2017-08-05 - The Toms River Times

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Vol. 13 - No. 15

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Dedication Held For New Ortley Beach Chapel Lost During Superstorm Sandy

Letters To The Editor Page 8.

Dr. Izzy’s Sound News See Page 18.

Dear Pharmacist Alzheimer’s Is A Guessing Game

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Inside The Law Workers’ Compensation Checklist

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Dear Joel Page 22.

Classifieds Page 23.

Fun Page Page 26.

Wolfgang Puck In The Raw: Try A Dish That Highlights Fresh Fish At Its Finest

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Horoscope Page 31.

–Photo by Bob Vosseller The newly constructed St. Elisabeth Chapel located on 3rd Avenue in Ortley Beach. Trustees, past and present clergy, Toms River Township Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher and members of the church gather in front of the altar at the conclusion of a July 23 service which served as a dedication of the St. Elisabeth Chapel. (Inset) A new altar with stained glass windows is seen in the Chapel. October 29, 2012. The River Township, was age to homes and busiBy Bob Vosseller ORTLEY BEACH – chapel, located on the swept out to sea. nesses along the entire “Superstorm Sandy Jersey coastline, but St. Elisabeth’s Chapel- Third Avenue ocean (Chapel - See Page 9) by-the-Sea survived the front section of Toms did devastating damhorrific storm of 1962, which up to that point, was the worst storm to hit the northern barrier island. A half century By Chris Lundy seen his fair share. later it was not so lucky. TOMS RIVER – Toms River, Eric Harris retired from Toms The original chapBeachwood, and Berkeley are quiet, River police after 18 years serving el, the oldest church suburban communities. They are not in Toms River and Beachwood. In on the barrier island, the towns that people think about his relatively short tenure, he has built in 1885, was comwhen they think about dangerous been on a lot of tough calls. pletely destroyed by criminals. However, one officer has (Cop - See Page 4) Superstorm Sandy on

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How Will BlueClaws Sale Affect Fans?

By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD – With the announcement that the Lakewood BlueClaws will be under new ownership, fans wondered how the purchase would change the experience. Shore Town Baseball, a newly formed group headed by minor league baseball veteran Art Matin, has reached an agreement to acquire the operating interest in the BlueClaws. The group includes local investors Bob Tamashunas and Bill Luby. Lakewood is the Philadelphia Phillies’ low Class A affiliate which competes in the South Atlantic League. The BlueClaws, who

began play in 2001 and came to Lakewood from Cape Fear, N.C., in January of 2000, had one previous ownership group, American Baseball Ventures. The public face of the ABV was Joseph Finley, whose organization owns the Trenton Thunder, the New York Yankees’ Double A farm team which plays in the Eastern League. “This opportunity with the BlueClaws is certainly very exciting for all of us,” Matin, 60, a Brooklyn, N.Y., resident said prior to the group’s first game as the team’s owners. “Our ownership group is made up of people who love the game of (Fans - See Page 7)

Tenants Can Be Evicted If They Commit Crime

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Township Council approved an ordinance that would cause landlords to lose their rental certificate of occupancy if their tenants committed crimes. The township attorney said this measure would give landlords the ability to remove bad tenants, but one l a n d l o r d a d vo c a t e

voiced concern that it could unintentionally hurt landlords. The ordinance creates a new article in the chapter of the township code that governs “Housing and Rental Property Standards.” The new language states that the rental certificate of occupancy may be revoked or suspended if one of the (Tenants - See Page 5)

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