TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 16 - No. 29
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By J. Mark Mutter One hundred years ago this month, the nation was coming off the heels of a presidential election which saw a change in parties in Washington, and events a week after that election, throughout the country, celebrat-
─Photo by Alyssa Riccardi Brian Hanlon with Professor Roseanne Alvare, Maria Monzon and Karen Amaro. By Alyssa Riccardi spire others when they holding an American hope the women who LINCROFT – The look at his sculptures. flag, which represents wal k i n a nd out of well-known Toms Riv- This new sculpture, the victorious moment the building feel the er artist Brian Hanlon which will be placed when women walked impact of the statue recently unveiled his in the MAS main lob- to Washington D.C. to and have the couranewest sculpture that by on campus, is to enact the 19th Amend- geous spirit, like the will be on display at honor the 100th An- ment. women before them to Brookdale Communi- niversary of Women “ T h i s i m p o r t a n t succeed,” said Hanlon. ty College. bei ng able to vote. milestone deserves a “It’s hard to imagine Hanlon stated how The sculpture is an historical and spiritual a time when women he always wants to in- a nony mou s woma n permanent marker. I (Sculptor - See Page 2)
This Month In History: Elections And Veterans
ing the second anniversary of Armistice Day.
The “Return To Normalcy” Election After eight years in office, New Jersey’s own Woodrow Wilson’s time as president was coming to an end. He had heralded
the country through a world war - the “war to end all wars” - and the country had by 1920 returned to peacetime. The Republicans ran Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding who ran on a theme of “return to normalcy.” The Democrats ran James M.
Cox, Ohio’s Governor. Their respective running mates were Boston’s Calvin Coolidge and New York’s Franklin D. Roosevelt - who would both go on to serve as President one day. Harding won in a landslide, usher i ng
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in the Roaring ‘20s in American history. The Republican carried New Jersey, and here in the then-Dover Township, the vote was 795-192 for Harding. He carried all towns in Ocean County. Locally, W. Scott Jackson, (History - See Page 15)
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Positive COVID-19 tests have come in at a higher rate recently, causing medical professionals to urge caution. However, they also note that many of the local cases are not severe. The county’s case totals leveled off through most of the summer. But there was an increase as schools reopened and people went to fall gatherings. For example, on one day in the middle of October, there were 250 new positive tests reported. The state has gone back and forth about opening, mostly keeping restrictions in place, especially as numbers rise here and throughout the country. Most of those reported as sick are Ocean County residents, as opposed to tourists who tested positive while they were visiting. There were a small amount of college students getting sick at school, but since their home address is listed as Ocean County, they were added to the total. The main demographic (Totals - See Page 4)
$1.9M Awarded In Projects Around Bases
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COU NTY – Several local towns will host wildfire and shoreline projects funded by the Department of Defense to protect the joint base, conserve land, and help the safety of residents. A total of $1,935,564.98 will be distributed to protect six military sites across 1.6 million acres in the Garden State that are threatened by development and encroachment which could impact the military mission: $500,000 for storm surge protection for Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, Monmouth County $500,000 for living shoreline protection in the form of a “T”-shaped oyster castle groin in Barnegat Bay, in Ocean County (Bases - See Page 6)
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