The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 26 - No. 19
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 18
Inside The Law Page 21
Dear Joel Page 22
−Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Hawaiian dancers put on a show for more than a hundred attendees at the 5th Annual Manchester Luau at the lake held at Harry Wright Lake on Aug. 14. (Right) A fire knife performance was the highlight of the evening event. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Some events are worth waiting for. The 5th An nual Manchester Hawaiian Luau was scheduled for Aug. 7 but Mother Nature didn’t cooperate so in fear of rain storms, it was pushed back a week.
That was a good decision because a little before 6 p.m. a large number of residents came out to clear skies, a pleasant temperature and were ready to hula for the event at Harry Wright Lake. Attendees were in islands of their own,
practicing social distancing. Sitting literally in white circles and wearing masks they enjoyed the per formances of Tinos Hawaiian Entertainment.
Those performances included not only hula dancing and instruction, but also songs and a fire knife dance. No performance involving (Luau - See Page 7)
Front Line Fighter Of War On COVID-19 Urges Caution
By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Those in the medical field are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the health crisis began, they have seen many modifications to their daily routine and how they are treating patients. Dr. Habib Nazir of Marlboro is a critical care intensivist at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He is one of many
in the medical profession who are doing what they can to meet the ever-changing challenge of providing treatment during a pandemic. He shared with Micromedia Publications/Jersey Shore Online.com what it has been like adapting to the ongoing pandemic conditions that health workers have been quick to respond to. “I’m a critical care doctor and my group
and I work in the intensive care unit,” Nazir said. “How we describe our role is a term we call life support specialists. On a day-to-day basis we take care of patients that are critically ill in the intensive care unit for a variety of things.” He said such patients may have suffered heart attacks, strokes or things like septic shock or similar severe infections. “We (Fighter - See Page 10)
August 22, 2020
Move To Virtual Meetings Criticized
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – After only one live meeting, the governing body was back to the Zoom format because of Gov. Phil Murphy’s rollback on how many people can attend public gatherings. The Council’s Aug. 10 meeting was held electronically only because, “we are back to Zoom virtual meeting due to the governor’s recent order limiting indoor capacity at 25,” Township Clerk Sabina T. Martin said. Councilman Craig Wallis noted that a few weeks ago he had asked the council president and vice president of the council during their bi-weekly meeting to
look at a resolution asking the governor, legislature and county Freeholders “to start moving this COVID step up. People are being hurt still with the lockdown - like this meeting - on what I would say is a whim...” “(Murphy) is using broad strokes that I feel should be more fi nely addressed. We don’t have a problem with 30-40 people at our live meetings but instead we are back to a Zoom meeting again,” Wallis added. Wallis said he would like to see the council approve a resolution to be sent to the governor’s office and legislature to “start moving (Meetings - See Page 4)
Wanted: EMS Crew Members For Manchester Township
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township Police are looking for more people to be a part of the community’s Emergency Medical Services crew which launched in March. As the EMS falls under the jurisdiction of the Manchester Township Police, it is this department that is offering testing for the new EMS squad. A pre-employment test is scheduled for Aug. 22, for the position of Emergency Medical (EMS - See Page 9)
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