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Drive-Thru Pizza Hut Coming To Toms River: Report Drive-Thru Pizza Hut Coming To Toms River: Report
Drive-Thru Pizza Hut Coming To Toms River: Report Pizza Hut plans to open a drive-thru restaurant this summer on the Jersey Shore, news reports say. The fast-food pizza joint, equipped with "The Hut Lane,” will span 1,800 square feet in new retail space at 1882 Hooper Ave., in the Silverton section of Toms River, as originally reported by patch. An official opening date has not been announced. Last March, Pizza Hut announced plans to add drive-thru lanes to more than 1,500 locations.

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Funeral Service For School Librarian, 33, Killed In House Fire Funeral Service For School Librarian, 33, Killed In House Fire
Funeral Service For School Librarian, 33, Killed In House Fire Funeral services are Thursday for Sara Trahey, a school media specialist and mother of three, who died in a house fire on Friday. A Funeral Mass will begin at 11 a.m. at  St. Joseph's Church, 685 Hooper Ave, in Toms River. Cremation will be private.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sara's GoFundMe page by clicking here. Sara Elizabeth Trahey, known to some in the Toms River community as "Goodie," was a beloved wife and mother, sister, daughter, friend, educator and so much more.  As the school librarian at Ella G Clarke elementary school in Lakewood, she had an…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fatal Toms River Fire Ruled Accidental Fatal Toms River Fire Ruled Accidental
Fatal Toms River Fire Ruled Accidental The fatal fire in Toms River has been ruled accidental, authorities said. The victim, identified as a Lakewood School District employee, died of smoke inhalation and fire-related injuries, it was reported on Monday. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Detective Bureau and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit has determined that the cause of the structure fire that occurred on Friday night in the Silverton section of Toms River was…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
School Media Specialist ID'd As Victim Of Toms River Fire School Media Specialist ID'd As Victim Of Toms River Fire
School Media Specialist ID'd As Victim Of Toms River Fire An elementary school media specialist and mother of three was identified Saturday as the victim of a fatal house fire. Sara Trahey, 33, could not be rescued from the fast-moving fire at her home in Toms River. Her husband, Jeff, and their three young children managed to escape as firefighters arrived late Friday night. The fire broke out about 11 p.m. on 15th Street in the Silverton section of Toms River and rapidly spread to four neighboring houses due to strong winds, authorities said. Lakewood School District Superintendent Laura Winters said in a statement: "Sara’s many contributions …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Toms River Fire Woman Killed In Toms River Fire
Woman Killed In Toms River Fire A woman was killed in a wind-blown fire that destroyed a Toms River home and damaged four others Friday night, authorities said. The home on 15th Street in the Silverton section of town was fully engulfed when responders arrived around 11 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said Saturday morning. A man and three children escaped the blaze, but the intensity and scope of the blaze kept responders from getting to the victim, he said. Her body was later discovered inside, the prosecutor said. More than 60 area firefighters responded. A Toms River police officer was taken to n…

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by Jerry DeMarco