Vol. 7 - No. 15
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THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
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2019 Election Race Begins: Town & School Candidates
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Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
By Kimberly Bosco OCEAN COUNTY – We are now down to one month until the November 5, 2019 General Election and candidates are actively working
their campaigns for seats on township and borough councils, committees, and school boards. The municipal candidates and board of education candidates for southern Ocean County towns are as follows:
Municipal Candidates In Barnegat Township, you will be voting for one
individual to win a three-year term: • Albert Bille (R) - incumbent • Peggy Houle (D) In Lacey Township, you will be voting for two individuals to win three-year terms: • Steven Kennis (R) - incumbent • Peter Curatolo (R) - incumbent (Election - See Page 4)
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Letters Page 6.
Partnership Will Feed Fish To The Hungry
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14.
Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 21.
Business Directory Page 18.
Classifieds Page 19.
Wolfgang Puck Page 23.
–Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Members of Fulfill join representatives of America’s Gleaned Seafood of Lavallette, Trinity Seafood of Lakewood and several special guests during a Sept. 20 press conference held at the Fishermen’s Dock Cooperative in Point Pleasant Beach. (Right) One of several blue containers used to store fresh fish gleaned for purposes of providing seafood to the hungry. By Bob Vosseller POINT PLEASANT BEACH – A partnership to feed fish to the hungry and reduce the waste of fresh fish that cannot be sold, has been formed between a leading food bank organization and two
seafood companies. Fulfill, formerly the Food Ban k of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, joined forces with America’s Gleaned Seafood of Lavallette and Trinity Seafood of Lakewood to launch the nation’s first volunteer
pilot program. The conference, held at t he Fishe r me n’s Dock Cooperative in Point Pleasant Beach included members of each agency who spoke about how the program was designed to prevent the waste of fresh
fish and how it would provide food for those in need. “This will be a game changer when it comes to providing fresh protein to those who are food insecure in New Jersey and Monmouth (Fish - See Page 5)
Stafford Officials On Front Lines Fighting Hunger
By Kimberly Bosco STAFFORD – Both inside and outside of the council meeting room, Stafford Township officials honored September as Hunger Action Month. At the Sept. 17 meeting, Mayor Gregory Myhre presented a proclamation to Barbara Schultz of Fulfill, formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, in order to raise awareness of hunger and poverty right here at home in Ocean County. “The Township of Stafford is committed to taking steps to raise awareness about the need to combat hunger,” read Mayor Myhre, who noted that Stafford will be working with Fulfill to educate people about the role and importance of food banks in addressing hunger. “More than 136,000 individuals in Monmouth
and Ocean Counties rely on food provided by the members of Fulfill,” he added. Myhre also cited that 1 in 10 individuals throughout Monmouth and Ocean Counties have also benefited from emergency food provided by Fulfill. T he US Hu nger Relief Organization, Feed i ng A mer ica , uses Hunger Action Month to emphasize: every action counts. “During Hunger Action Month, the Feeding America network of 200 food banks challenge you to help hit our goal of 40,000 actions to end hunger,” reads Feeding America’s website. Schultz noted that, while it is a national initiative, we still need to do our part on the local scale. Local food banks throughout Monmouth and Ocean Counties held
(Officials - See Page 5)
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