Friday, April 19, 2013
Manchester Middle School teacher Sue Holland receives grant from Toms River Police Foundation.
Susan Holland, a special education teacher at Manchester Township Middle School, has had her share of bad times this past year. Her home in the Silverton section of Toms River was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy and she lost her husband, John, in February, leaving her a single mom with four children. Last week, Holland was called down to the school office for a surprise that brightened her day. Nina Anuario, Vice President of OceanFirst Bank and President of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School Board of Education, presented her with a $5,000 storm relief grant from the Toms River Police Foundation. Holland was selected for the grant through a series of coincidental connections. Her son, Griffin, is a student at OCVTS …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Despite a report naming the parents of the 4-year-old, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office was not able to confirm their identities Thursday and questioned the report's accuracy
Purple ribbons lined the entire length McCormick Drive Thursday, tied around trees and mailboxes in memory of Brandon Holt, the 6-year-old who died from an injury suffered during an accidental shooting Monday. The Cedar Grove neighborhood plans to hold a memorial for Holt on Saturday evening, the same day a funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Toms River, a neighbor said. On Thursday, a family member at the Holt home said that the family was not currently staying at the house. The home where the shooting occurred remained unoccupied, as it has been for the past few days. Holt's father told news reporters that his son's organs were donated, saying they "could do some good." Despite reports from other media …
Brandon Holt, 6, was fatally shot Monday night by a 4-year-old neighbor on McCormick Drive in Toms River
Friends and neighbors remembered Brandon Holt Wednesday as a 6-year-old with a contagious smile, who liked to play in his quiet McCormick Drive cul-de-sac in Toms River with his 4-year-old friend. Since Monday night, when Brandon was fatally shot by the same 4-year-old neighbor while the pair were playing, those who knew the 6-year-old have been grieving for the child and for the families affected by the tragedy. "Brandon had the most precious and most contagious but shy smile," said Ruthi Blaum Grabowski, who had the chance to meet Holt last week when his grandmother brought him to Grabowski’s work at BottomLine Casino Arcade in the Holiday City Mini Mall. "His grandma had just bought him a 'Restore the Shore' zip-up sweatshirt, which …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Victim is in stable condition after Monday evening incident, police said
Toms River Police are investigating a Monday evening shooting at a Cedar Grove residence where a 4-year-old accidentally shot a 6-year-old in the head, according to officials. The shooting occurred in the yard of the 4-year-old before 7 p.m. Monday, according to Toms River Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy, who said that the boy obtained a .22 caliber rifle from inside the residence. The 6-year-old was flown to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune with a head injury and was in stable condition, the chief said. The shooting occurred in the Cedar Grove area of the township, according to Toms River schools Assistant Superintendent James Hauenstein, who received the news during a New Jersey School Boards Association meeting Monday night…
Monday, April 1, 2013
Other injuries also reported in three-vehicle crash
A Monday afternoon Route 37 crash has claimed another life, Toms River police said Tuesday. Carl Johnson, 48, of Lake Como has died as a result of the 1:30 p.m. three-vehicle crash Monday just west of Saint Catherine Boulevard, Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy said Tuesday. Johnson was transported to Community Medical Center after the crash, which also took the life of Gary Miller, 58, of Toms River. The incident marks the second fatal crash in the township this year, the chief said. Miller was driving a 1989 Chevy van eastbound in the center lane when his vehicle struck a Ford Explorer operated by Catherine Davis, 40, from Lacey, Mastronardy said. The Explorer originally struck by Miller then collided with a Honda CRV driven by …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Longtime Toms River Chief of Police said he will run for Ocean County Sheriff
The man who has served as Toms River's police chief since 1992 has been tapped by Republicans to run for Ocean County sheriff. Michael Mastronardy was nominated to run by Ocean County Republicans during their Monday night convention in Toms River, the chief confirmed to Patch. The post has been vacant since longtime sheriff, 84-year-old William Polhemus, died last December shortly following his re-election. Mastronardy said during an interview with Patch Tuesday afternoon that he hopes to bring his years of experience as Toms River's police leader to the county level. "It's appropriate for me to thank them for their support to provide for the public safety of the residents of the county," he said. "As long as I'm physically able and …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Man allegedly found with heroin in his sock, according to police
A Manchester man faces numerous charges including drug possession after police responded to an intoxicated driver report at a Toms River McDonalds over the weekend. Officers Michael Foy and Wallace Polhemus from that town's police department responded to the fast food restaurant located near the intersections of Routes 9 and 70 at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, said Toms River Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy. After an investigation, Manchester resident William Rome III, 33, was placed under arrest and charged with driving while intoxicated, the chief said. After the DWI arrest, officers found a substance believed to be heroin in Rome's sock. The man ultimately was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, DWI and reckless…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Second driver also injured in head-on collision
A Lakewood woman died before 2 p.m. Wednesday in a head-on collision at Route 70 and Massachusetts Avenue in Toms River. Marie Smith, 77, of Lakewood was westbound on Route 70 and attempted a left turn onto Massachusetts Avenue southbound when she collided head-on into an eastbound minivan, said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. Smith was transported to Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood where she succumbed to her injuries shortly after the accident, said the police chief. The eastbound driver, Jenna Hester, 24 of Toms River, was also transported to Kimball Medical Center. Emergency response closed the roadway in both directions as Silverton and Pleasant Plains Fire company along with Toms River and Alert EMS were called to the …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Men in ski masks with a handgun threaten employee as he opens Toms River Shell station
Two men in ski masks, one armed with a handgun, threatened an employee of a gas station and took the Route 37 West location's cash before fleeing on foot as the business opened Wednesday morning, police said. Toms River Police Capt. Steven Henry said the 5:15 a.m. armed robbery of the Shell Gas Station, 1095 Route 37 West, happened just as an employee arrived to open for the day. Two men — both wearing hooded sweatshirts, ski masks and gloves — accosted the victim and demanded cash, Henry said. One of the two men brandished a handgun. An undetermined amount of cash was stolen from the gas station, Henry said. The two men then fled on foot from the business, on the corner of Route 37 and Bananier. Police are still searching in the open …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Incident began at Pier One Motel, where officer jumps away from oncoming car
This article is an update of this story. A parking lot altercation escalated to police chase, with an officer diving out of the way of the suspect's oncoming vehicle Tuesday afternoon. Police are looking for Joseph Lynch, 55, of Levittown, Penn., a man police allege created a disturbance in a parking lot and turned it into a high-speed chase westbound on Route 37, resulting in multiple vehicles struck. The incident began at the Pier One Motel after multiple 911 phone calls came in around 4 p.m. reporting a disturbance, said Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. "Police received numerous 911 calls that a suspect later identified as Joseph A. Lynch was involved in an altercation in the parking lot," Mastronardy said in an email. Sgt. …
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bhavaja
10:49 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
That is awesome! Stay strong Ms. Holland kno more ›