2021-03-06 - The Toms River Times

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TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 16 - No. 45

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Field Of Dreams Approaches Home Plate

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This statue, crafted by Dreams By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Not to lean too heavily on the spor ts metaphors, but the Field of Dreams is rounding third and heading for home. The Field of Dreams will be a 3-acre park on North Bay Avenue, next to the police sta-

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─Photo by Chris Lundy local sculptor Brian Hanlon, marks the location of the future Field of tion and across from Bey Lea Golf Course. It will be a state-ofthe-art, all-inclusive facility with a playground, quiet corner, baseball field, walking path with rehabilitative stations, a temperat u re- cont rolled pavilion, complimentary snack shack,

and courts for basketball, bocce and shuff le board. There will also be events, and organized leagues for special needs baseball and basketball Councilman Terrence Turnbach announced that $400,000 is in the proposed state budget for Field of Dreams.

He encouraged local legislators to advocate for it so that this funding stays in the budget. He thanked Gov. Phil Murphy “for hearing us. This is going to be a landmark for our state.” T hat f ig u re was (Field - See Page 4)

Is Ocean County A Hot Spot For Winning Lottery Tickets?

By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – Over the past month, resident s i n Ocea n County have been winning big when it comes to the New Jersey Lottery. Drawings for the Powerball and Mega Millions reached extreme

highs: the Powerball reaching $731.1 million on January 21 and the Mega Millions reaching $1 billion, being the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history. Here at Jersey Shore Online, we’ve reported several winnings in the

last month. Approximately 10 winners in the past several weeks, totaling to almost $2.5 million. The luckiest winner was the recent Mega Millions Jackpot winner from the January 22 drawing. The win ning ticket was purchased in Brick

Township and won the second-tier prize of $1 million. When asked ‘what would you do if you won the lottery?’, many Ocean County residents surprisingly had similar answers. Many said the first thing they would do is move out

of Ocean County or use the money to go on vacation. “I play with the hopes of winning. I will help people who need help, with all that money I don’t have a care in the world for myself it would be for everyone (Lottery - See Page 12)

March 6, 2021

Toms River North Alum Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER – High School North alum Maria Ressa has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Ressa, who is the co-founder and CEO of investigative news site Rappler, was nominated by Norwegian labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre. “Prior to founding Rappler in 2012,” Støre said, “[Ressa] worked for CNN in Asia, where she specifically reports on terrorist networks. In recent years, Ressa has been harassed, persecuted, and arrested numerous times - due to her coverage of corruption … Ressa has for years lived with death threats and harassment on social media. She is thus both a symbol and a representative of thousands of journalists around the world.” (Nobel - See Page 10)

Students Divided Over 2 Kinds Of Desk Barriers

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – As elementary students returned to in-person instruction, they found plastic dividers on their desks designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. However, through the internet and people talking, parents learned that some schools got fully clear barriers while some had barriers that were solid white on the sides. The ones that were white on the sides cut off the peripheral vision of students and are great for keeping kids from cheating, but are basically like “horse blinders,” said Rob Wunderlich of Pine Beach. His daughter’s school, Pine Beach Elementary, which is part of the Toms River Regional School District, received the white barriers that have a clear front. “They can’t even see the board,” he said. (Barriers - See Page 2)

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