The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 25 - No. 50
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Best Warrior Competition Held At Joint Base
In This Week’s Edition
Mayor: Stay In Your Homes If You Can
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Community News! Pages 11-13
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Pages 18
Dear Pharmacist Page 19
Inside The Law Page 21
−Photo by Bob Vosseller Soldiers get a briefing by Staff Sgt. Nicole Hill, standing at left, concerning the first event of the recently held Best Warrior Competition held at Joint Base MDL, which concerned the soldiers taking their best shot on the firing range. By Bob Vosseller JOINT BASE MDL Soldiers of three Army Reser ve u nits went into battle from March 11-15 but it wasn’t a real f ight; it was a special competition held at Joint Base McGuire-Fort Dix-Lake-
hurst Naval Base. The servicemen and women participated in the Best Warrior Competition to be the top soldiers for advancement to the national U.S. Army Reserve competition. They took part in a variety of outdoor/
indoor warrior tasks and military knowledge tests. They were evaluated during the competition to determine who was the top soldier and noncommissioned officer in each respective organization. U.S. Army Reserve
Soldiers from multiple commands including the 99th Readiness Division, 78th Training Division and 84th Atlantic Training Division across the U.S. Ar my Reser ve took part in the competition (Warrior - See Page 4)
Lake Horicon Improvements Discussed
By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Upgrades to facilities around Lake Horicon were one of the topics discussed at a recent Borough Council meeting. Councilwoman Patricia Hodges reported on the status of an ongoing Public Works Committee project. She reported that she had a meeting with Public Works Department Head Dave Winton who said the department is moving forward with the Community Block Development Grant project involving portable bath-
rooms at Lake Horicon. “Hopefully we will have them in place for the summer season,” Hodges said. “There is going to be some work done at the lake to accommodate the portable bathrooms. Some trees need to be removed and some of the electric needs to be upgraded but that needs to be done anyway.” She added that Winton removed the pilings from the lake because the lake was lowered and will replace them with buoys to mark the swimming area since
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the buoys are easier to remove. Members of that department completed their safety training for the year. During the public comment period of that council meeting, resident Bruce Margenson brought up questions about the Lake Horicon project. “Is there any reasons why they wouldn’t be ready for the new season?” “We were waiting for the grant money first,” Hodges responded adding the next step is ordering them “and unless there is (Improvements - See Page 7)
March 28, 2020
By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – Manchester Mayor Kenneth Palmer issued a “strong suggestion” to all residents to stay in their homes unless traveling is absolutely necessary for work, medical appointments, prescriptions, food, and other emergencies. This is in response to the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that is spreading through the world and started showing up in Ocean County. The virus is most dangerous to those of weakened health, the very young or senior citizens. “Our senior population is very susceptible to the COVID-19 virus and therefore we urge all senior communities to cancel large gatherings, and close clubhouses, community centers, gyms, libraries, recreation centers, parks and meeting places,” he said. “We urge our senior community leaders and association presidents to discourage large gatherings of people or events which might attract large gatherings.” The mayor said that if you have to go out, keep your distance from others, avoid large groups and practice good hygiene (wash hands frequently, cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing). Manchester Township officials, in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management, said they are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and are heeding all guidance from the Federal Government, State of New Jersey, and Ocean County government. In an attempt to limit the reasons that residents need to go to Town Hall, they are urging people to conduct their business in other ways: Tax, water/sewer payments; business licenses and registration applications; re-occupancy inspection requests; and construction permit payments may be made online through Manchester Township’s website: ManchesterTwp.com. Police accident reports can be accessed through crashdocs.org. Additionally, residents are invited to call Town Hall at 732-657-6121 with any questions about our services and what can be completed remotely before making a trip. “Obviously, we want to avoid contracting (Mayor - See Page 7)
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