Ocean County Police Academy Class 116 has graduated today at Georgian Court University in Lakewood.Graduates include Officer Alex Lopez #438, Lakewood Police Department, and Officer Sean Hirtes, Toms River PD and winner of the High Academic Award. FOLLOWING FIVE months of intensive training and pledging to protect and serve, 47 new police officers graduated from […]

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Tonight's meeting of the Toms River Township Council was abruptly cut short when a viewer inserted an antisemitic comment. The member of the public repeated a vulgar trope about Jewish practice, which has been slightly muted in the video below. Council members were having technical difficulties muting the individual, and Mayor Dan Rodrick elected to […]

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Rav Nochum Cohen Visits Toms River

January 30, 2024
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Rav Nochum Cohen, a yerushalmi yid who is known for his brachos and advice, visited Toms River today, speaking at Yeshiva Nesiv Hatorah, located in the Grande River Shul on Whitesville Road. Few pleasures in life can compare to exploring the streets of Yerushalayim. From the bustling shuk to thenarrow alleyways, there is always something […]

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Toms River Fishes Out a Sunken Sailboat

January 29, 2024
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Toms River Township has moved unilaterally to pull a sunken boat that endangered locals. The township contracted with USA Tow to remove the sunken and abandoned vessel, saying it posed a threat to boaters and nearby property owners. The sailboat had sunk late last year to the bottom of a lagoon between Aldo Drive and […]

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In a letter sent to all Toms River residents over the weekend, newly elected mayor Dan Rodrick explained that his decision to not replace retiring police captains was not decreasing the police presence on the streets, but increasing it. Rodrick also said the decision allowed more police ambulance staff, lowering medical response times. See the […]

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Multi-Car Pile-Up Shutters Route 9

January 25, 2024
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As reported this morning on LNN status, a multi-vehicle accident, which also took out a utility pole and knocked down wires, caused the closure of Route 9 in Toms River. The Toms River Police Department responded to a  5-vehicle crash on Thursday, January 25, at 7:00 am on Route 9. Responding officers reported that a vehicle […]

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Residents of Tallymawr, Toms River, are in Poland today, visiting a number of important historical Jewish sites, including the notorious Auschwitz concentration and death camp. The community members, whose visit coincided with a trip there by Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro, sang songs of emunah and chizuk at the spot in which hundreds of thousands […]

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Toms River has introduced a new ordinance aimed at increasing animal adoptions by eliminating adoption fees and extending operating hours at the animal shelter. The Toms River Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday night to waive adoption fees immediately and extend adoption hours until 7:00 PM on select evenings and weekends. Pending legal department approval, […]

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Port Authority Menorah Lightings

December 11, 2023
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held two Chanukah celebration and menorah lightings. One took place Wednesday December 6, at the Oculus transit hub at the World Trade Center. Attendees included Rick Cotton, Port Authority executive director; Clarelle DeGraffe, PATH director/general manager; and Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky, Bris Avrohom executive director. The other […]

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He has yet to take office, but Toms River’s mayor-elect Dan Rodrick has already begun to tangle with the town’s council, the APP reports. In what Mayor Mo Hill (a retired Navy officer) called a “shot across the bow,” Rodrick warned that it was "imperative" that Mayor Maurice B. "Mo" Hill Jr. and his administration […]

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Residents of the local community, particularly Toms River, which hosts the Masjid Bilal mosque, might be interested to know what the parishioners of the mosque think about the events of the past month. Toms River Township posted strong support for Israel, and the local Jewish community, on October 16: Masjid Bilal responded with the following […]

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Toms River Toy Giveaway

July 20, 2023
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The Toms River Jewish Community Council (TRJCC) in conjunction with the Toms River Police foundation, has arranged a free toy giveaway. Join the TRJCC, Toms River Police Foundation, RWJ Barnabas Health Field of Dreams, World of Giving, and Toys for Tots, on Sunday, July 23rd for the Holiday in July Toy Giveaway, at 1505 N […]

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Authorities responded to a 2-alarm fire at The Fairways Complex on CR 571 in Toms River yesterday. The fire originated at a unit on the 3000 Block of Inverness. Fire officials reported a confirmed entrapment inside one of the units. The fire later spread to the entire building, and was upgraded to 3-alarm. Evacuation tones […]

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Monmouth Medical Center of Long Branch, a popular destination for Lakewood residents seeking hospital care- particularly for childbirth, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Vogel Medical Campus. The new campus, located in Tinton Falls, will provide integration of surgical and imaging services, as well as cancer care in collaboration with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New […]

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Update: Deadline to Apply for Anchor Tax Relief Program Moved to End of February Original story: Apparently, not enough people have applied for the ANCHOR property tax rebate. New Jersey State Democrats announced the rebates a year ago with great fanfare and excitement, but Republicans criticized it as being too little, too late.  Now, with […]

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LNN regrets to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Henya Federman, a woman who jumped into the ocean to try to save her baby’s life about a two months ago. Henya had been fighting for her own life ever since, and was niftar yesterday in Lakewood’s hospital. Henya's husband, Rabbi Asher Federman, is the […]

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In a statement, Governor Phil Murphy explained the reasons for his absolute veto of a bill passed unanimously by the state legislature that would have given non-profits, like yeshivos and shuls, access to easy construction funding. Murphy’s office wrote that the governor agreed with the proposal, but felt that the funding was too expensive for […]

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Update: 02/07: After nearly a year & a half of waiting, the traffic light at the intersection of Teaberry Court & County Line is seemingly finally active. Hopefully, one won't have to wait that long at the light itself. Update 01/31: The traffic light on Teaberry Court & County Line was fully active for a […]

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This evening Save Barnegat will hold a ‘speak out’ event at Toms River High School North to protest the DEP settlement that was forced on Toms River relative to the CIBA-GEIGY toxic dump site. The site was subject to decades of abuse and toxic dumping which has polluted the ground water and led to serious […]

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Mayor Mo Hill and Police Chief Mitch Little presented over $3400 raised by Township employees and officers for the family of Jena LeRiche to Superintendent Mike Citta during the Toms River Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. Jena, a young wife and mother of three, was a special needs teacher at Toms River’s Intermediate East. […]

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