2020-01-04 - The Toms River Times

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Vol. 15 - No. 36

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Animal Advocate: Neglect Law Needs Change

| January 4, 2020

Secrets Revealed By Outgoing Politicians

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – It was the last Township Council meeting for three members of the governing body, and they let some secrets slip. Mayor Thomas Kelaher and Councilmen George Wittmann Jr. and Brian Kubiel did not run for re-election. Councilman Maurice Hill ran for mayor and won, so this was also his last meeting as a councilman. Hill thanked Toms River residents for their confidence in him. He said that he, Kubiel, and Councilwoman Maria Maruca served since the change of government 16 years ago. It used to be a Township Committee where every year the committee would choose which one of them would be mayor. It changed to a ward system where there would be four wards, and each one would elect a representative. The town would also elect three at-large council members and a directly-elected mayor.

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Pages 11-15.

Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 20.

(Goodbye - See Page 9)

Dear Pharmacist Page 21.

Inside The Law Page 24.

Classifieds Page 27.

Business Directory Page 28-29.

Wolfgang Puck Page 35.

—Photos Provided by Ocean County Animal Facilities Southern Shelter Hazel, Sadie, and Harley were taken from the Peters home. Some of the Peters’ dogs have found new families. By Bob Vosseller County Prosecutor’s ty Animal Shelter and to their Berkeley home OCEAN COUNTY Office recalling the in- is providing a voice for on October 11. Inside, – Residents seeking cident of a trapped rac- animals. She feels that officers found 24 dogs bet ter care for ani- coon that was clubbed some of them could living in deplorable mals have been vo- to death by teenagers fi nd new homes if not conditions. The dogs cal in the last several in December 2018. for a current law that were safely transportmonths about the need Those at that vigil allows for those ac- ed to t he Sout her n for new laws and more wanted to learn more cused of animal ne- Ocean County Shelter transparency in animal from the Prosecutor’s glect to retain owner- where they received abuse cases. Office about what pun- ship of their animals. medical care. In late November, a ish ment was issued They keep ownership Berkeley Township vigil for three dogs that to the two youths in- even in cases where A nimal Cont rol redied after being left volved. Ocean County they have violated lo- sponded to the scene abandoned in a Lacey Prosecutor Bradley cal laws that restrict where the homeownTownship residence Billhimer said that due the number of dogs in ers voluntarily surrend rew more than 50 to existing law and the a household unless it is dered their dogs due people to Lacey’s Gille fact that those respon- a kennel or shelter. to the unsafe living Park. Those present sible were juveniles, One recent example of conditions. Neighbors called for stricter laws his office was not at this scenario involved were concerned about pertaining to cases of liberty to provide de- Luke Peters, 49, and his the possibility of neanimal cruelty and ne- tails on that case. wife Allison Peters, 42, glect and alerted police glect. Manahawkin resi- of Bayville who were which led to the PeAnother vigil was dent Kathleen Ruskin charged with 24 counts ters’ arrest. The couheld on December 6, is a volunteer at the of animal neglect after ple faced a municipal in front of the Ocean Southern Ocean Coun- a complaint led police (Dogs - See Page 4)

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