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Rodrick ally wins Toms River GOP council primary

June 5, 2024 6:19 amJune 5, 2024 3:07 pm

In a race for an unexpired term on the Toms River Township Council, William Byrne scored a decisive victory in a race for one-year unexpired term. Byrne won the Ward 2 Republican primary by with 60% of the vote against...

Rodrick wins Toms River mayoral primary, unseating incumbent mayor

June 6, 2023 9:42 pmJune 6, 2023 11:30 pm

Toms River Councilman Daniel Rodrick has won the Republican primary for mayor of Toms River off-the-line, unseating incumbent Mayor Mo Hill in New Jersey’s eighth-largest town, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 11:30 p.m., Rodrick has 46% of the...

Mo Hill files council slate in Toms River

April 2, 2019 12:46 pmApril 2, 2019 2:30 pm

The field of Toms River council candidates expanded to ten yesterday when mayoral candidate Maurice (Mo) Hill was joined by three running mates. Hill, a four-term councilman running without the support of the local Republican organization, had initially decided not...

Mo Hill seeks vote of full Toms River GOP club on mayoral endorsement

March 18, 2019 8:31 pm

Toms River councilman Maurice “Mo” Hill says he will ask the Toms River Republican Club to let members vote on a candidate for mayor after a screening committee picked former Ocean County prosecutor Joseph Coronato by a one-vote margin, 10-9....

Toms River GOP picks Coronato for mayor

March 16, 2019 11:44 pmMarch 17, 2019 4:38 pm

Former Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato has won the backing of the Toms River Republican organization to run for mayor in the June primary. The three-term incumbent, 86-year-old Thomas Kelaher, is not seeking re-election. Coronato, the choice of Ocean County...

Toms River mayor, three GOP councilmen, won’t seek re-election

March 16, 2019 3:07 pmApril 1, 2019 1:02 am

Toms River mayor Thomas Kelaher, 86, will not seek re-election to a fourth term, setting up a race for an open seat in New Jersey’s 8th largest municipality. At least four candidates appeared before the Republican screening committee today seeking...

Party switcher needs to mend fences with ex-foes

July 11, 2018 5:48 pmJuly 12, 2018 10:47 pm

The decision of Toms River councilman Dan Rodrick to switch parties came as a surprise to his Republicans, who aren’t quite sure where their onetime opponent fits in. “We are all still in a state of shock,” said councilman Mo...