TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 19 - No. 51
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Photos courtesy Toms River East Little League Mascots and players marched in the Opening Day parade.
Police officers rode hors- Gaynor Field, named for By Chris Christopher TOMS RIVER - Neither es. Weather grounded Mike Gaynor, manager Community rain nor 46-degree tem- a flyover from the state of the 1998 team. Noone peratures prevented the police. The Toms River emceed the ceremonies. News A bagpiper played a Pages 10-15 Toms River East Little Township Police DepartLeague from celebrating ment participated in the military set of songs. its storied history with an parade and controlled Frazier, a retired twoOpening Day parade and traffic. There was an time major-league AllDr. Izzy’s ambulance or two in the Star, a Major League festivities. Sound News Home Run Derby Cham“The rain didn’t both- parade. Page 18 Ceremonies took place pion and a 2020 Tokyo er us,” league president Tommy Noone said prior on the artificial surface at Olympics Silver medalist, exchanged hugs to the event. and fist bumps with Inside “In the last fans on the first base 20 years, it The Law line. has rained Page 21 Dan Iannaccone, the 18 t i m e s . league’s vice president We’re used of operations, recitto it. It would not be an opening without ed the Little League rain.” Pledge. A young girl Headlining the parade were the league’s sang the National Anchampionship 50/70 13U and 60/90 14U them. All-Star teams of last summer. Hun“Little League Basedreds of members, led by Todd Frazier, ball is a global orgawho powered the Toms River East nization,” Iannaccone American Little League All-Star team said. “It does not matto the 1998 Little League World Series ter what country you title, marched. Hidden under umbrellas are in. We play the and attired in rain gear, hundreds of same game for one fans lined Windsor Avenue, the league’s reason.” location, enjoying their idols. Noone and Frazier The team was known as the Beast of the East. A sign depicting the name was on Major Leaguer Todd Frazier, who credited the league’s (Little League the windshield of a Toms River District is also a coach, poses with some See Page 4) No. 1 fire truck. Two New Jersey State young players.
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April 27, 2024
Suspended Police Chief Gets Hero’s Welcome
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – For two days Lt. Peter Sundack, the senior officer in charge, served as interim police chief due to Chief Mitch Little being suspended by Mayor Dan Rodrick for unspecified administrative reasons but the chief got a lot of fanfare upon his return. Members of the department and many supporters of it warmly welcomed the chief back to work on April 18 expressing that the suspension was yet another action by the mayor that showed a questionable decision-making process. Those who came out to the welcome rally held up signs, wore blue T-shirts of sup-
Photo by Bob Vosseller Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little gives and receives high fives from a line of supporters for a welcome back rally in front of the entrance way to the Toms River Police station following his two-day suspension for unspecified reasons by Township Mayor Dan Rodrick. port for the township police department and expressed an outpouring of devotion toward Little denouncing the action taken by the mayor. “I’m glad we are here to support him. I am very proud of my son. He is in
a great job and I know a lot of people appreciate him,” his mother Virginia Elliss said. Little’s stepfather Jim Elliss remarked, “I’m glad he’s coming back and I think he’s had a (Chief - See Page 5)
Former Assemblywoman Appointed To OCC Board
Photo by Chris Lundy Former Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-9th) retired last year from the State Assembly. By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER - The Ocean County Board of Commissioners vot-
ed unanimously to appoint former Assembly wom a n D i A n ne C. Gove to the Ocean County College Board
of Trustees. A retired educator with over 30 years of experience teaching American history and civics at Southern Regional High School, Gove replaces Carl V. Thulin, Jr. as a Trustee. She will be the second retired educator to join the current college board. Gove earned an undergraduate degree in social science from (Assemblywoman See Page 7)
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