Geoghegan Set To Join Toms River Council

TOMS RIVER, NJ -- When the Toms River Township Council convenes Tuesday night, Kevin M. Geoghegan will begin serving the township in a new capacity -- as councilman from Ward 2.

Geoghegan, who has a long history of service to the town, was the council’s choice to fill the unexpired term of Brian Kubiel, who was elected to an at-large council seat in November.

Geoghegan, who has been an elected fire commissioner for District 2 since 2014, will resign that position after he is sworn in.

His service to Toms River includes 25 years as a member of the township’s police department, from which he retired in 2011 as a sergeant. During his time with the police department Geoghegan was responsible for establishing an Emergency Medical Technician program within the department that certified officers as EMTs. In the early 1990s he spearheaded the training and placement of automated external defibrillators in every police vehicle, officials said, which made Toms River officers the first in New Jersey to carry this lifesaving tool for cardiac patients.

Geoghegan is currently the EMS coordinator for Berkeley Township and is a lifelong resident of the Silverton section of Toms River. He is a graduate of Toms River High School North and Ocean County College, and has a bachelor’s degree in vocational education from Southern Illinois University and a master’s in education from Seton Hall University. Additionally, he holds a certified public managers certificate from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Geoghegan is a life member of Silverton First Aid Squad, where he has previously held the offices of captain and president. He is also a past chief and life member of the Silverton Fire Company. He serves as a trustee for the 200 Club of Ocean County.