Vol. 23 - No. 51
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
TIMES
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Central’s Hughes Awarded For Being A Role Model
Beachwood To Share Berkeley’s Construction Office
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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A shared service agreement between the two towns would let Beachwood make use of Berkeley’s construction code enforcement and housing inspections. Many towns have shared service agreements with each other. They are designed to cut down on the costs of running a town. Sometimes, a smaller town does not have the need for a full department, so they opt to pay a larger town to have the larger town do work for them. Beachwood has a construction code official, Mayor Ron Roma said. Through shared services agreements, he was also handling work in South Toms River and Island Heights for two days a week.
Pages 9-13.
Letters Page 7.
Government Page 8.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Tinnitus Research: Hope For The Future, Solutions Today
Page 16.
Dear Pharmacist Page 17.
Inside The Law Page 19.
Business Directory Page 20-21.
Classifieds Page 22.
Fun Page Page 23.
Wolfgang Puck Page 27.
Horoscope Page 27.
| May 26, 2018
–Photo by Chris Lundy and Danielle Irey (Top) Central senior Sean Hughes (right) charges up the ice. (Left) Sean Hughes is honored at the Central Regional Board of Education meeting with his coach, Joe Pelliccio. By Chris Christopher and Chris Lundy BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – Sean Hughes starred on and off the ice for the Central Regional High School hockey team during his senior season.
(Construction - See Page 14)
County Acquires Land For Open Space
(Hughes - See Page 4)
Alternate Sites Searched For Brick’s VA Clinic
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The James J. Howard Outpatient Clinic is the closest point of service for area veterans. But, with Ocean County being host to an extremely large population of veterans, the demand for care greatly outweighs what the build-
ing can handle. Traffic and parking problems also make the site inconvenient for people who are looking for care. Therefore, alternate site locations are being scouted. Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-3rd) told a meeting of the Ocean (VA - See Page 5)
–Photo courtesy Ocean County Freeholders This wetland area was purchased by the county for preservation. –Photo by Chris Lundy Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-3rd) speaks at the Ocean County Mayors’ Association meeting, held at The Grove restaurant in Toms River.
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By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – The county is adding more open space to its roll.
The freeholders unanimously approved the acquisition of three parcels of land - one donation in (Land - See Page 5)
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.”