Vol. 23 - No. 45
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
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Community News!
| April 14, 2018
Berkeley Announces Summer Concert, Event Calendar
New Business Opportunities May Come To Berkeley
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Letters Page 8.
Government Page 7.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
–Photos courtesy Berkeley recreation Gerard Esposito will return to the Sounds of Summer line-up.
Why Does Your Hearing Aid Break Down?
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Dear Pharmacist Judge Rules Coffee Shops Must Display Cancer Warning
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Inside The Law Page 19.
Business Directory Page 22-23.
Classifieds
–Photos by Chris Lundy (Above) The eastern side of Route 9, roughly from Mill Creek Road to Pine Beach, is part of the Opportunity Zone. (Right) This map shows the main Opportunity Zone along Route 9. By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – Par ts of Berkeley Township are now designated Opportunity Zones that would lure businesses to invest in commercial projects. The Opportunity Zone entices investors to pour their money into areas that need improvements with less risk.
They are allowed to defer capital gains on earnings from those investments. The longer they invest, the better the deal is for them. If they maintain their investment for ten or more years,
they are not subject to any additional capital gains tax on earnings in that zone. “We could really use this advantage,” Mayor Carmen (Business - See Page 5)
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Fun Page Page 20.
Wolfgang Puck Page 27.
Horoscope Page 27.
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The free Sounds of Summer Concert Series, as well as several other events, have been announced. Unless noted, the concerts are performed at Veterans Park on Veterans Boulevard. There are always vendors and community groups at the events. In 2017, the non-profit groups combined, raised over $30,000 for their organizations, Mayor Carmen Amato said. • June 27: The entertainment will start at 6 p.m. with local band
Jukebox Legends covering songs of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. They will be followed by a Chicago tribute band called Begin nings. “Their horn section and vocals will make you feel like you’re at an authentic Chicago concert. We will also have a fabulous fireworks display after the show,” Amato said. • July 11: Stiletto & the Saxman takes the stage at 6 p.m., playing tributes to husband and wife duos in music. The headliner is Billy Gilman, who was a finalist (Summer - See Page 4)
County Adopts $416 Million Budget
By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County residents will see a half-cent decrease in their county tax bill. Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. acknowledged the decrease was small but is moving in the right direction. He is the main architect of the annual county budget. The tax rate will decrease to 37.4 cents per $100 val-
uation. The rate dropped one-tenth of a cent last year. The total budget is $416,092,260, up $8.1 million this year. The county will raise $346.5 million by taxation, up 1.29 percent but still below cap by about $6 million. The county has $55.4 million surplus and will tap into about $22 million of that for this year’s budget. Bartlett told Jersey Shore Online, this paper’s
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web version, he expects to replenish the surplus used by underspending what has been budgeted, or “unanticipated” or “miscellaneous” revenues. “We never want to take more from surplus than we are pretty well assured of replacing during the year,” Bartlett said. “This is a fiscally responsible budget,” Freeholder (Budget - See Page 4)
Michael T. Sutton, Manager • N.J. Lic. No. 4128 Benjamin “Matt” Wade, Advance Planning Director • N.J. Lic. No. 5028 David Kalinowski, Director • N.J. Lic. No. 3925 Steven J. Andrews, Director • N.J. Lic. No. 4435 “We are dedicated to exceeding expectations and delivering a standard of service that is 100% guaranteed.”