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–Photos courtesy Kristin Santorelli Over the summer, Hearts of Mercy provided kids with a host of summer activities to keep them busy and involved while off from school including an overnight camping trip, a trip to the BlueClaws to meet the players, a backpack giveaway, pool parties and a fishing event on LBI. By Kimberly Bosco BARNEGAT – Barnegat resident Kristin Santorelli knows what it feels like to be loved and supported as a child. As the founder of a local nonprofit organization aimed at providing support and assistance for low-income families, Santorelli has made it her mission to ensure that all members of the community have the opportunity to experience the
kind of compassion and support she has known. “I have been loved and helped all through my life along with the tough times when I needed some help. I see and notice how hard other’s lives may be,” Santorelli told Jersey Shore Online. Growing up in a small New Mexico town, Santorelli did not see or notice true hardships such as homelessness until later in her life. (Families - See Page 12)
January 18, 2020
July 4 Fireworks Moved To High School
By Kimberly Bosco BARNEGAT – Police Chief Keith Germain is quelling fears and concerns among residents after it was announced that Barnegat’s July 4th fi reworks display ha s been relocated to the Barnegat High School for the 2020 celebration. On January 8, Chief Germain took to the police depar tment’s social media to explain how this decision came to be made and why. “I understand that people appreciated the fi reworks on the bayfront and are upset at the move. I have to shoulder the blame for this one,” he wrote. “The decision to move the fireworks to the high school was based upon my strong recommendation.” Germain noted that, as a lifelong Barnegat resident, he and his family have long enjoyed the Bayfront fireworks display. First, as a kid
Curtain Opens For Performing Arts Academy By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – They arrived by bus and car and entered with excitement for their first day of class in the brand new Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy building.
It wasn’t just the students that were excited about the state-of-the-art facility but administrators, staff, OCVTS Board of Education members and elected officials. The building is on the campus of Ocean County College
in Toms River. It provides a showcase for those seeking careers in several areas of the performing arts. It also provides college credits and a modern, safe environment that Freeholder Director Joseph (Curtains - See Page 4)
–Photos by Bob Vosseller The brand new Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy within Ocean County College, Toms River opened its doors.
living on Newark South Road with his parents; later, as a father with his wife and children at the condos across from the dock. “For most of the fireworks displays since I moved out of that condo, I’ve been present for them wearing the French blue of the BTPD…While I love the fireworks over the water as much now as I did back when I was a kid, the world we live in, and the dangers it presents, have changed drastically over that 46 years,” said Germain. While Germain outlines a few factors that ultimately led to the decision to relocate, the main reason is safety. “Our fireworks display constitutes what the Department of Homeland Security defines as a mass gathering and, further, what is called a soft target,” he explained. According to the Department of Homeland Security, a crowded place can be known as a soft target, such as sports venues, shopping venues, schools, and transportation systems. These are locations that are “easily accessible to large numbers of people and that have limited security or protective measures in place making them vulnerable to attack.” While Barnegat may n ot b e t h e big ge s t town with the largest (July 4 - See Page 13)
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