out of state help this week when an Ohio-based charity came to town with a trailer full of donations.

Dover Summit Associates is presenting a special-reasons variance before the Toms River Board of Adjustment to build 252 apartments at this location.

If you think rush-hour traffic at Route 9 and Whitty Road is bad now, hold on to your steering... James Andrewski is accused of punching a brown Labrador mix named Cinnamon on Wednesday, said Victor Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Brick police are continuing their search for a man who they say pulled a woman out of her car, held a knife to her throat and stabbed her while demanding the contents of her pocket book.