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February 1, 2024 at 5:23 AM. TOMS RIVER - The Township Council was unable to hold a public hearing and potential vote on an ordinance cutting two police captains' jobs after technical difficulties ...
TOMS RIVER - Residents who oppose an ordinance that cut two police captains' positions have succeeded in collecting the 3,079 signatures necessary to send the measure back to the Township Council ...
Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little applauds after an audience member commented during the Toms River Council meeting Wednesday, February 14, 2024, where an ordinance which cuts two captains ...
In 1850, Toms River became the county seat of the newly created Ocean County when it was formed out of southern Monmouth County. During the second half of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th, many new towns were carved out of Dover Township, including Brick, Jackson, Lakewood, and Berkeley.
South Toms River was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1927, from portions of Berkeley Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1927. [21] The borough was named for the Toms River and the neighboring community of Toms River, which were named for Capt. William Tom. [22] [23] [24]
Island Heights was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 6, 1887, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township), based on the results of a referendum held on November 18, 1886. [23] [24] Island Heights takes its name from two sources: it originally was an island.
Those attending a Jan. 31, 2024, rally line up to sign the petition against the Toms River Township Council eliminating two police captain jobs. Between 80 and 90 people came out to protest the cuts.
Pine Beach is a borough in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,139, [8] its highest ever decennial count and an increase of 12 (+0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 2,127, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 177 (+9.1%) from the 1,950 counted in the 2000 census.