TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 16 - No. 6
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Police, Protesters March Together For Equality
Toms River: Open Up Businesses Now
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Community News! Pages 9-10
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Pages 16
Dear Pharmacist Pages 17
Inside The Law
By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – Police and protesters marched side by side in reaction to the murder of George Floyd, the man killed by Minneapolis police. His death sparked protests – and riots – throughout the nation. Here in New Jersey, there have been peaceful protests, like in Freehold, and looting like in Atlantic City. Katrina Garcia saw that no one was starting
a protest or march of any kind in Toms River so she stepped up to fill that void. Asked why she did it, she answered “My kids. My children’s future. My generation right now is messed up because the generation before me didn’t finish” what civil rights leaders started. After she announced it, she said she wasn’t sure how it was going to go over. She was afraid that it was going
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to get shut down. She was afraid that a violent element might show up. Then, she got the email of support from Toms River police. She was contacted by a local preacher asking if he could attend. “I kept faith in God and the community,” she said. Eventually, about 300 people wound up being part of it. Police Chief Mitch Little and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer
were among those who marched with them. “I can’t be more proud and honored” with regards to her fellow protesters. “They really kept with the goal, which was peace.” Her children, ages 8 and 3, watched her on TV from home. “My children tell me I’m their hero so I have to live up to that.” In many of the more violent clashes that were reported, witness(Protest - See Page 4)
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Toll Increase, Toms River Parkway Changes Proposed
By Chris Lundy TR ENTON – The Turnpike Authority issued a plan to increase tolls throughout the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike which will include improvements in Ocean County and beyond. The tolls will increase by 27 percent on the Parkway and 36 per-
cent on the Turnpike for passenger vehicles. Commercial vehicles will see an increase as well. The tolls are expected to go into effect Sept. 13. In Ocean County, the Barnegat toll will increase from $1.50 to $1.90 and the Toms River toll will increase from 75 cents to 95
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cents. The tolls on the ramps in Waretown, Lacey, Berkeley, Lakewood and Brick will increase from 50 cents to 65 cents. The tolls will help pay for improvement projects throughout these two roads. Locally, there is a proposed change to Park way miles 80-83, in Toms
River and South Toms River. The Authority said four continuous lanes in each direction are needed between Interchanges 80 and 83 “to accommodate future traffic demands.” Full left and right shoulders will also be added. This project is expected to cost $75 million.
Projects throughout the state are digital message boards ($80 million); a paving program ($550 million); lighting ($50 million); replacing underground storage tanks with aboveground ones ($10 million); medians ($35 million); f iberoptic lines ($100 million);
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Bipartisan members of the governing body urged Gov. Phil Murphy to reopen small businesses now - with safeguards - instead of waiting any longer. Mayor Maurice Hill said that Toms River businesses have the drive and the ability to reopen in a safe manner, and they should be allowed to do so. The mayor said the township has suffered tragic losses, but shared specific numbers to put it in perspective. As of Memorial Day weekend, Toms River had 486 cases. Of those, 118 were residents in long-term care facilities. The remaining 368 lived in 302 addresses. In other words, more than one person tested positive in some households. This amounts to .5 percent of Toms River’s total population. If you don’t count those in long term care, it’s .4 percent. Unfortunately, there were 117 deaths in Toms River. Of those, 84 were in long-term care facilities. This means that there were 33 deaths among the general population. Toms River’s population is greater than 90,000. “The governor is fond of saying ‘the data drives the dates,’” Hill said. This is why he shared Toms River’s data. Given these numbers, Toms River should be able to open up while still following safety regulations. He also wants more advanced warning from the state before regulations change. The statement might come out of Trenton in the evening and every town has to scramble for the next day to prepare for something new. He said he is worried about civil disobedience. Store owners might just decide to open in defiance of the state. Then local police will be put in the unfortunate position of dealing with that. Councilman Terrance Turnbach said that municipalities are in the best position to know what their people need and how to keep them safe because not every municipality is the same. “Everyone on the council is getting calls from small businesses wanting to be open. We don’t have the authority,” he said. “The time has come” to reopen, said Councilwoman Maria Maruca. There is guidance from associations, such as those that understand the restaurant industry, that are putting out guidelines on how businesses can (Open - See Page 4)
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