Vol. 25 - No. 25
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THE BERKELEY
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Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River | November 30, 2019
Family Needs Help; Lost Everything In Fire
Petition Launched To Keep After-School Activities
Coloring Raffle Page 7.
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – In the wake of severe budget cuts, another petition has been started by a resident trying to make sure kids don’t suffer – this time by losing after-school activities. Renee Godino created the petition calling for action on the part of residents to tell state leaders that Toms River students deserve more. “Toms River Schools are in a major crisis, we have had so many cuts already and over the next few years it’s going to go from bad to worse,” Godino wrote. What’s on the chopping block?
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
(Activities - See Page 4)
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Dear Pharmacist Page 17.
Inside The Law Page 23.
Business Directory
–Photo courtesy Donna Marie Barwick The fire made the home unlivable and caused the family to lose all their belongings. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A fire that started the day before Halloween caused a local family to be without a home for Christmas and beyond. The fire, on Oct. 30, destroyed everything at 149 Sherman Ave. in Bayville, said Donna Marie Barwick. Her brother, Steve, lived
there with her sister-inlaw and nephews. The sister-in-law saw the fire on her way home from working an overnight shift at a group home. They will have to knock down what’s left of the house and rebuild. They are now sharing a house with her. “It’s starting over,” she said. They have
nothing but the clothes on their backs. Some things can’t be replaced, like sentimental items. Some things are difficult to replace, like birth certificates. The good news is that there weren’t any lasting injuries from the fire, Barwick said. Her brother went back into the house to get the
cat, Bella. This caused him to suffer smoke inhalation. He had to be sedated and put on a ventilator. While in the hospital, it was found he had pneumonia. After all that, he didn’t find Bella in the house, but she wa s fou nd roaming the property two days later.
Hunger Knows No Season
(Family - See Page 4)
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Classifieds Page 22.
Wolfgang Page 27.
Horoscope Page 27.
Adult Pot Use Could Be On 2020 Ballot
By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – After failing to muster the votes in the State Legislature, lawmakers are trying to have the general public vote on marijuana legalization. Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senator Nicholas Scutari, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a joint statement announcing the introduction of legislation
that, if passed, would put a referendum on the 2020 ballot to legalize adult use of marijuana in New Jersey. “This initiative will bring cannabis out of the underground so that it can be controlled to ensure a safe product, strictly regulated to limit use to adults and have sales subjected to the sales tax,” the statement read. “We will have the Legislature
vote on the plan during the current legislative session and expect the proposal to be on the ballot in 2020, when voter turnout will be maximized for the national election. We are confident it will be approved by the Senate, the Assembly and the voters.” As of right now, the text on the ballot would read “Do you (Pot - See Page 20)
–Photo courtesy the Musillo family These donations were used to create 40 Thanksgiving food baskets for families in Howell and the surrounding area. The Musillo family of Howell has taken on the holiday project for the second year in a row. By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Hunger knows no season, but often the month of November is a time to focus on the hungry, given the holiday of Thanksgiving (Hunger - See Page 5)
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