The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. John A. Lyons, 26, of Seaside Park, N.J., died Oct. 26 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer [...]
By Phil Stilton Toms River, NJ – Toms River native and UFC Lightweight Champion, Frankie Edgar spent some time with TR Magazine Thursday night to talk about his recent UFC title fight against Gray Maynard. After three fights against Maynard, Edgar, a former Toms River High School East wrestler finally silenced the skeptics [...]
From Ocean County Department of Tourism October 28 Halloween Open House, John F. Peto Museum, 102 Cedar Ave. 7 – 9 pm. Tour of the museum, light refreshments. $ Information: 732-929-4949 orwww.petomuseum.org - ISLAND HEIGHTS 7th annual Jenkinson’s A-SCARE-IUM: “Hoist the Colors”, Jenkinson’s Aquarium, Boardwalk & Parkway. 6 pm – 8 pm. All ages, [...]
Little Egg Harbor BranchWednesday, Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 609-294-1197 or register online.. The Little Egg Harbor Branch will host the Maurice Sendak exhibit “In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak” October 26 – December 16, 2011. The branch is one of 35 sites selected to receive the exhibit. Patrick Rodgers, Traveling [...]
One woman made it her mission to raise more funds for breast cancer research. Diagnosed with the disease in November of 2007, Terry Moser says, “I wanted to do something positive to keep my mind busy.” Moser joined forces with the Toms River North Little Indians to start the now annual event called the Moser’s [...]
HOLD ON TIGHT – OCC students Ashley Jeanne Flach (Point Pleasant) as Ruth and Dan Ciardi (Toms River) as Len play the lead characters of husband and wife, in the Ocean County College Theatre Company’s production of Book of Days by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson at the Arts & Community Center located on the [...]
Ocean County officials joined with representatives from Toms River Township and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in ushering in the start of construction of the new Connector Road that will help ease traffic in the Pleasant Plains section of Toms River Township. “This has been a long time in coming for the motorists of Toms [...]
Ocean County continues to have success with using online auctions to sell county items no longer needed for public use. “This is the fourth year we have tapped into the technology of the World Wide Web when it comes to disposing of surplus equipment no longer needed for public use,” said Freeholder Director Joseph H. [...]
As Hurricane Irene set its sights on Ocean County in late August, the Ocean County Office of Emergency Management mobilized its forces in preparation for what was going to be a big and dangerous storm. At the helm of the operations, was Ocean County Undersheriff Wayne R. Rupert, who had served as Deputy Emergency Management [...]
By Erik Weber Riverside Signal TOMS RIVER – For the second time in less than seven months, 21-year-old Beachwood resident Nicholas J. Tracy was arrested and charged with burglarizing a residence by shore area police. Late Wednesday morning, township police were dispatched to the home of a Whitty Road resident after receiving a report [...]