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An update from Toms River Office of Emergency Management Paul Daley: Town Hall is closed due to lack of power and will re-open Monday November 5th with the assistance of a generator....

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Folks looking to lend a hand or drop off much-needed items have a list of places to go to help out in Ocean County. Hurricane Sandy has devastated much of the area and non-perishable...

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From Jeremy Stephens, Pastor of Families and Youth at First Baptist Church: Starting Nov. 3, hot meals will be distributed from First Baptist Church on Main Street in Toms River.  &#...

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The potential for looting and other post-hurricane crimes of opportunity in devastated areas of Ocean County will be addressed aggressively by a new task force under the county prosecutor...

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Free bottles of water and bags of ice are available at the Toms River Public Works Department for residents. Toms River Office of Emergency Management Director Paul Daley said the wa...

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Travelers trying to assess Silverton neighborhoods east of Brand Road, or head east past Merrimac in Snug Harbor, must wait to give Toms River Police an identification card showing they l...

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The Toms River Hurricane Hotline number is currently down. Residents should call 732-349-0150 for any hurricane questions. Toms River has activated its Hurricane Emergency Hotline fo...

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Whole homes along the Toms River bayfront were crushed by the water and wind of Hurricane Sandy. Two-story houses and beach cottages were crumpled up and ripped into confetti. In Gre...