Vol. 25 - No. 9
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
TIMES
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JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM | August 10, 2019
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Local Sailor Enjoys Homecoming Party After Middle-East Deployment
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 16.
Dear Pharmacist Page 17.
Inside The Law
–Photo provided by the Sirotniak Family U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy Sirotniak with one of his cousins, who was also celebrating her third birthday.
By Bob Vosseller BERKELEY – Thousands of Sailors and Marines serving with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group returned home this week and one of them got a royal homecoming reception by his family. Township resident Jimmy Sirotniak, 23, a member of the U.S. Navy was deployed the week before Christmas and since that time has served on the USS Arlington, which was assigned to patrol the area to show a U.S. presence during the continued tensions in that area involving Iran. Sirotniak joined the Navy a little over three years ago and holds the rank of operations specialist 2nd Class. “I went out to sea around December and was there until mid-July,” Sirotniak said. He had shifts of eight hours on and eight hours off. Some of his duties included tracking aircraft and watching radar. “It’s not too bad, fi rst eight hours is for sleeping and then you do maintenance and play some video games.” His family welcomed him home Aug. 4 with the special gathering that had been planned. (Sailor - See Page 5)
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Berkeley: State Should Reimburse For Disabled Vets
Classifieds Page 22.
Business Directory Page 20-21.
Fun Page Page 23.
Wolfgang Page 27.
Horoscope Page 27.
By Jennifer Peacock POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The crowd gathered at the ocean near Water Street drew attention from walkers on the boardwalk. “Excuse me, miss. W hat is happen i ng down there?” a man, walking with his wife on t he b oa rdwa l k , stopped to ask. “They’re releasing a rehabbed sea turtle today. You are welcome to come watch if you’d like.” “Oh, interesting,” he said. He and his wife (Turtle - See Page 4)
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Vesper, the juvenile Kemp’s Ridley turtle, was released at Point Pleasant Beach near Water Street July 30.
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Officials say the town is getting hurt for doing the right thing. There’s a state law which decrees that 100 percent disabled veterans may qualify for an exemption to paying property taxes. For most towns, this is not a big issue. In Berkeley, where there are large senior com mu nities, this adds up. Every so often, the
Township Council sends a resolution to the state urging them to be reimbursed for this program. The refrain is always the same: They have no problem rewarding veterans who have sacrificed a great deal for their country. The problem is that this creates a budget hole that has to be filled. T h e y wo u ld l i ke Trenton to reimburse them for the amount (Vets - See Page 4)
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