Students Decorate, Sing Before Toms River Tree Lighting

TOMS RIVER, NJ — As Toms River prepares to light its Christmas tree downtown Friday night, the holiday season got a proper kickoff Friday morning as students from the Toms River Regional School District decorated the tree in Town Hall and sang Christmas carols.

The tree is decorated with 10 ornaments from each Toms River elementary school," said Stacy Proebstle, public information officer for Toms River. The event concluded a yearlong celebration of Toms River's 250th Anniversary.

The township's Christmas tree will be lit later Friday evening; the celebration begins at 5 p.m. in the courtyard between Town Hall and the Ocean County Library.

"A special thank you to Mayor Thomas Kelaher and the Township Council, Toms River Schools Superintendent David Healy, Toms River Assistant Superintendents Debra McKenna and John Coleman, Toms River Schools Business Administrator William Doering, Toms River Fire Company 1, Toms River High School South Choir and Mr. Martin and Washington Street Elementary School Chorus," the Toms River 250th Anniversary committee said.

Check here for tonight's full schedule.

Photos via Toms River Township Facebook page