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Volunteers Honored for Life Saving, Length of Service

Toms River's annual fire awards and swearing in of officers

The firefighters of Toms River Township are official. This weekend, fire officers from Toms River Township were sworn in for the 2012 year. The event, which also presented Valor Awards to several members, was held at Toms River North’s Auditorium. Members of Toms River’s six fire stations, Districts 1 and 2, were in attendance to take their oaths as Fire Officers for the coming year. Presented by the Toms River Joint Fire Officers Association and the Toms River Board of Fire Commissioners, Districts 1 and 2, the ceremony hosted by former Chief John H. Lightbody who spoke throughout the evening. Two keynote speakers were present during the ceremony. The first speaker was firefighter Jason Fazio of the Asbury Park Fire Department. Fazio was …

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$1 Million Firehouse Land Buy Before Voters Thursday

District 1 residents asked to decide $1 million land purchase for new firehouse on Hadley and Hooper Avenue

A $1 million land buy for a new firehouse will be in the hands of voters in Toms River Fire District 1 on Thursday. The special referendum vote affects just those districts served by Toms River Fire District 1: generally, downtown Toms River, East Dover and the barrier island. District 2, which is Pleasant Plains, Silverton and North Dover, is not impacted by the vote. District 1 is aiming to move Toms River Fire Co. No. 1 & 2, which operate out of the Robbins Street and Water Street stations currently, into a new firehouse to be built on Hadley and Hooper Avenue where Williamson Realty currently is. District 1 Administrator Brian Kubiel, also the township council vice president, said moving the two downtown firehouses out of their current…

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Nursing Home Fire Sends Brick Officer, 14 Patients to Hospital

Laurelton Village patients were moved to Ocean Medical Center

A fire at the Laurelton Village nursing facility in Brick early Monday morning resulted in 14 patients being moved to nearby Ocean Medical Center, authorities said. Also, one police officer was treated for smoke inhalation and later released. A fire was reported at the 170-bed nursing facility around 5:23 a.m. Monday, according to Brick Police Capt. John Rein. Brick Fire Marshal Kevin C. Batzel said investigators believe the fire started in a combined heating and air conditioning unit in an exterior wall of a patient's room. Staff members quickly removed patients from the room, and the building's sprinkler system kept the fire under control until firefighters arrived, Batzel said. Rein said the room was occupied by two patients at the time…

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Randal Graves

4:59 pm on Thursday, December 8, 2011

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9/11: A Decade Later

A Decade's Later Memorial Service

A decade later, representatives reflect throughout the community at 9/11 Memorial Service in Toms River

Ten years ago, families and friends came together in support and sadness. Church and State wept together. Ten years later, communities came together to remember those lost, to honor those who served and to reflect on how this tragic event changed us forever. Representatives throughout the community spoke during Toms River’s Memorial Service honoring all that passed away on September 11, 2001 began Sunday morning, at 9 a.m. on the corner of Washington and Robbins Street. Radio station WJRZ’s deejays, Glenn Kalina and Diane DeOliveira, were the Masters of Ceremonies for the solemn hour. The East Dover Fire Company No. 4 marched down Robbins Street from the No. 1 Fire Station to the sounds of the bagpipe. Ronald Weingroff, Toms River Fire Co…

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9/11: A Decade Later

Toms River's Sept. 11 Memorial Service Sunday

The history of Toms River's Sept. 11 ceremony and plans for this year.

Toms River September 11 Memorial Ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 11 at 9 a.m. on the corner of Robbins and Washington streets.  Ron Weingroff, who oversees the ceremony, spoke about its history and plans for this year’s memorial. Weingroff said Toms River’s September 11 service is expected to be one of the largest in Ocean County.  Toms River Fire Department hosts the memorial service.  “We don’t just honor the firemen,” Weingroff said. “We honor all that passed away.” Participants in previous years included the National Guard, marching bands, clergy members, local and state officials, high school students, and other community members. Rabbi Ellen Wolintz-Fields, of Congregation B’nai Israel, and other religious leaders will …

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Ortley

9:14 am on Saturday, September 10, 2011

I watched the towers come down....I was in midtown with my two kids. I still get a heavy chest and fight not to cry when I see the footage. We were on a balcony up around 20 floors watching. I told my children that day...."Life as you have ever known it....will never be the same again"   more ›

Weekend's High Winds Affected Fire Communications

Fire district administrator says radio service only briefly impacted.

High winds tampered with Toms River fire communications, temporarily taking out some radio service over the weekend. Toms River Fire District No. 1 Administrator Bill Golkiewicz said final checks on Tuesday morning confirmed radio operations were completely restored. Since brief, partial outages due to high winds that began Friday night, the district has been checking radio operations to make sure nothing is amiss. That, on top of administering voting operations for a fire election, made for a busy weekend through early Tuesday, he said. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said no injuries were reported in other incidents due to the high wind. Mastronardy said several trees fell on residential properties, and a brush fire was also …

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