TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 16 - No. 12
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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. “The Toms River Vol. Fire Co. No. 1 has decided for the safety of the community and all first responders involved due to the ongoing pandemic to cancel this year’s Halloween Parade,” wrote Carl Weingroff, one of
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Inside The Law
─Photos courtesy Toms River Schools Graduates at all three high schools took part in separate, socially distant ceremonies in July. By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - After Governor Phil Murphy declared that in-person graduations could be held, local school districts were finally
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allowed to hold ceremonies. Masks were added to the caps and gowns on the very hot day, weeks further into summer than it would normally
have been. Social distancing was the rule. Some wore masks with their school’s name on it. “Students and parents were, by all accounts,
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compliant and supportive of our efforts,” a school spokesman stated. “We are proud as always of our students and how they represent our district.”
Town Orders Efficiency Study To Save Money
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Tow n s h i p C o u n c i l hired a company to do an efficiency study with the goal of reducing costs while not reducing the quality of services. The contract is to a company called Government Strategy Group, headquartered
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in New Providence, New Jersey. The work was bid out and the cost is not to exceed $150,000. This six-figure cost is an investment, said council members Matthew Lot ano, Joshua Kopp and Kevin Geoghegan. Acquiring a group to do this work was one of their
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campaign promises. They expect it will reap millions of dollars in savings. This study will provide a “road map” to a more efficient, less expensive way of running the town, Lotano said. He added that the council is not waiting to get the results of the study back; if there
are ways to cut costs without cutting services they will do so. For example, they are continuing the hiring freeze for non-essential workers. One thing Kopp said he learned by being a councilman is that the town is a lot more complex than it looks to an outsider. The study
will provide fact-based advice that the governing body can use to make informed decisions about how to run operations. “Throughout the transition and into the early months of the year, we kept getting conflicting answers and push back about reforms we want
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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 (Primary - See Page 7)
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