Vol. 16 - No. 6
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Government Page 8.
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Dear Pharmacist 9 Quick Hacks For Leg Cramps
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Dear Joel Have You Lost Your Manners?
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Inside The Law Ripped Off? Now What?
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–Photo by Bob Vosseller Protestors gather in front of Toms River Township Hall calling for an end to the separation of children from their parents in the case of immigrants accused of illegally entering the country. Protests took place across the country during the weekend calling for an end to this program. By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Area residents came out for two separate protests in the township to show their discontent for a policy that has separated close to 3,000 children from their parents regarding incidents
of immigration processing at the border of Mexico. Between October 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018, around 2,700 children were separated from their parents. Of that total around 1,995 of them
Classifieds Page 26.
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Berry Sweet: Enjoy Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream At Your Independence Day Celebration
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(Fair - See Page 2)
Toms River Honors Radio Legend Bob Levy
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Horoscope
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 the fair. The schedule,
–Archived photo A variety of games are available.
(Protestors - See Page 4)
Business Directory
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| July 7, 2018
–Photos by Jason Allentoff From left to right: Mayor Tom Kelaher, Marianne Levy, Councilman George Wittmann, Councilwoman Maria Maruca, Councilman Maurice “Mo” Hill and Kevin Williams.
By Jason Allentoff TOMS RIVER – Bob Levy, the Ocean County radio icon who was there when WOBM signed on the air 50 years ago, was recently honored with a special ceremony in Downtown Toms River. Levy died on March 1st at the age of 86, which was also the anniversary of the radio signal’s launch. He helped build the station and was an integral part of its success. Toms River officials along with Bob’s wife Marianne, family, friends, fans and many of Bob’s co-workers attended the unveiling of “Bob Levy Way.” It’s the street that runs behind Toms River Town Hall near the Townsquare Media (Bob Levy - See Page 2)
So Long, Geoffrey Toys R’ Us Closed For Good By Bob Vosseller TOMS R I V ER – W hat was once a packed parking lot, was now empty with the exception of several cars that slowly stopped to see the status of the Toys R’ Us store across from the Ocean County Mall on Hooper Avenue in the township. The would-be shoppers were surprised to learn that the store had already closed its doors for good on June –Photo courtesy Rene Johnpiere (Toys R’ Us - See Page 5) Geoffrey packs up and leaves the building.
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