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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Last night another car was stolen. This time, it was from a residence in the Riverwood Chase development of Toms River. The owner was able to lock the vehicle and locate it using the phone app. The vehicle was located in Pennsylvania. Toms River Police are investigating the incident.

You’ve heard all about The Circle magazine’s 80 pages of quality content that kids love, but are you in The Loop yet? The Circle is proud to present an entirely new product: The Loop, a mega audio world that will excite children of all ages with wholesome fun. This Chanukah, take advantage of The Circle […]

The new CHEMED building on the southern end of River Avenue, near Cross Street, has been awarded $207,000 to install a security system. CHEMED expects the new facility to open its doors in early 2023. The new, state-of-the-art Health Center will be located at 1171 River Avenue between Super Stop and the Chestnut corner Route […]

As previously reported on LNN, the Toms River Council passed a resolution opposing the DEP’s suggested legal settlement with Toms River for the Ciba-Geigy toxic dump which saw indiscriminate disposal of toxic wastes for decades. The site has been linked to a cancer cluster in the area as well as many other environmental and physical […]

The New Jersey Department of Education waited until Friday before the holiday week to release its test results, showing learning losses from the COVID-19 pandemic- and for good reason. New Jersey was among the last three states to release its results on its public dashboards, along with Vermont and Maine. The data showed an astounding […]

Moreshes Bais Yaakov held its 10th Annual Dinner last night. Among the attendees and speakers were Rav Tzvi Yehuda Perlstien, Rosh Mossad; Rav Mordechai Hershfeld, Mara D'asra of Kahal Ohr Moshe; and Rav Yehoshua Abba Busel, Rosh Chabura at BMG and Mara D'asra of Kahal of High Street.

Cooking is the main cause of home fires any time of the year, but it is especially common during the winter holiday season. The average number of home fires in residential buildings during this season is often double the number of home fires throughout the rest of the year. To assist you in being fire […]

Toms River held its annual community Chanukah event on the first night of Chanuka. The event began with a car-menorah parade from Riverwood Park to Toms River Town Hall. This was followed by a menorah lighting at Town Hall, with live music, donuts, prizes for kids, and chocolate coins.