Vol. 6 - No. 8
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Manahawkin Family Raises Over $50,000 For Son With Leukemia
Community News! Pages 8-11.
Government Page 7.
Letters Page 6.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
5 Medical Factors That Could Lead To Hearing Loss
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Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 17.
Business Directory Page 19.
Classifieds Page 18.
Fun Page Page 20.
Wolfgang Puck Page 23.
Horoscope Page 23.
By Kimberly Bosco STAFFORD – Brody Peak, of Manahawkin, was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia on June 19. On June 27, his aunt started a GoFundMe to help raise money to cover his medical bills. As of August 14, Brody’s family had raised $54,725 of their $75,000 goal to help fund his medical expenses. In just one month, the site has raised over two-thirds of their goal by the collective effort of 512 individuals. The money will help his parents, Audrey and Chris Peak, pay for travel, lodging, food, and other bills as they battle Brody’s diagnosis. Brody has been receiving various treatments at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where he has been staying for a majority of the past month, (Family - See Page 4)
–Photo courtesy Caitlin Edore Brody Peak with parents Audrey and Chris Peak.
Long Beach Police Practice Positive Reinforcement
By Kimberly Bosco LONG BEACH – Free ice cream just for wearing you helmet? It’s a real thing! Numerous police departments throughout the county, and even the state, have been rewarding local kids with free ice cream as part of a widespread safety awareness program, including our own Long
Beach Township Police. Long Beach Township Police have been handing out Safe Kid Award coupons that entitle children under 17 to a free cup or cone of ice cream if they are caught wearing a helmet. According to Chief Andrew Deely of the Long Beach Township (Police - See Page 13)
| August 18, 2018
Barnegat May Charge For “Excessive Use” Of Township Services By Kimberly Bosco BARNEGAT – The Barnegat Township Committee might be imposing fines on those they believe to be over-utilizing municipal services. Although tabled until the September 4 meeting, the committee attempted to introduce an ordinance on August 7 that would fine property owners for “excessive consumption of municipal services,” and some were not in favor. The ordinance aims to curb the overuse of certain municipal services, such as calls to the police, by fining property owners if they exceed their allotted number of calls. The idea has come out of the township’s realization “that there are properties located in the Township where nuisances exist and other activities occur which have resulted in the excessive consumption of municipal services,” according to the ordinance. If a property exceeds their designated consumption amount of municipal services, the township can fine them up to $300 for each additional offense. The cost would be directly related to the specific nuisance type. Although not a resident of Barnegat, Jim Rostron of Lakewood voiced his concerns about the ordinance during the meeting. Rostron explained that he owns three properties in Barnegat Township within Settler’s Landing; one on Lexington, one on Village, and one on Potomac. As a landlord, Rostron fears that the new regulations will hold him financially accountable for actions out of his hands. “I try my hardest to put good tenants in my houses…I like to keep my properties nice,” said Rostron. “To hold me responsible over and beyond everything I try to do to keep my properties good and my tenants, for an action that I have no control over, I think is really wrong.” (Services - See Page 2)
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