Vol. 25 - No. 2
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Ocean Gate Helps Forsythe Refuge Celebrates Florida School 80 Years Of Wildlife Conservation By Kimberly Bosco Struck By Storm Eighty years ago it was known as the Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge. Today we know it as the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, spanning 50 miles along the southern New Jersey coast. The Forsythe Refuge stretches across 14 municipalities, from Galloway Township in Atlantic County to Brick Township in Ocean County, protecting more than 47,000 acres of tidal wetland and shallow bay habitat for migratory water birds. This year, Forsythe Refuge is celebrating (Wildlife - See Page 4)
–Photo by Kimberly Bosco The Forsythe Refuge stretches across 14 municipalities, from Galloway Township in Atlantic County to Brick Township in Ocean County, protecting more than 47,000 acres of tidal wetland and shallow bay habitat for migratory water birds.
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Golf “Fore” A Cure Fundraiser Coming Soon By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Emiliana Rose O’Brien is remembered as a guardian angel who looked out for other kids who were having a hard time, and comforted them. Stories of her generosity reached her family after she passed away
in 2015 at just 13 years old. She had been fighting osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Emiliana never gave up hope throughout the course of her illness. Therefore, her family started Emiliana’s Hope in her (Fundraiser - See Page 5)
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–Photo courtesy Ocean Gate PTO Students did a beach sweep that collected 20 pounds of garbage. By Chris Lundy OCEAN GATE – A small town can make a big difference. That’s the lesson instilled in the kids at Ocean Gate Elementary School. They recently raised $850 to contribute to Bay High School in Panama City, Florida, which was severely damaged when Hurricane Michael hit the area hard in 2018. The $850 was a significant number. It’s par t of the Flor id a school’s area code, and had become a slogan, “850 Strong,” just like we had “Restore the Shore,” said Alisa Capuano, vice president of the PTO. Some of the kids might
be too young to remember Superstorm Sandy in 2012, but their parents do. In the aftermath of the storm, people were gutting their homes, bringing their ruined belongings to the curb. Hurricane Michael did the same thing to that area in Florida. Much of the school was destroyed, and they had to operate out of temporary trailers. That’s why it was so important to show students that we’re in this together, Capuano said. The idea of “community” is more than just your neighborhood; it’s the global community. This ties in to one of the fundraisers that (Storm - See Page 6)
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