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Residents protest suspension of Silverton EMS dispatch; mayor cites prosecutor referral
Summary
Multiple residents accused the mayor and administration of abruptly stopping dispatch to Silverton EMS and demanded evidence of alleged financial irregularities. The mayor said legal counsel advised referral to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office; speakers warned of reduced coverage and job losses.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Dozens of residents used the public‑comment period at the July 24 township council meeting to press the mayor for details after the administration ordered a suspension of dispatching to Silverton EMS.
Kevin Gagan, a longtime critic of township EMS management, said the mayor “ordered chief Little to write a letter…to stop dispatching Silverton EMS immediately” and demanded to know what the alleged financial irregularities were and why the public had not been given specifics. “You…
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