Vol. 25 - No. 39
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Lakehurst School Granted Emergency Aid
By Kimberly Bosco LAKEHURST – By now, we are all beginning to feel the effects of S-2 on local school districts. S-2 was a bill that changed how much funding many schools received from the state. Following several recent trips to Trenton and numerous pleas for more school funding from local districts, one Ocean County town has finally been heard. The Lakehurst Borough School District recently announced that they would be receiving over $650,000 in emergency aid to supplement the district’s current school budget. The great news was announced to parents in a letter from Superintendent Loren B. Fuhring.
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–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 OCEAN COUNTY – Residents seeking better care for animals have been vocal in the last several months about the need for new laws and more transparency in animal abuse cases. In late November, a vigil for three dogs that died after being left abandoned in a Lac-
ey Township residence drew more than 50 people to Lacey’s Gille Park. Those present called for stricter laws pertaining to cases of animal cruelty and neglect. Another vigil was held on December 6, in front of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office recalling the incident of a trapped raccoon that was clubbed to death by teen-
agers in December 2018. Those at that vigil wanted to learn more from the Prosecutor’s Office about what punishment was issued to the two youths involved. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said that due to existing law and the fact that those responsible were juveniles, his office was not at liberty
to provide details on that case. Manahawkin resident Kathleen Ruskin is a volunteer at the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter and is providing a voice for animals. She feels that some of them could find new homes if not for a current law that allows for those accused of (Dogs - See Page 11)
American Legion Makes History
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – When George Potter Vanderveer served in “the war to end all wars,” he probably didn’t realize how historic his sacrifice would be. Vanderveer, from Bayville, was the first from Ocean County to die in World War I. He served with Company E of the 24th Engineer Corps. He passed away at 19 years of age on Aug. 4, 1918, at Fort
Porter in New York. He had been suffering from “shell shock and gas.” According to the New Jersey Courier: “He was thought to be improving nicely when acute articular rheumatism set in.” He had even told his father, while on his hospital bed, that he wanted to get back to France to continue serving. One hundred years later, he still is serving, in (History - See Page 9)
Freeholders: Fiscal Stability In 2020
By Bob Vosseller TOMS R I V ER – Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari returned to a very familiar role, that of director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Vicari previously served 11 times as Director of the Board, most recently in 2017. He was chosen among his peers to serve as director in 2020. He is the longest serving Freeholder in New Jersey, having first been elected in 1981 and previously served as mayor of Dover (now Toms River) Township five times. He is a retired
school superintendent. “It’s a privilege to be selected by my fellow freeholders to lead the board in the New Year,” Vicari said. Gar y Quin n, the newest member of the board, having been elected in 2018, will serve as deputy director. Quinn previously served on the Lacey Committee for 15 years and also served as the township’s mayor for several years. He is the director of both the Human Services and Transpor tation Departments and the liaison to the Ocean (Fiscal - See Page 4)
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