Vol. 24 - No. 5
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
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Government Page 8.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Meeting The Needs Of Geriatrics With Hearing Impairment
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Dear Pharmacist Page 17.
Baseball Park To Be Named For Al Leiter
Ocean County Fair To Bring Local Flair By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – With so many home-grown performers and demonstrators, it truly is an Ocean County Fair. The fair will be held from Wednesday, July 11 through Sunday, July 15 at Robert J. Miller Airpark, Route 530 in Berkeley. Admission is $8. Children under 10 are free. Parking is free. For more information, visit OceanCountyFair.com. Animal acts and most vendors will be there throughout the length of (Fair - See Page 4)
A variety of games are available.
| July 7, 2018
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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The Moorage Avenue baseball park will be named the “Leiter Baseball Park.” The major league pitcher has long roots in Berkeley Township, and the governing body wanted to honor his family for dedication they have for the youth in town. “The Leiter name is virtually synonymous with baseball in Berkeley Township in recognition of all of the contributions of the Leiter family to the township and Little League,” Mayor Carmen Amato said. The family has donated countless hours in addition to its financial donations. All five Leiter sons played for the Berkeley Township Little League, from 1967 through 1982, totaling sixteen consecutive seasons a Leiter played baseball on a baseball field in (Baseball - See Page 4)
Dear Joel Page 25.
Inside The Law Page 24.
Business Directory Page 22-23.
Classifieds Page 21.
Fun Page Page 20.
Wolfgang Puck Page 27.
Horoscope Page 27.
Plastic Bag Ban Urged
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – As several New Jersey towns ban most single-use plastic bags, a resident approached the Berkeley Township Council asking for a ban in this town as well. Colleen McGurk told the governing body about the dangers plastic bags pose to the environment and asked if the council would consider a ban. Council President James Byrnes said he would have the township attorney look at it for a future meeting. William McGrath, speaking on behalf of the Waterways Advisory Committee, a volunteer group that addresses issues important to boaters and waterfront homeowners, said that they had tried to get a grant for 10,000 re-usable bags. They had planned to give them out at ShopRite to (Ban - See Page 4)
Local Athletes Hammer Home Wins For Their Colleges By Chris Christopher Former Donovan Catholic High School standout Alyssa Wilson made history at the USATF Junior Championships, winning both the hammer and the shot put while finishing second in the discus to become the first junior woman ever to qualify for Team USA in three throwing events. The performance at the University of Indiana continued what has been a breakout campaign for Wilson, the lone athlete to qualify in three individual events at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships despite being a true freshman for the UCLA Bruins. She scored in the hammer and shot put. Wilson opened with a second-place finish in the discus. Her top mark came with a second-attempt throw of 53.84 meters
(176-8), the fourth time this year she has hit the 53-meter mark. The 6-footer won the hammer at 66.33 meters (217-7) not far behind her lifetime-best 66.99 meters mark she posted at the NCAA Championships where she was fourth. Her three fair throws were the longest individual marks recorded by the entire field. Wilson won the shot put at 16.80 meters (55-1/2). It will be her third time representing Team USA in the shot put as she previously did so in 2016 and 2017. At the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Org., the 20th-seeded Wilson was sixth overall and first among second flight competitors in the shot put at 17.21 meters (56-5 3.4). At the NCAA Championships, Wilson placed fourth in the hammer with a personal-best 66.99 meters (219-9) on her second attempt. It was the
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