Vol. 23 - No. 25
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Manchester R IDGEWAY B LVD . TO G ET R EVAMPED Schools To Adopt Naloxone Policy
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Letters To The Editor Page 10.
Government Page 11.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Keeping Your Ears In Good Shape
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Dear Pharmacist How Magnesium Helps You Breathe And Be Happy
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Inside The Law Page 33.
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| October 7, 2017
–Photo by Chris Lundy The V-shaped intersection will be changed in the future. The River Pointe development is one of the causes of the change in the intersection, so the developer will be paying for it. By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – The intersection of Ridgeway Boulevard and Route 547 will be changing, as a new lighted intersection will help with the additional traffic from a new senior community. At a recent meeting, the Ocean County Freeholders voted to execute an easement agreement with the Department of the Air Force to realign Ridgeway Boulevard and to construct a traffic signal at Route 547.
What this means is that they had to acquire a strip of land from the base in order for the developer to rework the intersection, county engineer John Ernst said. Currently, Ridgeway Boulevard and Route 547 connect in a V-shape near Alba’s Pub, on the border of Lakehurst. Drivers heading north can head either way. If you are driving south on Ridgeway, and want to turn north on 547, you have to navigate (Ridgeway - See Page 5)
By Sara Grillo MANCHESTER – Manchester Schools will add a new tool to its arsenal to combat a growing crisis – the opioid epidemic. A policy up for first reading at its most recent Board of Education meeting addressed guidelines for administering an opioid antidote in its six schools. The policy cites New Jersey’s Overdose Prevention Act, which Governor Chris Christie signed into law in May 2013. It calls to protect people who reach out for medical help in the event of a drug overdose. During situations where illegal drugs are found at a scene after a call is made to save someone’s life, “these witnesses and victims should be protected from arrest, charge, prosecution, conviction, and revocation of parole or probation for possession or use of illegal drugs,” the legislation reads. The Overdose Prevention Act also mentions naloxone, commonly known by its brand name Narcan, as a cheap and easy-to-administer antidote for drug overdose victims that would greatly reduce the number of overdose deaths in the state. The New Jersey Department of Education (Naloxone - See Page 5)
The Future Of Performing Arts In Ocean County
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – When the chorus took the stage, dozens of their peers in the crowd burst out in applause and shouting. There was an excitement among
the kids, cheering on their fellow students in the Vocal Ensemble. They were performing in front of local officials who were officially announcing the eventual construction of the (Arts - See Page 4)
Wolfgang Puck
–Photos Courtesy Ocean County College An artist’s rendering of the Performing Arts Academy that will be built on Ocean County College’s campus. The Ocean County Vocational Technical School students perform “You Will Be Found,” from the show Dear Evan Hansen, to celebrate the eventual construction of a performing arts high school on the campus of OCC.
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