Vol. 24 - No. 51
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
TIMES
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JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM | June 1, 2019
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Government Page 9.
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Sound Void?
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Dear Pharmacist 5 Mind-blowing Reasons You Should Take Selenium
By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHORE – Memorial Day is the start of the summer season, but some still got to the beach before the traffic starts coming down the Parkway. Daniel Ortiz, Nicole Mejia, and Daniel “D.J.” Ortiz Jr., 3, were playing in the sand on a Seaside Heights beach just before the holiday weekend. As the afternoon wore on, a chilly wind started. “Little man wanted a beach day,” Daniel Ortiz said. “We brought a jacket just in case it was cold, but as of right now we’re soaking in what we can.” This is the first season for shore towns since the multi-million dollar beach replenishment project by the Army Corps of Engineers, and town officials are looking forward to a successful year. In Seaside Heights, the most noticeable change are the dunes separating the boardwalk from the beach. Sprigs of dune grass sprout up neatly in rows, and they will grow into larger plants over the coming months. The experience for visitors won’t change much, said Christopher Vaz, the borough
–Photos by Chris Lundy (Background) South Seaside Park’s beaches are ready for summer. (Inset) Two men toss a football on the beach in South Seaside Park
(Beaches - See Page 5)
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Inside The Law
D.A.R.E. Role Models Honored
Write-In Challenge In Beachwood’s Primary
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Fun Page Page 27.
Business Directory Page 24-25.
Classifieds Page 26.
Horoscope Page 31.
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The Berkeley Township governing body honored the D.A.R.E. role models for the year.
–Photo by Chris Lundy One child per fifth grade class was chosen, said Officer Scott Selby. They were picked because they were helpful, polite, and in all other ways great role models.
By Chris Lundy BEACHWOOD – A candidate is mounting a write-in campaign to unseat a long-serving mayor. Ron Roma has been mayor for eight years, and was a councilman for eight years before that. Although newcomer Glen Kelly isn’t officially challenging Roma on the primary, he has been urging followers to write him in as a candidate in the Republican primary election. Both candidates were asked to provide statements for this article. Roma discussed how he and his family have been involved in so many of the community’s events for the last few decades, including such things as church events, scouts, and Little League. One of his earliest accomplishments is helping re-establish the Beachwood Municipal Alliance through a grant. This (Challenge - See Page 6)
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