The BERKELEY Times Vol. 26 - No. 19
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Berkeley School Closed For Cleaning After COVID Cases
Ocean Gate Kids Go Green
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The Berkeley Township Elementary School was closed to students on October 15 and 16 due to COVID-19 cases, officials said. Earlier, there had be a single case reported, but the closure was based on additional cases. The decision was made while working with the Ocean County Department of Health, Superintendent James Roselli said. Students had virtual learning during these days. The district has the option of virtual or a hybrid model for students. “This temporary closure will allow us to gain a better understanding of the COVID-19 situation impacting the school and perform contact tracing,” Roselli said. While the school is empty of students, it will be deep cleaned, he said.
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−Photo courtesy Green Team (Above) Superintendent Melanie Patterson, Green Team Parent Liaison Denise Wall and son Garrett Wall, Parent Liaison Alisa Capuano with daughters Annalia Capuano and Marabella Capuano sport Gator masks in front of the school sign. (Right) Locals model the new masks at the recent color run: Board Of Education and Bayville VFW Representative Mike Passeri, Superintendent Melanie Patterson, Parent Liaisons Denise Wall and Alisa Capuano. By Chris Lundy OCEAN GATE – The Ocean Gate mascot is the Gator, so it is fitting that the kids are going green this year. The Ocean Gate School Green Team have been focusing on recycling education this year. It’s important to teach the students to think locally and
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keep their beach community clean, and also that their actions make a global impact. Parent Liaisons Denise Wall and Alisa Capuano designed the masks. Thanks to the Bayville Veterans of Foreign Wars, they were able to donate one to every student and faculty member.
Popcorn Park Zoo Holds Blessing Of Animals
Black Poster Project Puts Face To Addiction Problem By Bob Vosseller BRICK – Two hundred and sixty-three posters featuring photos of people were on display recently at Windward Beach Park. The people in the pictures came from all walks of life, and varied in ages, but all shared one thing in common. The display was not for art but to present, literally, the face of addiction showing these individuals as they truly were. Enjoying hobbies, at family gatherings or milestone events. It was part of the Black Poster Project designed to raise awareness through lives lost to the disease of addiction.
The project was described by its founder Dee Gillen as a labor of love created after she experienced the loss of her son, Scott, to a heroin/fentanyl overdose at the age of 27. It began with a simple post just prior to Overdose Awareness Day in 2019. She encouraged other loved ones to share their pictures and it grew. The posters have been on display in various local events. Sometimes it is a full display, and sometimes it is a smaller grouping of photos. Each photo allows people to look at their faces and learn about them. They were daughters, sons, parents, (Addiction - See Page 4)
−Photo by Bob Vosseller Popcorn Park Zoo Keeper John Bergman and Rev. John Cardello join a feathered friend at the zoo during the recently held Blessing of the Animals. By Bob Vosseller LACEY – Barking, purring, oinking and other sounds were heard recently during the (Zoo - See Page 10)
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