2018-03-03 - The Toms River Times

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Vol. 15 - No. 40

In This Week’s Edition

THE TOMS RIVER

TIMES

jerseyshoreonline.com | March 3, 2018

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Polar Bear Plunge Brings In Over $2 Million

Pages 10-15.

Government Page 7.

Letters Page 8.

Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Don’t Neglect Your Hearing - Have It Checked Every Year

Page 16.

Dear Pharmacist

Weird Hidden Causes For Heart Attacks

Page 17.

Dear Joel May Be Time To Learn A New Skill

Page 18.

Inside The Law

Workers’ Compensation Basics

Page 19.

Business Directory Page 22.

Classifieds Page 21.

Fun Page

–Photos by Kimberly Bosco Participants crowd the beach after conquering their plunge into the frigid waters.

By Kimberly Bosco SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Despite the g ray skies and rainy weather, thousands of people flocked to the Seaside Boardwalk on Saturday, Feb. 24 for the annual Polar Bear Plunge. Each year, the Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights challenges thousands of men and women from around the state to brave the cold. “It’s a great way for everyone – individuals, teams, organizations and businesses – to get involved in suppor t i ng Spe cial Olympics New Jersey,” (Plunge - See Page 2)

Lakehurst Road Construction To Continue By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - A gas line replacement will mean that construction will continue in the area of Lakehurst Road until May, a spokesman said. New Jersey Natural Gas is in the process of replacing an 8-inch main with a 12-inch main, spokesman Mike Kinney said. The gas line will run 9,500 feet from Route 37 –Photo by Chris Lundy to Highland Parkway. Construction has caused intermittent closure of Lakehurst Road. (Lakehurst - See Page 6)

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Wolfgang Puck

Pie Games: Global Ingredients Combine To Make A Perfect Wintertime Pizza

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Horoscope Page 27.

This Month In History: Toms River Takes Its First Steps

By J. Mark Mutter Last year marked the 250th anniversary of our founding when the Royal Assembly of the Province of New Jersey passed

an act on June 24, 1767 creating the “Town of Dover” (now known today as the Township of Toms River). We were created out of the

southern half of Shrewsbury - from the Metedeconk River to Oyster Creek and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Burlington (History - See Page 5)

Fire District No. 1 Budget Shot Down By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - In the recent fire elections, one budget was voted down by residents and will have to be reviewed by the Township Council. District 1 In Fire District No. 1, there were two people running for one seat. Incumbent Raymond Latshaw won with 474 votes over Warren Chabot, who received 297 votes. There was 1 write-in vote. There were three questions on the ballot. The first question was about the district’s budget. The rest were about appropriating the budget toward certain projects. Question No. 1 was the district’s budget for the year. The amount to be raised by taxation would have been $5,497,530, an increase of $182,680 from last year’s $5,314,850. The budget went down 458 votes to 335. The tax rate would have increased from 6.4 cents to 6.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The total budget would have been $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 was being rolled over and would have had no effect on the taxes, said administrator Brian Kubiel. Question No. 2 was whether the district could spend $450,000 on replacement fi re apparatus. This would have continued a replacement program where the district can make purchases when needed throughout the year, he said. This vote was approved 461 to 328. Question No. 3 would have appropriated $55,040 for their portion of $86,000 for vehicles for the bureau of fire prevention. This vote passed (Budget - See Page 2)

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