Vol. 23 - No. 50
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
jerseyshoreonline.com | March 31, 2018
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Manchester, Lakehurst and Whiting
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
Pages 10-17.
Government Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Treatment Of Dizzy Patients
Page 20.
Dear Joel Page 20.
Dear Pharmacist The Connection Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Thyroid
Page 21.
Inside The Law Page 24.
Business Directory Page 28-29.
Classifieds Page 27.
Fun Page Page 26.
Wolfgang Puck Page 35.
Horoscope Page 35.
Manchester Students Can Get OCC Credits
By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – In September, Manchester will be trying out a prog ram to have some classes double as Ocean County College courses. Students will also be trying it out. If they are unsure of whether they want to attend college, they would be able to get a taste of it without leavi ng the fam iliar surroundings of Manchester Tow nship High School, Superintendent David Trethaway said. OCC would designate what Manchester classes would qualify for college credits, he said. Some advanced
–Photos courtesy Manchester Schools (Above) Students enter Manchester Township High School. (Left) Henry Jackson, executive director of academic success at OCC, speaks at a Board of Education meeting with high school vice principals Stacie Ferrara and Tracie Raimondo.
(OCC - See Page 4)
Kids Can Vape Drugs, And Schools Have To Change Policies
By Kimberly Bosco and Chris Lundy M A NA H AW K I N – Despite advertising, e-cigarettes often contain more than just f lavored water. With the increasing popularity of vapes among the younger generation, schools have beg u n t o a dopt no-vaping policies that align with no-smoking policies on campus. Additionally, they have had to address the fact that many
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Manchester is seeking to perform its town-wide reassessment in-house at a million dollars’ savings, officials said. Township tax assessor Martin Lynch developed a reassessment plan that will cost $549,650, a plan the council approved to forward to the county tax board for consideration. Lynch estimated it would cost $1.62 million to outsource the reassessment. Mayor Kenneth Palmer broke it down further, telling The Manchester Times that an outside company charges $70 per home, while the township can do the same work in-house for about $20 per home. There are about 17,000 housing units in town, and with other costs involved in the reassessment, Lynch came up with his figure. There are a half dozen employees in the municipal tax assessor’s office. The township will hire one part-timer to assist in reassessments. “Additionally, by us doing it in-house, we don’t have to update our maps, which is a significant expense, probably to the tune of (Values - See Page 4)
Winter Storm Toby Wreaks Havoc
students are using e-cigarettes to smoke marijuana derivatives. A study published in 2015 by the World Health Organization showed that many e-cigarettes contained nicotine even if they claimed they didn’t. Studies found other things in them, such as metals, microscopic particles, and carcinogens. At Southern Regional High School, Principal Eric Wilhelm said that the (Policies - See Page 18)
Manchester To Reassess Home Values
By Chris Lundy and Kimberly Bosco JERSEY SHORE – L o c a l t ow n s we r e blasted by heavy snow which closed roads and schools and caused at least one fatality. The stor m spread sleet, rain, snow, or some combination of them all throughout Tuesday, March 20. It took until Thursday, March 22, for people to dig out. By then, the damage had been done. Patrick O’Hara, a
–Photo courtesy Beachwood Fire Department Power lines were brought down by trees, like this one near Leeward Avenue and Wave Street in Beachwood. meteorologist with the Mount Holly said that U.S. National Weather “normal” temperatures Service Philadelphia/ (Storm - See Page 5)
STAY CONNECTED www.facebook.com/jshoreonline