2019-12-07 - The Toms River Times

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Vol. 15 - No. 32

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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 20.

—Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Floyd L. Moreland stands inside the Casino Pier Arcade in Seaside Heights watching the 109-year-old carousel that is his namesake, dismantled. (Left) The iconic sign showing the Floyd L. Moreland Carousel to be a Dentzel/Looff type carousel which is now 109 years old.

Dear Pharmacist Page 21.

Inside The Law Page 22.

Classifieds Page 27.

Business Directory Page 28-29.

Horoscope Page 35.

Wolfgang Puck Page 35.

By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Floyd L. Moreland looked a bit sad as he looked around the Casino Pier Arcade, watching the historic carousel which bears

his name being disassembled. “It is a bittersweet moment,” Moreland, of Ortley Beach, remarked but he knows the carousel’s removal will have a time of

revival and in a whole new environ ment where it can be appreciated even more. Movement of t he iconic 109-year-old historic Dentzel/Looff carousel took place in

early November from its longtime home on the boardwalk-based Casino Pier Arcade. It will get a whole new life in two years’ time. Workmen from the

(Carousel - See Page 4)

Lakewood-South’s Final Thanksgiving Game This Year

By Chris Christopher LAKEWOOD - The Russell E. Wright Athletic Field was the scene of history, festivities, food and fellowship on Thanksgiving Day. The Lakewood Piners hosted the Toms River South Indians in the Centennial Football Game the 100th renewal in one of the state’s oldest high school rivalries. And it will be the final time the teams will trade tackles on Turkey Day, according to ninth-year Lakewood coach L.J. Clark. He said the clubs

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will meet next season in Lakewood on a date to be announced. Clark said the Shore Conference will announce the schedule in February. “People feel it is more of a hassle than anything else to play on Thanksgiving Day,” said Clark, who played for the Piners as outside linebacker and running back from 1996-99 and served as a Lakewood assistant coach for several seasons. “On each Thanksgiving Day that I can remember, the Lakewood-Toms River South game had (Football - See Page 5)

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Senate President Stephen Sweeney told a group of school representatives from throughout the state that he wants to allow districts to raise more in taxes to fill a hole in state funding. Several officials have already responded that this doesn’t really solve the problem, because it still has a negative impact on residents. They said that residents shouldn’t be fi xing Trenton’s problem. At issue is bill S-2, which was proposed by Sweeney and signed by Gov. Phil Murphy. It has resulted in millions of dollars of “adjustment aid” cuts to districts that were deemed to be overfunded because they were losing enrollment. In Toms River, this has resulted in the loss of dozens of positions. After-school activities are currently being discussed as possibly being cut. “It was never the intent to hurt any schools,” Sweeney said, as reported in NJSpotlight. (School - See Page 28)

Town Hall Employees Asked To Apply For Their Jobs

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Non-union employees are worried after receiving an email saying they have to re-apply for their jobs when the new mayor comes in, but they have been told that the email is a standard practice. Councilman Maurice Hill will be sworn in as mayor in Januar y. His transition team, headed by Assemblyman (and former Councilman) Gregory McGuckin sent out the email to all 44 confidential employees. “Town Hall is in a panic,” outgoing Mayor Thomas Kelaher said. “For 12 years, (Employees - See Page 4)

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