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Toms River (other)
Toms River is a freshwater river and estuary in New Jersey Toms River may also refer to: Communities *Toms River, New Jersey, a township **Toms River CDP, New Jersey, a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within the township Schools in New Jersey *Toms River Regional Schools, a regional public school district in Toms River, New Jersey *Toms River High School East *Toms River High School North **Toms River Fest, a festival event held on the campus of Toms River High School North *Toms River High School South Other uses * Toms River Railroad, a defunct New Jersey railroad * ''Toms River'' (book), a 2013 nonfiction book by Dan Fagin See also *South Toms River, New Jersey, a borough in Ocean County *Long Tom River, a tributary of the Willamette River, in western Oregon, USA *Tom River, a river in Russia, right tributary of the Ob *Tom River (Amur Oblast), a river in Russia, left tributary of the Zeya * Toms Creek (Missouri), a creek near Reynolds County, Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toms River (book)
''Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation'' is a 2013 non-fiction book by the American author Dan Fagin. It is about the dumping of industrial pollution by chemical companies including Ciba-Geigy, in Toms River, New Jersey, beginning in 1952 through the 1980s, and the epidemiological investigations of a cancer cluster that subsequently emerged there. The book won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, the 2014 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the 2014 National Academies Communication Award. Editions * * Audiobook narrated by Dan Woren, published by Random House Audio Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ..., March 19, 2013 * E-book editions References External linksThe Diane Rehm Show NPR, April 2013 2013 non-fiction books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynolds County, Missouri
Reynolds County is a County (United States), county located in the Ozark Foothills Region in the Lead Belt of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,096. Its county seat is Centerville, Missouri, Centerville. The county was officially organized on February 25, 1845, and was named in honor of former Governor of Missouri Thomas Reynolds (governor), Thomas Reynolds. The county is home to Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, a popular tourist attraction in the state of Missouri. History Reynolds County was officially organized on February 25, 1845. It is still an area of rugged beauty near the geologic center of the Ozark Highland. Reynolds County was formerly part of Ripley County, Missouri, Ripley County which was formed in 1831 and part of Wayne County, Missouri, Wayne County which was formed in 1818. It was also previously part of Washington County, Missouri, Washington County and part of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, Ste. Genevieve County. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toms Creek (Missouri)
Toms Creek is a stream in Reynolds County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the West Fork Black River.''Corridon, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1985 rev.) The stream's headwaters arise just east of Bunker at and an elevation of approximately 1300 feet. It flows generally north for approximately two miles then turns to the east-northeast for about four miles to its confluence with the West Fork just north of the community of West Fork at at an elevation of 912 feet. Toms Creek is named for Thomas Sutterfield, an early settler. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Mississippi River Arkansas River *Mississippi River **Arkansas River (AR ... References Rivers of Reynolds County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{ReynoldsCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom River (Amur Oblast)
The Tom () is a river in Russia, a left tributary of the river Zeya. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its source is near the border between Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai. It flows into the Zeya (itself a tributary of the Amur) between Svobodny and Blagoveshchensk. The city of Belogorsk lies on the Tom. See also *List of rivers of Russia
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Tom River
The Tom ( rus, Томь, p=tomʲ, cjs, Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob in Central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast.Томь (река, приток Оби) It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The Tom flows from the (a northern continuation of the ) nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Tom River
The Long Tom River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area at the south end of the Willamette Valley between Eugene and Corvallis. It rises in the Central Oregon Coast Range in western Lane County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) west of Veneta. It flows east through the mountains to Veneta, through the Fern Ridge Reservoir, and then north into the Willamette Valley, roughly parallel to and west of the Willamette River. It joins the Willamette from the southwest approximately 4 mi (6.5 km) west of Halsey. The Fern Ridge Reservoir was created in 1942 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers dammed the river to control flooding. The watershed includes approximately of land (262,000 acres, 1060 km2) zoned as 45 percent forest, 30 percent agricultural, 8 public, and 17 percent urban or rural residential. The Long Tom waters support more than 140,000 people in the area, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Toms River, New Jersey
South Toms River is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,643, a decrease of 41 (−1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 3,684, which in turn reflected an increase of 50 (+1.4%) from the 3,634 counted in the 2000 census. South Toms River was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 28, 1927, from portions of Berkeley Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1927.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 205. Accessed October 25, 2012. The borough was named for the Toms River and the neighboring community of Toms River, which were named for Capt. William Tom. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.21 square miles (3.13 km2), including 1.16 square miles (3.00 km2) of land and 0.05 squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toms River Railroad
The Toms River Railroad was a railroad in Ocean County, New Jersey, established in 1866 with a stop at the county seat of Toms River, New Jersey.Ocean County Railroad Buff - Barnegat Branch The line was extended to Waretown in 1872 by the Toms River & Waretown Railroad.Central Railroad of New Jersey website /ref> In 1881 the (CNJ) purchased the line [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toms River, New Jersey
Toms River is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County.New Jersey County Map . Accessed July 10, 2017. Formerly known as the Township of Dover, in 2006 voters approved a change of the official name to the Township of Toms River, adopting the name of the largest unincorporated community within the township. Located at the heart of the region, the township is a |
Toms River High School South
Toms River High School South is a comprehensive four-year public high school, and was the first high school established in Toms River (formerly Dover Township) in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. The school day starts at 7:15 AM and lasts six hours and 20 minutes. Toms River high schools have some of the earliest daily closing high schools in New Jersey, closing at 1:35 PM every day. As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,362 students and 96.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1. There were 278 students (20.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 53 (3.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toms River Fest
Toms River Fest was a major festival event held at the campus of Toms River High School North in Toms River Township, New Jersey, during the summers of 2005, 2006 and 2008. It was selected by the American Bus Association as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for Group Travel 2006. The festival, originally conceived as an annual event, has not been held since the last one in 2008. Low Attendance in 2006 The festival attracted over 70,000 people in its first year. For 2006, over 100,000 people were expected to attend each day, however, estimates showed that only 45,000 attended over the four days. Officials blamed the low attendance rate on a dangerous heat wave, which struck the area with near-record temperatures during the four days of the festival. The revenue for the event was $60,000, down substantially from $394,000 in its previous year. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
