Vol. 24 - No. 14
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
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Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River | September 8, 2018
Community News!
Cafeteria, Other Revamps For New School Year
Pages 8-11.
Inside Protest Over Supreme Court Pick Brings Both Sides Page 12.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
9 Tips To Help Detect Hearing Loss
Page 14.
Dear Pharmacist Amazing Health Benefits Of Prunes
Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 17.
Business Directory Page 18-19.
Classifieds Page 21.
Fun Page Page 20.
Wolfgang Puck Page 23.
Horoscope Page 23.
–Photo by Chris Lundy
New seating arrangements are noticeable in the cafeteria. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – One of Central Regional High School’s cafeterias has been revamped, as well as several other rooms in the building, for the new year. New tables and chairs give a more restaurant-like feel to the cafeteria. There are booths along the walls. The higher tables have outlets for kids to charge their devices. A pizza station will be installed
that can cook a whole pie in 45 seconds. There were supposed to be wraparound decorations on the walls, showing scenes from Central events, kind of like how Applebee’s restaurants decorate, but staff wasn’t happy with the first attempt, Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides said. It will likely be done next summer. (Revamps - See Page 4)
$2.2 Million Grant Allows Free Full Day Preschool
By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – T he Berkeley Township School District will be offering free, full day preschool to local residents. Students who are 4 years old before Oct. 1, 2018 will be eligible to enroll and will be provided free (Preschool - See Page 4)
–Photo courtesy Berkeley Township School District The preschool classroom is ready for students.
False Forecasts Hurt Shore Area Businesses By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – For most seasonal businesses who depend on day trippers to provide their service, a weather forecast of gloom and doom can be devastating and many said that is precisely what happened this summer season. Bill Petruzel, owner of Barnacle Bill’s arcade and miniature golf, which celebrated its 55th year of operation in Ortley Beach on July 21, said, “the weather is always important and this year we had a non-trend of sunny days followed by some rainy weather. It was not consistent.” “Generally we had a good season but if anything it was wet and we would have done a little better,” Petruzel added. Nearby is one of four Kohr’s Ice Cream locations (the others being in Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and Lavallette). Owner Greg Kohr said that forecasts by northern Jersey and New York radio and television stations hurt his business and others with forecasts predicting rain storms that never came. “We are a big day trip customer business and a lot of those forecasts reported storms that were taking place up north but didn’t occur here. It would have been nice if they put a better spin on it,” Kohr said. “We had 10 weekends of rain in the spring and five during the summer. The weather people said we had a 60 percent chance of rain this weekend and that really hurt our Friday and Saturday business. I’d say most businesses this season aren’t doing what we should be,” Kohr added. The Starlight Motel in Ortley Beach has catered to vacationers for decades. Manager Michele McGarry said the false forecasts had hurt her business. “They kept reporting about storms happening up north but there was not a cloud in the sky here.” Angelo Nucci, the motel’s assistant manager said “News 12 was reporting all season about storms that we didn’t get.” “That really hurt us a lot and we had the added problem of the beach replenishment project going on here in Ortley (Businesses - See Page 5)
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