(Photo courtesy of Debbi Winogracki) The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Toms River Township Animal Shelter took place on Oak Avenue, across from the Police station, where additions to the courtroom will soon take place. Shown L to R: Joanne Flanagan, Court Administrator, JoAnn Benson, Director of Senior Services for Toms River, (seated) Sylvia Schnache, Advocate for the Animal Shelter, Jim Bowen, Division Manager for the Animal Shelter, Council President Mo Hill, Councilman Brian Kubiel, Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher, and Councilmen George Wittmann, Jeffrey Carr and Al Manforti.