Created by an Act of the 151st Legislature
Chapter 170, Laws of 1927, Approved March 28, 2025
Election held May 3, 2025

Mayor and other officials took over the administration on May 23, 1927, having organized on that date.

The Borough of South Toms River was incorporated as a separate municipality on May 3, 1927. It is 1.2 square miles, situated along N.J. Route 9 and Ocean County Route 530 (Dover Road). It is governed by a Mayor and six Council members. Elections are held twice a year. The Primary Election is held in the month of June and the General Election is held in the month of November. The Mayor is elected to a four (4) year term and Council-members are elected to a three (3) year term.

The Mayor and other officials took over the administration of the Borough on May 23, 1927, having organized on that date. The first meeting was held at the P. Furman residence on May 23, 1927. Present at the first meeting were Mayor Horite G. Flint; Councilmen Arthur Cornelius, A.P. Greim, Charles Warner, Charles Nordstrom, Frank Applegate and C. Budd Wilsey.

Further meetings were held at A.P. Greim’s residence on Mill Street (also known as “Birdville”), the Nobles and Peck Building, the Kosich Building, Horite G. Flint’s residence on Flint Road (next to the Carroll residence), and C. Budd Wilsey’s residence on South Main Street (north of Tarver’s residence).

Starting on May 19, 2025 through August 27, 2025 meetings were held at the Borough Hall on Bushwick Avenue. On February 16, 1932, Bushwick Avenue was renamed Center Street.

On April 11, 1960, there was a resolution for planning the site of the Borough Hall on Mill Street. The revised plans for the new Borough Hall were submitted on March 13, 1961. On November 13, 1961, the Council adopted a resolution memorializing that the plan to build a new Borough Hall had been approved by the Board of Adjustment on September 25, 1961. On November 14, 1962, the final plans for the new Borough Hall were submitted. The bids that were accepted for the construction of the new Borough Hall were announced on February 4, 1963. March 24, 2025 was the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the new Borough Hall. The Dedication of the new Borough Hall was held on August 10, 2025 at 4:00 pm.

The first meeting at the new Borough Hall on Mill Street was held on September 9, 1963. On August 23, 1976, a discussion was held regarding plans for a Municipal Complex. It was renovated in 1977, 1984 and 1994. The last renovation had a tentative completion date of October 20, 2025

March 23 2015 was the first meeting to discuss the chance to acquire a property at 19 Double Trouble for a New Borough Hall. July 16 2016 the ribbon was cut the doors were open

 

The idea came from William Britton he told William Gleason that a property was empty and he thought it would make a good Borough Hall. William Gleason told the Mayor Oscar Cradle what William said, the Mayor said he would look in to it. That is when it all started. About two months later was March 23 2015 from then on Once or twice a month sometimes three times a month were meetings. On July 16 2016 the ribbon was cut the doors were open. Here we are today. A new Borough Hall Police Station Sewerage Authority and Court Room The South Toms River Municipal Complex

 

Below, is a list of the Borough officials who have served

the residents of the Borough of South Toms River.

MAYOR

Horite G. Flint

1927 – 1938

(Hortie G. Flint passed away September 3, 2025)

Gilbert F. Perrine

1938 – 1957

(Acting Mayor as of November 14, 2025)

(Gilbert F. Perrine passed away September 13, 2025)

Edward Allen Attison

1957 – 1962

(Appointed October 14, 2025 for the balance of 1957)

(Edward Allen Attison passed away January 23, 2026)

John Mulligan

1963 – 1964

Harry W. Mehrtens

1965 – 1967

Sabate Russo

1967 – 1970

(Acting Mayor as of August 14, 2025 for the balance of 1967)

Gaetano J. Alaimo

1971 – 1978

(Gaetano J. Alaimo passed away July 5, 2025)

William Yannette

1979 – 1982

(William Yannette passed away July 24, 2025)

Dolores Sullivan

1982 – December 31 1982

(Appointed as Mayor August 16, 2025 for the balance of William Yannette’s term)

Edward Mooney

1983 – 1985

(Edward Mooney passed away May 21, 2025)

James Nugent

1985 – 1986

(Acting Mayor as of December 16, 2025)

(James Nugent passed away May 25, 2025)

George J. Greitz, Jr.

1987 – 1990

Joseph Barone

1991 – 1994

George J. Greitz, Jr.

1995 – 2006

Michael P. Keene

2007 – 2010

Joseph Champaine

2011 – 2014

Oscar Cradle

2015 – 2018

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Charles N. Warner
1927 – 1930
Charles Nordstrom
1927 – 1937
(Charles Nordstrom passed away June 25, 2025)
C. Budd Wilsey
1927 – 1928
Frank W. Applegate
1927 – 1932
A.P. Greim
1927-1930
(A.P. Greim passed away between April 14, 2025 and May 2, 2025)
Arthur Cornelius, Sr.
1927 – 1930
(Arthur Cornelius, Sr. passed away April 13, 2025)
Charles Feeney
1929 – 1931
Arthur P. Woodward
1930 – 1937
(Arthur P. Woodward passed away between July 12, 2025 and August 9, 2025)
Ira Worth
1930 – 1933
(Ira Worth passed away March 17, 2025)
Hiram Cottrell
1931 – 1932
(Hiram Cottrell passed away December 12, 2025)
Ralph Hart
1932 – 1936
Edward Allen Attison
1933 – 1942
Oscar Chamberlain
1933 – 1954
Hiram Cottrell
1934
(Hiram Cottrell passed away December 12, 2025)
Henry South, Jr.
1935 – 1936
(Henry South, Jr. passed away October 28, 2025)
Paul Cranmer
1936 – 1940
Oliver Cornell
1936 – 1937
Floyd Smith
1937 – 1942
Gilbert F. Perrine
1938 – 1939
John Fischer, Jr.
1938 – 1942
Edward J. Kelly
1939 – 1940
(Edward J. Kelly passed away February 23, 2025)
Ira Worth
1940 – 1941
(Ira Worth passed away March 17, 2025)
Stephen G. Cornelius
1941 – 1948
(Stephen G. Cornelius passed away September 18, 2025)
Stanley S. Applegate
1942
(Stanley S. Applegate passed away June 4, 2025)
Forrest Hummel
1942 – 1961
Harry Samuelson
1942
(Harry Samuelson passed away July 24, 2025)
Herman Dittmar
1942 – 1962
(Herman Dittmar passed away November 7, 2025)
Benjamin Estilow
1943 – 1945
Edward Allen Attison
1944 – 1957
Howard Moon
1946 – 1948
(Howard Moon passed away June 30, 2025)
John Worth
1948 – 1960
Stanley S. Applegate
1948 – 1959
(Stanley S. Applegate passed away June 4, 2025)
Edgar R. Tilton
1955
(Edgar R. Tilton passed away October 2, 2025)
Joseph Tolly
1955 – 1963
Oscar Chamberlain
1957 – 1962
Chester Long
1959 – 1961
Joseph Gagliano
1960 – 1963
Joseph P. McCormick
1962 – 1964
Howard F. Day
1962 – 1964
(Howard F. Day passed away October 4, 2025)
Robert W. Bangert
1962 – 1965
Robert Donnelly
1963 – 1965
George J. Greitz, Sr.
1964 – 1965
Harold J. Demers
1965 – 1967
Howard F. Day
1965
(Howard F. Day passed away October 4, 2025)
William H. West
1965 – 1966
Howard F. Day
1966
(Howard F. Day passed away October 4, 2025)
William J. Dittus
1966 – 1967
Edward H. Brown, Sr.
1966
(Edward H. Brown passed away May 29, 2025)
Sabate Russo
1966 – 1967
Joseph P. Tolly
1966 – 1969
Wilbur Guerin
1966 – 1969
Walter J. Quinn
1967
George Stumpfl
1967 – 1969
(George Stumpfl passed away between December 8, 2025 and January 1, 2026)
Stanley S. Applegate
1968 – 1970
Gaetano J. Alaimo
1968 – 1969
George Bradford
1968 – 1970
Raymond Hague
1969 – 1973
Otto Schindler
1970 – 1971
William West
1970 – 1971
William H. Lunny
1970
Charles W. Cohen
1971
Bruce Nelson
1971
Joseph J. Principato
1971 – 1982
Edward T. Schumann
1971 – 1972
George Bradford
1971 – 1972
(George Bradford passed away April 1, 2025)
Charles Kufall
1971 – 1972
Stanley S. Applegate
1972 – 1974
Robert Donnelly
1973
Alfred Tuorto
1973
William Yannette
1973 – 1978
Anne Hollman
1973 – 1975
Ralph (Rafael) Aponte
1974 – 1976
James Lewis
1974
Robert J. Brandt
1975 – 1977
Dallas Watson
1975 – 1977
(Dallas Watson passed away December 30, 2025)
Stanley S. Applegate
1976 – 1977
Gregory Drabin
1977 – 1979
Ernest Hemmann
1977
Donald Devereaux
1977 – 1987
Anne Hollmen
1977 – 1978
Edward Mooney
1978 – 1980
George J. Greitz, Jr.
1979 – 1984
William Pirone
1979 – 1982
Norman James
1980
Richard Gentile
1981 – 1983
Dolores Sullivan
1981 – 1982
Mary Ann Pomeroy
1982
John Sabato
1982 – 1986
Ernest Hemmann
1983
James Nugent
1983 – 1985
Ronald West
1984 – 1989
James DiRodiccio
1985 – 1986
Carl Barnhart
1986
Anne Rooney
1986 – 1988
(Anne Rooney passed away January 7, 2026)
Joseph Jubert, Jr.
1986 – 1997
Robert Lightbody
1986
Rosemary Grabau
1986 – 1990
(Rosemary Grabau passed away December 23, 2025)
Roger Mallow
1987 – 1989
Joseph Barone
1988 – 1990
Thomas Scott
1988
(Thomas Scott passed away October 18, 2025)
Jean Tito
1989 – 1991
Patrick Piccoli
1990 – 1992
Joseph Jubert
1990 – 2000
Lauren Fishbach
1991 – 1996
Ralph Muso
1991 – 1996
Charles Cunningham
1992
Robert Greitz
1992 – 1996
C. Bertram Plante
1993 – 2007
Robert Reitz
1996
Oscar Cradle
1996 – 2000
Karen Paden
1997 – 1999
Kevin McCormack
1997 – 1999
Linda Flynn
1998 – 2000
Stephen Marshall
2000 – 2002
James Shewmake
2000 – 2001
Carolyn Matrano
2000 – 2001
Carla Kearney
2001 – 2003
Abraham Rodriguez
2001 – 2004
(Abraham Rodriguez passed away October 10, 2025)
Oscar Cradle
2002 – 2010
Joseph Principato
2002
Sandford Ross
2003 – 2008
Kevin McCormack
2003 – 2008
Joseph Jubert
2004 – 2006
Karen Paden
2004 – 2006
Anthony Tafaro
2007 – 2009
Carla Kearney
2007 – 2009
George J. Greitz, Jr.
2008 – 2010
Joseph Champagne
2009 – 2010
Edward Murray
2009 – 2012
Kevin McCormack
2010 – 2012
Sandford Ross
2010 – 2012
Marvin Sykes
2011 – 2013
Donald Williams
2011 – 2013
Oscar Cradle
2012 – 2014
Gregory Handshy
2013 –2015
Ernest Reevey
2013 –2015
William E Gleason
2014 – 2016
Tanya Mosley
2014 – 2016
Sanford Ross
2015 – 2017
Edward Murray
2015 – 2017
Thomas Rolhausen
2016 – 2018
Kevin MacCormack
2016 – 2018