Toms River

Graduating seniors around the state are grappling with the possible loss of a final spring season.

There are several sites that are county run, while both state-run drive thru locations will handle more tests daily.

Toms River Township Clerk Alison Carlisle said that the regularly scheduled Council meeting on March 24 was adjourned following technical difficulties that occurred on Tuesday evening.

Toms River Police have issued an alert for a missing township resident who has Dementia and left home on Saturday evening.

The Toms River BOE plans to still hold meetings but in the midst of the pandemic, no visitors are allowed in the building, but you can still chime in online.

The Ocean County Health Department is reporting three new positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus that have been identified in Ocean County.

Toms River Township officials have taken an additional precautionary measure to instill social distancing and keep everyone healthy and safe.

The Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority is urging all residents NOT to throw disposable wipes into the toilet system.

A number of local and county government offices continue their precautionary measures by limiting or suspending all public access to town hall and other municipal buildings.

The Ocean County Library system has made the decision to close all of their branches beginning Sunday and maintaining the absence until March 29 out of an abundance of caution for staff and customers.

The Ocean County Health Department has reported the second presumptive positive case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Ocean County.

"It defeats the purpose of us closing schools if parents are going to get together and have play dates with eight kids in a basement playing Play Station," a New Jersey superintendent said.