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TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 16 - No. 18

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Rally organizer Carol Gay gives a speech to the attendees. By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER - Protesters said they gathered at the post office to defend the Postal Service against President Donald Trump’s attacks to defund the USPS. About 50 people assembled in front of the Toms River office for

the “Save Our Mail, Save Our Vote!” event, displaying their homemade signs and banners to protest against the notion of the postal service being defunded. People waved signs that showed slogans such as “Save the US mail,” “Hands off my mail,” and “We support

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the USPS.” Critics believe that President Donald Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy are weakening the post office to slow the delivery of mail-in ballots for the upcoming election. Back in June, DeJoy took over the postmas-

ter general position and has since stated his plans to remodel the post office are to protect and secure the postal service in the long run. More than 20 “Save Our Mail, Save Our Vote!” rallies were held statewide, with the Toms River event (Rally - See Page 2)

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY By J. Mark Mutter September 2nd marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two - Victory Over Japan, or “V-J Day.” After years of fighting, the war finally came to an end in Tokyo harbor on board the battleship

Toms River Remembers WWII Missouri in a solemn ceremony administered by General Douglas MacArthur. V-J Day Was Different From V-E Day The Second World War had two major theaters - Europe and the

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Pacific. After the United States was attacked in 1941, an early decision was made by President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill that victory in Europe was first priority. With the D-Day inva-

sion in 1944, Germany would surrender in less than a year and V-E Day celebrations were held in May 1945. This writer shall never forget asking Army Ranger William Klaus of Sussex, New Jersey, many years ago at

a D-Day celebration, where he was on V-E Day. He could not remember! Bill Klaus, now deceased, had every expectation of being shipped off to the Pacific to keep fighting. “But ask me where I was on (History - See Page 8)

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By Chris Lundy TRENTON – In his revised budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy restored funding for two key programs that help seniors and homeowners make ends meet. The Senior Freeze program locks in senior property owners at a fixed amount. For example, let’s say the senior has to pay $1,000 in taxes. The program locks in the taxes at that rate. Then, when their taxes go up to $1,050, the senior pays $1,050 and then the state reimburses the senior that $50. The Homestead Rebate Benefit program also provides property tax relief to eligible homeowners. For most homeowners, the benefit is distributed to their municipality in the form of a credit, which reduces their property taxes. However, the state’s proposed supplemental budget had a significant reduction in both of these programs. The reason that the state gave for cutting these two programs was that the state lost money due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor had made this announcement on Aug. 25. At the Aug. 24 Berkeley Township Council meeting, the governing body repeated their request to the governor to reinstate the Homestead Rebate and Senior Freeze funding. They had made their first request during the summer. “We have to continue to keep pressure on the state,” Mayor Carmen Amato said. The township’s resolutions said that it is precisely because of the pandemic that the state shouldn’t cut funding to residents. Residents are suffering economic hardships due to the virus as well and township officials said Trenton shouldn’t balance its budget on the backs of residents who are already hurting. According to the resolution, Berkeley has 8,700 residents who qualify for Homestead – the most of any municipality in the state. Across the county, 60,906 qualified for the (Freeze - See Page 2)

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