parking meters

As many shore towns are making it easier to park with more pay stations and new meters that take credit cards as well as coins, one nearby beach town is taking it a step further and letting you do it all from your smartphone.

If you've traveled to downtown Toms River you might have noticed the parking meters have changed a little bit.

Have you ever put change into a parking meter, noted the expiration times and returned to your car only to find an expired meter when you were sure you had more time left? Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Jackson) said he had anecdotal evidence that there were areas of the state where meters are known to "short time" parking patrons...

The parking meter issue is dividing business owners in downtown Toms River. While some support keeping meters as a way of generating customer turn-over, others feel having to pay for a spot is doing more harm than good.