Vol. 24 - No. 37
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| December | October29, 27,2018 2018
Manchester’s Biggest Stories Of 2018
Sometimes, a picture tells a story. Sometimes, it catches the eye. Sometimes, it’s both. Here, we present the best photography by staff from 2018. Most of these pictures accompanied stories, but some never saw print until now. (See more Best Photos of 2018 on page 4-5)
Coloring Contest Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
–Photo by Chris Lundy Summit Park boasts all new amenities, such as playground equipment, swings, and a pavilion.
Taking Charge: 7 Tips for Longer-Lasting Hearing Aid Batteries
By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – Manchester Township tends to be a pretty quiet town, but there are certain issues that capture readers’ attention. Here, The Manchester Times presents the stories that resonated most with residents.
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Dear Pharmacist Page 19.
Inside The Law Page 21.
Business Directory Page 25.
Classifieds Page 24.
Wolfgang Puck Page 31.
Horoscope Page 31.
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Ava Bullis laughs with friends at the Manchester Town Hall when the Township Council recognizes Usher Syndrome Awareness Day.
Virginia Haines: The New Freeholder Director
By Jennifer Peacock LAKEWOOD – That Tue s d ay a f t e r no on (Dec. 11) was sunny, and not Vermont cold. Virginia Haines had visited family up in the Green Mountain State for Thanksgiving, where the mercury didn’t escape the teens throughout the extended weekend. That afternoon, the shade of
the towering array of trees - the park white pine, Norway spruces, hemlock, among others - surrounding the Ocean County Police Academy keep out the promised 43 degrees, but she’ll take this near heat wave over that Vermont cold. “Ocean County has everything. I don’t see (Director - See Page 26)
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Virginia Haines on the grounds of Ocean County Park near the police academy. She will be named Freeholder Director for 2019, the first woman to hold that position in 40 years.
DEP Denies Heritage Plan Hovsons’ plan for the former Heritage Minerals site has been an important issue for well over a decade. The Department of Environmental Protection denying the latest plan had to be on the top of the biggest stories. The DEP issued a 23-page report that listed deficiencies in the development plan. Hovsons was applying for 3,862 single family homes, apartments, and townhouses, 40,000 square feet of commercial space, a clubhouse, and recreation facilities. The development would be on about 1,008 acres, leaving 2,916 acres of the property largely undisturbed. The developer sought to make a larger development than what had already been approved. The DEP, Hovsons, the Pinelands Commission, and Manchester Township had originally agreed to a settlement in 2004. This would have been for 2,200 homes, with a development of 995.4 acres, with 6,179.7 acres in the property to be preserved. This denial does not mean that nothing will ever be built there. In fact, the original 2,200-home (Stories - See Page 8)
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