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Toms River, New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey Township of Toms River Location of Toms River Township in Ocean County, NJ Location of Toms River Township in Ocean County, NJ Enumeration Bureau map of Toms River Township, NJ Enumeration Bureau map of Toms River Township, NJ Renamed November 14, 2006 (as Toms River Township) Toms River is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, and the governmental center of county of Ocean County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total populace of 91,239, with the township ranking as the 8th-most-populous municipality in the state in 2010 (after having been ranked 7th in 2000) and the second most-populous municipality in Ocean County (behind Lakewood Township, which had a populace of 92,843). The 2010 populace increased by 1,533 (+1.7%) from the 89,706 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 13,335 (+17.5%) from the 76,371 counted in the 1990 Census. In 2006, Toms River was ranked by Morgan Quitno Press as the 15th safest town/city in the United States, of 369 metros/cities nationwide. In 2007, Toms River was again ranked as the 14th-safest town/city in the United States of 371 metros/cities nationwide. Toms River can be seen in various TV and news media including MTV's Made and Jersey Shore (seasons 1, 3, and 5), HBO's Boardwalk Empire and the initial The Amityville Horror movie. In 1998, Toms River East Little League won the Little League World Series. 1.4 Toms River Township In 1992, as part of celebrations commemorating the township's 225th anniversary, official recognition was granted to the tradition that the "Tom" in "Toms River" was for Thomas Luker, who ran a ferry athwart Goose Creek (now the Toms River). During the 19th century, Toms River became a center for ship assembly, whaling, fishing, and iron and lumber production. The settlement and the river were usually spelled "Tom's River" in its early days, though its current spelling has been standard since the middle of the 19th century. Toms River was positioned in the southern section of the Township of Shrewsbury that obtained a royal charter to secede in 1767 and form Dover Township. The village of Toms River is listed on both the nationwide and state registers of historic places. Dover Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's first 104 townships by the Township Act of 1798 of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Jackson Township (March 6, 1844), Union Township (March 10, 1846, now Barnegat Township), Brick Township (February 15, 1850), Manchester Township (April 6, 1865), Berkeley Township (March 31, 1875), Island Heights (May 6, 1887), Lavallette (December 21, 1887) and Seaside Heights (February 26, 1913). The township's initial name was for Dover, England, and was changed to Toms River Township based on a popular vote passed in 2006. In 1850, Toms River became the governmental center of county of the newly created Ocean County when it was formed out of southern Monmouth County. The Village of Toms River attempted twice in 1914 and 1926 to secede from Dover Township, but inhabitants were unsuccessful. The part of Toms River on the south side of the river stretching down to Berkeley Township incorporated as South Toms River in 1927, but the core of the initial village on the north side remains part of the wider township to this day. Toms River made global headlines in the 1990s with their Little League Baseball team, nicknamed "Beast from the East", which competed in the Little League World Series three times in five years, winning in 1998 when they defeated Japan by a score of 12 9. More than 40,000 citizens lined Route 37 for a parade following their victory over Kashima, Japan. Toms River Little League made it to Williamsport in 2010 giving Toms River its record 4th Mid Atlantic championship. Cheerleaders from the Toms River Little Indians, Toms River Raiders, and the Toms River Angels (formerly the Saint Joe's Angels) have won many National Titles. In 2005, The Toms River Little Indians brought home two more nationwide titles, and the Toms River Raiders won one. In 2006, The Toms River Angels Midget Large Advanced Cheer Squad and the Toms River Little Indians Midget Small Intermediate Cheer Squad won two more National Titles. In the mid-1990s, state and federal community and surroundingal agencies identified an increased incidence of childhood cancers in Toms River from the 1970-1995 period. Multiple investigations by state and federal surroundingal and community agencies pointed out that the likely origin of the increased cancer threat was contamination from Toms River Chemical Plant (then directed by Ciba-Geigy), which had been in operation since 1952. The plant ceased operation in 1996. A follow up study from the 1996-2000 reconstructionpointed out that while there were more cancer cases than expected, rates had decidedly declined and the difference was statistically insignificant compared to normal statewide cancer rates. Since 1996, the Toms River water fitness has been subject to the most stringent water testing in the state and is considered safe for consumption. Dan Fagin's Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning book, examined the copy of industrialized pollution in detail. "Toms River" at one time referred only to the non-urban farming improve of Toms River, a small part of the vast Township of Dover that encompassed several other distinct settlements. With the United States Postal Service's adoption of Toms River mailing addresses for Dover Township, coupled with demographic shifts in the other sections, those inside and outside began referring to all of mainland Dover Township as Toms River. In the 1990 Census, the census-designated place called "Toms River" only encompassed the downtown village region that encompassed severaler than 8,000 inhabitants in 1990. On Election Day, November 7, 2006, over 60% of inhabitants voted to approve changing the name from the Township of Dover to the Township of Toms River. The name change campaign featured the slogan "Toms River YES", signifying a yes vote for the name change, and the name was officially changed on November 14, 2006. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the township had a total region of 52.884 square miles (136.969 km2), including 40.488 square miles (104.863 km2) of territory and 12.396 square miles (32.105 km2) of water (23.44%). Toms River is 70 miles (110 km) south of Manhattan and 55 miles (89 km) east of Philadelphia. While most of Toms River is on the mainland, Dover Beaches North and South are situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Toms River Township borders the Ocean County municipalities of Berkeley Township, Brick Township, Island Heights, Jackson Township, Lakewood Township, Lavallette, Manchester Township, Seaside Heights and South Toms River. Dover Beaches North (2010 Enumeration population of 1,239), Dover Beaches South (1,209) and Toms River CDP (88,791) are census-designated places and unincorporated communities positioned inside Toms River Township. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names positioned partially or completely inside the township include Andrew Point, Andrews, Bay Shore, Cattus Island, Cedar Grove, Chadwick, Coates Point, East Dover, Gilford Park, Gilmores Island, Green Island, Long Point, Normandy Beach, Ocean Beach, Ortley Beach, Pelican Island, Pine View, Pleasant Plains, Shelter Cove, Silverton, Tilton Point, West Dover and White Oak Bottom. Toms River includes the ZIP Codes 08753, 08754, 08755, 08756, 08757 and 08739. Ortley Beach (Dover Beaches South) shares ZIP code 08751 with Seaside Heights. Manchester Township does not have its own Post Office, and parts of Manchester use a Toms River mailing address under ZIP code 08757. Average snowy days 4 3 2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .2 2 11.7 Toms River has many shopping malls including Ocean County Mall (the only enclosed mall in Ocean County) and Seacourt Pavilion, positioned athwart Bay Avenue from the Ocean County Mall. The Pine Belt Arena, a enhance arena connected to Toms River High School North, is used for primary concert affairs and small small-town events throughout the year to raise cash for the school district. Toms River Fest has been held amid the summer in Toms River, bringing many citizens from in and out of the area, with 25,000 attendees at the 2008 event. Joshua Huddy Park is positioned in Downtown Toms River and is host to a replica of the Revolutionary War Fort that was once standing. The Asbury Park Press provides daily news coverage of Toms River Township, as does WOBM-FM radio. The John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex is the only indoor athletic complex bubble in Ocean County and one of the biggest in New Jersey. Since 2002, Toms River Township has directed inside the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council form of New Jersey municipal government. The council consists of seven members, four of whom represent one of four wards of the township and three who are chosen at-large. Toms River Township is positioned in the 3rd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district. New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District is represented by Tom Mac - Arthur (R, Toms River). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021) and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019). Holzapfel (R, Toms River Township) and in the General Assembly by Gregory P. Mc - Guckin (R, Toms River Township) and David W. Wolfe (R, Brick Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach). Vicari (R, 2017, Toms River; Senior Services and County Operations). Constitutional officers propel on a countywide basis are County Clerk Scott M. As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 59,987 registered voters in Toms River Township, of which 11,617 (19.4%) were registered as Democrats, 15,749 (26.3%) were registered as Republicans and 32,592 (54.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. Students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth undertaking attend the Toms River Regional Schools, a county-wide enhance school fitness (centered primarily in Toms River Township) that is the biggest suburban school precinct in New Jersey. In addition to students from Toms River, the precinct also serves the adjoining boroughs of Beachwood, Pine Beach and South Toms River. It is the biggest suburban school precinct in the state, and the fourth biggest school precinct in New Jersey (after Newark, Jersey City and Paterson). It is also the biggest school precinct in the state that is not an Abbott District. Citta Elementary School (672; K-5), East Dover Elementary School (757; K-5), Hooper Avenue Elementary School (756; K-5), North Dover Elementary School (648; K-5), Pine Beach Elementary School (440; K-5), Silver Bay Elementary School (661; K-5), South Toms River Elementary School (375; K-5), Walnut Street Elementary School (841; K-5), Washington Street Elementary School (385; K-5), West Dover Elementary School (407; K-5), Toms River Intermediate East (1,468; 6-8), Toms River Intermediate North (1,423; 6-8), Toms River Intermediate South (1,052; 6-8), Toms River High School East (1,719; 9-12), Toms River High School North (2,368; 9-12) and Toms River High School South (1,535; 9-12). Ocean County College, a two-year college that offers four-year options in cooperation with other New Jersey universities and universities, is positioned on Hooper Avenue in Toms River. In May 2014, The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation announced a $5.7 million donation to establish The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, the biggest single donation received in OCC's 50-year history. As of May 2010, the township had a total of 453.89 miles (730.47 km) of roadways, of which 351.13 miles (565.09 km) were maintained by the municipality, 72.45 miles (116.60 km) by Ocean County and 24.04 miles (38.69 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 6.27 miles (10.09 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Toms River is crisscrossed by a several major roadways, including the Garden State Parkway and U.S. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority proposed in 1971 to build the Driscoll Expressway which was to start from exit 80 of the parkway and end 3 miles (4.8 km) north of exit 8 - A of the New Jersey Turnpike in South Brunswick Township. The primary bus station in Toms River is positioned downtown, off exit 81 of the Garden State Parkway. The township is served by NJ Transit bus routes 67 (to Newark and Journal Square), 137 (to the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) in Midtown Manhattan), 319 (PABT in New York City and the Atlantic City Bus Terminal), and 559 (to the Atlantic City Bus Terminal). Ocean Ride small-town service is provided on the OC1 Whiting, OC1 - A Whiting Express, OC2 Manchester, OC3 Brick - Lakewood - Toms River, OC3 - A Brick - Point Pleasant and the OC10 Toms River Connection routes. New Jersey's biggest non-teaching hospital, Community Medical Center, is positioned in Toms River. Toms River has been featured in television, including MTV which filmed three episodes of the show Made and scenes from MTV's Jersey Shore there. The toxic dumping that occurred in Toms River in 2001 was the subject of the 2013, Pulitzer Prize winning book Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin. Toms River is home to many beaches positioned along the Jersey Shore, including Ortley Beach, Normandy Beach, Monterey Beach, Ocean Beach, Chadwick Beach and Silver Beach. The New Jersey Chili and Salsa Cook-Off, as well as the New Jersey Ice Cream Festival are held in Toms River. The Toms River Branch of Ocean County Library is the command posts of the Ocean County Library fitness and the biggest enhance library in Ocean County. Several encircling municipalities are served by Toms River mailing addresses, including South Toms River, parts of Manchester Township and parts of Berkeley Township. See also: Category:People from Toms River, New Jersey. People who were born in, inhabitants of, or otherwise closely associated with Toms River include: Haines (born 1946), politician who serves on the Ocean County Board of chosen freeholders and had served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 1994 and as Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery from 1994 to 2002. Judith Hird (born c.1946), was ordained as the pastor of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Toms River in 1972, making her the first woman pastor of a Lutheran church. Tom Mac - Arthur (born 1960), businessman and politician who is the member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. Vicari (born 1946), politician who has served as a member of the Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders since 1981, and who had served as mayor of what was then Dover Township. Toms River CDP, New Jersey a b c d e f 2010 Enumeration Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions, United States Enumeration Bureau. Mayor's Office, Toms River Township. 2016 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Administration, Township of Toms River. Clerk's Office, Township of Toms River. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. 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New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606 1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896 1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. "Goodbye, Dover; hello, Toms River Voters decided to redub the township with the name everyone knows.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 10, 2006. "The king of England titled the Ocean County town Dover 239 years ago, but the pioneer name Toms River is the one that stuck. Even though the king changed the name in 1767 to Dover, inhabitants continued calling the place Toms River perhaps in protest dropping the apostrophe by the 1850s." a b History of Dover Township, Ocean County Historical Society. "Inseparable: Little League, Toms River - The town from New Jersey is back where it believes it belongs: in Williamsport", ESPN magazine, August 20, 2010. "Just three years later, Gaynor, by then coaching his younger son Casey, took another team to the World Series -- and this time Toms River won it all, defeating an entry from Japan 12 9 to take home the championship trophy. "Toms River Champs On Parade 40,000 Fans Swooned Over The Young Kings Of The Little League Baseball World.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 6, 1998. 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Even with its size, the precinct takes enormous pride in providing a neighborhood school concept with high-quality educational programs, facilities, and services for students from our four sending suburbs of Beachwood, Pine Beach, South Toms River, and Toms River." Ocean County Economic Development Fast Facts, Ocean County, New Jersey. "Toms River Regional School District in the biggest suburban precinct in New Jersey, fourth biggest overall with 18,000 students." District knowledge for Toms River Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. School Data for the Toms River Regional Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Beachwood Elementary School, Toms River Regional Schools. Cedar Grove Elementary School, Toms River Regional Schools. Citta School Elementary School, Toms River Regional Schools. East Dover Elementary School, Toms River Regional Schools. Hooper Avenue Elementary School, Toms River Regional Schools. 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Ocean County School Directory, Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Ocean County College, Ocean County College. "Ocean County College Receives $5.7 - M Donation; Donation announced amid recent commencement ceremony", Toms River Patch, May 26, 2014. Ocean County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Land values have increased decidedly in the past seven years and some parcels have doubled or tripled in value since the authority purchased 100 tracts of territory from some 30 or 40 owners along a 38-mile strip from Toms River to North Brunswick." Ocean Ride Rider's Guide, Ocean County, New Jersey. Ocean Ride Rider's Guide, Ocean County, New Jersey. Ocean County Transit Guide, Ocean County, New Jersey. Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Planning. Miller Ocean County Airport, Ocean County, New Jersey. "On the Trail of Cancer: A Review of Toms River by Dan Fagin", The New York Times, March 19, 2013. Virtual Tour of the Toms River Branch, Ocean County Library. New Jersey Craft Beer. "PLATT ADAMS, 75, ATHLETE, IS DEAD; Won Standing High Jump at 1912 Olympics -- Ex-Chief Jersey Boxing Inspector", The New York Times, March 3, 1961. "Darian Barnes' experienced football odyssey came full circle Thursday when the Toms River native signed a no-charge agent contract with the Jets, nearly five years after he began his NFL longterm position by being released by the Giants amid training camp in 2002." "Alex Blackwell, a Toms River North and Monmouth College basketball player who spent a year with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and a several more seasons in global experienced competition." "Brown, who interval up near Toms River, N.J., established his school in 1978 after spending his 20s living in the wilds of the Rocky Mountains and Central America for extended periods." "Originally hailing from Toms River, N.J, Chowdhry began her longterm position in 2004 in Raleigh, N.C., and was a familiar face on "News 12 New Jersey" in Edison and a reporter for The University Network in Jersey City." "Jerry Di - Poto, a native of Toms River, N.J., who pitched for the Mets in 1995 and 1996, will be titled the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim amid a news conference Saturday, a person with knowledge of the situation has confirmed." "Doherty interval up in baseball-mad Toms River, N.J., home of the two-time Little League World Series champions and a trio of strong high school programs. After starring as a hard-throwing right-handed starter at Toms River High School East, Doherty became an All-Big East closer at Notre Dame in 2004." "After an accomplished wrestling longterm position one that saw him place twice at states while at Toms River High School East and qualify for nationals all four years as an All-American at Clarion University in Pennsylvania Edgar chose to train for the combat sport that merges various disciplines from wrestling to jiu-jitsu to kickboxing." "Inseparable: Little League, Toms River - The town from New Jersey is back where it believes it belongs: in Williamsport", ESPN, August 20, 2010. "She had to do something to honor her cousin, Todd Frazier, the former Toms River High School South standout chose 34th in the supplemental first round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft yesterday by the Cincinnati Reds.... "After viewing that performance, Geraghty -- unclear after high school about where he wanted to go or what he wanted to do -- made a beeline from his home of Toms River, NJ, to New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse, where he plunged headfirst into classical theater -- and later received a bid to audition for HBO's organized crime drama The Sopranos." He resided in Newark for 75 years and lived in Red Bank and then Toms River for the last eight years." Haines, 69, of Toms River, becomes only the second woman to serve on the Ocean County freeholder board since 1850." "'I think we've done an excellent job in representing the interests of our district,' said Holzapfel, 67, a Toms River resident who served as Ocean County prosecutor from 1987 1992 and who is senior partner in the Toms River law firm of Citta, Holzapfel and Zabarsky." "Yesterday, an American bobsledder, Pavle Jovanovic of Toms River, N.J., lost his appeal of a suspension for flunking a similar test in December at the United States trials." "Following the journal coverage from Toms River, New Jersey, was twenty-year-old Gia Maione, a waitress at the small-town Howard Johnson's who studied voice and piano in high school." "The son of a Greek Orthodox priest (note: Orthodox priests can marry before to ordination) and a nutritionist, Martin interval up with his brother and sister in Toms River, New Jersey." Robert intended only to take a long walk alone near his home in Massachusetts to reflect on that afternoon in Toms River, N.J., when his older brother, then 10, was ushered outside to join him after the tv broadcast of the Yankees-Tigers game was interrupted repeatedly by news bulletins about the impending execution of their parents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg." "As CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers, O'Malley, called the Big Oom, let a bright young righthander titled Andy Messersmith, a physician's son from Toms River, New Jersey, pitch for the entire 1975 season without signing a contract." "Moffet, who now lives in Toms River but interval up in Pitman, retired just last month after 42 years in education." "A native of Toms River, NJ, Mormando resides in Dover, NJ." "Born in 1954, Polsky interval up in Toms River, NJ, as one of four siblings." "It's Not Us, Toms River Says of Protrayal in Book", The New York Times, March 29, 1989. Russo, a Toms River lawyer, president of the New Jersey Senate and, until Blind Faith, a man thinking about a campaign for governor." "The Giants' defenders said all week third-string RB Jason Snelling (a Toms River native who moved to Virginia before high school) is just as dangerous." Born in Jersey City, Stape moved with his family to the Toms River region before relocating to Bayonne." " Originally from Toms River, NJ, most of Keith's extended family still resides in New Jersey and makes regular appearances at his games." "Raised in Toms River, Bishop Van Duzer was a 1935 graduate of Toms River High School, where he was manager for the baseball team, a member of the football team, and in the school play." Vicari, Ocean County, New Jersey. "A Dover (Toms River) Township Committeeman from 1980 to 1994, Freeholder Director Vicari served as mayor of the state's 10th biggest improve five times." 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