The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 26 - No. 18
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Future Of Former Free Flea Market Serves As A Proving Ground For Community La Bove Grande Questioned
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−Photo by Bob Vosseller Construction work at the former site of the La Bove Grande Restaurant and Banquet Hall near the Lakehurst circle was questioned by residents during a recent Borough Council meeting asking if it would become a religious facility based on the menorah that was carved on the wall, or a senior care facility as had been expected.
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August 15, 2020
−Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Team members of the Proving Ground Church in Lakehurst gather for a group photo. (Right) Proving Ground Church volunteers set up for a free flea market for Lakehurst and area residents on Aug. 7. By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – For a church that hasn’t opened yet, officially, they sure have been busy serving as a proving ground for community support during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the Proving Ground Church gathered late in the afternoon of Aug. 7 to assemble and arrange items for a special flea market. They didn’t have to worry, however, about marking prices on any of the items - they were all offered up for free as a means to help the community during the ongoing pandemic which has hit hard financially
for many people. This wasn’t the first charity undertaking by the church based on 1 Proving Ground Rd. In April they provided free pantry care packages and more than a generous serving of hope to Lakehurst residents and people in the area in need. Proving Ground Church Administrative Asst. Nicole LeBoeuf said of the event that due to the potential for rain, the flea market was moved indoors as a precaution. “We set up inside so we didn’t have to worry about the rain. We are (Community - See Page 9)
Officials: We’re Still Learning About COVID
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the big question was “Is it here?” People looked up the numbers in the state, in the county, even in their own towns. Slowly, each town started to have some positive cases of COVID-19. This made people need even more information. Who had it? Where in town was it? Some members of the public
even wanted to know what streets the people lived on. Now that it is here, people study the numbers differently. They see the large totals. They wonder when we might get past this. They wonder if it’ll ever go down. They wonder if the whole thing is blown out of proportion. The truth is that the numbers have always been a guideline rather than something set in stone.
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Daniel Regenye, Ocean County’s Public Health Coordinator, explained the numbers. The case counts show how many tests came back positive. It doesn’t show if someone got better. It doesn’t show if someone moved. There have also been issues where people’s zip codes don’t correspond to where they actually live. For example, there are people in Berkeley’s senior (COVID - See Page 4)
By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Residents questioned the future of a familiar restaurant site and the construction work going on there during a recent Borough Council meeting. The former site of the La Bove Grande property has had some work done to its exterior in recent months and residents asked what is to become of the site located in the Lakehurst Circle near Route 70. However, no clear answers could be found. The Manchester Times previously reported in May of 2019 that a deed had been recorded on March 14 of that year from the Ocean County Clerk’s Office showing the property had been sold to two limited liability companies, 800 Route 70 LLC and Route 70 Holdings LLC, both listed at P.O. Box 869 in Lakewood. They hold two thirds interest
and one-third interest in the property, respectively. The paperwork on behalf of the buyer is Daniel Czermak a “nonmember manager of the grantee” who was a member of the Lakewood Development Corporation and is the chairman and founder of Beacon Health and Social Services in Oceanport. That firm provides all-inclusive care for elderly patients on Medicare and Medicaid. Several residents who attended the July 16, 2020 council meeting asked about the granite menorah that was carved into the side of the building and asked if the plan for the building was for it to be a senior day care facility that would be open to everyone or if it now had become a religious institution. Previously the Borough Council had considered but later tabled (La Bove - See Page 10)
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