Hometown Heroes

Detours up hours after The fire at 236 Hooper Avenue are a grim reminder of the loss of a historic home. Investigators search for the source and origin of the blaze at the historic home formerly owned by Captain Amos Birdsall in the late 1800's.

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik will be the the special guest at a fundraiser next month for the Toms River-based charity Hometown Heroes.

Nearly two years after Sandy, the Toms River charity Hometown Heroes, will host the premiere of the documentary "Heart of the Shore: Defying a Superstorm," on Saturday, October 11, on the beach in Seaside Park.

Join Hometown Heroes For A Special Screening of "Heart of the Shore"

Following this past spring's devastating fire on Robbins Street in downtown Toms River, a number of businesses have been shuttered and deemed unsafe to occupy. Work has continued since then, and took a new step today with heavy demolition of some of the structures. Watch our video below:

The Hometown Heroes charity destroyed in the Downtown Toms River fire will stay on Washington Street.

The karma that Hometown Heroes has given out since Superstorm Sandy is starting to return...all the way from Maine, and sitting in a tent in Seaside Park.

After last week's devastating fire on Washington and Robbins Streets in downtown Toms River, some businesses are recovering and operating already.

After helping thousands of Superstorm Sandy victims rebuild their lives, an Ocean County charity finds itself with no place to go after losing everything in Thursday's fire in downtown Toms River.

An organization that has helped Sandy victims and people in crisis situations for over five years, now finds themselves in a crisis.  Hometown Heroes was one of the tenants of the building that went up in flames at 27 Washington Street in downtown Toms River overnight... Read More ...