The BERKELEY Times Vol. 26 - No. 23
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Fulfill Opens First Ever “Benefits Bus”
Fundraising Walk Held For At-Risk Kids
In This Week’s Edition
November 21, 2020
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−Photo courtesy Fulfill The Benefits Bus may be coming to a community near you.
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By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – Fulfill has launched a Benefits Bus, the first-in-the-nation benefits station on wheels. Community leaders, state and local officials, and residents all gathered around the brand new Benefits Bus that hit the streets recently in Asbury
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
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A few dozen people came out to walk for a good cause. By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The year 2020 has been rough for a lot of us. This article doesn’t need to go into detail dredging up some of the difficult challenges we all have faced. After all, you see it all over the
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TV and social media. But here’s some thing you don’t see: The plight of kids who have no place to call home. You might not see them, but they are around, on the fringes of society. There is one place
for them, and that’s Ocean’s Harbor House. The organization has two houses for kids who need help. One is for kids ages 10-19 if they need up to 30 days just to get out of their environment for a time. The other is for youth 16-21.
−Photo by Chris Lundy This is a longer-term placement where the goal is to learn self-sufficiency and life skills while they settle into a job or school. “Usually, we’re the first person they talk to at a pivotal point in their (Walk - See Page 16)
Local WWII Vet Tells His Story
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – He may be 95, but his drive is strong, his memories are vivid and his quips are sharp and humorous. Thomas Connizzo recently reflected on his time serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II. Con nizzo, a resi-
dent of Ortley Beach was joined by family members, friends and American Legion Post Commander William P. Kevish recently where he shared his service record on video for inclusion in a special tribute program by the Bristol Myers pharmaceutical company.
Kevish said that the post is proud to have Connizzo as a member and was pleased that Bristol Myers had chosen him among the many U.S. Marine veterans to be showcased in the firm’s salute to veterans of America series. Speaking about his time in training, he
said, “I went to Paris Island which is where I started. We had the Califor nia Marines. They were the elite. We had a lot of hardships. We lived in a tent for most of the time until we were ready to go into combat. We had a lot of rain and you never stayed dry in the
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tent. Your clothes were wet and uncomfortable. “I wasn’t in too many battles. The one battle I was in was enough. Peleliu which was the smallest island and we had a lot of Marines there but we couldn’t do anything because there were too many (WWII - See Page 12)
Andy Kim Officially Wins 3rd District
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Although several news outlets already predicted the outcome, Congressman Andy Kim has officially won his re-election campaign. Kim, a Democrat, won 215,290 - 183,443. However, these results have not been certified and might change slightly by the end of the month. “Election day is not the finish line,” Kim said during a speech on November 10. “It’s the starting line.” Earlier in that day, he
fielded a concession call from his challenger, Republican David Richter. Kim listed challenges that are still impacting us all: climate change, veterans issues, the pandemic and the economic uncertainty that impacts much of the country. “It’s not just about better policies. It’s about better politics,” he said. “Nobody came out of this election thinking ‘Everything is going to be OK.’” There is still a lot of hard work needed to (Kim - See Page 4)
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