The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 25 - No. 42
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─Photo By Bob Vosseller Manchester Township Police officials including Chief Lisa Parker join Lester Glenn Auto Group staff including Steve Regan who organized a special year-long fundraising campaign for the purchase of another K-9 Unit dog for the department for a $10,000 check presentation. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Storm, a solid black, six-year-old German Shepherd is one of two members of the township’s K-9 Unit, and while he’s of ten on night duty, he served a bit of overtime recently during a special gathering that showcased his talents. The dog joined his
partner/handler Patrolman Marc Micciulla and fellow K-9 officer Patrolman Steve Wendruff, and his partner a sable colored German shepherd named Lynk, Police Chief Lisa Parker, Captain Todd Malland, and Lt. James Sharkey for the occasion of a $10,250 donation to the department. Around a year ago
Lester Glen n Auto Group salesman Steve Regan sought a community project. Originally from London, he had served as a judge for the American Kennel Club, and previously worked to reunite retired U.S. A r med Forces K-9s with their handlers. The Toms R iver was i nspi red to raise funds for the
Manchester Township K-9 Unit having heard that the department was seeking to add another dog to that unit. The cost of another dog - including the purchase, training, food and various equipment - is ap prox i m at ely $20,000, according to Micciulla. From January 1, 2019
(Donation - See Page 4)
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Ocean County Challenges New Jersey On Senior Funding Reductions
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – If there’s one theme that can be seen lately, it’s that local officials have been questioning the state about cuts in funds. In addition to the Toms River and Brick school districts losing tens of
millions of dollars in aid over the course of several years, the county lost state funding for senior programs. Freeholder Joseph H . Vic a r i , w h o i s Chairman of the Office of Senior Services, sent a personal letter to Gov. Phil Murphy
urging him to restore “devastating” cuts to state-f u nded senior programs. According to the county, this is what is being lost: Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC) is a state-funded program that pro-
vides in-home services to local seniors to help keep them living independently in their community home as opposed to being placed in a nursing facility. According to Maria LaFace, Director of the Ocean County Office of Senior Services, for
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those seniors who meet the income requirement, JACC provides a wide array of supports intended to delay or prevent placement in a nursing facility, including respite care, homemakers services, personal emergency (County - See Page 11)
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Mayor Kenneth T. Palmer issued a statement this week about the township’s preparation to implement a paid EMS service noting that with “volunteerism across the country dwindling in numbers its effects are being felt in Manchester like never before.” Palmer said, “on average, Manchester Township has 800 to 1,000 first aid calls per month. As previously discussed, due to the decline in membership, our volunteer First Aid Squads can no longer meet the high demand.” The mayor added that “unfortunately, (EMS - See Page 7)
GOP Leader Sentenced To Jail, Appeal Likely By Patricia A. Miller TRENTON – The former longtime head of the Ocean County Republican Party was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for fi nancial crimes he committed over the past few years. A pallid-looking George R. Gilmore apologized for his fi nancial misdeeds. Some of his family and friends sobbed during and after the court proceedings. Gilmore was not jailed on the morning of his sentencing hearing on Jan. 22. U.S. District Court Judge Anne E. Thompson gave him and Kevin H. Marino - his Chatham-based attorney - several weeks to fi le arguments on why an appeal should be granted. He will serve his sentence at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution. Gilmore will also have to serve three years of probation once his sentence runs out. Thompson also ordered that the one-time party head will have to receive mental health treatment. His attorney had declared this was part of a hoarding disorder. An expert on this (Sentence - See Page 8)
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