The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 25 - No. 45
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By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – Can you remember a time when voting was not allowed equally by everyone? Most people were born after the time where people fought for equal rights to vote. Over 100 years ago, the suffrage moment
─Photo by Bob Vosseller New Lakehurst Police Chief Matt Kline takes the oath of office as Lakehurst’s newest police chief. Klein’s wife, Amanda stands at left, holding their infant daughter MacKenzie, as he is sworn in. His 5-year-old daughter Katelyn is holding the bible as his parents Judy and William Kline observe the ceremony which included Borough Attorney Ian M. Goldman administering the oath. By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – There’s a new chief in the borough and his name is Matt Kline. Surrounded by family, friends and fellow officers, Kline was sworn into office during a recent Borough Council meeting. Kline isn’t a new face however. He has been with the Lakehurst Police Department since April 2004. He is married with two children. Kline was sworn in by Borough Attorney Ian M. Goldman. Mayor Harry Robbins and the members of council along with audience attendees loudly
applauded afterwards. He took over as chief from Eric Higgins who retired last month and who Kline thanked in his speech that followed his oath of office. Prior to his taking the oath, Kline said, “I started off as a special officer here 16 years ago. I don’t want to make too many changes in my fi rst year. We did promote Sgt. Jason Guide who fi lled my position.” The department is looking at the rank of lieutenant which is vacant. “There is no talks of having (Police - See Page 4)
Commemorating 100 Years Of Women’s Right To Vote was in full swing. Activists and reformers were fighting to give women the right to vote. Women such as Alice Paul, Antoinette Brown Blackwell and Susan B. Anthony all played a crucial part in making history and granting women the
right to vote. Ocean County celebrated the 100 th anniversary of New Jersey’s ratification of the 19th Amendment in the historic courtroom of the Ocean County Courthouse. Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella was
the chief coordinator of the event, and presented the speakers and the four Ocean County women who were being honored during the evening. “As an elected Constitutional Officer in Ocean County, I am honored to coordinate
this important program recognizing the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution granting women the right to vote,” Colabella said. Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director (Women - See Page 4)
February 22, 2020
Council Hears Self-Assessment Report
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – How does the town’s plans align with that of the state? Lengthy studies should tell the Township Council whether they match up. At stake is money for grants and other help. In his presentation before the council, Township Planner Nick Dickerson explained the report “is part of the planned endorsement process and what that is, is the alignment of the township’s plans and land use regulations with those of the state and regional entities and county. It tries to streamline this planning and in return the state offers incentives for communities who seek to do this including technical assistance, priority of grants, low interest loans and it also allows for a center designation which would help for the township’s efforts concerning economic development and creating a walkable downtown center for this area.” Dickerson added, “this is a fairly lengthy process,” noting the 121-page report. “This is only step three in the process and there are 10 steps total. “There will be a lot of work between the township and the state to identify what steps need to be done on the part of the township and where to achieve planned endorsement,” Dickerson said. He noted that future work for step 4 would involve “a community vision which would involve a great deal of community input, a consistency review of various ordinances and plans, an action plan…and then endorsement by the state planning commission followed by the actual monitoring of and implementation of the agreement that would be signed as part of this process.” Council President Sam Fusaro asked what his “guesstimate on how long it would take for the next seven steps? Ballpark?” “I would say well over a year because each step has a certain number of days where the state has to act,” Dickerson said. “A year is good. I was thinking with the state it would be well over a decade,” Fusaro said. “What the township is tasked to do through this report is to identify existing conditions (Council - See Page 7)
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