Vol. 23 - No. 38
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– Photos courtesy Ocean County Historical Society Left: The Tuckerton monument to the “red men” who died in World War I. Right: Brick’s Angel in Anguish statue was sculpted to remember those lost in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
–Photo by Chris Lundy Historians Barbara Moreau, Heather Zbikowski, and Frank Parks pose by the statue in the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library. By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – How many monuments are there in Ocean County? That was a simple enough question that led to a three-year scavenger hunt for members of the Junior (Monuments - See Page 5)
General Assembly General Bence Visits Elementary School
MANCHESTER – Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, Commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionar y Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, visited Ma nchester Township Elementary School recently, school officials reported. The school met him at an assembly, flanked by an honor guard and color guard from the high school. Bence told the students that he is in charge of the large planes at –Photo courtesy Manchester Schools the base that carry all Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence visits with students at the Manchester Town- kinds of cargo and he ship Elementary School. (General - See Page 4)
| January 6, 2018
New Contract For Police Chief, Public Works By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER - The Township Council approved a new, threeyear contract for Police Chief Lisa Parker and a contract for the Public Works employees at a recent meeting. Mayor Ken Palmer said that contracts with chiefs in other Ocean and Monmouth county towns of similar size were compared when setting the chief’s salary. “We were significantly under average,” he said. Palmer also noted that Manchester’s chief has a different set of responsibilities than other towns in that she also supervises the volunteer fire and first aid squads. Because of the income level of the majority of the town - who are seniors - the township can’t afford to have the department heads be among the highest paid in the area, he said. The first year of the contract is from Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2018, and the salary is $206,200. The second year sees an increase to $211,200, and the third year, ending on Dec. 31, 2020, is at $216,200. Palmer said her current salary is approximately $185,000. The contract also details 128 hours of sick time, what happens to the sick time at the end of the year, and how much is able to be paid out upon retirement (max 60 days). There are also 40 hours of personal time and 240 hours of vacation time. At the meeting where this contract was ratified, Palmer said that the police department is organized and professional, and that the contract is well deserved. (Contract - See Page 4)
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