Vol. 25 - No. 12
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A Little Bit Of Everything At Beachwood Community Day
Shouting, Protests At Board Meeting Over Member’s “Hateful” Comments
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Protestors demanded a board of education member resign due to Facebook posts that they called “hateful.” While the attorney for the board denounced the posts, he said this is not a First Amendment issue. The issue revolves around Daniel Leonard, the Beachwood representative on the Toms River Board of Education. He had been called out by an anti-bigotry group for Facebook posts they said were against people of the Muslim faith. Leonard has defended himself, stating that his comments were against Sharia Law, and not Muslims. A protest took place before the regular Board of Education meeting, held at High School North. It was attended by just short of 100 people. There were also some who came out in support of him. Leonard has declined to run for re-election, and his term is up at the end of this year. That was not
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—Photos by Chris Lundy (Above) Inflatables and other activities were available for free. (Right) Josephine Bokert, 1, of Philadelphia (but originally Beachwood) meets a goat in the petting zoo. By Chris Lundy BEACH WOOD – Rides. Music. Food. Services. There were a lot of options packed into a recent afternoon at this year’s Beachwood Community Day.
Hundreds of people made their way to Birch and Surf Park for the afternoon-long event. There was also the occasional dog happily greeting everyone. Inflatables, like a rock wall and the
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slide from the fire department could be seen from the road. The county’s portable bandstand was
set up, with a band playing rock and alternative music. The Knights of (Community - See Page 4)
State: Bias Crimes Up Among Youth
By Chris Lundy TRENTON – Social media. Political rhetoric. People not interacting with others who are different. All of these factors are creating a rise in bias crimes throughout the state, officials said, and half of the offenders were children. “We need to do a better job of confronting hate in young people,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The number of bias incidents last year - 569 -
was the highest reported since 2011. There were 549 reported in 2017. A new study by the New Jersey State Police and Division on Civil Rights noted an increase in bias crimes since 2016. To discuss this, the media was invited to a conference call with Grewal, Zakiya Smith Ellis, Secretary of Higher Education, Kelly LeDet, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Education,
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Carol Wolfe, Dottie’s House Founder, Remembered
By Chris Lundy BRICK – Friends and relatives described Carol Wolfe as someone who forever improved the lives of local families…as well as her own family. Wolfe, 80, had received dozens of awards and recognitions, but she was best known as the founder of Dottie’s House and Homes Now. Dottie’s House, named after her own mother, started in 1999 as a program for women and children to gain independence after domestic violence. Homes Now, started in 1997, is a non-profit that has built and monitors more than 200 quality (Memorium - See Page 9)
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