Vol. 24 - No. 44
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THE MANCHESTER
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–Photo courtesy Manchester schools Manchester School District had updated vestibules to have more control over who gets into the buildings. By Chris Lundy, Jennifer Peacock, and Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – Security has always been on the minds of school officials, and with every school shooting, the need for it is underscored more and more. A year after 17 people were killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, local superintendents say that there have been added security personnel and investments to make the buildings better defended.
–Photos courtesy Jackson Schools In Jackson, Security Officer Gerald McDonald, or “Officer Gerry” to the kids, helps keep Switlik Elementary School safe. McDonald is part of a district security team that was expanded by six after the district’s successful security question last November. –Photo courtesy Operation Paperback The library in Lakehurst Elementary School lost a lot to a mold problem.
Toms River Superintendent David Healy said that there is about $5 million in security improvements that were included in the referendum that voters recently approved. This includes camera surveillance that is able to be –Photo by Chris Lundy accessed by police officers. Police cars outside Central Regional High School (Security - See Page 4) show that there is a security presence inside.
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Lakehurst Calls Manchester For Tech Support
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Lakehurst Borough and Manchester Township continue to seek ways to share services or enter into interlocal agreements and save taxpayers money. The two municipalities have reached one such agreement. They’ve entered into a one-year contract in which Lakehurst will pay Manchester for
information technology services, a cost savings for the borough. Lakehurst had been using Coastal Solutions for its IT services. According to vendor reports provided by the borough, it spent $19,858.22 for those services in 2018 and $25,273.67 in 2017. “The Borough needs IT services for networking
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By Jennifer Peacock LAKEHURST – The problem not only displaced students and staff for months, but destroyed property as well—especially books. Lakehurst Elementary School students spent their first four months of this school year dispersed throughout the borough and Manchester Township schools as their school was remediated for mold. While a GoFundMe page was established back in September to raise money to help replace items and cover some clean-up costs, a Joint Base Maguire-Dix-Lakehurst parent, whose children attend the school, reached out to another organization for help. Operation Paperback was started in 1999 when CMS Rick Honeywell was deployed to Kuwait for a four-month stint. There was no recreation of any kind, so Honeywell’s wife Chrissy sent a huge care package of candy, games and books. Her father, Dan Bowers, pulled (Library - See Page 5)
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