Vol. 24 - No. 8
In This Week’s Edition
Community News!
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
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| June 9, 2018
Author Inspires Students To Fight For Truth And Justice
Manchester Will See Slight Tax Decrease
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Letters Page 8.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Taking Charge: 7 Tips For Longer-Lasting Hearing Aid Batteries
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Mayor Kenneth Palmer talks about the 2018 municipal budget.
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Dear Pharmacist 7 Medical Benefits Of Kiwi Fruit
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Inside The Law Page 24.
Business Directory Page 28-29.
Classifieds
–Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Marc Tyler Nobleman tells kids how to be like their heroes. (Left) The cover of Nobleman’s book “Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman” was on display. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Superheroes are supposed to fight for truth and justice. Maryland author Marc
Tyler Nobleman inspired middle school students to do just that as he shared the findings of his two books that traced the lives
of four men who created two comic book legends. Nobleman, who wrote “Boys of Steel: The Creators (Author - See Page 4)
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Fun Page Page 26.
Wolfgang Puck Page 35.
Horoscope
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How To Protect Yourself From Ticks
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – You won’t be fashionable, but dressing right is an important step to prevent tick-borne diseases. After proclaiming June as “Tick Awareness Month,” Mayor Kenneth Palmer invited Marion Goldberg from Master Gardeners of Ocean County to speak about the pests at a recent Township Council meeting.
Many audience members were scratching themselves when Goldberg was done with her presentation. As a master gardener, Goldberg is trained to count ticks and observe them under microscopes. Her reports go the county freeholders to keep them abreast of tick populations and associated diseases. “Over the years, every year, the number of ticks has
Just Cuts
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By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – While the overall budget will go up, the Manchester municipal tax will decrease this year by about $30 for the average homeowner. “Our budget is going up a little bit from last year. We’re about a million dollars more. That’s the bad news of the budget,” Mayor Kenneth Palmer said. “The good news is that we’re asking our resident taxpayers to pay over half-a-million dollars less.”
“Our debt is pretty low compared to everybody else.” –Council President Craig Wallis Council - with member James Vaccaro absent May 26 - adopted the $35,039,021.85 budget, of which $20.6 million will be raised in local taxes, a decrease of $566,000 from 2017. The overall budget increased $1.13 million from last year’s budget. CFO Diane Lapp told The Manchester Times that the average homeowner, whose home is valued at $160,100, will have a municipal tax bill of $1,002.55. (Tax - See Page 10)
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