Vol. 24 - No. 12
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
FOR BREAKING NEWS
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM
| July 7, 2018
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Manchester, Lakehurst and Whiting
Community News! Pages 12-17.
Government Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Meeting The Needs Of Geriatrics With Hearing Impairment
Page 20.
Dear Pharmacist Page 21.
Dear Joel Page 24.
Inside The Law Page 25.
Business Directory Page 28-29.
Classifieds Page 27.
Fun Page Page 26.
Wolfgang Puck Page 35.
Horoscope Page 35.
–Photos by Bob Vosseller (Top) Many vendors were present with food and other items at Manchester Day. (Middle) Children enjoy some sand art at the Manchester Municipal Alliance table during Manchester Day. (Right) Zoraide Aponte, Springfield Township poses with Smokey the Bear who stopped by for some fun and his forest fire prevention message to Manchester Day.
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Some scorching heat didn’t keep township residents away from Harry Wright Lake Park to enjoy the community’s annual double celebration of Manchester Day and Independence Day. (Manchester Day - See Page 5)
Manchester Allocates $585,000 For Reassessment
By Kimberly Bosco M A NCHESTER – The Manchester Cou ncil int roduced an ordinance that would appropriate $585,000 for the upcoming township reassessment. This amount has been deemed the “special emergency appropriation,” as it is not included in this year’s cur rent budget, but will be accounted for in succeeding budgets, according to the document. The funds will be used to prepare a plan and execute the reassessment. The township’s reassessment is being performed in-house at a
million dollar’s savings, according to officials. Jersey Shore Online previously reported that township tax assessor Martin Lynch developed a reassessment plan that will cost $549,650; as opposed to the estimated $1.62 million it would cost to outsource the reassessment. The reassessment must be completed by November of 2020. The last one was completed in 2012. A revaluation, or reassessment, occurs when properties are valued higher or lower than the market. (Reassessment - See Page 5)
Ocean County Fair Brings 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 –Archived photo free. For more information, A variety of games are available. visit OceanCountyFair.com. Animal acts and most vendors Wednesday, July 11: will be there throughout the length 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. of the fair. The schedule, with • K-9 demos, 6 p.m. special events, is below: (Fair - See Page 28)
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