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─Photo courtesy Toms River Schools Students are learning from home during the shutdown. By Chris Lundy gle classrooms. Teachers days also count toward ternet use were posted TOMS RIVER – Kids have lessons prepared. their 180 days of school online. The district also and parents are making There is group discus- per year. posted tutorials for parthe best of remote learn- sion when they are all Teachers are working, ents and children here: ing now that schools are online together. Physical too, just in a different trschools.com/parents/ closed. education teachers have way. The Virtual School virtual-school- dayPrior to school be- even provided exercises Days require a different plan. ing closed, parents and to do. kind of muscle to flex: T he vi r t ual days students were given To be clear, this isn’t a technological know- stemmed out of an emerinstructions on how re- vacation. Students are how, and understanding gency plan concocted mote learning would working, although may- how to make the most of after Superstorm Sandy work. Every day, stu- be not the same number the programs available. in 2012, district officials dents log into their Goo- of hours per day. These Locations for free in- (Remote - See Page 12 )
Dune Grass Planting Project Moving Forward
By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE PARK The Seaside Park Dune Planting Project’s fi rst scheduled event, to be held Saturday, April 4, is currently still on. It has a rain date of Sunday, April 5, although interested parties should check with the organizers given how the virus has been shutting down events..
Bob Hopkins, who is overseeing the project, said an article that appeared in The Toms River Times in February about the program was helpful in gathering up more volunteers to plant the dunes. “We plan to have similar events in the spring and fall for the next five years in order to plant enough shrubs
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to stabilize our entire dune system,” Hopkins said. Since January, Borough off icials have been discussing the need to address an environmental shortfall regarding their oceanfront. Mayor John Peterson introduced a resolution that would provide needed work to complete the Army
Cor ps of Engineers dune grass project. The resolution called for planting native vegetation on the west side of the newly augmented dune to provide stability to the dune in the future. This resolution was required because the A r my Cor ps of Engineers project is at risk of deteriorating over the next several
years on the west side of the beach. Peterson fi rst served as mayor in the 1980s when the f irst dune grass plantings began on the beach level near to the east of the boardwalk. That effort of more than 30 years ago, resulted in a 22-foothigh dune along the
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How To Deal With NJ’s New Shutdowns
By Chris Lundy and Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – In a move that is going to become the new normal for the next few weeks, people are required to stay in their homes except for emergencies until April 7. This executive order comes from Gov. Phil Murphy and follows in line with what some other states are doing. The order directs people to stay at home until further notice, but there are exceptions. For example, the executive order won’t stop you from visiting family or close friends. However, social distancing might stop you from making those visits. This means that it’s a good idea not to visit people because you or the person you’re visiting could have the disease but are not showing symptoms yet. And if you do see other people, you are instructed to stay six feet apart to slow the spread of the disease. The order cancels all parties and social events. This doesn’t prevent you from exercising, but you’d have to do it on your own. Gyms are closed, as are many parks. The order also doesn’t prevent you from getting essential goods or services, or going to work if your job is still open. Here are the businesses that are still open: • Grocery stores, farmer’s markets and farms that sell directly to customers, and other food stores, including retailers that offer a varied assortment of foods comparable to what exists at a grocery store • Take-out portions of restaurants • Pharmacies and medical marijuana dispensaries • Medical supply stores • Gas stations • Convenience stores • Ancillary stores within healthcare facilities Hardware and home improvement stores • Banks and other financial institutions • Laundromats and dry-cleaning services • Stores that principally sell supplies for children under five years • Pet stores • Liquor stores • Car dealerships, but only for auto maintenance and repair, and auto mechanics (Shutdown - See Page 6)
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