Vol. 16 - No. 36
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Annual Homeless Count Conducted Government Page 7.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Restaurants Can Be Really Noisy
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Dear Pharmacist Take A Fish Oil With Your Statin It Works Better
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–Photo by Chris Lundy Suppl ies were avai lable for p e opl e at t he BE AT Ce nt er who were coming in for various services.
–Photo courtesy Monmouth County Volunteers and staff worked the event at the Jersey Shore Rescue Mission in Asbury Park.
Dear Joel
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – “Where did you sleep last night?” A simple question for most of us. Not so simple for the small portion of the population that is out of the public eye most of the time: the homeless. This was the question asked to people coming in to the annual point-in-time count throughout the country. It’s meant to provide a snapshot of the larger problem of shelter insecurity – when people are not sure where they will be living. In Monmouth County, the counts were conducted at the Jersey Shore Rescue Mission in Asbury Park, New Beginnings Agape Christian Center in Freehold, St. Mark’s Soup Kitchen in Keansburg, (Homeless - See Page 2)
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Inside The Law Page 15.
Business Directory Page 20-21.
Classifieds Page 22.
Horoscope Page 27.
Wolfgang Puck Page 27.
Fire District Budgets, Commissioners Up For Vote
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The town’s two fire districts will hold an election to determine their budget for the year and who will sit on their boards of commissioners. The first question on each ballot will be whether you approve of the budget that funds the fire companies. The rest of the questions on the ballot have to do with specific purchases that have to be put to the voters.
The polls will be open on Feb. 16, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. District No. 1 There are three people running for two, three-year ter ms as commissioners. They are incumbent George Convery, Rick Tutela, and Ian Monzo. Voters are being asked to approve the budget of $8,250,239, a reduction from last year’s $8,957,603. (Fire - See Page 2)
Toms River Mayor’s Race: 3 Potential Candidates, Similar Views
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Although it’s months away from election day, three local politicians are mulling a run for mayor, and development and taxes seem to be on their minds. Mayor Thomas Kelaher’s term is up at the end of the year. He has not formerly announced his candidacy. Council mem–Photo by Chris Lundy bers Maurice Hill and Daniel Rodrick have both expressed Councilman Maurice Hill, administrator Don Guardian, and Mayor interest in the spot. Hill said he will screen the Thomas Kelaher at a recent township council meeting. (Race - See Page 4)
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Toms River Wants To Hire More Locally
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Township Council passed a project labor agreement that would ensure that a majority of future contractors on large jobs would be local. The point of a project labor agreement is to set some rules for a project before it even gets to the draft stage. The resolution authorizing them said that these agreements “lead to less disputes, delays,” as well as “fair and agreed to employment terms and more efficient project management.” The resolution does not lay out all of the details of the agreement, but business administrator Don Guardian said that it will be similar to the one drafted by the school district in advance of the referendum to rebuild the schools, in that it would require 88 percent of workers to be local. He said that the $5 million figure was chosen “since smaller projects may not require the expertise and professionalism that prevailing wage brings to the table.”