Vol. 4 - No. 45
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THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
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Son of Hindenburg Engineer Recalls History
Lacey To Begin Touch A Truck Event Draws Subscription Thousands To Manahawkin Lake Park Busing
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Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 8-13.
Letters To The Editor
–Photo by Chris Lundy Megan Anderson, 13, addresses the Lacey Township Board of Education about the issue of walking to school. By Chris Lundy LACEY – La cey schools cut busing for
older students who live within 2 miles of their schools, offering those parents an option to pay an annual subscription to continue busing. School officials said they will continue to do the busing that is required by law. However, the courtesy busing of other students had to be stopped. A walking zone was drawn in town, boxing in an area from Route 9 to the Garden State Park way, and f rom (Busing - See Page 14)
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From Your Government Officials Page 7.
Doctor Izzy Tips For Hearing In Noisy Situations
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Dear Pharmacist Page 17.
Inside The Law Page 19.
Classified Ads Page 21.
Wolfgang Puck Page 27.
| May 6, 2017
County To Share Traffic Camera Info With Investigators
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Freeholders executed a memorandum of understanding to share license plate reader information with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. Glenn Miller, chief of detectives for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, said the information (Camera - See Page 4)
County Plans $14 Million In Road, Bridge Projects SEE PAGE 4
–Photos by Bob Vosseller Matthew Graham, 2, of Little Egg Harbor takes the wheel of a 1922 model Stafford Township Fire Truck. Owen Hoagland, 3, of Neptune, shows his grandmother Joan Hoagland, Howell, his favorite vehicle of the day, a toy helicopter that he spotted at one the vendor stands at the event. The one vehicle you couldn’t touch during the 3rd Annual Touch A Truck event was a recreation of the famous DeLorean time machine from the “Back To The Future” trilogy of films. Tuckerton Lumber Company signed on as a sponsor for the event, for the second year. The owners of the company, Liz Harrigle and her brother Bruce Nelson, brought a boom truck for people to sit in and learn about. By Bob Vosseller STAFFORD – It isn’t often that a 2-yearold can get beh i nd the wheel of a large vehicle, but Matthew Graham of Little Egg Harbor enjoyed it so much he didn’t want to let go of the steering wheel at the 3rd Annual “Touch A Truck” event that drew thousands of people to Manahawkin Lake Park on April 29.
Matthew, who burst into tears when his mother Michelle Graham pried him away from the driver’s seat of the 1922 Stafford Township Fire Company fire pumper to give other children a turn, was sitting in one of 50 vehicles parked within the recreational area. “This was our first time coming out to this (Truck - See Page 5)
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