Vol. 15 - No. 37
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–Photo courtesy Love Imagery Todd Frazier spoke recently at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College. By Chris Christopher TOMS RIVER - There will be lots of Frank Sinatra music at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, during the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
According to multiple sources, the Mets signed two-time All-Star Todd Frazier, the former Toms River East American Little League and Toms River High School
| February 10, 2018
Toms River Schools Referendum Coming By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A series of public hearings have been scheduled where school officials will be presenting plans for a referendum to raise funds to fix maintenance issues at all the schools. “Our facilities are in need of repair and update,” Superintendent David Healy said. “It’s no secret our buildings need work, in fairness to the buildings and grounds department who have been maintaining the schools.” The meetings are designed to educate voters on the Energy Savings Improvement Program and referendum projects. In 2013, the district commissioned an independent firm to assess the needs of the district. This result in an estimated $160 million in needs, Healy said. However, the exact total of the referendum has yet to be determined. The work would be spread out between 18 schools and five other district-owned buildings. Some of this is going to be taken care of without leaning on the taxpayers. The Energy (Referendum - See Page 2)
(Frazier - See Page 5)
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Commissioners, Budget To Be Decided In Fire District Elections By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - Budget questions and commissioners for the two township fire districts will be on the ballot. The polls will be open from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 17. District 1 In Fire District No. 1, there are two people running for one seat: incumbent Raymond Latshaw and Warren Chabot. There are three questions on the ballot. Question No. 1 is about the district’s budget for the year. The amount to be raised by taxation would be $5,497,530, an increase of
$182,680 from last year’s $5,314,850. The tax rate would increase from 6.4 cents to 6.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The total budget would be $9,032,603, an increase of $952,729 from last year’s $8,079,874. However, about $700,000 of this increase was actually unspent capital raised in 2017, that is being rolled over and will have no effect on the taxes, said administrator Brian Kubiel. Question No. 2 is whether the district can spend $450,000 on replacement fire apparatus. This continues a replacement program where the district can make purchases when (Elections - See Page 2)
Toms River Appointments Questioned By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - The Township Council appointed several positions, although a few were debated during the latest meeting. Sharon Smith was appointed the chief financial officer. The current one, Christine Manolio, will retire in June. Councilman Daniel Rodrick questioned the decision because he said he never received her resume to review her credentials. “She may be highly qualified, but I haven’t seen (Appointments - See Page 7)
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