Vol. 24 - No. 34
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Manchester, Lakehurst and Whiting
Fire Departments Getting New Equipment By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Two volunteer fire departments will be getting much-needed replacement equipment at the cost of about $181,000. The Manchester Township Council approved the appropriation of $195,000 from its capital improvement fund to purchase equipment for the Manchester and Whiting fire companies. That equipment includes Scott Bottles, Scott Paks
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(Equipment - See Page 4)
–Photos by Jennifer Peacock (Above) The Manchester Volunteer Fire Company will get new Scott bottles, the air cylinders used by firemen during a call. (Right) Whiting Volunteer Fire Company will get new Scott bottles, paks and masks that are interoperable with the other departments’ equipment.
Georgian Court Breaks Past Win Record By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD – Put a winning season into the books for the Georgian Court University women’s volleyball team. The Lions were 22-10 overall, including 12-4 at home. They were 16-3 in the seven-team Central Atlantic Athletic Conference South Division for a tie for second place with Thomas Jefferson University. GCU’s 16 CACC wins were the program’s most since 2009. Its 22 overall wins are the most
in a single season since 2009. The Lions finished the 2018 season with the third highest overall wins total in the 14-team conference. They fell to Post University 3-1 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament semifinals. “Overall, we are generally happy with the season,” seventh-year Georgian Court coach Dan Sempkowski said. “However, our expectation was to win the conference championship. We knew we were an improved
team from last year just from the fact we did not have any seniors in 2017. Our team at minimum was a year more experienced in addition to the hard work everyone put in and some key additions through recruitment.” Earlier this season, the Lions topped host Post 3-0. “I am not sure I would say we under achieved,” Sempkowski said. “We just did not win the biggest matches when we needed to.” (Record - See Page 5)
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High School Biology Students Skype A Scientist
–Photos courtesy Manchester Township School District Science students from the high school engaged internationally renowned molecular biologist Dr. Clarissa Rios Rojas on her research and work with the European Union. By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Molecular biologist Dr. Clarissa Rios Rojas Skyped several Manchester Township High School science classes recently. The students gathered in the school’s auditorium to hear about Rojas’ research into how cells contribute to sex determination and how sex cells create organs. She’s also the founder and director of Ekpa’palek, an organization that offers professional development programs to Latin American students and young professionals. The name comes from an indigenous language called Shiwilu from the Peruvian jungle and means “to help a person walking.” Rojas, who hails from Peru, delivered her talk from The Netherlands. She recently moved there from Italy. She’s currently working with the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission’s science and knowledge service that employs scientists whose independent scientific advice shapes EU policy. “Rojas was selected as champion of UN Women for the economic empowerment of women, a UNESCO delegate, an emerging leader in the Atlantic Dialogues and also at the Asian Forum on Global Governance, an adviser to the Women Economic Forum and a member of the Global Young Academy,” (Scientist - See Page 4)
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