Vol. 15 - No. 49
In This Week’s Edition
THE TOMS RIVER
TIMES
jerseyshoreonline.com | May 5, 2018
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Local Couple Celebrates 75 Years Of Wedded Bliss
New Nuisance Fines For Repeat Police Offenders
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Township Council has created a fine on property owners if they routinely have the police respond to them. The fine is meant to reimburse the township for excessive police calls in order to reduce the tax burden. “The Township Council finds and declares that the cost of the excessive consumption of municipal services relating directly to these nuisance properties should be paid by the property owner and, if applicable, the responsible tenant or occupant, and not through general tax revenues,” the ordinance stated. The examples that the township officials used include hotels that are known locations for drug activity. “There are a number of areas that the police respond to well in excess of what would be considered normal,” Councilman Maurice Hill said. He noted that the idea for this ordinance came from business administrator Don Guardian, who made use of a similar one when he was mayor of Atlantic City.
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
Pages 14-18.
Letters Page 9.
Government Page 8.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News You’ll Get A Charge Out Of This
Page 20.
Dear Pharmacist Health Myths That You Think Are True
Page 21.
By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – Nothing could stop their love, not even a world war. There was no significance to the date, May 9, 1943 Mother’s Day that year - except that Jack Mascola was able to go on furlough that weekend to marry Emily.
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Jack and Emily Mascola are celebrating 75 years of marriage. They had met before, but the first blush of romance happened at another wedding. “Jack’s sister married my
uncle,” Emily said. “I was bridesmaid at the wedding. This is when it started, then (Bliss - See Page 2)
(Fines - See Page 4)
Inside The Law
New Jersey’s Wrongful Death Law
Page 23.
Business Directory
Students, Officials Discuss Toms River School Safety
Page 26-27.
Classifieds Page 28.
Fun Page Page 29.
Wolfgang Puck
Raise The Steaks: Master An Elegant Dinner In No Time
Page 35.
Horoscope Page 35.
–Photo by Kimberly Bosco Local officials took turns discussing steps to improve safety.
By Kimberly Bosco TOMS RIVER – It has been more than two months since the shooting in Parkland, Florida occurred, but students and staff are still worried. How can we keep our schools safe? How can we prevent that from happening to us? Toms River schools held a meeting of the Super Safe and Drug Free Schools Committee at High School North on Monday to discuss the various measures taken to protect students throughout the district. Some items discussed during the meeting pointed to
Seaside: No Dogs On Boardwalk After All
things done differently since Parkland, and some discussed protocols that are just a continuation of security measures already in place by the district. The Super Safe and Drug Free Schools Committee was created after Columbine by the superintendent at the time, according to assistant superintendent Debra McKenna. The meetings are held a few times throughout the year and are meant for “information sharing” about school safety and prevention initiatives, programs, and measures.
By Chris Lundy SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Allowing dogs on the boardwalk year-round seemed like a good way to support the borough’s family-friendly nature, except that dog owners and families were against the idea. In 2017, the Borough Council instituted a change that allowed dogs on the boardwalk through the winter
(Safety - See Page 4)
(Dogs - See Page 11)
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