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1. Search For Suspect In Fatal Wawa Shooting In Toms River Continues (patch.com) — Toms River residents are being urged to stay alert as authorities continue searching for 51-year-old Douglas Cobb, a local man charged with murder in Friday's fatal shooting at the Wawa on Route 37 and Garfield Avenue. Police and SWAT teams have canvassed Cobb's McKinley Avenue neighborhood, and investigators are asking anyone with credible information on his whereabouts to contact Toms River police or the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
2. Fall Arrives in Toms River, That Means It's Time to Start Planning For the Halloween Parade (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Toms River's signature Halloween Parade returns downtown on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., with huge crowds, road closures, and registration opportunities for local groups. Expect heavy traffic around Main Street and Washington Street, and consider planning your float or costume entry now, as October registration nights at the Robbins Street firehouse will fill with residents eager to march.
3. Halloween Brings a Culture Clash and a Small Bridge Opportunity to Toms River, Jackson and Brick (shorenewsnetwork.com) — In Toms River's changing neighborhoods, Orthodox Jewish families are weighing how to handle Halloween when they don't observe the holiday but still want good relations with longtime neighbors. A rabbi explains why Jewish children may skip trick-or-treating while parents still hand out candy, offering a small but meaningful bridge in areas where development, schools, and demographics already spark bigger debates.
4. Lavallette restraurant that was scene of fatal crash set to reopen (app.com) — A 56-year-old Toms River woman, Ursula Keating, was killed when a car jumped the curb into Meg's Grill's outdoor dining area in Lavallette, and the restaurant plans to reopen Tuesday with a heavy heart. The wife of Silverton Volunteer Fire Company Chief John Keating Jr., she is being honored through a GiveInKind fund and heartfelt tributes as investigators continue reviewing the crash.
5. Shore Sports Insider Football Top 12, Week Four (shoresportsinsider.com) — Toms River North slips to No. 5 in the Shore Sports Insider Top 12 after a 24-14 loss to Brick Memorial, but the Mariners can rebound in this week's Class A South matchup with Jackson. Toms River East also gets a mention as Pinelands seeks revenge for last year's division-title loss, keeping local football fans closely tied to the evolving Shore Conference picture.
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