For some reason I do not believe this is what Henry S. Schwier had in mind when he developed the peninsula known as Green Island....the same goes for Snug Harbor, Shelter Cove and the rest of the waterfront communities. Will this become the new norm? Will Sandy be with us for many years to come...Pictured here is the first house going up on Green Island way past the old height restrictions and as you can see the roof is not even up yet.  Well it looks like over the next twenty years or much…

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Dear Toms River Area, wanted to share some things that are going on in Toms River. I just wanted to let as many residents know that starting tomorrow in the mall behind 7eleven (Silverton) in the old Kessler rehab space, Calvary Chapel Silverton Relief will be offering 3 free meals a day for those in need(Mon-Sat). We will be open from 10-6pm. This Saturday will be giving away presents to all the kids. Please come and enjoy some free…

SEASIDE HEIGHTS MARCH 20th 2010 -- For the 26th year, Seaside Heights was blanketed in green when the Annual Ocean County St. Patricks Day parade kicked-off on Saturday March 20th on the Boulevard in Seaside Heights at 12 noon. John Sweeney, Lavallette, parade coordinator invited community groups to participate in the celebration by joining the line of march which is only 1- 1/4 miles long starting at the Seaside Park border and ending at Sampson Avenue. The event was streamed LIVE on…

The Governor has stated: "I Will Not Forget You!" and he means the entire Jersey Shore!  We will rebuild and it will be better!  It will be better because of YOU!  

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Chattanooga Fire Department is collecting donations of new socks to be sent to firefighters here who many of which had their own homes damaged from "Megastorm Sandy".

Well, for me personally I find this extraordinary due to the fact that the first firefighter that I had spoke with on the ground as they walked thru inches of muck and devastation right in front of my own home which was flooded stated "I have two feet of water in my house". So it really makes you…

So I reached out to an old friend who is a Toms River native to help the victims of Sandy

....Skid Row's Bassist Rachel Bolan

Collection of Videos provided by Ted Brackin - "My apologies - I was only able to get on the island for several hours on Halloween morning. Everything that I shot I posted in the hopes that people might see their house." Ted Brackin…

TOMS RIVER NJ - The three Frazier brothers are reunited this winter for a special clinic.  Don't miss out on this opportunity to be taught by Toms River's finest. For more info visit www.FrazierBaseball.com 

Frazier Baseball & USABL Announce a Holiday Baseball…

October 2012 TOMS RIVER, NJ - Kenny & Vinny are asking YOU to help! The Ocean of Love 105.7 the Hawk Billboard Radiothon begins Monday, October 15th and runs through Friday, October 19th.  Andy Chase lives high atop a billboard in support of the children and families of Ocean of Love to help reach the…

October 13th 2012 Toms River NJ - So traveling West on Windsor this morning I stopped at a Garage Sale being run by a guy named "Fast Eddie".  After wandering around for a minute or so I noticed these two items side by side and for some reason I said to myself..."Self you gotta buy those"...so I picked up both of…

Seaside Heights---The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is pleased to announce that the special guest entertainment for the 21^st Anniversary Edition of the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival will be “La Takkarata” a folkloric group of singers and dancers from Fragneto Monforte, in the Province of Benevento Italy.  This will be the musical groups second U.S. appearance, having visited Western…

So recently the Egan family suffered a devastating house fire and lost 99% of the their possessions. Luckily, no one was injured from the fire. On August 27th, Rita's (across Wawa on Route 9) will be doing a fundraiser for the Egan family.…

UPDATE: August 1st - It was a fantastic run for the boys from Toms River.  Despite a pair of 2-run home runs by Ahmir Cournier & Matt Hartshorn and a complete pitching game by Hartshorn, the Cinderella story is over after a 6-4 loss in a…

Brick Township, NJ - The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is proud to announce that Joseph Leone Introna has been chosen to serve as the Grand Marshal for this year's Columbus Day Parade to be held on Sunday, October 7, 2012. This year marks the Twenty-first edition of this popular event.…

With a third reported drowning off New Jersey’s beaches in this Summer of 2012, I had a thought (no comments about me having a thought, please.)

Apparently, the drownings, two in Monmouth County (Bradley Beach and Long Branch) and the other in Atlantic City, all occurred after lifeguards were off-duty.…

Hey, my name is Steve and I've been living in Toms River, New Jersey for most of my life. Keeping it simple and straight forward, there are more and more baseball fields being built that are not quite used. Don't get me wrong I am all for promoting physical activity and facilities for those activities.…

SEASIDE HEIGHTS NJ FEBRUARY 25th 2012 - Polar Bear Plunge in Seaside Heights New Jersey. A total of 5976 plungers raised over $1.4 million in donations for the Special Olympics of NJ.

The event is sponsored by the New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run, the New Jersey State PBA, NJ 101.5 FM Radio, Aztec Ocean Resort, Seaside Heights Business Improvement District and…

December 20th 2011 TOMS RIVER, NJ - Well we ventured out to a few local businesses this week to see how they are coping with a weak economic holiday shopping season.  It seems while many store owners have been under a lot of stress the past few years, many are fighting thru it and are surviving with the help of loyal customers.  Over…