The BERKELEY Times Vol. 26 - No. 14
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(Solar Farm - See Page 13)
−Photos by Chris Lundy The construction behind the Wawa will eventually bring hundreds of homes and a hotel. By Chris Lundy SOUTH TOMS RIVER – T he event ual development of 390 homes and a hotel became a political conflict as the mayor refused to sign off on an affordable housing settlement agreement. The project will build c ondos b eh i nd t he
Columbus Day Parade Canceled
Wawa that was built recently on Route 530. Mayor Gregory Handshy, a Democrat, refused to sign the contract on the deal. The Republican-led Borough Council passed a resolution that allowed the council president or business administrator
By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The Columbus Day Parade will not be held this year. With great regret, Parade Chairman Michael A. Blandina made the announce-
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COVID Caused Changes In Hospital Operations
By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Howell resident Nicole Jackson serves as the Interim Director of Patient Care at Community Medical Center in Toms River. She is another front-line fighter in the continuing war on the coronavirus. She told this newspaper about how medical professionals have had to change operations at work – and how they had to change their habits at home – in the wake of COVID-19. In her hospital role she oversees the
workflow and what the nurses do. Also, she makes sure that procedures are being followed, and helps make new policies as more information about the virus emerges. That includes all the new rules that came about since the pandemic conditions began back in March. “We had to adjust everything. The way we triage patients coming into the hospital and the way we treated patients while they were in the hospital. Even how we were around each other. We had to constantly watch each other and
Solar Farm To Be Built Over Landfill
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The township is in the beginning stages of building solar panels over their closed landfill. At a recent Township Council meeting, Berkeley went out to bid on an energy company to install them. “Our project will be a beneficial reuse of the old township landfill located behind Public Works,” Mayor Carmen Amato said. “We expect these companies to provide bids to lease land from the township to construct a solar array on the old landfill. The bidders are responsible for all costs associated with the project, so there is no cost to the taxpayer. “The successful bidder will then have the ability to sell energy to consumers through a new program known as the Community Solar Program (CSP),” he added. “The CSP is a
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September 19, 2020
keep ourselves safe,” she said. Jackson noted, “we had to protect ourselves and our families when we went home. Everything changed in a matter of a week or so. We knew we had to change things and we started to think about what we could change to make it a better experience for everybody coming in: nurses, staff, family members. When you work in the ER it is like the front line of care.” She said triaging began right from (Hospital - See Page 4)
ment earlier this month. Like so many other autumn events held around the county, the 29th Annual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival was (Parade - See Page 13)
−Photo courtesy Community Medical Center Nicole Jackson, Interim Director of Patient Care at Community Medical Center, is one of the many health care professionals involved on the front line the COVID-19 pandemic.
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