UPDATE: Hooper Avenue Pedestrian Strike Under Investigation

Victim transported to area hospital by helicopter after Tuesday night incident, police said

The Silverton man flown to an area trauma center after being struck by a car on Hooper Avenue Tuesday night is in stable condition, according to hospital staff.  The incident occurred at about 11:30 p.m. just south of South Shore Drive, according to Toms River Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy.  Noah Huyler, 30, of Mello Lane was struck by a Pontiac traveling southbound on Hooper operated by Jessica Schiele, 22, of Twin Oaks Drive, the chief said.  Toms River EMS transported Huyler to Ocean County College grounds where he was then flown by a MONOC helicopter to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Mastronardy said. Photos provided by Toms River police show that the left side of the Pontiac's windshield is shattered and a …

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Police: Man Charged with DWI After Striking Pole

Crash happened early Thursday morning near Ocean County Mall, police said

A Stafford Man faces multiple charges after police said that he was driving while intoxicated when he struck a Hooper Avenue curb and traffic light early Thursday morning. Officers James Robertazzi and Nate Williams were responding to a crash on Hooper and saw a disabled 2011 Honda at Chestnut Street shortly after midnight. Spotted fleeing on foot from the car were two men, said Toms River Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. After a 10 minute search, Officer Anthony Scali found the men near Bay and Hooper Avenues, the chief said. An investigation by Williams found John Haig, 22, of Hudson Street in Stafford Township "turned out of a restaurant just north of the [Ocean County] Mall traveling southbound in the northbound lane then struck a …

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8:01 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013

how would they?   more ›

Gunshot Rumor Untrue for Hooper Ave School

Police chief said incident was far from the school

Reports that emergency responders had arrived at Hooper Avenue Elementary School to treat a gunshot wound there were untrue, police said Monday morning. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said the incident was actually no where near the school, which is used as a landing zone for medevac by helicopter. The police chief said the gunshot was far from the school site in a private residence, where an occupant suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He declined to give the addresss.

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Dainty

4:10 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012

I heard someone committed suicide on Indian Hill Road. So sad. Hang in there folks*   more ›

13-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Car After He Unexpectedly Sees Mom

The incident occurred near Squire Village.

A 13-year-old driving a car believed stolen was injured and arrested after he unexpectedly saw his mom while driving in Squire Village and then crashed the car into a tree. Toms River Police announced the 13-year-old was hospitalized for a hip injury and broken nose as a result of the one-car accident 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 17 on Brokaw Boulevard off Hooper Avenue. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said the boy told police the crash happened after he lost control of the vehicle he was illegally driving. The teen was driving down Brokaw Boulevard and saw his mother drive past him in the opposite direction, then crashed into a tree. "Apparently distracted by seeing his mother the 2012 Toyota Camry he was operating left the …

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WhyOhWhy

2:34 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012

Ya know what Arien... parents have a responsibility till their child is 18. And its no ones problem but the parents if this kids needs around the clock supervision. This is the parents job. They wanted to be called mom and dad. From what others are saying it hasn't been 'one' bad choice. They have been having problems with him right along. So you leave nothing to chance and watch this kid like a …   more ›

Business Briefs

Roy Rogers Application to Build on Toms River Border Ends in Tie Vote

Application for Molly Lane and Hooper Avenue site

Votes by the Brick Township planning board to deny – as well as approve – an application by Roy Rogers to build a restaurant on Brick Boulevard both ended in ties Wednesday night. That means while the restaurant chain's application was not technically denied, it was not approved either, and therefore it cannot be built near Holiday City Silverton. Roy Rogers altered its original plan for the proposed site, at the northwest corner of Brick Boulevard and Molly Lane, to reduce the size of the restaurant to 2,000 square feet from 3,000 square feet, redesign its drive-through and add parking spaces and a bike rack. Harvey York, the attorney for Roy Rogers, also said the company would agree to modify its drainage plan so, in the event of a 100 …

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Traffic on the Shore

Hooper Avenue Roadwork Planned for June 11

County roadwork includes milling and paving

Commuters on Hooper Avenue should expect traffic delays around June 11, as the county roads department plans to repair the road near Oak Avenue. The Ocean County Roads Deparment announced the work of the major Toms River thorofare, which is also County Route 549, will begin around Monday, June 11. The project includes milling and paving of the roadway, along the area of Oak Avenue by the Ocean County Mall. Lane and road closures, as well as impact to the adjacent jughandles, may be part of the project, which aims to address the aging roadway's potholes and uneven pavement. Months prior, the county milled and repaved portions of the Silverton stretch of Hooper Avenue, addressing issues near Church and Silver Bay roads.

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Pedestrian Struck on Hooper; Police Search for Victim's Family in California

4:40 a.m. Tuesday incident, Toms River Police locate family Wednesday evening.

A search for the family of a man struck by a car on Hooper Avenue early Tuesday led Toms River police to investigate leads across the country, in hopes of notifying the victim's family of his whereabouts. Cristoval Mallorga was struck trying to cross Hooper Avenue near Chestnut Street 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, said Toms River police Capt. Steven Henry. A driver from Brick driving southbound on Hooper struck the man, who remains in critical condition at Jersey Shore Medical Center. The victim received severe head and leg injuries, said Henry. The accident is currently under investigation by Traffic Safety Officer Robert Westfall.  Henry said no charges have been filed against the vehicle operator, who was on his way to work from Brick when he …

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Business Briefs

Silverton Plaza Expanding Building, Parking Lot at Fitness Center

Building will grow 26,300 square feet

The leveling of land next to a plaza in the Silverton section of Toms River signals the expansion of a parking lot and the possible addition of a tenant there. The addition coming to town is located at the northbound side of Hooper Avenue, in Silverton, on the far side of the plaza containing CVS Pharmacy, Dunkin’ Donuts and Buy Rite Liquors on Silver Bay Road. There, the Club Metro USA fitness facility will be expanding their parking lot and the plaza it’s located in will be expanding also, according to Toms River Township Planner Jay Lynch. “This particular expansion was approved by the planning board. The fitness facility is located in a shopping center that has approval to expand both the building and the parking lot, although to the …

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Karen Ann Campbell

7:04 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Hope so some people really need to lighten up   more ›

Pick-Up Smashes into Pole on Hooper

Incident at South Shore Drive area

Toms River Police responded to a one-car accident on Hooper Avenue this morning, with a pick-up truck smashing into a utility pole near South Shore Drive. The incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. today and slowed traffic along the Hooper Avenue corridor near South Shore Drive. A witness reported to Toms River Patch that the driver of the pick-up was able to get out of the vehicle following the crash, but that the truck sustained heavy damage from the impact.

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