Hometown Happenings

It's hard to believe that we are just a few weeks away from another school year. That's right before you know it school will be back in session here at the Jersey Shore. We want to keep you up to date on events to help families as they get ready for class.

Back in June we learned that Mahana Fresh is coming to Toms River. This restaurant will be a fantastic addition to the Shop Rite Shopping Center on Route 37 in Toms River.

Well, the anticipation grows as we await the grand opening of the new Farm Store Drive-Thru on Route 37 in Toms River. I originally brought you this story several months ago as construction continued on the new convenience drive-thru.

We heard several months ago that two new dining options were coming to the Ocean County Mall in Toms River.....PF Chang's and Turning Point.

This high traffic property is located on the corner of Bay Avenue (Rt. 571) and Fischer Boulevard in Toms River and currently, it stands vacant.

I do enjoy when we get feedback and response from you and you ask questions based on a story or article we are talking about. In this case, it was in regards to the new Starbucks being built in Toms River.

As always we like to keep you up to date on what is happening here at the Jersey Shore and in Ocean, Burlington and Monmouth Counties. This time around we are focusing on Toms River.

Baseball and music go great together and to make it even better how about the music of Bruce Springsteen! You are saying what? Well it all makes sense because the Jersey Shore BlueClaws are going to host Bruce Springsteen Appreciation Night.

This is an interesting topic, well maybe not so much interesting as it is going to be interesting to see how YOU feel. We are talking about parking lots in Toms River. So I’m asking is this parking lot the busiest parking lot in Toms River? It’s the Shop Rite Plaza on Route 37.

It is always a pleasure to tell our community here at the Jersey Shore about new and exciting businesses coming to our area. Our families gain and our local business force gains as well.