The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 26 - No. 26
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Council Discusses Financial Matters
Fall Fun Planned Around Lakehurst Borough
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township Council members adopted two ordinances during its most recent council meeting - one involved a land sale and another appropriated money for capital improvements. The land sale is for 608 Amsterdam Avenue, a residential lot. The second ordinance approved was for various capital improvements and other related expenses for the Department of Public Safety and appropriating $750,000 and providing for the issuance of $712,500 in bonds or notes. Another ordinance was introduced for various capital improvements and other related expenses for expenditures of the Department of Public Works. A public hearing on that ordinance will be held on October 13 during its second reading. Governing bodies introduce an ordinance during one meeting and then approve it during another. In response to a resident’s inquiry as to whether the township was aggressively seeking grants from the state concerning COVID-19 reimbursement programs and if so, could that money be put toward the payment of bonds, Council President Sam Fusaro responded, “I can’t say if we can put that money toward the payment of bonds. We hired a company to gather information on every grant that is possible for the council to get.”
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−Photos courtesy Sid Hooper Costumed children and even some adults take part at a previous Lakehurst Halloween Parade. This year’s event will take place on October 24 starting off across the street from Borough Hall. By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Some fall f u n is coming up around the brough with t h re e fa m i ly f r ie nd ly events in October.
October 10, 2020
The first event will be a Fall Festival that the Proving Ground Church will hold on October 17. This event will begin at 1 p.m. at (Fun - See Page 7)
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No Parade But Italian Brick Team Wins State Little League Heritage Will Be Celebrated Championship
By Bob Vosseller BRICK – There will be no Ocean County Columbus Day Parade or Italian Heritage Festival this year but that doesn’t mean honoring Italian heritage and culture won’t happen. Township resident Michael Blandina, who has chaired the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee since its inception 29 years
ago, recently announced plans for a different kind of observance to be held on October 10. The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee noted that this year’s events to celebrate the national holiday of Columbus Day would involve a procession around several areas around the county. (Italian - See Page 16)
By Bob Vosseller BRICK − It was a bit of a bittersweet victory for the Brick Little League All-Stars but they got to play ball and win the state tournament. However, in this year of the COVID-19 pandemic, they could not move on to compete in the Little League World series. It wasn’t just the players who came to grips with what might have been but the families as well.
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−Photo by DJT Photography Brick’s All-Stars catcher tags out a runner who tries to leap over his mitt.
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