TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 16 - No. 17
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Boutique In Toms River To Aid The Homeless
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─Photo by Bob Vosseller Just Believe Inc. members Beth Busch, left, Amanda Mehrman, CEO Paul Hulse, Michele Quartuccil, and James Haven gather in the cashier area of the newly opened Just Believe Inc. Boutique located at 734 Route 37 in Toms River. By Bob Vosseller of the work we have executive off icer of 7 p.m. T OM S R I V E R – Just Believe Inc. could He poi nted out a done he re i n Tom s Dreaming is import- not have been happi- “memory wall,” say- River and throughout a nt b e c au s e s ome - er that day despite a ing it would always be New Jersey and even times those dreams rain storm that threat- “filled with pictures. into Kensington, Philcome true. ened a power loss and These are just a few to adelphia.” The dream of open- kept a few shoppers give people a glimpse Hulse said that voling a new thrift store from coming out. The when they come into u n t e e r s wo r ke d t o boutique to help the grand opening of the t he store. We have ma ke it a bout ique homele s s b elonge d Just Believe Boutique over 3,000 pict ures thrift store style “so to a tow nship resi- was a big success. It is about what Just Be- it is comfy cozy and dent and that dream located at 734 Route lieve does. When peo- warm. You see a TV became a reality on 37. The hours are 11- 7 ple come in, they will that is on the wall here Aug. 12. during the week and see our mission state- that will run videos Paul Hulse, the chief Sundays are 1 p.m. to ment and a glimpse (Homeless - See Page 8)
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Labor Day Fireworks Over Toms River Officially Cancelled
By Chris Lundy BE ACH WO OD – The f ireworks over the Toms R iver, an ic on ic eve nt t h at’s been celebrated for generations, has been officially cancelled for 2020. Despite Toms River bei ng i n t he na me,
the event is actually put on by Beachwood officials and several local volunteers. A letter from Beachwood Mayor Ron Roma delivered the bad news. “The fireworks on the Toms River historically draws very large crowds (often exceed-
ing 15,000 people in size) and having such a large concentration of people in such a relatively confi ned area would make it nearly impossible to enforce the governor’s order to limit the number of persons allowed to attend outside gather-
ings,” he said. works Committee, po“Maintaining proper lice, Emergency Mansocial distancing is agement Services, and the responsibility of governing body made everyone and this gov- the decision together erning body, having to cancel, he said. the health and safety “I realize that many of our citizens fore- people are deeply sadmost in our minds,” dened by this tough he said. decision. However, I The Beachwood Fire- (Fireworks - See Page 6)
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – For several months, evidence was piling up that the county’s largest school district would be 100 percent virtual at the start of the school year, but they hesitated on officially making the decision until now. At the most recent Board of Education meeting, it was finally confirmed that the district will open virtually for all students in September, with the goal of eventually going into a blended model and then in person. A blended model is when students spend some of their time in school and the rest is virtual. The classrooms will be available for teachers, Superintendent David Healy said. They will teach live and students will have to log in at the designated time. Some teachers have indicated that they are more comfortable working from their classrooms. In some cases, the only difference between virtual education and in-person is the buildings the children are sitting in, he said. “Brick and mortar is the gold standard and we (Schools - See Page 6)
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 (Doctor - See Page 11)
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