Vol. 16 - No. 33
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District: Repairs Will Cost More If Referendum Fails Government Page 6.
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–Photo courtesy Toms River schools Cracked walls, leaking ceilings, and other issues will be repaired.
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Sitting on dilapidated seats in a very cold auditorium at High School North, residents listened to school officials explain why a referendum is needed to repair schools. This was one of three public sessions held in different areas of town. The referendum will be on Jan. 22. The referendum will fund i mprovements at all 18 schools, as well as five auxiliary facilities. The district has made public lists of what projects will be done at every school, and these are available at trschools. com/community/referendum. Security improvements, new roofs, HVAC, windows, and floors are among the needed construction. Some of the (Repairs- See Page 11)
| January 12, 2019
Temporary Shelter To Save Homeless From Freezing Weather
By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – Dozens of people were helped throughout the last two months at a Toms River recreation building for Code Blue, when the building is opened up after temperatures drop. The Code Blue law opens up shelters when the temperature goes below freezing. For (Shelter- See Page 8)
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Inside The Law Page 16.
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Horoscope Page 23.
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Freeholders Reconvene For 2019, Remember Freeholder Bartlett
By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – If you weren’t there before 3 p.m., you weren’t getting a seat. The meeting room in the Ocean County administration building was beyond packed for the county freeholder’s reorganization Jan. 2, and recognized by most as a bittersweet time. While the guests—which included senior Congressman Chris Smith and former Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, among others—celebrated the reelection of Gerry P. Little, welcomed newcomer Gary Quinn, and erupted in applause as Virginia Haines was named first woman freeholder director in 40 years, a somberness settled in when remembering that for the first time in four decades, the longest serving freeholder in the state’s history, John C. Bartlett Jr., was not there. After battling cancer, Bartlett died at
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–Photos by Jennifer Peacock (Left) Gary Quinn at the dais. (Right) Virginia Haines after being named freeholder director. home Dec. 12 surrounded by his loved ones. He was 71. The scene looked quite different just a year ago, outgoing Freeholder Director Little said before Haines was officially voted in as director. He and Bartlett, who served as deputy director last year, planned to run for reelection
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – At a town hall at the Waretown Fire House in early 2017, Congressman Tom MacArthur opened it up with “I am not Donald Trump. I am not Paul Ryan. You might have guessed I am not Hillary Clinton.” What followed was a long night speaking with residents who had very emotional concerns about health care, education, and the fitness of the president. These issues likely followed to this year’s election, where he barely lost to Democrat Andy Kim. Their vote totals (MacArthur - See Page 2)
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