Nearly 40 people who lived at the Fairways at Bey Lea are starting over after a fire that started on a third-floor balcony, officials said.
Red Cross officials said they are assisting the families who were forced out by the fire in the Fairways at Bey Lea on Saturday.
Power outages caused by the Sunday morning storm are causing issues throughout Toms River, police said.
More than 3,500 homes were without power and the crashes were creating problems on multiple roads, police said.
The crash has closed Main Street, police said.
A utility pole is down across the Hooper Avenue, and multiple traffic signals were without power, police said.
12 teens who were swept up in a rip current at a Jersey Shore beach were rescued by a crew of lifeguards over the weekend, officials said.
Susan Nelson, 61, has been found safe, Toms River police said.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said a powerful animal tranquilizer is becoming popular and increasing the risks of overdose deaths.
The woman, who was the passenger, had to be extricated from the car; no one in the home was injured, police said.
A NJ man was indicted by a grand jury this week in connection with a bias intimidation incident that took place last year.
Authorities say Spencer Caudle flew from Louisiana to Toms River for sex with the teen; the interstate charge could net 30 years in prison.
Raymond Waters assaulted the boy at Toms River North, at a Scout reservation and at Waters' home. The boy reported the assaults in 2014.
Jehmar Barrett, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the overdose death of a Toms River woman, officials said.
A Toms River man suffered an apparent medical episode that led to the collision with the second vehicle, police said.
Marquis A. Belnavis, 29, pleaded guilty to cocaine and heroin distribution in Toms River, Ocean Gate and Stafford, authorities said.
The man, from Louisiana, was arrested at the airport; he had been talking to the teen through a messaging application, the prosecutor said.
Fathers Andrew Goresh and Michael Wartel volunteer with their sons Daniel Goresh and Salvatore Wartel.
Don't leave valuables in plain sight, or in your car at all, Toms River police said.
A Bayville man was driving the garbage truck and was thrown from it during the crash, New Jersey State Police said.
The March crash in Monmouth County left the boy, 9, with a serious head injury, the prosecutor's office said.
An Ocean County woman was charged with careless driving in the crash that disrupted traffic at Lakehurst Road and Route 37, police said.
The fatal crash happened early Tuesday morning, following a crash involving a pickup truck, New Jersey State Police said.
The two men were driving in opposite directions when the crash happened near Dover Road, not far from Miller Air Park.
Kyle Banner's Twitter account, where students found explicit photos from his classroom, was linked to a YouTube account, an affidavit said.
The first weekend of Toms River's curfew on the barrier island for juveniles results in no arrests, police said.
A Toms River man has been charged in connection with the stabbing, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.
Warm weather has people getting out golf carts to get around. Toms River police are reminding people about the law.
Authorities say Giancarlos Fernandez, 19, of Hasbrouck Heights, tried to run after he hit the boy, who was thrown from his bicycle.
Seaside Heights Beach Patrol crews doing maintenance pulled two people from the water, an official said. Rip current warnings are in place.
Kyle W. Banner, a 23-year teacher in the Toms River Schools, regularly interacted with his students on TikTok, Patch has learned.
Kyle Banner, 48, of Brick, an eighth grade history teacher and professor at Ocean County College, has been arrested, authorities said.
A letter from the district to parents and staff says the employee has been removed from the school and authorities are investigating.
The dog, which attacked a 7-year-old and 2 adults as they walked down the Boulevard, is properly vaccinated against rabies, officials said.
Toms River police said a teen from Burlington County ran a red light before hitting the bus.
Good Samaritans pulled the dog off the people and held it down until authorities arrived, police said.
Additionally, John Hammond, 70, of Ortley Beach, will have to pay $211K in restitution to the friend, officials said.
The 56-year-old woman was issued citations for reckless driving, driving with an open container, and DUI, police said.
Leroy Hairston used both his Manchester home and his towing business in Toms River to store and distribute cocaine, officials said.
The Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention said it has ruled the fire that happened early Saturday an accident.