Vol. 25 - No. 22
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Manchester, Lakehurst and Whiting
Manchester Kicks Off New School Year With New Goals
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Looking Out For Your Ears: 4 Quick Winter Tips
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Inside The Law Page 33.
Business Directory Page 30-31.
Classifieds
–Photos courtesy Manchester Township School District Manchester students kicked off the 20192020 school year on September 5, 2019. By Kimberly Bosco MANCHESTER – Both students and staff said their goodbyes to summer as the official 2019-2020 school year kicked off. Teachers started the year with a district-wide staff orientation on Sept. 3, while students had their first day of school on Sept. 5. During the orientation, Manchester staff (School - See Page 4)
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Horoscope Page 39.
Wolfgang Puck Page 39.
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FOR BREAKING NEWS
Celebration Of Hope Held On Seaside Heights Boardwalk
By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – It was a day of hope and support for those affected by addiction during the 6th Annual Celebration of Hope held at the borough’s boardwalk. Under the blue sky, mild temperature and sunshine, a sea of yellow shirted participants lined up
on the Hiering Avenue boardwalk for the event, sponsored by Hope Sheds Light on Sept. 7. Hope Sheds Light was started after the Rosetto family lost their son Marc in 2012 to a hardfought battle against substance abuse and heroin experimentation.
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By Kimberly Bosco All along the Jersey Shore today, locals reminisce about that major storm of 2012, calling it “Sandy,” like a familiar old friend. But Superstorm Sandy was no friend to the Jersey Shore. Let’s look at the figures: A 2013 survey conducted by Monmouth University in the wake of Superstorm Sandy estimated that 56 percent of New Jersey coastal homes and businesses suffered great damage from the storm. Of that number, one in ten reported that their property was totaled. A five-year anniversary report by CNBC counted 117 lives lost to Sandy from the Jersey Shore up through New York, as well as $62 billion in damage. The Monmouth University survey additionally measured the preparation factor, claiming that 62 percent of New Jersey coastal residents were completely caught off guard by the strength of Superstorm Sandy, reporting that it was much more serious than they had expected. One can glean from these f igures that Superstorm Sandy
slammed into the Jersey shore with a force that we were somewhat unprepared for and wreaked a devastating amount of havoc that has taken us years to recover from. It is now 2019, seven years after Sandy’s wrath. Most towns and communities have made a full recovery from Sandy. The question is now this: “Are we prepared for the next one?” Hurricane Season Hurricane season along the east coast lasts from June 1 through November 30, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). NHC data collected between 1966 and 2009 on the progress of the average Atlantic hurricane season shows that by the end of the annual hurricane season, the east coast on average will have seen approximately 11 “named systems” and six hurricanes, two of which were category three or higher. While Atlantic hurricane season kicks off in June, it doesn’t typically ramp up until the end of August or early September, NHC (Sandy - See Page 8)
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