The BERKELEY Times Vol. 26 - No. 35
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Residents Eager To See Route 9 Repaving
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Residents have been complaining about the state of Route 9. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Residents have been complaining about the state of Route 9. They have been upset about this road for…well, for decades, actually. But recent const r uction has just aggravated the problem. Local officials are fond of saying that there
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hasn’t been substantial changes to Route 9 since the invention of the automobile. The state has a finite pool of money, and many, many miles of road to maintain. Officials have noted that a lot of that money goes to northern counties. Berkeley Township officials have been part of
the chorus requesting that the State Department of Transportation repave Route 9. They got some good news in that regard. A letter from the DOT in October of 2020 informed the township of a project called Route 9 Resurfacing, Jones to Longboat, which would start in Lacey Town-
─Photo by Chris Lundy ship at Jones Road, just north of Lacey Road, and pave through to Longboat Avenue in Beachwood. Along the way, intersections with traffic signals would be improved. This project is expected in spring of 2021. “The Council and I have been eagerly (Route - See Page 4)
National Guard Members Head To Washington D.C. By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Seventy citizen-soldiers departed one recent morning from the Toms River armory to replace other New Jersey National Guard members leaving Washington D.C. as part of the con-
tinuing security mission there. According to New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans /National Guard Public Affairs representative Kryn Westhoven, “the National Guard Bureau is coordinat-
ing with federal law enforcement to meet any continuing needs in Washington, D.C. while simultaneously working the logistics to return Guard members to their home states, families, and employers.”
“The New Jersey National Guard anticipates redeployment of many Guard members back to their home stations by the end of this week,” Westhoven added. Approximately 7,000 National Guard person nel f rom the 54
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states and territories will remain in D.C. to provide security, communications, and logistical support to D.C. and federal law enforcement agencies. “The NJNG will support this effort with (Guard - See Page 4)
By Alyssa Riccardi and Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order to increase the indoor capacity of businesses and venues. Murphy increased indoor capacity from 25 to 35 percent and this order went into effect before last weekend. “I feel confident in signing this order because of the recent trends at our hospitals and our rate of transmission,” Murphy stated. On January 13, the state reported 3,726 confirmed and suspected COVID cases in hospitals. Murphy confirmed a 20 percent decrease from that number three weeks later. While some numbers are still high, Murphy said he believes that this expansion will work without undoing any progress or adding any further stress on the healthcare system. Health protocols are still in effect; (Governor - See Page 4)
GOP Endorses Recent Little Egg Mayor For County Spot
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Little Egg Harbor Committeewoman Barbara “Bobbi Jo” Crea was endorsed by the Ocean County Republican screening committee to run for County Commissioner in November. Crea has been on the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee for four terms. She served as mayor in 2019 and 2020. She is the Little Egg Harbor Republican Municipal Chairwoman and has served on County Committee since 1996. Crea retired in 1994 as a Senior Executive with the New Jersey Division of Taxation, and is a Certified Public Manager. Crea had said she wanted to keep the 5-0 GOP (Mayor - See Page 6)
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