TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 16 - No. 47
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By Chris Lundy L A K E WO OD – A fore st f i re d a maged buildi ngs and clo s e d t h e G a r d e n State Parkway, sending up heavy plumes of smoke for m iles around. A New Jersey Forest Fire Service firefighter was hospitalized in critical condition. The Lakewood News
─Photo by Chris Lundy The kayak racks were still being installed one recent afternoon. By Chris Lundy T OM S R I V E R – A new gazebo and a new kayak launch will be greeting visitors to Huddy Park this spring. The gazebo could be seen while driving over the bridge to South Toms River. It had become damaged during a windstorm
on August 3. One of the beams had become twisted, presumably by the wind. The center event ually gave out some time later. Once the damage was noticed by a security g u a rd , it h a d b e e n cordoned off from the public. Ultimately, it was deemed unsafe and demolished.
At a recent Township Council meeting, Tow nship Engi neer Robe r t Cha n k al ia n gave an update on the new ga zebo reconst r uct ion. At issue was how much of the or iginal base could still be used for the new one. Professionals would have to see if they could attach
Forest Fire Destroys 167 Acres Network reported that he went into cardiac arrest. There have been no injuries of the public reported. The blaze star ted out as a br ush f i re at 5 Airport Road in Lakewood on March 14. The NJ State Forest Fire and its Forest Fire task force were immediately called, Lakewood Fire De-
partment Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr said. Due to dry weather and windy conditions, the fire spread quickly, he said. Once f iref ighters lear ned t hat it d a maged a n office building at 150 Airport Road, it was upgraded to a 3-alarm fire, which brings in all off-duty firefighters a nd mut u al aid
partners in surrounding towns The f ire leaped across the Parkway, ig niting woods and approachi ng homes in Brick. Ultimately, the size was deemed to be about 167 acres, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported. It took a day to get the f ire u nder control with firefighters
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the new structure to the old base. The new gazebo wou ld have met al posts and a wood top, he said. The contract or i s one t h at t he t ow n sh ip h a s u s e d before, and they have built similar st r uctures that withstood Superstorm Sandy. (Gazebo - See Page 8)
working around the clock, and two days to put the f i re out. However, people were being asked to stay out of the woods since the winds can change and put people at risk if they are close. They also se nt out a re minder to drone operators not to pilot d rone s ne a r a c t ive (Fire - See Page 2)
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – With the federal government carrying a big stick, township officials decided to scale back the amount of land that houses of worship can be built on rather than face legal consequences. Going back to 2009, zoning ordinances in town have changed. These rules determine what is allowed to be built, and how land owners can use their property. One of the biggest changes was restricting land that could be used for houses of worship in 2017. They used to be allowed on 2-acre properties. The town changed it to 10 acres. The specific law that the township was accused of violating was the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Some members of the Orthodox Jewish community saw this as a way to prevent them from moving in to certain areas of town, particularly the northern areas of town bordering Lakewood. (Zoning - See Page 11)
Former Little Egg Mayor Chosen For County Commissioner Race
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Barbara “Bobbi Jo” Crea, a Little Egg Harbor Committeewoman and former mayor, won the official endorsement of the Ocean County Republican Organization at their County Council. This means that she’ll have the party line for the primary election in the summer. If she wins that, she would have the party line for the general election in November. This is important because most people just vote for everyone in their party of choice. (Mayor - See Page 4)
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