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Researchers Test Pollution Along Toms River By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY - Each year the local environmental group Save Barnegat Bay, which was founded to restore and protect Barnegat Bay and its ecosystem, awards grants that provide a hands-on learning opportunity for undergraduate students who are chosen to conduct field research. These $1,000 grants are awarded to each accepted team project student and $1,500 to each accepted independent project student. This year eight students formed two teams. Last week, in part 1, Jersey Shore Online reported on the Sedge Island Marine Conservation Zone behind Island Beach State Park to look at the biodiversity there. This week, in Part 2, we report on the team who studied the water quality in the Toms River, touching on all six river towns. The members of the Student Grant Program
Toms River Schools Lay Off Some Staff… For Now
Water Quality Team are: Rachel Dash, Kean University; Megan DeMatteo, Stockton University; Lauren Halloran, Berry College, GA; Emily Jaenicke, Villanova University; and Maggie Murphy, Stockton University. The team’s mentor was Supervisor of Science and Research at MATES Dr. John Wnek. The purpose of the study was to gain a baseline of information about water quality conditions and pathogens along the river. The team wanted to determine areas that may be sources of pathogenic bacteria that have a negative impact on the river and consequently on Barnegat Bay. Water testing started in 2010 when the research teams had been trying to identify where some of the sources might be coming from. The student team performed tests for eight weeks in June and July. They sampled 12 sites
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Looking at having virtual education for at least two months, Toms River Schools laid off 240 non-teaching staff members. The layoffs include 90 bus drivers, five bus mechanics, 25 special education bus aides, 70 cafeteria/playground aides, and 50 cafeteria workers. Hourly and part-time employees were let go immediately while full-time employees will be paid through Nov. 1. The notice had to be sent contractually. It gives them 60 days to seek work. The full time employees had been paid since March when the schools started vir(School - See Page 19)
Safety Is First Rule For Sports During COVID
─Photo courtesy Save Barnegat Bay Students collected samples of water and tested them for such things as dissolved oxygen, bac(Pollution - See Page 2) teria levels, and more.
Amid Increase In Child Predators, Parents Urged To Monitor Children’s Social Media
By Bob Vosseller TRENTON – Various law enforcement agency representatives expressed the need for parents to take a more active role in monitoring their child’s social media and internet use during a virtual press conference where New
Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced 21 arrests of alleged child predators. Those investigations also included cases of sharing child sexual abuse materials online. He said that online threats continue to rise during the pandemic.
This prompted his office to warn parents of risks to children as school is about to begin and students are experiencing more screen time. It was recommended by several of the representatives present for parents to have
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videos. G rewal said t hat during this pandemic, “people are spending more time online. On the one hand homebou nd child ren are spending more time on their devices both for virtual learning and for (Child - See Page 22)
By Chris Christopher The Brick Township High School football team’s coaching staff has decided to make something good out of the international catastrophe known as the coronavirus pandemic. The staff has decided to turn the pandemic into a personal responsibility lesson for its Green Dragons. “We had a good talk today (Monday. Aug. 24) about doing the right thing,” said Len Zdanowicz, the team’s head coach. “Our program is following the rules. Teams that don’t follow the rules will put everyone else at risk.” Zdanowicz, a former Brick player and an assistant coach under the legendary Warren Wolf, said about 50 players are on the team. “We split the team into two groups of about 25 players,” he said. “If anyone tests positive, we have to shut it down. We are teaching the boys about accountability. The boys realize it is on their shoulders and in their hands.” (Sports - See Page 6)
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