Vol. 18 - No. 48
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Fire Safety For Those With Hearing Loss
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Never Too Early To Grow Compassion
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Surplus Debated As Budget Introduced
By Judy SmestadNunn BR ICK – Sha ron Panek believes that com mu n it y ser vice is as important to a child’s growth as academic achievement, and as the Early Act Club advisor at Lanes Mill Elementary School (LMES), she spearheads a food drive each year that raises thousands of pou nds of food for Ful Fill New Jersey (for merly the Food–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Ban k of Mon mouth Lanes Mill Elementary School 5th Grade teacher Sharon Panel and Ocean Counties). poses with contest winners. For essay, Michaela Smith (on left) Panek is the recipient and for drawing, Kianna Thompson (on right).
By Judy SmestadNunn BR ICK – Ha rbi ngers of spring include longer days, buds on trees, pothole repair and the introduction of t he 2019 mu n ic ipal budget, which Mayor Joh n G. D ucey presented during the March 26 council meeting. T he $103,832 , 368 mu n icipal budget is up $1,166,818 over last year’s budget, an increase of .9 percent - less than a penny on the tax rate. A person living in the average
a ssessed home of $294,100 would pay 51 cents a week or $26.52 a year, he said. The budget utilizes $8 , 573,8 0 6 of s u rplu s a s a r e ve nu e. T he su r plus f u nd must have a balance of $9.7 million, for a “ he a lt hy s u r plu s bala nce t hat shows the fiscal health of a community,” Ducey said. “It is not a savings account and shouldn’t be dipped into to offset the amount to be raised by taxes,” he (Budget - See Page 6)
(Compassion - See Page 2)
Dear Pharmacist Colon Cancer Grows Faster With Sugary Drinks
| April 6, 2019
Spring Sounds Off With The Crack Of A Bat
Did Recreational Marijuana Hurt Other Marijuana Bills?
By Chris Lundy TRENTON – The vote for recreational, or “adult use” marijuana has taken center stage but the medicinal marijuana movement and expungement of records might have been hamstrung by it. A vote was planned for a package of bills that would legalize adult use marijuana, expunge records of people charged with possession of up to 5 pounds, and expand medicinal marijuana use. However, when Democrat leaders were trying to find out
how much support there was, they came up short on definite “yes” votes. Senate President Steve Sweeney said du r i ng a press conference that they decided not to put it up to vote because it would be defeated. So instead they pushed “pause” on it, so they can work to get more support so they know it will pass. He also noted that if it was on the ballot in November, it wouldn’t do well because it’s not a presidential election and not as many people would vote. However, some people feel (Marijuana - See Page 2)
–Photo courtesy of the Lakewood BlueClaws Youngsters enjoy miniature golf at FirstEnergy Park. By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD – Millions can’t be wrong. The Lakewood BlueClaws have attracted 7,403,363 fans to FirstEnergy Park for regular-season games since beginning play in 2001 as the Philadelphia Phillies’ low Class A
affiliate. The march to eight million continued Thursday, April 4 when Lakewood hosted the Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads, a Texas Rangers farm team in South Atlantic League action in the regular-season opener (Lakewood - See Page 4)
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