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SOUTHERN OCEAN Times Vol. 8 - No. 4
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Signs Make Cedar Creek Safer
July 18, 2020
Socially Distanced Graduations Held
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Community News! Pages 8-11
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14
Dear Pharmacist Page 15
Inside The Law Page 17
−Photo courtesy Griffin Petry Griffin Petry and Boy Scout Troop 9503 installed these signs along Cedar Creek. By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – If you’re kayaking on Cedar Creek, and you need to call for help, how can you tell the police where you are? That was the problem tackled by Griffin Petry as part of his Eagle Scout project. He and Troop 9503 installed signs throughout the creek’s length telling
travelers where they are. If a kayaker suffers a medical emergency, they can tell police what the last marker they remember was. Each marker has a number and a color. First responders in the area were provided a map of where the markers are so that they can find people on the river. I n it ially, a nother
scout had attempted this project years ago when Griffin was just a Cub Scout. It was hard to get through all the approvals and it had to be abandoned. Years later, Griffin took it on. He said going through the State Department of Environmental Protection was probably the most complicated part. (Signs - See Page 4)
Richter Wins Bitter 3rd District Primary
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – After months of infighting, Republicans have chosen David Richter to take on Congressman Andy Kim in November. Richter received 20,948 votes and Kate Gibbs received 10,126 votes in the Primary Election. They were competing in the third Congressional District, which is made up of parts of Ocean and Burlington counties. The winner will challenge the incumbent to represent the district in the House of Representatives. The two candidates had been lobbing shots at
each other for months. They agreed on many matters of policy but they each challenged the other’s credibility. Gibbs accused Richter of being a failed businessman who cozied up to Joe Biden’s brother to get a construction deal in the Middle East. He was compared to Where’s Waldo, and painted as a district shopper who doesn’t care about the 3rd District and just rented a place to run in the election. Richter accused Gibbs of working for a union that raised costs of transportation projects and endorsed Democrats. She was compared to (Primary - See Page 12)
−Photo courtesy Southern Regional By Chris Lundy SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY – After Governor Phil Murphy declared that in-person graduations could be held, local school districts organized the ceremonies. In some cases, the ceremony was
split in two, in order to reduce the number of people attending to ensure social distancing. In some cases, there was a virtual ceremony held earlier in the summer and a modified in-person one was held more recently.
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
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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. (Parade - See Page 7)