Vol. 24 - No. 15
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Government Page 9.
Letters Page 10.
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Dear Pharmacist Page 23.
Inside The Law
NRC Officials Break Down Decommissioning At Public Hearing
By Kimberly Bosco LACEY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held another public hearing for residents of Lacey and sur rounding municipalities on the shutdown of the nearby Oyster Creek Generating Station, owned by Exelon Generation. The meeting was held at the Lacey Township Community Hall on July 17 where dozens of residents gathered to hear the officials’ reports for the decommissioning of the plant in more detail, as well as field questions from the public. Overseeing Decommissioning The presentations started with the NRC’s
–Photo by Kimberly Bosco There was a great turnout at Lacey’s Community Hall for the NRC hearing. Bruce Watson, chief of the Reactor Decommissioning Branch. Watson discussed the ove r a l l p r o c e s s of ove r se ei ng de commissioning activities. “It’s nothing new to us in how this work
is done and we ensure it’s done safely,” said Watson, noting that the NRC has terminated licenses for over 72 complex material sites, power reactors, and research reactors. Key regulations for
the decommissioning process include: license termination, power reactor termination, independent spent fuel storage installation license (ISFSI), and inspection manual chapter 2561
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County Will Buy Land For New Social Services Building
Classifieds Page 29.
Fun Page Page 32.
Wolfgang Puck Page 39.
Horoscope Page 39.
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock The county, whose board of social services occupies six buildings now, will purchase four buildings to demolish and build one structure that will house all its social services offices.
| July 28, 2018
New Assistant Administrator Named
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Officials congratulated personnel director James Gant on being appointed assistant business administrator. The Township Council, with Mayor Kenneth Palmer’s and Business Administrator Donna Markulic’s endorsement, unanimously approved Gant’s appointment at its most recent meeting. (Administrator - See Page 4)
(NRC - See Page 8)
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By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – The county plans to build a “replacement building” on the same spot that its current social services offices sit at 1027 Hooper Ave. The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved in the beginning of July a $7 million appropriation for the land acquisition, design, engineering and permitting of that property in Toms River. The county currently leases six buildings on that 14-acre lot for $4.250 million annually from Grunin Properties. The county has leased those buildings for more than 30 years, County Business Administrator Carl Block told The Toms River Times. (Land - See Page 4)
Hooray For Hollywood! In Ocean County
By Jennifer Peacock OCEAN COUNTY – Former Gov. Chris Christie yelled “cut” on movie industry tax incentives back in 2010 and let an attempted reauthorization die back in 2016. Variety, the entertainment business industry magazine, reported back in October that it was the governor’s dislike of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” that prompted the dropping of many industry-related tax incentives. (Recently, the show did return to Seaside Heights for a two-day filming stint, and was apparently filming scenes for an upcoming season in Atlantic City. Brick Township rejected the shows bid to film there.) But Gov. Phil Murphy signed those (Hollywood - See Page 4)
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