The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 26 - No. 9
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Black Lives Matter Protest Led By Teen Draws Crowd
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – A teen’s passion for the hurt she has observed around the nation and strong inspiration by her sister, led to a Black Lives Matter protest in Pine Lake Park. The rally like many protests being held across the country was sparked following the unjust death of George Floyd, 46, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer on May 25. That officer, Derek Chauvin, was shown in a video that went viral, putting his knee to Floyd’s throat cutting off his air supply and ultimately causing his death, while three fellow officers watched. (Protest - See Page 4)
−Photo By Bob Vosseller Mikayla McSulla, 14, far right, speaks during the Black Lives Matter protest she organized at Pine Lake Park on June 8. Joining her is her sister Desiree McSulla, her mother Cinthia McSulla, and behind them Manchester Mayor Ken Palmer and Manchester High School Principal Dennis Adams.
Freeholders, Veterans Call For New Veterans Clinic To Move Forward
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – The county needs a new veteran’s clinic for its over 40,000 veterans and county officials are tired of the
federal government’s “needless delays” in building one. That was the view expressed through a unanimously approved resolution by the Ocean County
Board of Chosen Freeholders asking the Department of Veterans Affairs to fast track a new facility to replace the aging (Veterans - See Page 15)
Parents Of Autistic Children Face Challenges Of Pandemic Lockdown
By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – The closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic have created new challenges for parents who have had to juggle being part-time educators as well. For those parents with
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children who are autistic, that challenge is even more daunting. “Times are tough for everyone but can be particularly hard for people with autism and parents of children on the spectrum. Parents are serving as teacher,
aide, behavioral therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist and many other roles crucial for their child’s progress and development,” said Donna S. Murray, PhD. She is vice president of clinical programs and head
of the Autism Treatment Network (ATN) at Autism Speaks. She also serves as an adjunct associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital within the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Pediatrics. She added, “people on the spectrum who live in group homes or fulltime care facilities may be separated from their (Parents - See Page 9)
20 Mayors Call For State Reopening By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Twenty Ocean County mayors sent a joint letter to Gov. Phil Murphy calling for the state to be opened back up to save the economy. Everyone has been educated on how to slow the spread of COVID-19, and business owners should be allowed to open up with safety features in place, the mayors said. The stay-at-home orders have worked to slow the virus, the letter said. However, the state needs to relax restrictions on commerce. “Our citizens have learned to adjust and adhere to social distancing guidelines along with the businesses who have been fortunate enough to be allowed to open,” the letter stated. “Those businesses have adjusted their standard practices so that commerce can continue in a safe manner. It is time to allow all (Mayors - See Page 10)
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