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Toms River traffic: Where you find the most crashes, and the coming road improvements
TOMS RIVER - In 2019, a motorcyclist died in front of Kaitlyn Goralski’s house on Schencks Mill Line Road, which her children cross to wait for their school bus. “Every time I walk outside, someone is speeding,” she said. “Enough is enough. I don’t want to witness this happening again.” Since then, Goralski...
Toms River mayor threatens Facebook page over post claiming he ordered animals killed
TOMS RIVER - A lawyer representing Mayor Daniel Rodrick has filed a "cease and desist" demand against the Jersey Coast Emergency News Facebook site, asking that several posts be immediately removed, including one about the Toms River Animal Shelter that claimed the mayor "is reportedly ordering the animals be euthanized and for everyone to be quiet about it." Rodrick's lawyer, former Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, sent the cease and desist demand June 8 to an...
Dogs and cats removed, workers laid off as N.J. Shore town closes its animal shelter
A municipal animal shelter closed last week as plans are under way to transfer running of the facility to Ocean County, a move that Toms River officials said would save taxpayers about $1 million annually. The closing of the animal shelter on Oak Avenue upset some who say the facility...
Jackson campus for over 2,000 Orthodox Jewish girls can proceed; judge dismisses lawsuit
JACKSON — The plan for a school campus serving over 2,000 Orthodox Jewish girls can proceed after a lawsuit challenging the project was dismissed in Superior Court last week. Superior Court Assignment Judge Francis R. Hodgson, Jr., dismissed with prejudice the complaint filed by a group of neighbors, who...
“Jake Braking” To Be Banned Throughout Town
BERKELEY – A way of slowing down large diesel vehicles called “engine braking” or “Jake braking” will be banned on all township roads. A new ordinance would prohibit “the use or operation of any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking, decompression or deceleration of any motor vehicle which results in the excessive loud, unusual or explosive noise from such vehicle.”
Neptune/Asbury Park to Celebrate Juneteenth with “Unity” Festival, Parade Saturday
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Neptune and Asbury Park are gearing up for a vibrant Juneteenth “Unity” Festival on Saturday, June 15, kicking off at 10 a.m. in Midtown Commons Park on W. Lake Avenue. Mayor Tassie York and the Neptune Township Committee invite the community to attend this fourth annual Juneteenth observance that will include a community gospel concert, resource fair, health screenings, arts and crafts, face painting, giveaways, food and much more. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Neptune Township High School’s Scarlet Sound A Capella Group will sing the African American National Anthem led by...
Toms River Animal Shelter shut down, mayor rejects push to force repeal of county takeover
The Toms River Township Council is expected to vote June 26 to enter a shared-services agreement with Ocean County that would let the county run the township's animal shelter. Petitioners gathered the signatures required to force a repeal or referendum of the original plan to lease the shelter to the county.
‘Honor Long Overdue’ – Former Mayor Is Grand Marshal for 60th Stafford Founders Day
As the sleek, white convertible slowly crept northward on Route 9 toward the Oxycocus School, the man sitting atop the back seat, waving to the crowds of residents lining both sides of the roadway, was easily recognizable. After all, Carl Block has had a major influence in Stafford Township during the past several decades, including a 26-year stint as mayor.
NJ lawmakers take a look at safety on the shore: ‘Seen a lot happen here’
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (PIX11) — Like countless others, Ken and Marion Hockenbury have spent many summer days and nights on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. “Yeah, 30 years,” said Marion Hockenbury. Coming all the way from Warren County, it’s a happy place — not somewhere they say they have to think about safety. “Never,” said Ken […]
Stafford School District Plans $75.7 Million Referendum
In September, the Stafford Township School District will seek the help of voters on a $75.7 million referendum that it claims will strengthen the structures and systems of its school buildings while supporting enrollment growth. “We know it’s a big number, but it’s really a matter of now or later,”...
Inch & Co. says planned sports complex could boost local economy by $147M annually
Inch & Co. officials made an “informational” presentation to the Manchester Township Board of Supervisors Tuesday evening about the company’s proposed massive sports complex at the site of the former Central York High athletic fields. Matt Marshall, who is overseeing the sport complex project for Inch &...
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