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–Photos by Chris Lundy By Chris Lundy SOUTH TOMS RIVER – They never craved the spotlight. In fact, they don’t want attention. However, they stepped out of the shadows to show people what the homeless of Ocean County really look like. If you walked past any of them on the street, they don’t fit the stereotype. Most people picture homeless people as living in cardboard boxes. The cartoon of a hobo with all his possessions in a bag on a stick. That’s why Shore Vineyard Church wanted to show the real faces of local homeless. These are people who are stuck with underpaying jobs in an expensive area. W hile most people have a support system in place to fall back on when something goes wrong, these people have less. Some combination of bad luck and missteps is all it takes to find themselves with no place to sleep at night. Local painters were given photographs of a half dozen homeless
(Left) The paintings were put on display at the church. (Right) Artists and the organizers stand before their works. people. In a ceremony but as they are inside. was 28, and was shot that was part art show, It was a parable about in the head by a police part religious service, Jesus fi nding the best officer (he had been and part community in people and bringing an innocent bystander). event, these paintings it forward. The story What turned his life were revealed. says of one subject, “He around was a group of Every time a portrait had actually become volunteers who cared was unveiled, there the man the master had about him and helped him reach higher. were gasps and usually painted.” someone saying “That’s “Some of the most Greg Andrus, who him!” or “That’s her!” photographs and inter- beautiful people I’ve They were humble, and views people for his site ever met were without felt strange being the “Portraits of the Jersey homes,” he said. subject of attention and Shore,” spoke as an exAfter the ceremony, of someone’s art. ample of how someone and after a meal from One man, Jamie, was can pull themselves up. the church’s kitchens, one of the subjects. He had been homeless the homeless were some Since it started, he re- at times in his life, and of the first to leave. Sevstored relationship with dove into drinking. A eral of them had to go his sister, and got a low point was when he to work. job, and is no longer homeless. A painting of a young man named Jimmy had The church was selling various works of art two versions of himself to support homeless in the area, particularly on canvas – one hidLiving Water Community Church’s work to ing in shadows and one provide a truck that has a shower in it that smiling in the light. homeless can use. One of the organizThe paintings were for sale for $300 each. ers, Taffy Spaloss, read Prints, 8”x10”, were $20. A 5x7 print was $10. the story of the Master Anyone interested in buying these can email Taffy08731@yahoo.com. Painter who didn’t paint people as they look,
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U.S. Rep. Van Drew Goes Republican
By Kimberly Bosco NEW JERSEY – U.S. Representative Jefferson Van Drew will be a Democrat no longer. Recent national news reports inform that Van Drew is making plans to switch parties and become a Republican. A Dec. 14 report by The New York Times stated that Van Drew informed his aides of the switch, which could happen “as soon as next week, just as the House is casting its historic votes on articles of impeachment.” Van Drew, who resides in Dennis Township in Cape May, represents the 2nd Congressional District. Comprised of municipalities throughout Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties, the 2nd Congressional District also includes the following southern Ocean County municipalities: Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Eagleswood, Harvey Cedars, Little Egg Harbor Township, (Republican - See Page 4)
Vigil Remembers Raccoon Beaten To Death By Lacey Teens
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Around 20 people, concerned about incidents of animal cruelty, came out for a vigil in front of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office on Hooper Avenue. The vigil was held to mark the first anniversary of an incident involving a raccoon who was trapped by several teenagers in Lacey Township and who beat the animal to death. “Yes, it’s been a full year since that poor animal was tortured and murdered for the entertainment of two Lacey Township kids, and the Ocean County Prosecutor has yet to share any information on it,” Lacey resident Barry Bendar said. Bendar was among those who organized the (Vigil - See Page 4)
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