The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 25 - No. 47
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March 7, 2020
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−Photo courtesy of Manchester Police Department Newly promoted Lt. Chris Hemhauser, left, joins Capt. Robert Dolan and Sgt. Chris Cerullo during their recent promotion ceremony. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Three senior officers earned new stripes in a ceremony that brought together many of the officers in the township during a ceremony which took place in the Municipal Complex. The three veteran officers were Lt. Robert Dolan who was promoted to captain, detective Sergeant Chris Hemhauser who was promoted to lieutenant, and Patrolman Chris Cerullo who advanced to patrol sergeant. Mayor Kenneth T. Palmer administered their
oaths of office in the presence of family, friends, police personnel and township officials. Capt. Dolan began his career with the township’s police department in 1993 as a dispatcher. A year later he became a patrolman and earned the rank of sergeant in 2004. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2011. Among the departmental projects Dolan managed were the construction of a $6 million township-wide radio system and the implementation (Officers - See Page 4)
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Road const r uct ion updates, land sales, land donations and news on an access road for Renaissance were discussed during the last Township Council meeting but not before first honoring local Girl Scouts. Members of Troop 176 r e c e ive d r e c ognition through a procla mat ion rea d by Mayor Ken neth Palmer during the Feb. 24 meeting honoring the Junior Girl Scout Bronze Award recipients. The scouts and their leader joined the mayor and later members of the council for a group photo. The mayor noted that the scouts had raised funds for Ronald McDonald House that supports families with children who are undergoing medical treatment. The Council also approved the acceptance
and authorization of a letter of agreement concerning conditional approval for use of a secondary access road for the Ma nchester Renaissance Development. One resident questioned the long wait. “The unfortunate thing is that we’ve been waiting for over 10 years for that road to be open. It seems like the only way for it to move forward is if the HOA (Renaissance Home Owners Association) initiated a lawsuit and they said okay we have to finish this road. Why couldn’t the township do something in the prior years? They are the ones that demanded that road be put in, why did we have to wait until the HOA initiated a lawsuit and they had their money and everything,” resident Hank Glen asked (Road - See Page 7)
Students Given View Of What Impaired Driving Looks Like
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Local students are looking at things in a new way after a program showed them what it’s like to be under the influence of various chemicals. In the center court of the Ocean County Mall, the Healthy Liv-
ing and Education Expo had hands-on activities set up where students could learn the dangers of impaired driving. This is an annual event, and students from eight local high schools and Ocean County College attended, said Peter Curatolo, chief of admin-
istrative services for the Health Department. This year, they expanded the program to include partners in health fields that have been weaving a net of services designed to catch people falling through the cracks. These included Hackensack
Meridian, RWJ Barnabas, Deborah Heart and Lung, Atlanticare, Urgent Care Now, Senior Services, and the Prosecutor’s Office. Mon mouth Medical Center’s Southern Campus in Lakewood had a booth where they had to walk a line wear-
ing goggles that made it seemed like you had a concussion. Leeanne Cheung, from Toms River High School North, told a reporter “It made me very dizzy. The line was moving. You should try it!” One booth was manned (Students - See Page 10)
−Photo by Chris Lundy Toms River High School North student Stephanie Galeana tries a maze while wearing goggles that mimic being on marijuana.
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