Vol. 23 - No. 48
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
jerseyshoreonline.com | March 17, 2018
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Lakehurst Literacy Fair A Real Page-Turner
Girls Basketball Team Ends Season On A High Note
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Letters Page 8.
Government Page 9.
–Photo courtesy Loren Jackson The Manchester Hawks enjoy their second straight NJSIAA South Jersey Group II title.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
By Chris Christopher MANCHESTER – The top-seeded Manchester Township High School girls basketball team lived up to its billing, blasting Haddonfield Memorial 5418 in the championship game of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II Tournament on the night of March 6. Manchester found itself hoisting its second straight SJ II championship plaque while
A Magical Voyage Through Your Ear
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Dear Pharmacist Don’t Ignore Bloating, It Could Be Ovarian Cancer
Page 21.
Inside The Law Page 31.
Business Directory Page 28-29.
Classifieds Page 27.
Fun Page Page 26.
Wolfgang Puck Page 35.
Horoscope Page 35.
–Photos by Jennifer Peacock (Above) Lots of student projects were on display. (Right) From left, Joe Torres, Jonathan Jozefick, Melissa Dolan, Sadie Malden and Myah Dekle show off their project at the fair. By Jennifer Peacock LAKEHURST – The librar y transfor med from a place to borrow books to a place to buy books, just for the night. But books to purchase from Star Wars to narwhals was just one part of Lakehurst Elementary School’s book fair March 6. Through the library’s back door and down the corridor, a few turns and students and their fa m ilies were welcomed to the school’s second annual Literacy
Fair, no longer just a gymnasium but a colorful maze of tri-fold boards and accompanying artwork, books and displays. A showcase of learned literature. With all the STEM s u b j e c t s — s c ie n c e , technology, engineering and math—getting all the attention, it’s easy to remember that if one cannot read, if
one possesses a stunted imagination that comes from lack of reading, then the roots wither and the STEM weakens. The admonition that “reading is fundamental” is hardly an overstatement. Students and teachers from all grade levels, K-8, displayed books they had read or projects they had worked
on. Teachers Kaitlyn Cook and Dawn Jauch facilitated the fair. “The concept is to promote reading, to promote a love of reading, and to make sure the parents are involved,” Jauch said. Indeed, there were multiple generations strolling the fair, looking not only at their own students’ (Fair - See Page 5)
its admirers snapped pictures. They were full of cheer that night, their last big win of the season. Freshman forward Destiny Adams, whose name is on the lips of NCAA Division I schools, and sophomore guard Kemari Reynolds paced the Hawks with 17 points each. Senior forward Asha Harper and sophomore (Team - See Page 4)
Town Buying Emergency Generators
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Some emergency services buildings will be getting emergency generators installed. The Manchester Township council awarded a contract to La Manna Electric Inc., Robbinsville, the lowest bidder, for $307,593.74. Arthur Abline, Manchester’s OEM coordinator, said Manchester First Aid & Rescue Squad, Manchester Fire Company, Ridgeway Fire Company (Generators - See Page 5)
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