Tag: Toms River

  • Toms River North football players moving forward

    The attitude for the football players at Toms River High School North is a simple one. Focus on the next foe, who happens to play in their same town. “Next is a civil war game. We let this game slip away. The team will comeback and achieve,” sophomore quarterback Jake Kazanowsky of Toms River North…

  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

    A review of the scholastic football teams in Toms River. DONOVAN CATHOLIC Donovan Catholic High School, which lost at home to Holmdel High School on Oct.5, 21-11, will bid to rebound this weekend. The Griffins, who sport a 3-1 record, will play Point Pleasant Beach High School on the road at 7 p.m. on Oct.12.…

  • Toms River South seeks to make waves this girls’ hoop season

    The star player has graduated but optimism is high this girls’ basketball season at Toms River High School South. Toms River South will enter this winter without guard Emily Donzanti, who led the Indians in scoring with 19 points a game lats season. But the roster is stocked with the return of 10 players from…

  • RWJBarnabas Health facilities among ‘Most Wired Hospitals’

    RWJBarnabas Health facilities among ‘Most Wired Hospitals’

    The annual Healthcare’s Most Wired survey, now overseen by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), included RWJBarnabas Health facilities among its Most Wired Hospitals. The list includes Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth…

  • Annual Christmas Tree Lighting set for Dec. 7 in Toms River

    The annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will return to the downtown district in Toms River on Dec. 7. The tree, which is about 45 feet tall, is a permanent one that stands on township property on Washington Street. Employees from the Toms River Township Buildings & Grounds department decorate the tree with lights the week…

  • Football Roundup

    TOMS RIVER NORTH Toms River High School North defeated Southern Regional High School, 31-21, on Oct. 26 in Toms River. The victory improved Toms River North’s record to 6-2. Toms River North will now focus on the South, Group 5 state sectional playoffs when it plays Vineland High School on Nov. 2 in the opening…

  • Toms River Green Team speaker series continues in downtown

    The Toms River Green Team has a new speaker series. The Toms River Green team will be in partnership with the Toms River Regional School District to present the series. The series, which will be held at Poseidon Academy Marine science building in downtown Toms River, will feature presentations on environmental and sustainable topics. Those…

  • Irwin produces first varsity goal to spark Toms River South soccer

    Emily Irwin picked a wonderful time to connect on her first varsity goal in her girls’ soccer career. Irwin, a senior, delivered the clutch goal with 20 seconds remaining in overtime to guide her Toms River High South team to a 1-0 victory over Brick Memorial High at Detwiler Stadium in Toms River on Sept.…

  • ‘Destiny’s Bridge’ recounts story of Lakewood’s former ‘Tent City’

    ‘Destiny’s Bridge’ recounts story of Lakewood’s former ‘Tent City’

    TOMS RIVER – It took Jack Ballo three years to create his film “Destiny’s Bridge,” a film that showed the journey of an encampment of individuals who created what came to be known as “Tent City” in Lakewood. On Nov. 29 in Mancini Hall at the Ocean County Library, Ballo screened “Destiny’s Bridge” for residents…