Republicans for Toms River

10/22/2026

REMEMBER: MAYOR RODRICK OPPOSED ADDING SEASIDE HEIGHTS TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT!

Mayor Rodrick actively campaigned against a referendum that would have brought Seaside Heights into the Toms River Regional School District.

That move could have added hundreds of millions of dollars to the district’s ratable base and changed how state aid is calculated by expanding the regional district to five sending municipalities, helping ease the burden of rising school taxes on Toms River residents.

Now, ask yourself: Why should we trust a mayor who campaigned against this opportunity to protect our taxpayers and strengthen our schools to have control over our Board of Education?

Our schools should be about our students, our taxpayers, and our community, not political power.

On November 3rd VOTE NO to Rodrick’s handpicked candidates: Huber, Picurro and Colucci!

10/21/2026

SHAMEFUL BEHAVIOR FROM MAYOR RODRICK AT MONDAY NIGHT’S COUNCIL MEETING.

Monday night, Mayor Daniel Rodrick’s conduct toward Toms River residents was disgraceful.

Throughout the meeting, Rodrick repeatedly interrupted residents during public comment, made rude remarks, and resorted to insults and personal attacks against the very people he was elected to represent.

Public office is a position of service, not a license to bully, belittle, or disrespect the public. Residents have every right to speak, ask questions, and hold their elected officials accountable without being subjected to this kind of treatment.

The people of Toms River deserve leadership that listens to them and treats them with respect, even when their opinions differ.

An elected official who cannot show basic respect for the people he serves has no business holding public office.

Shame on you, Dan Rodrick. Toms River deserves better.

10/20/2026

🚨 ATTENTION TOMS RIVER REPUBLICANS! 🚨

ELECTION DAY IS ALMOST HERE!

Join us for our next Republicans for Toms River Monthly Club Meeting on Tuesday, October 27th, at 6 PM at Battle River Brewing!

With the November 3rd General Election just around the corner, now is the time to get involved, connect with fellow Republicans, and prepare to make your voice heard at the ballot box!

LET’S SHOW UP. LET’S GET OUT THE VOTE!

🇺🇸 MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT! 🇺🇸

✅ Murphy for Senate
✅ Smith for Congress
✅ Sadeghi for Commissioner
✅ Lamb, Nappi & Capone for Toms River Board of Education

Bring your enthusiasm, bring a fellow Republican, and join us as we get ready for Election Day!

📍 Battle River Brewing
📅 Tuesday, October 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM

BE THERE. GET INVOLVED. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

10/19/2026

TOMS RIVER RESIDENTS, TONIGHT MAY BE OUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!

Mayor Rodrick’s plan to turn Township open space over to developers for high-density affordable housing must be stopped!

We need YOU at Town Hall tonight at 6:30 PM!

Show up. Speak out. Let your elected officials know that Toms River residents deserve a say in the future of our community.

One voice can make a difference. A room full of residents standing together can make an even bigger one.

Don’t sit this one out. BE THERE TONIGHT!

10/15/2026

Don’t let Mayor Rodrick control the Board of Education! Vote NO to his handpicked candidates Picurro, Huber and Colucci!

Rodrick has decimated Town Hall, imagine the damage he’d do if given control of the Board of Education!

10/14/2026

LET’S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON POLICE STAFFING IN TOMS RIVER.

Mayor Daniel Rodrick claims the Toms River Police Department has 95 Patrol officers and will be fully staffed at 98.

There’s just one problem: Township Code sets the authorized Patrol staffing level at 113, not 98.

With only 95 Patrol officers currently on staff, the department is at least 18 officers short of its authorized staffing level.

And that doesn’t even account for the numerous supervisory positions the Mayor has left unfilled.

Instead of lowering the staffing target, residents deserve transparency and a commitment to properly staffing our Police Department.

The men and women of the Toms River Police Department deserve our support. Public safety should never be a political game.

10/12/2026

Happy Columbus Day!

10/10/2026

In Ocean County we proudly celebrate Italian Heritage and Christopher Columbus!

10/10/2026

Toms River deserves better than Rodrick’s rampage against our Police Department!

93 YEARS OF PRIDE, TRADITION AND LEADERSHIP — AND THEN CAME DANIEL RODRICK!

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE TOMS RIVER POLICE DEPARTMENT?

On June 23, 1933, the Dover Township Police Department was officially established with just three officers.

Over the next nine decades, it grew into one of New Jersey’s most respected municipal police departments and the largest in Ocean County.

In 1961, the FBI ranked the department SECOND BEST IN NEW JERSEY!

For generations, the department was built on PROFESSIONALISM, RESPECT, STABILITY, EXPERIENCE and LEADERSHIP.

When Mitchell Little was sworn in on January 1, 2014, he became only the 9TH POLICE CHIEF IN THE DEPARTMENT’S HISTORY!

Think about that. Nine chiefs over more than 80 years!

THEN DANIEL RODRICK BECAME MAYOR ON JANUARY 1, 2024.

Look at what has happened since:

🔴 2024 — CHIEF MITCH LITTLE: Retired following a contentious relationship with the Rodrick administration.

🔴 2024 — CHIEF PETER SUNDACK: Appointed by Rodrick, only to go on leave shortly afterward.

🔴 2025 — CHIEF GUY MAIRE: Sworn in July 30, 2025.

🔴 2027 — ANOTHER NEW POLICE LEADER: Chief Maire has now announced his retirement effective January 1, 2027. The township will once again need someone to lead the department.

THREE CHIEFS DURING RODRICK’S FIRST TWO YEARS, AND ANOTHER LEADERSHIP TRANSITION COMING IN 2027!

But the revolving door of leadership is only part of the problem.

❌ POLICE STAFFING HAS DECLINED. The department entered 2024 with approximately 162 sworn officers. By the end of 2025, that number had fallen to approximately 143.

❌ HIRING QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. The Rodrick administration supported changes to police hiring requirements despite serious concerns raised by the Ocean County Prosecutor about the potential risks.

❌ LEADERSHIP INSTABILITY. Experienced leadership has been replaced by uncertainty, turnover and repeated transitions.

❌ CONCERNS ABOUT MORALE. How can officers have confidence in their future when the department’s leadership is constantly changing?

❌ A DEPARTMENT UNDER PRESSURE. In 2025, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office assumed responsibility for the department’s Internal Affairs function, raising additional questions about oversight and management.

And now Rodrick acknowledges that the department does not have a captain with the required two years of service to qualify for permanent appointment as chief!

HOW DOES A DEPARTMENT WITH 93 YEARS OF HISTORY FIND ITSELF WITHOUT AN IMMEDIATELY QUALIFIED SUCCESSOR?

That is a question the MAYOR needs to answer!

Let’s be perfectly clear.

THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS!

The dedicated men and women of the Toms River Police Department continue to put on their uniforms, protect our families and serve our community every single day.

They deserve our RESPECT.

They deserve our SUPPORT.

They deserve STABLE, EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP.

And they deserve a mayor who puts PUBLIC SAFETY ahead of POLITICS.

The Toms River Police Department spent more than 90 years building its reputation.

In less than three years, Daniel Rodrick has presided over an extraordinary period of leadership turnover, declining staffing and controversial changes to hiring standards.

That is not progress.

THAT IS A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP!

Our police officers deserve better.

Our residents deserve better.

TOMS RIVER DESERVES BETTER!

SUPPORT OUR POLICE OFFICERS. DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE MAYOR!