Vol. 25 - No. 26
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THE MANCHESTER
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Letters Page 9. –Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) All aboard the Trolley! A trolley tour featuring two trips sponsored by the Borough of Lakehurst Historical Society prepare to embark. (Left) Robert Morris, a member of the Borough of Lakehurst Historical Society, Inc. speaks to those onboard a trolley for a historical tour through Lakehurst.
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By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Clang, clang, clang went the trolley, ring, ring, ring went the bell and with it riders went on a tour of the town and a trip into the past. While the trolley provided by the Borough of Lakehurst Historical Society, Inc. wasn’t a time machine, member Robert Morris did his best to capture an era gone by during his narration of two tours on Sept. 29. “Robert Morris is a lifelong resident of the borough and he did our tour back in 2003. He is very knowledgeable,” Society treasurer Janet Heller said. The 45-minute tours set off from the borough’s Community Center on Center Street. “We haven’t had one (a trolley tour) since 2003 or 2004, Heller said. It was time to do it again. The community really enjoys them.” “A man named William Tory acquired property down here along with his wife and he was in this area from 1843 to a little after the Civil War. He started the Delaware and Raritan Bay Railroad,” Morris said. Morris continued, “Lakehurst was really Manchester and it started back before the
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By Kimberly Bosco MANCHESTER – We are now down to one month until the November 5, 2019 General Election and local candidates are actively working their campaigns for seats on the Manchester Township Council and Board of Education. Unlike other governing bodies, Manchester Council does not list candidates by political party. Board of educations are also nonpartisan. The municipal candidates are as follows. You will be voting for one individual to win a one-year unexpired term on the Township Council: • Robert Hudak, incumbent – “Manchester Continued Good Government” • Bill Peck – “A Veteran To Serve Manchester” (Candidates - See Page 8)
Ocean County Breaks Ground On Ocean Ride Facility
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Ocean County officials took shovel in hand and marked the territory of a new facility on Ridgeway Boulevard recently. The facility will house the Ocean County Department of Transportation. Members of the Ocean County Freeholders formally noted the occasion and the start of a new era for OceanRide. “The new facility, which will house drivers, office staff and equipment, will afford the department greater operational (Ocean Ride - See Page 4)
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