Vol. 25 - No. 17
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
TIMES
FOR BREAKING NEWS
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM | October 5, 2019
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River
Scooter Competition Hits New Heights
2019 Election Race: Town & School Candidates
Community News!
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – As everyone watches politics on the national stage, don’t forget that there are some local elections coming up on Nov. 5. The municipal candidates and board of education candidates for Berkeley and surrounding towns are presented here. Some of the more hotly contested races will be addressed in future articles. Boards of education are, in theory, nonpartisan, so candidates don’t post their political affiliation. Instead, they sometimes come up with slogans.
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Pages 9-12.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14.
Dear Pharmacist
Berkeley The Berkeley Board of Education oversees the elementary school district. There are four candidates running for three, 3-year terms.
Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 13.
Business Directory Page 18-19.
Classifieds Page 20.
Fun Page Page 21.
Horoscope Page 23.
Wolfgang Puck Page 23.
(Election - See Page 4)
—Photo by Chris Lundy (Above) Athletes hit the skate park at Veterans Park for the Jonmarco Gaydos Scooter Competition. (Right) Waiting for their turn, kids did tricks and watched others perform from the sidelines. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Waiting for their turns, kids did minor tricks and talked, goofed off and fist bumped each other for luck. Meanwhile, the sounds of wheels clapping the ramps provided a chaotic beat
to the music playing. An announcer gave ingame commentary and lead the spectators in cheering the riders on. It was all part of the Jon ma rco Gaydos Scooter Competition, named after a Brick teen who won the 2019
World Scooter Championship. A s for t he adults watching from the sidelines, some were old hat at this and some were being introduced to it for the first time. Last year, Nicole Nagy
came here to support her son’s friend. They had a good time so this year they came out just to watch. Teresa O’Shea came (Scooter - See Page 4)
Local Family Asks For Help Dealing With Illness
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A local family is hoping for help from the local community as they cope with a brain cancer striking a young man in their family. According to their Crowdrise page, Lukas Koenig was coming up on his 20th birthday when he got seriously ill. They thought it was a stomach virus, until the headaches and nausea got worse and his
vision started to become impacted. An examination revealed swelling behind the optic nerves. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, “which became his home for an entire month,” the family wrote. “Lukas was diagnosed with a non-germinomatous germ cell tumor (a rare brain (Fundraiser - See Page 5)
Local Congressman Also Calls For Impeachment
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) is the latest in a list of House members to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for impeachment, and many members of Congress – on both sides of the aisle – have supported this. Trump recently admitted that he withheld $400 million in aid to Ukraine. A whistleblower complaint states that it was to try to extort the Ukranian president into digging up dirt on Joe Biden’s son to use in the 2020 campaign. Trump has denied this allegation. Andy Kim is the latest voice on the issue. He released a statement calling for impeachment as well. (Impeachment - See Page 5)
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