TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER
652 Garfield Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
The Senior Center is a community facility in which older adults can meet with one another to fulfill many of their social, physical, emotional and intellectual needs. It is also a focal point for services to and by, older persons. Center programs and activities can help seniors enhance their dignity, support their independence, and encourage their involvement in and with the community. The Senior Center provides access to community resources as well as to services and activities that maintain independence and wellness.
SERVICES OFFERED:
1. Information and Referral: A service designed to furnish information to older adults concerning the availability of services and resources, and/or to assist them in securing needed services by referring them to appropriate community services and resources.
2. Transportation: The Center operates a transportation program which is available to Toms River Township residents who are 60 and over. Reservations must be made two weeks in advance to insure scheduling. This service is limited and priority is given for medical transportation.
3. Health Services: Various health checks are offered at the Center on a regular basis. These include blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes screening. Appointments are necessary.
4. Activities: A variety of activities such as yoga, billiards, dancing, etc. are offered at the Center daily. Schedule of activities and Monthly Newsletter of event are available for pick-up at the Senior Center.
OCEAN COUNTY WOMEN ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENINGS ON OCTOBER 1
Ocean County women are encouraged to take a break from their early fall schedule and register for a free osteoporosis screening and assessment to be held Wednesday afternoon, October 1, beginning 12:30 p.m., at the Ocean County Health Department main building, 175 Sunset Avenue, Toms River.
According to Ella Boyd, VMD, Public Health Coordinator, appointments are necessary and are taken on a "first call" basis. She said women may schedule an appointment by calling (732) 341-9700, ext. 7630 or (800) 342-9738, ext. 7630.
"Unfortunately ‘walk-in' clients cannot be accepted," Dr. Boyd said.
Toms River: The County Seat
The first and original identity is historic Toms River. It is the "village" area with which most people associate "downtown" Toms River. Today its focal point is the area around Main, Washington and Water Streets and Hooper Avenue. The village is home to most of the Ocean County and Dover Township offices. Yesteryear it was a major trading center bustling with activity along the riverfront. Only a few thousand people reside in this area today. The official municipality in which Toms River is located is Dover Township, not to be confused with the town of Dover which is a municipality in northern New Jersey.
Toms River: The Post Office Address
A second and different identity for Toms River has been established in modern times by the U.S. Postal Service, which is located in the area. It used the name of Toms River, too! As the population increased and spread throughout the community, the post office delivered mail beyond the county seat area to the other neighborhoods within the township -- among them, East, North and West Dover, Silverton, and Pleasant Plains. As time passed, the "Toms River" mailing address was extended into sections of neighboring municipalities. Today some residents in adjacent Manchester Township, Berkeley Township and South Toms River Borough receive their mail with a Toms River mailing address.
At one time Dover Township was part of Shrewsbury Township in Monmouth County. According to the "Township of Dover, 1767 - 1992," a booklet published during the community's 225th Anniversary, in 1767 a group of local residents petitioned the Royal General Assembly to create their own township. The 441 square mile township ranged from what is the Monmouth County line at its northern extremity to present day Oyster Creek in Lacey Township in the south and from the Burlington County line on the west to the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The township was formed more than 80 years before Ocean County was established.
Entwined with the history of Dover Township is the village of Toms River.
Toms River has come to have two identities, much to the confusion of new residents and visitors to the area
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