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By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – While you may know where you can find an animal for adoption near you, you may not be aware of how many choices you really have. Volunteers at local shelters and rescues confirm that what you see may not be what you get, in terms of numbers. When it comes down to it, state statistics on the number of adoptable animals leave a lot to be desired. Local animal shelters and organizations are taking part in a nationwide initiative to provide accurate data on rescue animals. As Friends of the Souther n Ocean County Animal Shelter (FOSOCAS) explains it, the way –Photo by Kimberly Bosco the state of New Jersey defi nes The animal shelter houses animals of all shapes and sizes, ready and “rescues” leaves them out of the waiting for a loving home. (Shelter - See Page 4)
County Sets Record Election Results
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – More than half of registered voters in Ocean County went to the polls on Nov. 6, the most in any midterm election, officials said. County Clerk Scott Colabella said it was a historic election in terms of turnout. “I have never seen this kind of volume in a midterm election,” he said. “It was like a presidential election.” To put it in perspective, there were 381,491 registered voters for the 2014 midterms, he said. Of these, 37.92 percent turned out. In 2018, there were 408,860 registered voters. Of these, 225,392 - or 55.13 percent - voted. This doesn’t even
include the provisional ballots, which were still being counted when this article was being published. Colabella suggested that the reason for the increase is a populace that is more aware of national headlines. Whether they were for or against what’s happening in the country right now, they went to the polls to voice their opinions. The county had advanced notice that it was going to be one for the record books, he said. In 2014, they issued 12,000 mail-in ballots. In 2018, they sent out 40,000, and 31,033 came back. That gave the county the heads up to put out more staff and supplies for a large turnout.
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George Gilmore, head of the Ocean County Republicans, also spoke of the large turnout. “I think control of Congress was a factor,” he said, as well as the Senate race. “I think the President was a factor.” Whether you approve of the President Donald Trump or not, there were a lot of people who went to the polls because of it. Ocean County is largely a Republican stronghold. Trump won Ocean County by 91,929 votes. It was a significant margin. (Trump got 179,079 votes. Hillary Clinton got 87,150 votes.) While the number of voters tells one story, victory (Results - See Page 18)
Environmental Groups: State Should Review Oyster Creek Sale
By Kimberly Bosco LACEY – With the impending license transfer of the Oyster Creek Generating Station to Holtec International Inc., further review is being urged by both local and state organizations. The Clean Water Action campaign is requesting that the state attorney general further review the proposed transfer of the license and multi-million dollar decommissioning fund. Members of the NJ Sierra Club are also requesting of the Nuclear Regulatory (Oyster Creek - See Page 5)
Where To Donate For The Holiday Season
By Kimberly Bosco With the holiday season upon us, it would be pr udent to know when and where you can do–Photo courtesy Stafford nate food, clothing, Recreation or toys for those in The Free Little Pantry project need all around the has locations all throughout area. Whether it is Stafford, where you can leave your local food bank what you can and take what or a county organiyou need. zation, there is no shortage of holiday donation drives working to get the less fortunate through the winter months. Here is a list of some of the major drives going on throughout Ocean County and Monmouth County towns. On a county scale, Ocean County residents can look (Donate - See Page 7)
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