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−Images courtesy Netflix (Above) Heron, the protagonist of the story, has to find his destiny. (Right) Vlas and Charley Parlapanides grew up in Seaside Park but are now scriptwriters on the west coast. By Chris Lundy ANCIENT GREECE – Epic music. Life and death decisions. Insane battles. Just another day in the life in Greek mythology, where gods meddle in the affairs of man, and strange monsters lurk in the darkness. It’s also another day in the life of Charley and Vlas Parlapanides. Raised in Seaside Park, they are now professional scriptwriters whose new show “Blood of Zeus” is airing on Netflix. This is familiar ground for the brothers, having written “The Immortals,” another high fantasy
Greek mythology-inspired action story, a film starring Henry Cavill before he was Superman. The star of this new story is Heron, a poor young man whose true parentage is only hinted at in the first episode, but something certainly makes him strong enough to survive a huge stone column being (Scriptwriters - See Page 9)
October 31, 2020
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – It has been eight years since Superstorm Sandy caused many to endure the pain of being displaced, losing a home or having to restore it. The storm’s legacy was one of stress and trauma. For Joseph Tedde, a resident of the Ortley Beach section of Toms River, that saga is not yet over. Ortley Beach was referred to as “Ground Zero” in descriptions of the storm’s impact around Ocean County. The north beach portion of the township was devasted following the storm. Many homes were wiped out from the waves and others sustained severe water damage. The landscape of shore areas have changed dramatically with many houses having elevated to five to eight feet or more as per requirements of state grants to meet flood insurance requirements. Tedde can still remember the times in which he came to first see the damage to his 8th Avenue home. “We got word that we could come over and clean up. The first day they told us we could come we had to register like refugees and fill out papers and show our ID and we met at a parking lot on Fischer Boulevard. “They put us into school buses to cross the bridge and inspect our homes. It was a surreal experience. We could see our houses (Superstorm - See Page 4)
Voters Give Voice To This Year’s Unique Election Process
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Recently, the township’s branch of the Ocean County Library saw a continuing cycle of voters going inside, picking up ballot materials and exiting the branch to drop off their ballots in the drop box out front. The Ocean County Clerk Election Services staff has been providing in-person help in Mancini Hall at the Ocean County Library at 101 Washington St., Toms River. Others stopped to drop their filled-out ballots into the drop box that is on the sidewalk in front of the
library. All were well aware that the 2020 general election is just days away. Ocean County voters who need assistance with voteby-mail ballots can also access help through the Ocean County Clerk Election Services staff in the days leading up to and including November 3. Many county residents have mixed feelings about how this year’s election is being conducted with primarily voting by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m not really happy about it,” Susan Rosko of Waretown
said. “I’m not real happy about having the mail-in voting. I like the way it used to be. I am very concerned.” Her husband George Rosko added, “It is messed up. I like the other way better. There is no reason why we had to do it this way. We can go to grocery stores.” His wife finished his sentiment saying, “we could have done it for voting. We could have waited in line if we had to. We’re still hoping our guy will win.” Not everyone felt that way however. “We have the (Election - See Page 8)
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