Tom’s River health director shares personal story and mission to help the vulnerable at Senior Center

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TOMS RIVER, N.J. — In a deeply personal and wide-ranging interview on Talking Toms River with host Jeff Dings, Laura Piccirillo, Director of Health and Human Services and Municipal Alliance Coordinator for Toms River Township, shared her journey from caregiver to advocate and administrator, emphasizing the township’s role in supporting seniors and caregivers across the community.

Piccirillo recounted how her advocacy began when her husband, a 9/11 first responder, was diagnosed in 2004. “Back then there was no help for the responders,” she said. After his passing, Piccirillo began working at the township’s senior center, eventually rising to director.

Her department operates programs that support…