Toms River officials are facing backlash over a plan to seize property belonging to a local church to create a waterfront park. More than 6,500 people have signed a petition launched earlier this ...

Toms River council introduced an ordinance to acquire Christ Episcopal Church's property for a waterfront park. The church, backed by the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, plans to fight the ...

A decision on Christ Episcopal Church's proposal to add an overnight shelter for the homeless will have to wait for a June 12 Toms River meeting.

and turn it into a waterfront park. Christ Episcopal Church is fighting plans from Toms River, NJ officials to seize their church property, alongside three other town marinas, as part of the ...

Toms River is moving forward with a plan to buy ... The township wants to build a waterfront park on the property. Harvey York, the church‘s attorney, said the proposal is a clear act of ...

The Township Council introduced an ordinance to take the 11-acre church property, along with three private marinas along the Toms River and an empty lot, in order to build a waterfront park ...