Vol. 7 - No. 13
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Forked River Rest Area Temporarily Closed
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14.
By Kimberly Bosco FORKED RIVER – The Forked River Rest Area on the Garden State Parkway has officially been closed for construction. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) recently announced the closure of three rest areas along the GSP for service
area improvements, including Forked River. The rest area will remain closed until just before Memorial Day 2020. According to Thomas Feeney of the NJTA, the entire service area building will be demolished and a new one will be built in its place.
September 21, 2019
“No services will be available during construction…no food, no restrooms, no fuel, no parking. There hasn’t been an announcement yet on what food options will be offered in the new facility,” said Feeney. The Forked River Service Area (Rest Area - See Page 16)
Has Sandy Taught Us Anything? Preparing For a Hurricane
Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 17.
Vo-Tech Updates Med Program By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – It was a gathering of celebration and thanks at the Toms River Center of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School where a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Sept. 12 for the center’s new nursing lab. The event proved an opportunity to thank the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation for its generosity. Education-Consultant and former OCVTS Asst. Superintendent Nancy Weber-Loeffert said the Foundation donated more than $1 million for the state-of-the-art facility at the center located on Old Freehold Road. Cassandra Grom, a senior at OCVTS in
the second-year clinical program was among the nurses present for the event and who will benefit from the enhancements. “For a while I had been lost as to what I wanted to do. I had moved from North Jersey to Manchester and became interested in medicine and this program. I think what they have done is great,” she said. Haley Ingenico, Brick, is also a senior in her second year in the program. “I knew this is what I wanted to do but it is hard to go into the medical field and to go to college; you start off straight into debt. Now everyone can see this new medical building and they can see another option. “It looks a lot better (Vo-Tech - See Page 7)
Fun Page Page 20.
Environmentalists Blast Governor’s Energy Plan
Business Directory Page 18.
Horoscope Page 23.
Wolfgang Puck Page 23.
Superstorm Sandy destroyed many homes like this one. 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
–Photo by Bob Vosseller
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 (Hurricane - See Page 5)
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER - Environmental advocates were vocal with their displeasure of Gov. Phil Murphy’s master plan for New Jersey’s energy future, during a rally held on the grounds of the Toms River’s municipal building. Advocates and several lawmakers have said in recent weeks that the plan doesn’t go far enough to sever the state from projects promoting fossil fuels that have been linked to global warming. The Toms River gathering took place prior to (Energy - See Page 4)
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