Vol. 24 - No. 20
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
FOR BREAKING NEWS
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM
| September 1, 2018
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Manchester, Lakehurst and Whiting
Manchester Students: Community News! Pages 11-15.
Government Page 9.
Letters Page 10.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Childhood Hearing Loss…And Bullying?
Lakehurst Considers Zoning For Detox Centers
What’s New In September
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The start of any new school years brings changes. Public Information Officer Lee Bruzaitis shared some of what’s new in the Manchester Township School District. Manchester Township High School The high school welcomes new vice principal Sarah Thiffault, a former high school music teacher who recently served as coordinator for the SOAR (Students - See Page 4)
–Photo courtesy Manchester Township School District Sarah Thiffault, second from right, will be the new vice principal of Manchester Township High School. She is joined by (from left) vice principal/athletic director Keith Lister, vice principal Tracey Raimondo, and Principal Dennis Adams
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Dear Pharmacist Cayenne Stopped My Bleeding In 30 Seconds
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Inside The Law Page 21.
Business Directory Page 24-25.
Classifieds Page 23.
Wolfgang Puck Page 31.
Horoscope Page 31.
Golf Fundraiser To Help Manchester Schools By Jennifer Peacock LAKEWOOD – Nearly 100 golfers turned out for the 10th annual Golf Outing and Awards Dinner, hosted by the Manchester Township Educational Foundation and The Hesse Companies at Eagle Ridge Golf Course. Proceeds from the event benefit the Manchester Township School District. The grants provide technology - iPads, Kindles, computers, projectors, and MOBI computer tablets - as well as musical instruments, art supplies, math and science materials, and district-wide WiFi to the schools. The educational foundation has distributed more than $150,000 in school and classroom grants and $168,000 in scholarships to 99 graduates, with the help of local businesses, organizations and individuals. The district’s elementary schools were presented with $32,500 in grant funds for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics labs. Ridgeway has a STEAM Lab and will add new items this (Fundraiser - See Page 8)
–Photo courtesy Manchester Township Educational Foundation Seaside Park Service Center’s golf foursome at the Manchester Township Educational Foundation’s golf outing recently held at Eagle Ridge Golf Course.
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By Jennifer Peacock LAKEHURST – A controversial land use ordinance may not be voted upon at the next council meeting, but it will be discussed. The Borough Council previously tabled an ordinance that would amend its highway commercial zoning district to include assisted living residences and behavioral medical detox centers. The ordinance was scheduled for first reading at the borough’s regular Aug. 16 meeting. Councilwoman Patricia Hodges, who sits on the council’s ordinance review committee, was the one who asked that it be tabled in order for questions to first be answered. “Most ordinances that we do are pretty self-explanatory,” Hodges said in a phone call with The Manchester Times Aug. 21. “This one actually changes the zoning in the borough. …To change the zoning is something that we don’t ordinarily do. I was taken aback that there was absolutely no discussion about it before this ordinance was introduced, and the committee process wasn’t used to develop the ordinance. So, those were my concerns.” Hodges, along with Council President Steve Oglesby and Mayor Harry Robbins, met Aug. 22 as the ordinance committee to discuss ordinance 8-13, as well as other ordinances for consideration. Committee meetings are not open to the public, but Hodges said any findings will be presented at the next council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Community Center, 207 Center St. She said in a text to The Manchester Times she’ll have a full report at that meeting. “I want to know what incident or what question generated the need to revise the [zoning]. I wasn’t really given a (Detox - See Page 5)
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