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Vol. 26 - No. 22
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La Bove Grande will soon be a senior health facility.
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By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – The new owner of the former La Bove Grande restaurant and banquet hall addressed borough officials and residents about their plans to operate a senior health day care facility. Residents previously questioned construction going on at the facility and it was stated that no permits had been issued for the building at the time.
Residents were also curious as to the new owner’s plans when a menorah was observed being carved out on the side of the building. That feature has since been covered up, said Dan Czermak, the chief executive officer of the parent company of Beacon of Life which purchased the property. He assured the mayor, council and residents that (Plans - See Page 4)
September 11 Ceremonies Will Be Different This Year
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY − While the coronavirus has made it difficult to have gatherings of a certain size, veterans are encouraging people to continue to remember the attacks on September 11, 2001 in their own way. Gov. Phil Murphy has issued executive orders limiting the size of indoor and
outdoor events. Some large celebrations, like the July 4th fireworks over the Toms River, had to be cancelled. But even more solemn events have been impacted. John Dorrity, director of Ocean County’s Veteran Service Bureau, said ceremonies can still be held. It depends on the type of ceremony.
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“It’s not going to be the type of events we had because of COVID,” he said. People have to maintain safety. Masks have to be worn, social distancing must be in place. No one wants to see a spike in cases - or a spike in deaths. Dorrity said he had COVID-19 in the spring. He didn’t think that September (Ceremonies - See Page 9)
September 12, 2020
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The township’s court system is somewhat of a model of efficiency for how cour ts best operate during a global pandemic. During a recent council session, officials got a full report on how their court system was operating. Council President Sam Fusaro said in a recent conversation with Township Court Administrator Tracy Barcus “I asked her how court was going b e c au s e t hey h ave so many cases that we don’t want to get backed up too far and I was amazed at what they had done to get not only Manchester on line but some of the county if not most of the county as well.” Barcus spoke about how t he mu n icipal court had been doing since it went essentially virtual due to the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our municipal court has been up and running since our first virtual court session which was held on May 6. We actually had a double session. We did Lakehurst first in the morning with 15 people and then in the afternoon we also had 15 defendants through Zoom.” The township has a shared services agreement with Lakehurst. She noted that she and
the township’s technical department official Josh Schnoor, the municipal division of Ocean County along with the township’s presiding judge and the assignment judge of Ocean County “were all part of our first virtual court session.” “Needless to say, because of Josh and his IT specialties we have gotten the court up and running and it was a complete success on May 6. The defendants found it very easy to come on. It was very accommodating to them as far as to when they were working. They were allowed to sit in their car on their lunch break,” Barcus said. She said this allowed defendants “to have their day in court so it really went very well. Since then Josh has helped our 31 courts in Ocean County get up and running in some fashion whether it be to help them with the Zoom program or get them connected to the (Ocean County) Jail.” Barcus said Manchester was the first municipal court system in the county to be able to hook up to the Ocean County Jail to allow for testimony for hearings. “We are able to Zoom with them as well on a court session. It has really been a long road but a very successful (Court - See Page 9)
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