Toms River
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Sentencing delayed on high-risk sex offenderBy KATHLEEN HOPKINS STAFF WRITER November 21, 2009 TOMS RIVER - The sentencing of a repeat Megan's Law offender from Manchester on a child endangerment charge was postponed Friday because the defendant is contesting a recommendation that... In this article: Parole, Defendant, and Toms River |
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Asbury Park Press | 17 hours ago
Toms River man sought in drug investigation surrenders to authorities
TOMS RIVER - A man charged with possession of $20,000 worth of heroin, and who has been on the lam since he escaped police 10 days earlier, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday. Harrison Grimes, 40, of Fischer Boulevard in Toms...
In this article: Toms River, Heroin, Volvo, and Ocean County
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Huth's two FGs send Griffins past Hawks
By JOHN BUSH STAFF WRITER November 20, 2009 TOMS RIVER - The cries of "Huuuuuth" for Monsignor Donovan senior Anthony Huth became a frequent sound from Griffins fans Friday against Manchester. Huth kicked a pair of field goals and made...
In this article: JOHN BUSH
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Shelter for at-risk youth gets boost from sports center
By BOB VOSSELLER STAFF WRITER November 21, 2009 TOMS RIVER - A fundraiser for Ocean's Harbor House hit a home run on Saturday with help from a former professional baseball player. "We were very fortunate to get a tremendous amount of...
In this article: Jake Daubert and Ocean County
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Heroin suspect turns self in after eluding cops
MARGARET F. BONAFIDE STAFF WRITER November 21, 2009 TOMS RIVER - A man charged with possession of $20,000 worth of heroin turned himself in to authorities Wednesday, 10 days after he eluded police. Harrison Grimes, 40, of Fischer...
In this article: Heroin, Volvo, Toms River, and Ocean County
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Seaside Hts. man sentenced to 25 years for bias robberies
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Reputed gang members' sentencing for Lakewood murder postponed
By KATHLEEN HOPKINS STAFF WRITER November 19, 2009 TOMS RIVER - The sentencing of four reputed Bloods street gang members convicted in a witness tampering murder originally set for Thursday has been rescheduled for Dec. 1. Jamell Scott,...
In this article: Bloods
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Second dose of H1N1 vaccine to be dispensed to children
By MATTHEW McGRATH TOMS RIVER BUREAU November 20, 2009 TOMS RIVER - Any child who is 10 years old or younger, and received the first dose of swine flu vaccine before Oct. 31, can obtain the second dose of the vaccine at two upcoming...
In this article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Silver Ridge home burglarized Wednesday
By MARGARET F. BONAFIDE STAFF WRITER November 19, 2009 TOMS RIVER - Police are investigating a burglary reported between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on Colleen Court in the Silver Ridge section of the township. Police said the...
In this article: Toms River
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Philly.com | 4 days ago
Clayton's finest season ever comes to an end
The girls' soccer squad was defeated by heavily favored Robbinsville in a state semifinal. TOMS RIVER, N.J. - A record-setting season by the Clayton girls' soccer team was ended by a defending state champion that didn't look too eager to...
In this article: Legal age and College of New Jersey
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Marc Narducci: Proud parents watch as sons' teams battle
Mike Sutcliffe's Moorestown boys' soccer team fell to brother Wayne's Princeton squad. TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Liz and Wayne Sutcliffe Sr. are proud parents, and rightfully so when it comes to their sons, Mike and Wayne, who are successful...
In this article: College of New Jersey and Legal age
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The Toms River, formerly Tom's River, in central New Jersey in the United States, is an estuary approximately 19 mi (31 km) long located in the quickly growing coastal community of Toms River.
It rises in the Pine Barrens in northern Ocean County and flows southeast and east, fed by several branches, in a meandering course through wetland area and empties into Barnegat Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The lower 5 mi (8 km) of the river is a broad tidal estuary navigable within the community of Toms River. The lowest reaches of the river provide convenient locations for marinas and yacht clubs and excellent points from which to go fishing and crabbing.
In the 1960s, the lower river was found to have been polluted for many years from the open discharge of waste from a Ciba Geigy dye manufacturing plant. Recent public-private coalitions to restore the river and to purchase and preserve the wetland areas near its source in the Pinelands have resulted in an increase in water quality.
The Toms River was known as Goose Creek until it was renamed in the early 18th century either for English captain William Toms, farmer and ferryman Thomas Luker, or a Native American named Tom. The settlement that was founded in 1712 along the river subsequently took the name as well.
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