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Fire Damages Toms River Brewery, Winemaking School Fire Damages Toms River Brewery, Winemaking School
Fire Damages Toms River Brewery, Winemaking School An overnight fire damaged a Toms River brewery and winemaking school. The blaze broke out at Toms River Brewing on Route 37 West around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, police said. TOMS RIVER (TRPD): Just after 1:30 this morning multiple police and fire units were dispatched to Toms River Brewing on... Posted by Ocean County Scanner News on Sunday, September 17, 2023 The fire travelled to the front of Bacchus School of Wine, damaging the exterior of the building. Multiple fire companies arrived on scene and extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries at the scene. The Toms Ri…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Downs Wires, Creates Traffic Mess In Toms River Tractor Trailer Downs Wires, Creates Traffic Mess In Toms River
Tractor Trailer Downs Wires, Creates Traffic Mess In Toms River A tractor-trailer crash downed wires and caused traffic delays Saturday, Aug. 5 in Toms River, as first reported by Ocean County Scanner News. Photos of the scene on Hooper Avenue at South Shore show tangled wires on the back of the truck.  TOMS RIVER: Expect Delays & Seek Alternate Route on Hooper (CR 549) @ South Shore for a serious motor vehicle crash.... Posted by Ocean County Scanner News on Saturday, August 5, 2023 The crash happened just after 11:30 a.m., causing widespread outages that impacted traffic signals. No further information was provided. Delays were to be expecte…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Propane Truck Crashes Into Chinese Restaurant, 3 Vehicles At Berkeley Plaza Propane Truck Crashes Into Chinese Restaurant, 3 Vehicles At Berkeley Plaza
Propane Truck Crashes Into Chinese Restaurant, 3 Vehicles At Berkeley Plaza A tractor-trailer carrying propane tanks slammed into a Chinese restaurant at Berkeley Plaza after striking three other vehicles, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, Berkeley Township police said. Photos of the crash scene were posted by Exit 80 Scanner News and Ocean County Scanner News. The truck's 57-year-old driver, Todd Giglio, from the Whiting section of Manchester, had suffered a medical episode, police said. The truck ended up crashing through the entrance to the Chicken Holiday restaurant at the Bayville strip mall, closing several busines…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Rips Through Toms River Condo Three-Alarm Fire Rips Through Toms River Condo
Three-Alarm Fire Rips Through Toms River Condo Firefighters were working Saturday, July 15 to control a massive fire sweeping through a Toms River condominium development. Photos of the scene captured by Ocean County Scanner News show flames on the third-floor porch of a home on Iverness Drive, located in the Fairways Complex on County Route 571. The photo appeared to have spread through much of the building as of 2:30 p.m. TOMS RIVER: Firefighters from TR & surrounding departments remain on scene battling a 3rd alarm working structure fire @... Posted by Ocean County Scanner News on Saturday, July 15, 2023 TOMS RIVER: Fir…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted In Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway Driver Airlifted In Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway
Driver Airlifted In Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway A medical chopper was called to a crash on the Garden State Parkway on the Jersey Shore for at least four patients Sunday, July 31, Ocean County Scanner News reports. The crash was caused when a Nissan Maxima heading north traveled across all four lanes and struck the left guardrail around 1:05 p.m. near milepost 96.3 in Wall Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The Maxima was struck by a northbound Toyota Corolla, which struck the right guardrail and came to a rest in the right shoulder.  The driver of the Nissan was ejected at some point during the sequence…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Unbuckled Woman Critical After Running Stop Sign, Striking Garbage Truck In Toms River: PD Unbuckled Woman Critical After Running Stop Sign, Striking Garbage Truck In Toms River: PD
Unbuckled Woman Critical After Running Stop Sign, Striking Garbage Truck In Toms River: PD A 37-year-old driver was unbuckled when she blew a stop sign and was struck by a garbage truck in Central Jersey leaving her critical on Tuesday, authorities said. Anna Zybura, of Keansburg, was heading north on Garfield Avenue in Toms River, when she failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of Garfield and Windsor avenues around 7:40 a.m., local police said. Zybura’s car was struck by a township garbage truck going west on Windsor Avenue, police said. She suffered severe head trauma and was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where she was listed in …

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Jersey Shore Driver, 21, Killed In Garden State Parkway Exit Ramp Crash Jersey Shore Driver, 21, Killed In Garden State Parkway Exit Ramp Crash
Jersey Shore Driver, 21, Killed In Garden State Parkway Exit Ramp Crash A 21-year-old Jersey Shore driver was killed in a crash on a Garden State Parkway exit ramp over the weekend. Kevin Grady was attempting to leave the road at Exit 69 in Ocean Township when he lost control of his Audi A4, veered to the left and struck several small trees around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, New Jersey State Police said. Grady's vehicle hit a large tree, bringing the car to a stop. He was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, and was later pronounced dead, NSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. Grady, of Waretown, was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, police said. Lov…

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by Cecilia Levine