TRENTON — Two Ocean County residents have been charged with the mistreatment of an elderly patient in a Toms River long-term care facility where they worked, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced. Joseph Robles, 23, of Tuckerton, and Maria Alcantara, 53, of Toms River, have been charged in a state grand jury indictment with […]
“America’s Super Sports Bar” known as Tom’s Watch Bar opened their Orlando location this month. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Orlando sports fans now have a new location to eat, drink, and watch their favorite sports. Tom’s features giant stadium screens and 150+ TVs lining the restaurant and bar, plus amazing views of the […]
If you’re a fan of Apple’s tablets, hoo-boy was that “Let Loose” event on May 7 was a lot! Faster and larger versions of the iPad Air! A new iPad Pro that finally has an OLED screen and the new M4 chip! A rejigged Apple Pencil Pro! Oh, and don’t forget the new Magic Keyboard […]
TOMS RIVER – State officials are investigating the death of a man in police custody who died after complaining of a “medical episode.” The state Attorney General’s Office late Saturday announced the probe into the incident that began at 1 p.m. on April 19 outside of a gas station on Route 37 near West End […]
TOMS RIVER – The $314,000 Toms River will pay to replenish the battered shoreline in Ortley Beach brings the total the township has spent on beach replenishment to $1,289,000 since 2021. Winter storms have again damaged Ortley, where cliffs have been created from the beach to the dune line. Earle Asphalt will perform the replenishment […]
TOMS RIVER — A 35-year-old Farmingdale man was charged with attempted kidnapping, luring and criminal sexual contact in connection with a series of incidents that happened Thursday and into the early morning hours of Friday in Lakewood, Toms River and Willingboro, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Quamel Benton was also charged with two […]
TOMS RIVER — Officials are investigating the cause of a house fire in the East Dover neighborhood that left one firefighter injured, two cats missing and the home unsafe for occupancy. The East Dover, Toms River and Island Heights fire companies reported to a structure fire at a two-level home on Bergen Avenue just after […]
TOMS RIVER – A man has been charged with kidnapping and other offenses in connection with an incident at Aldi on Route 70 Sunday night. Toms River police went to the supermarket shortly before 7 p.m. on the report of a disturbance resulting from customers arguing in the parking lot. No one was there when […]
A crane has lifted the spa pool out of an unauthorised building that is being demolished at the home of Captain Tom Moore’s daughter. The tub was hooked up to chains and hoisted up through the open roof of the block, which was taken off by workmen earlier in the week. Its removal by a […]
TOMS RIVER — Police Chief Mitch Little disputed Mayor Daniel Rodrick’s claims about police staffing in social media posts as controversy continues to swirl over the mayor’s plan to cut two captains’ positions to fund eight emergency medical technicians. “Let me state clearly and unequivocally, the rank-and-file union, the supervisors union, and I, all stand […]
TOMS RIVER – A judge Tuesday ordered a hearing into whether prosecutors kept an FBI report about altered dental records hidden from a reputed Lucchese crime family soldier when the unaltered records about his dental appointment almost 40 years ago would have proved his alibi in the mob hit of a Toms River car salesman. […]
The family of Captain Tom Moore must demolish an unauthorised spa pool block at their home, as the deadline for them to mount a court challenge has passed without a claim being made. Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin, lost an appeal against an order to remove the Captain Tom Foundation Building in the grounds […]