Vol. 23 - No. 39
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Councilwoman Joan Brush is sworn in to the Manchester Council. By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – The governing body set appointments and goals at the re-organization meeting held at the beginning of the year. Councilman Craig Wallis was selected as the
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council president for 2018. Councilwoman Joan Brush was sworn in to her spot on the council, and chosen as vice president. She had run unopposed in 2017 to fill out the last year of a one-year term (Council - See Page 4)
Wildfire Safety Group Forming
By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – A volunteer group addressing wildfire safety is being formed in the township, officials said. This group would be made up of a mix of volunteers and professionals, but members would not be paid for their service, nor would they receive benefits, Councilman Sam Fusaro said. The members would be working with the State Forest Fire Service “to make sure we’re doing everything we can to minimize the risk,” he said. A few of the villages are already Firewise Communities, he said. This is a designation that the area’s residents have been educated on how to be proactive to minimize the chances of wildfires and the losses that can occur. There have been several more recent forest fires in the surrounding areas, including one that started last year on the edge of Manchester and one starting in Beachwood in 2014, and Fusaro recalled a huge fire in 1995. This one reportedly needed hundreds of firefighters to combat as it burned more than 15,000 acres. Evacuations and emergency shelters were needed. “If the wind hadn’t changed direction, we probably would have lost half of Whiting.”
Murphy Calls Freeholders Set 2018 Plans And Priorities Kimberly Bosco Chiefs Association as For Bipartisanship, ByOCEAN COUNTY – they led the Pledge of T he Ocea n Cou nt y Allegiance. This was NJ Pride Board of Chosen Free- a first for the county’s
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–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Governor-Elect Phil Murphy.
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BR ICK – Governor-Elect Phil Murphy made a quick stop in Brick on New Year’s Day to stay just long enough to administer the oath of office to Mayor John G. Ducey and Council members Marianna Pontoriero and Paul Mummolo. He asked if he could (Murphy - See Page 4)
holders held their annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 3, where Ger r y P. Little was elected as Freeholder Director and John C. Bar tlett was named Deputy Director for the 2018 year. The reorganization meeting was made special this year by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Color Guard and the Ocean County Police
history, said Little. The moment was meant to signify the Board of Chosen Freeholders’ support for local law enforcement i n the county. The freeholders honored the work that county law enforcement agencies do for the local communities. “They really protect our communities and keep our families safe,” said Little. “We greatly
–Photo courtesy Ocean County The Sheriff’s Department Color Guard took place in the Pledge of Allegiance in a ceremony in the beginning of the meeting. appreciate them.” Little also outlined some of the major pri-
orities that the board plans to focus on this (Plans - See Page 5)
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