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NJ Town Is Giving Kids New Trick-Or-Treating Date And Residents Seem To Be Cool With It NJ Town Is Giving Kids New Trick-Or-Treating Date And Residents Seem To Be Cool With It
NJ Town Is Giving Kids New Trick-Or-Treating Date And Residents Seem To Be Cool With It One New Jersey town is asking residents again to switch their trick-or-treating date due to its annual Halloween parade scheduled for Halloween Night. And residents seem to be okay with it. Toms River Mayor Maurice B. Hill announced the date change this week in a Facebook post. “This was a joint decision made by the Township, Toms River Fire Companies and the Toms River Police Department," Hill said. "We want children to come to the parade with their families on Halloween but still enjoy the time-honored tradition of trick-or-treating.” Residents were quick to remind Hill in the comm…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Found Guilty In Toms River Shooting Death: Prosecutor Pair Found Guilty In Toms River Shooting Death: Prosecutor
Pair Found Guilty In Toms River Shooting Death: Prosecutor Two men from Toms River have been found guilty in connection with the shooting death of another man, authorities said. Daivon Sullivan, 21, and Leyron Jones, 26, were found guilty of murder after a jury trial on Thursday, Aug. 17, in connection with the death of Javon Cutler, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. A third defendant, Shadrach Correa, 21, previously pleaded guilty in the case. An investigation revealed that on Oct. 11, 2020, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Cutler, 19, of Bayville, and two friends were attempting to leave Toms Riv…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Man Admits To Multiple Robberies: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Admits To Multiple Robberies: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Admits To Multiple Robberies: Prosecutor A 29-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has admitted to robbing two other men in separate incidents authorities said. William McMenamin, 29, of Point Pleasant Borough, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and aggravated assault in connection with an incident in Toms River and a separate incident in Lacey Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On April 28, 2021, Toms River police were called to Main Street and Route 37 for a fight in progress. Responding officers found a 19-year-old male victim who reported that he had been assaulted and that&…

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by Jon Craig
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Toms River Trio Indicted In Fatal Shooting, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Toms River Trio Indicted In Fatal Shooting, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Toms River Trio Indicted In Fatal Shooting, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Three men from the Jersey Shore have been indicted by an Ocean County grand jury on murder charges, authorities said. They are accused of shooting a vehicle occupied by three people near Toms River Apartments on Main Street last fall, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. Shadrach Correa, 19, Daivon Sullivan, 19, and Leyron Jones, 24, all of Toms River also were charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer saidl. Their charges are in connection with the shooting death of Javon Cutler, 19…

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by Jon Craig
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Toms River Trio Arrested In Fatal Shooting Toms River Trio Arrested In Fatal Shooting
Toms River Trio Arrested In Fatal Shooting Three men from Toms River have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old from Bayville earlier this month, authorities said.  Shadrach Correa, 18, Daivon Sullivan, 18, and Leyron Jones, 23, have been charged with murder in the Oct. 11 shooting death of Javon Cutler of Bayville, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitchell A. Little. The three defendants also were charged with two counts of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, Billhimer and Little said. At ab…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Shot In Head Leaving Toms River Apartments Dies, 19 Man Shot In Head Leaving Toms River Apartments Dies, 19
Man Shot In Head Leaving Toms River Apartments Dies, 19 A 19-year-old Bayville man shot in the head leaving Toms River apartments over the weekend died of his injuries, authorities said. Javon Cutler of Bayville succumbed to his injuries at approximately 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Cutler was in the rear passenger's seat of a friend's car leaving the Toms River Apartments on Main Street on Sunday when he was shot around 8:15 p.m. by an unknown person, Billhimer and Toms River Township Chief of Police Mitch Little prev…

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by Jon Craig
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Former Varsity HS Football Player Shot In Head In Toms River, Critical Former Varsity HS Football Player Shot In Head In Toms River, Critical
Former Varsity HS Football Player Shot In Head In Toms River, Critical A 19-year-old former varsity high school football player was in critical condition Monday following a Sunday night incident in which he was shot in the head in Toms River, authorities said. Javon Cutler, of Bayville, was in the passenger's seat of a friend's car leaving the Toms River Apartments on Main Street when he was shot around 8:15 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Chief of Police Mitch Little said. The driver took Cutler to the Community Medical Center, Little and Billhimer said. Cutler was transported to Jersey Shore Medical …

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by Cecilia Levine