Toms River BranchOctober 1-31, 2011 A lifetime's worth creative inspiration is now on exhibit at the Toms River Branch's McConnell Gallery! We are very honored to host a retrospective exhibit of acrylic landscapes and abstracts by acclaimed painter Suzanne Crossland during October 2011. Stop by and take a journey across America through the eyes of one extraordinary woman. Free and [...]
The last time Toms River resident Michale Graves performed on stage at the Asbury Park Convention Hall, he was the lead singer of the Misfits and as he recalls, it was somewhat of a personal nightmare in itself. Graves said in that show, he had a slight clothing malfunction of Janet Jackson proportion in front [...]
On Saturday night, local residents Steve Barlotta (Jackson) and JT Bowen (Toms River) (Both featured in the July issue of JTOWN Magazine) performed saxophone on stage at the Stony Pony with Bruce Springsteen and members of the E-Street Band. The show was a benefit show for Boston College, to which Springsteen’s son Evan attends. [...]
By Phil Stilton This weekend, zombies return to the Asbury Park Boardwalk for the annual Zombie Walk and Undead Festival. In 2010, the event broke the Guiness Book of Worlds Records for the “Largest Gathering of Zombies” as 4,093 zombies scoured the boardwalk in search of brains to consume. This year, the event [...]
Officer Victor Tamaro is investigating the theft of a purse from a vehicle parked at Bay Lea park between 230 and 300 pm Sunday afternoon. The gold purse was removed from the front passengers side floor of a UNLOCKED car and contained credit cards, $8 in cash, and a $50 lowes card.
Unknown suspect(s) entered the rear yard of Quickcash 1521 Route #37 west and removed the following items 200 lbs of vehicle alternators, 200 lbs of vehicle starters, and 3,000 lbs of used batteries. Officer Ron Sermarini is investigating this theft that occurred over the weekend.
Toms River Police after a month long investigation have arrested Brian Polito 47 of 29 Cayuga Road in Cranford on Monday. Mr. Polito was charged with fencing and after his arrest released on $75,000 bail. Detective Captain Bruce Burgess supervised the investigation that was led by Detective Mark Bajada and members of the Special Enforcement [...]
Officer Thomas Grosse Jr and Chris Raia are investigating a daytime burglary that occurred at a residence on Gladney Avenue. Unknown subjects entered a window on the side of the residence between 7 a.m. and 2 pm on Wednesday. Suspect(s) removed over $1000 of Jewelry before fleeing the residence through the same window.
The Toms River High School North Nautical Star Theatre Company will present “Interactive Story Time: Winnie the Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween”. Come out and see our rendition of this classic story. With Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit and more, this show is full of laughter for all ages. Two shows will be performed on Saturday, October 22, one [...]
Mrs. Debbie Burke was presented with an award for “High School East Teacher of the Year” by Board membersAlex Pavliv and Loreen Torrone, HSE Principal Anne Baldi and Superintendent Frank Roselli at this week’s Board of Education meeting. Visit the Toms River Schools website for more information about this achievement: http://www.trschools.com/newsnotes/stories/2011-2012/nn_10202011.asp