Vol. 25 - No. 22
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
TIMES
FOR BREAKING NEWS
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM | November 9, 2019
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River
Letters
7 Years After Sandy, Many Still Battling A Broken System
Soldiers Overseas Request Christmas Decorations
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Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
–Photo courtesy Robin Sinor The Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township was greatly damaged as a result of Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
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Dear Pharmacist Page 19.
Inside The Law Page 22.
Business Directory Page 24-25.
Classifieds Page 23.
Wolfgang Page 31.
Horoscope Page 31.
–Photo courtesy Lloyd Mullikin These are some of the soldiers stationed in the Middle East that have been receiving care packages. By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Troops serving overseas are in a hostile, harsh environment, and welcome anything that reminds them of home. And nothing says a piece of home like Christmas decorations. Lloyd Mullikin, a Bayville resident and a veteran, has been collecting items to send to troops.
He ships them in boxes to soldiers that he has been in contact with, so that he knows exactly what they are looking for. “With Christmas coming, I am starting to be asked for simple decorating items, such as lighting, etc.,” Mullikin wrote to some of the folks who regularly support his mission. (Soldiers - See Page 4)
Food Bank Going Strong
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The good news is that there is a food bank that helps dozens of people a month in Berkeley. The bad news is that there are so many people in need. The food bank is held on the fourth Friday of every month. It is located at the Holiday City at Berkeley clubhouse, 631 Jamaica Blvd. The truck comes at about 9:45 a.m. Volunteers put out all the food on tables,
categorized as well as possible. The food bank started out as a once-in-a-while thing, but the demand became so great that it had to become a monthly event. At one recent food bank, there were 150 people served, Councilwoman Sophia Gingrich said. The food comes as part of the Mobile Choice Pantry Program, which brings supplies of food to locations where it is needed most. It is run by Fulfill, which was formerly known as the
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Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. People need to fill out paperwork in order to take part in the food bank, she said. Thanksgiving Meals Additionally, orders will be filled for Thanksgiving meals for needy people, Gingrich said. There will be to-go meals consisting of turkey, vegetables, and other holiday staples. The meals (Food Bank - See Page 4)
By Kimberly Bosco NEW JERSEY – This year marked the 7th anniversary of the day Superstorm Sandy struck the Jersey coast, taking over 140 lives and causing at least $70 billion in damage. While many would say the Jersey Shore is on the mend or nearly healed, there are a remaining few who continue to feel the lasting effects of Sandy’s devastation at home. State and local leaders came together recently to draw attention to the flaws in recovery programs and the rising cost of flood insurance that have kept so many from fully rebuilding their homes destroyed by Sandy, even now in 2019. The Quinn family of Silverton in Toms River is one of these families. Seven years ago, storm surges from the Bar-
negat Bay sent three foot waves crashing i nto Doug Q u i n n’s ra nch-st yle home, f loodi ng the house where he lived with his teenaged daughter with four feet of water. Later, Quinn became one of many who were u nder paid by t hei r flood insurance company after Sandy. Despite a $254,000 damage assessment and $250,000 i n f lood i n su r a nce coverage, the Quinn’s initially received only $92,000, of which their mor tgage compa ny held half, leaving them with little money to remediate and rebuild. Quinn spent years tied up in the NJ Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (R R EM) Program, which was created under the (Sandy - See Page 5)
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