Vol. 6 - No. 22
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Local Rescue Organizations Making “Shelter Animals Count” Coloring Contest
–Photo by Kimberly Bosco The animal shelter houses animals of all shapes and sizes, ready and waiting for a loving home.
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Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
My Hearing Is Pretty Good, Except When I Go To The Movies
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Dear Pharmacist 3 Convincing Reasons To Eat More Oatmeal
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Inside The Law Page 14.
Business Directory Page 16.
Classifieds Page 15.
Dear Joel Page 18.
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. (Animals - See Page 4)
Where To Donate For The Holiday Season By Kimberly Bosco With the holiday season upon us, it would be prudent to know when and where you can donate food, clothing, or toys for those in need all around the area. Whether it is your local food bank or a county organization, 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 cou nt y scale, Ocean County residents can look to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department for their annual holiday Toy Drive. The OCSD puts on this drive each year with help from the Ocean County Chiefs (Donate - See Page 5)
–Photo courtesy Stafford Recreation The Free Little Pantry project has locations all throughout Stafford, where you can leave what you can and take what you need.
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 Commission (NRC) a public hearing on the license transfer. It was announced earlier this year that Exelon Generation, owner of the plant, would be transferring the license of Oyster Creek over to purchaser Holtec International, a Camden-based dry cask storage manufacturer. The NRC is currently reviewing the terms of the sale to Holtec; a decision is expected to be made by May 2019. However, in the meantime, Clean Water Action New Jersey is requesting that the Attorney General review the proposed license transfer after discovering that Holtec has partnered “with a Canadian energy giant reportedly facing corruption charges in that country,” according to a press release. The Canadian company, SNC Lavalin, is reportedly facing with fraud and corruption charges. If the transfer is approved, Holtec would not only be taking over the plant but also the $982 million decommissioning fund as well as the decommissioning timeline, according to Clean Water Action. This also means that the new owner would gain access to multi-million dollar fund, nuclear materials and more than a million pounds (Oyster Creek - See Page 17)
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