Vol. 24 - No. 32
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–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Students check out the robotics lab. From left, Joe Cafiero, from Lacey; Kristen Sotelo, Victoria Sotelo, and Emily Sotelo, from Forked River; Matthew Posemato, from Bayville; Sierra Reilly from Lacey; and John Tirpak-Winters from Forked River. By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Frank Servidio, a sixth-grader from Stafford, came to the Ocean County Vocational Technical School Career Discovery Day at the Brick center because he is interested in 3D printing and cars; but he also got the chance to
experience welding by reaching into a booth through a safety wall. “It was pretty fun and really helpful to see what it’s like to weld,” Servidio said. “Now I’m also interested in welding.” Exposing elementary- and middle-school kids to the 30 programs available to high
school students is what the annual event is all about, said OCVTS Communications Director Jean Sullivan. Now in its fourth year, students from all over Ocean County started arriving at the Brick Center at 9 a.m. on a (Vo-Tech - See Page 4)
Ocean County Attorney Indicted On Tax Evasion Charges
By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – An Ocean County attorney and GOP leader was indicted by a federal grand jury for tax evasion, among other charges, the U.S. Attorney New Jersey District Office reported. George Gilmore, 69, of Toms River, was charged with one count
of income tax evasion for calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015; two counts of filing false tax returns for calendar years 2013 and 2014; failing to collect, account for, and pay over payroll taxes for two quarters in 2016, and making false statements on a 2015 loan application submitted to Ocean
First Bank N.A. He is accused of evading more than $1 million in taxes. “Gilmore worked as an equity partner and shareholder at Gilmore & Monahan P.A., a law firm in Toms River, where he exercised primary control over the firm’s financial affairs. Gilmore filed on be-
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half of himself and his spouse federal income tax returns declaring that he owed $493,526 for calendar year 2013, $321,470 for 2014, and $311,287 for 2015. Despite admitting that he owed taxes for each of these years, Gilmore made no estimated tax payments and failed to (Tax - See Page 5)
By Patricia A. Miller BERKELEY – When most people retire, chances are they don’t work nearly as much as they used to, if at all. But Lloyd Mullikin is not most people. The Bayville resident and former coastal geologist for the State Department of Environmental Protection technically retired years ago. But he still works full-time hours for a cause he believes in - the “Support The Troops Project,” which he founded in 2004. Why? “The best answer is that it needed to be done,” he said. “When asked how long I plan to continue this project, the best answer is that it will stop when there is no longer a need, or I just can not do it anymore.” And there is definitely a need. The organization primarily focuses on providing personal and food items to United States military units stationed overseas in remote or isolated locations, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and other Middle Eastern countries. “Since I’ve retired, it’s become more fulltime,” he said. You might think the military would provide personnel with hygiene items like toothpaste, deodorant, and tampons. You’d be wrong. “Because of the nature of troops’ mission, they are not always able to eat regular meals or have ready access to the basic necessities of life,” Mullikin said. And if items are donated that can’t be sent overseas, Mullikin makes sure they go to area veterans’ groups, food pantries or other organizations that need them. “I’m working with a lot of different agencies,” he said. The downstairs of his bi-level Bayville home is often crammed with boxes of donations, until he can get them shipped at the Post Office. Shipping costs have always been a problem, but more so now that shipping prices have increased, he said. Mullikin does get help with postage costs from local VFW and American Legion posts, senior citizen groups and many individuals. (Troops - See Page 5)
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