The Toms River Times

12/02/2025

Ocean County has lost a true legend. 💔🇮🇹

Beloved restaurateur Luigi Bove—the heart behind Luigi’s Pizzeria in Lakehurst - has passed away at 69, leaving behind a legacy of family, community, and unforgettable hospitality.

From arriving in the U.S. with big dreams to building iconic gathering spots where generations celebrated life’s biggest moments, Luigi embodied the American dream. 🍕✨

He was also a longtime friend and neighbor to Micromedia Publications, hosting many of our holiday gatherings and sharing decades of memories with our team.

May his family, friends, and the entire community find comfort in the joy he brought to so many. ❤️

Read more about his remarkable life — link in the comments.

12/01/2025

🚧 Heads up, Jersey drivers! 🚧 NJDOT has scheduled shoulder closures on I-195 this week as crews kick off roadway work across Monmouth and Ocean counties.

JERSEY SHORE – The New Jersey Department of Transportation says shoulder closures are planned this week along several stretches of Interstate 195 as crews begin roadway work in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The project is scheduled to run from December 2 through December 5 and will affect multiple ...

12/01/2025

Ocean County is on a HOT streak! 🤑💰

Two local players just scored major New Jersey Lottery wins — including a $400,000 Scratch-Off prize and a $131,917 Fast Play jackpot share! 🎉

👇 Link in the comments!

12/01/2025

Nearly a week after a 19-year-old man reportedly jumped from the Route 72 Causeway Bridge, the search across Barnegat Bay is still underway — and authorities say they aren’t giving up. Stafford Police tell Jersey Shore Online that the New Jersey State Police continue to search along the water near the span and that the family has been notified. He's now being treated as a missing person. https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/ocean-county/search-ongoing-for-man-who-jumped-from-route-72-causeway-bridge/

12/01/2025

🔥 Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick has filed a bombshell lawsuit against the Middletown School District, accusing powerful political insiders of conspiring to destroy his teaching career in retaliation for his actions as mayor.

Rodrick claims senior school officials, political operatives, and former Toms River power players orchestrated a campaign of false charges, leaked personnel files, surveillance, and online smears — all to silence him after he pushed cost-cutting reforms and blocked controversial deals.

Middletown’s superintendent and those named in the suit offered no comment — except one who said, “Anyone can sue for anything.”

👉 Full story in the comments below.

12/01/2025

🚨 A former Freehold Intermediate School teacher, from Jackson Township, accused of sexually assaulting her student has been told the clock has run out.

Judge Jill Grace O’Malley made it clear: next month, Allison Havemann-Niedrach must decide — accept a plea deal involving 12 years in prison under NERA, or face a February jury trial.

The defense’s long-delayed medical evaluation is now under tight court scrutiny, and the judge warned there will be no further delays.

The indictment includes seven serious charges and prosecutors say more than 25,000 text messages were recovered between the teacher and the 15-year-old student.

This case is heading toward a decisive moment — and the outcome could reshape everything.

👉 Full story in the comments below.

11/30/2025

Toms River Police Update: We have identified the female and made contact with her family members. We would like to thank the public and law enforcement partners with the US Department of State.

🚨 Toms River Police Need Your Help 🚨
Officers are trying to identify a woman found walking around the Pelican Island neighborhood on Nov. 29. A photo has been released, and they’re hoping someone recognizes her so they can make sure she gets the help she needs.

If you know who she is, please reach out to Det. Derosa at 732-349-0150 ext. 1386 or [email protected].

👇 Full details in the comments.

11/30/2025

Officials say a Lakewood man is now behind bars after investigators concluded he intentionally set three separate fires — including one at a home and two along nearby railroad tracks.

11/30/2025

A two-day manhunt ended dramatically when Jaden Thompson — wanted for the brutal stabbing of a woman at the Paragon Apartments in Jackson — was arrested after crashing during a police pursuit in Edison, authorities said. 🚔 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/jackson/suspect-facing-attempted-murder-charges-in-thanksgiving-day-stabbing/

11/30/2025

Fire crews rushed to a commercial building on Route 539 after reports of smoke and possible entrapment — but everyone was safely accounted for and the fire was stopped before it could spread. 🚒 https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/manchester/fire-contained-at-route-539-commercial-building/

11/29/2025

🚨Jackson Police say the suspect in the attempted murder has been captured!

11/29/2025

Jackson Township police are searching for Jaden Thompson, accused of stabbing a woman inside an apartment at the Paragon Apartments on Larsen Road late Thanksgiving night.
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JACKSON — Authorities are searching for a man accused of stabbing a woman inside a township apartment late on Thanksgiving night. Police said officers were called to the Paragon Apartments on Larsen Road around 11:36 p.m. and found a woman on the floor with a serious abdominal wound. A family memb...