The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 26 - No. 14
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−Photos courtesy Manchester Township Recreation A large crowd is seen during the July 8 kick off of Concert Fest 2020 at Harry Wright Lake. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER - The Township and Recreation Department received some applause f rom residents a nd town officials for the first of its free concert series that kicked off earlier this month.
Concert Fest 2020 held its first concert on July 8 and it featured the Jukebox Legends, New Power Soul and WJRZ. Recreation Dept. Director Tracey Lynch and her staff are coordinating the summer concert series.
Performers from New Power Soul entertain a large crowd at Harry Wright Lake during the first Concert Fest 2020 program held on July 8.
Councilwoman Joan Br u sh s a id d u r i ng a July 14 Township Council meeting that she had attended the concert. “I have to say I was pleasantly surprised everyone was staying in their social distance. Tracey and the Recreation Department were wal k ing around the crowds and making sure people were staying in their little circles for dancing and others were staying six feet apart.” Brush added, “it went very well and during intermission between the two bands. Tracey said there was a turnout of 430 people so far with more cars coming into the concert areas. It
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went well and I feel very comfortable out there. I thank Tracey for making such a great night.” Council President Sam Fusaro said, “the number of people out there sur prised me. They were distanced apart. The concert was excellent. We have three more concerts during the summer months. The next one is July 22, then Aug. 12 and Aug. 26 which will also be our 4th of July fireworks we arranged to delay it and canceled Manchester Day this year.” The shows are held at Harry Wright Lake. The Recreation Dept. asks that those joining the fun of Concert Fest (Concerts - See Page 4)
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The township’s Code Enforcement has been issuing ‘courtesy notices’ to inform residents that they need to clean up an issue, but they are not in risk of being fined just yet. “In the last week I’ve gotten several complaints about code enforcement so I wanted to address it with the council,” Mayor Ken Palmer said during a recent Township C ou n c i l m e e t i ng. “You may have seen s ome pic t u r e s on Facebook about those complaints.” He said when he saw those photos he spoke to the township’s code enforcement officer and looked back at the last two or three weeks of complaints.
He said the code enforcement officer had started a program focusing on infractions and things that need to be attended to. “He started in Pine Lake but will be doing the same across the township. He’s gotten through two thirds of Pine Lake to date and he’s been taking pictures of things he sees that are unsightly and code violations. He’s not issuing warnings. He is not issuing citations or fines. He is issuing what is called a courtesy notice which just says ‘We took a look and saw something that is an issue,’” the mayor said. Mayor Palmer said about 100 of those courtesy notices have (Code - See Page 4)
Toms River Halloween Parade Cancelled
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – It took a disaster to stop one of the most iconic events on the Jersey Shore: the Toms River Halloween Parade has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The parade is annually run by Toms River Fire Co. No. 1. It has a history of entertaining locals for decades. It is billed as the second largest Halloween parade in the world, and can have upwards of 6,000 viewers. The Downtown area is shut down and people compete for seats. (Halloween - See Page 7)
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