TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 15 - No. 47
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─Photos by Chris Lundy By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A relatively civil discussion on gun control played out at a recent Township Council meeting, as a 2 nd Amendment group urged the governing body to pass a resolution against what they call restrictive gun laws.
Several members of the 2 nd A mend ment Sanctuary spoke about how several laws, such as “red flag” laws are unconstitutional and inf r inge upon their r i g h t s . T h e y h a ve been going from one town to another, asking gover ning bodies to suppor t their
movement. Governing bodies in Lacey, Jackson, and the Ocean County Freeholders were among those that passed resolutions supporting them. The meeting in Toms River might have been the fi rst to have members of Moms Demand Action For Gun Con-
trol in attendance and giving counterpoint. The discussion was mostly civil, with just one instance of people shouting out from the crowd. C ouncil President Maria Maruca, who was running the meeting, at one point urged two people who (Guns - See Page 4)
Patients Face Health Care Costs, Bureaucracy
By Bob Vosseller TOMS R I V ER – Three years ago Joe Taylor he sailed and raced boats along Toms River and then he suffered an injury which stopped all that. Taylor is a diabetic and his insulin usage is around 90 units at night and 30 units in the morning. “I eat up insulin like it’s going out
of style” the Lakewood resident told 3rd District Cong ressman A ndy Kim during his recent visit to the Toms River facility of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospitals. Kim’s visit to Encompass, which is a joint commission certified for disease specif ic care for brain injury rehabilitation, cardiac re-
habilitation, advanced inpatient diabetes care, pulmonary rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation and wound care, was a fact-finding mission to help him gather information about health care issues so he could bring back that feedback to Washington D.C. “Every American, rich or poor, should be
able to get the health care that they need, and no A mer ican should be denied because of a pre-existing medical condition,” he said, adding that he is seeking to “expand access and protect the 129 million Americans living with a pre-existing condition.” “I am lucky to have a doctor who I can
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ask for (insulin) samples and he gives me samples. It is really terrible,” Taylor said regarding the cost he faces as a diabetic. Taylor was a patient at Encompass Health during Kim’s visit. W hen Taylor was asked how many prescriptions he’s on, his response was, “proba(Patients - See Page 8)
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Three new members of the governing body called for a total audit of the township’s finances to find ways to cut spending and to make sure the best practices are being followed. Councilmen Matthew Lotano, Joshua Kopp, and Kevin Geoghegan want proposals for a company to come in and evaluate every department. “An outside set of eyes would provide a fresh perspective,” Lotano said. Hopefully, this audit would expose any flaws and suggest any corrective actions the town needs to take, Kopp said. Although the tax rate is relatively low compared to New Jersey’s other municipalities, Geoghegan said “there’s always room for improvement.” Lotano and Kopp are three months into their first terms on the Township Council. Geoghegan had served before, lost a campaign, and then won a term last year. (Council - See Page 4)
County Increases Homeless Spending By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The county will be spending more money this year to care for the homeless having increased the amount in a line item of this year’s budget. The county previously spent $100,000 every year, and also allotted $10,000 to Just Believe, a community group that cares for homeless. In the budget that the county just put together, they added $150,000 to this, Freeholder Gary Quinn said. Based on some statistics studied by the county’s Human Services department, they determined that the $250,000 would be an appropriate amount to care for the homeless (Homeless - See Page 8)
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