Vol. 24 - No. 17
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| August 11, 2018
Manchester To Hire FT Electrician To Save Money
Community News! Pages 11-15.
Letters Page 10.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The township will be creating a new in-house position in the hopes of saving taxpayer dollars.
The Manchester Township Council approved on first reading an ordinance to create a “utilities electrician.” Final approval is sched-
uled for 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at the next township council meeting. The proposed salary range is $100,000 to $110,000 to start, which
is a savings, Business Administrator Donna Markulic said. He or she will be part of the OPEIU Local 32: White Collar Bargaining Unit.
“We will save approximately $150,000 a year as a safe estimate for now, but do expect the savings to increase in the coming years
with the increased work on the water systems,” M a r k u l ic t old T h e Manchester Times. The township spent (Money - See Page 5)
Local Teacher’s Film Hits Festival
OCC Unveils Renovated Instructional Building
The Connection Between Allergies And Hearing Loss
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Dear Pharmacist
–Photo courtesy The Samaritans From L to R: Keith Collins, Doug Bollinger, Timothy Laurel Harrison, and Annelise Nielsen star in the film.
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Inside The Law Page 25.
Business Directory Page 28-29.
Classifieds Page 27.
Fun Page Page 26.
Wolfgang Puck Page 35.
Horoscope Page 35.
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock The newly renovated instructional building, one of five original buildings on the OCC campus. By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – Ocean County College officials unveiled the newly renovated instructional building recently. The ribbon cutting to celebrate the reopening of the building was held July 26, with OCC President Jon H. Larson, Board of Trustees Chair Carl Van Thulin, and Buildings and Grounds Chair Linda L. Novak offering comments. Freeholder John C. Bartlett, who is liaison to the college, was scheduled but unable to attend. Constructed in 1965, the original three-story 62,000-square-foot instructional building was one of the fi rst five buildings on the campus, holding 18 classrooms, 20 labs and office space for 34. (The other original campus buildings are
the library, the gymnasium, the college center, and the lecture hall.) It was the only classroom building on campus at that time, when it opened to students in 1967. The heating plant for the entire campus was housed in that original building. “When I first came to town, my first meeting with John Bartlett, we discussed renovating this building,” Larson said. “That was in 2000. It only took us 18 years to get here, but by gosh, we are here now.” Renovation plans for the building were initiated in 2013. Renovations took 16 months to complete. The building will be open for use for the fall 2018 semester. Classes begin Sept. 5. The interior was stripped down to the walls, (OCC - See Page 9)
By Jennifer Peacock oug Bollinger was such a jock in high school, he didn’t realize the correct term was “audition” when trying out for a part in his school’s musical. He played soccer and baseball, but didn’t play winter sports. At his parents’ urging, and his public speaking teacher’s encouragement, he “tried out” for a part and got it, and loved the audience reactions to his time acting on stage. When not playing sports, he occupied his afternoons practicing his roles in “Scrooge,” “Grease,” and “West Side Story.” Fast forward: after playing soccer at Ithaca
College, and transferring to Montclair State University to pursue acting, Bollinger was a working actor who completed his certification in Theater Education. He’s done work in and around New York City in both film and theater, and now teaches full time at the OCVTS Performing Arts Academy. When he has extra t i me (t hat’s a joke teachers will get), he writes and acts in projects. His thriller film, The Samaritans, played at the 11th Annual Jersey Shore Film Festival, which ran Aug. 1-12. The Samaritans will show 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at the House of Independents, 572 Cookman (Film - See Page 4)
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