The BERKELEY Times Vol. 26 - No. 44
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─Photo by Chris Lundy Monty Pellegrini of Holiday City Carefree poses for a photo while getting his shot. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Ever y few weeks, the state has expanded the groups who are able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, which increases demand without necessarily increasing supply.
Most recently, it was announced that anyone 16 and older could be vaccinated. Meanwhile, there were seniors who still had trouble getting their shots. That’s what led to a vaccination clinic being held at the Holiday
City West clubhouse on Cabrillo Boulevard. It was a spot surrounded by senior communities, and they wouldn’t have to drive to Toms River or Stafford for the county clinics, or as far as Atlantic City for others. Richard Walker and
Donna Lumia, both of HCW, said they came to this clinic because it was close and available. The fact that they were giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was a plus. “We wanted the one
(Vaccine - See Page 10)
Locals Score Well On Shark Tank
By Bob Vosseller STAFFORD – A Manahawkin man’s connection with zombie apparel led him to inventing the Furzapper. His latest journey on bringing his product forward to a larger market came with his appearance with his business partner on the ABC TV show Shark Tank. A few years ago, Mi-
chael Sweigart created an invention that picks up animal hair. He works in advertising and marketing, but he’s been working from home and typically, he’d be doing the laundry for the family. “I’d do a wash and dry load every day and we had three animals in the house and all the laundry would still
be coming out with all this fur on it. The clothes looked unkempt because there was so much hair on them. So, I tried to fi nd a solution,” Swiegart said. Sweigart said, “a few years ago, I was working at Frightfest for Great Adventure as a makeup artist. I would go in and make up all the zombies and clowns
and all that, put masks a magnet. I took that on people. I had some big chunk of zombie familiarity working mask and threw it in with silicone and ex- the laundry with my perimenting with dif- clothes and it tumbled ferent mask-making around and then I threw techniques for fun.” it into the dryer and When Sweigart had it was tacky and soft d ropped one of the enough to grab the hair masks that had ripped, but it didn’t hold onto he picked it up and no- the hair permanently. ticed “there was hair It wasn’t all stuck to it.” Sweigart experimented all over it. This stuff just attracted hair like (Shark Tank - See Page 7)
April 17, 2021
Boat Yard Hearing Scheduled
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A boat yard that was operating without permission will have another hearing at 6:30 p.m. on April 28 at the municipal building located at 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. The Planning Board will hear the owner’s plan to move or construct new boat racks and to build a new 3,000-square-foot garage for boat repair. Most Planning Board meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. They set aside special meetings for situations like this when the public are more likely to have comments. As of the close of day on April 13, the meeting was not on the township’s website. Neighbors have been upset about the boat yard, stating that the owners cleared trees to set up boat racks without warning. The land is owned and operated by NJ Outboard, and they have been using it for boat storage throughout the last year. The (Boat - See Page 4)
Land Preserved On LBI
By Chris Lundy HARVEY CEDARS – Development is always one of the biggest issues in Ocean County, so when land is preserved for open space it is often celebrated. Ordinarily, the land that is purchased is adjacent to already preserved land, like a wildlife area or watershed. Very rarely does it happen in shore areas, such as a property in Harvey Cedars. Recently, a purchase was made of a 3.4acre property located off Long Beach Boulevard. County officials said the purchase price was $81,125. The National Lands Trust Fund Advisory Committee recommended the purchase to the Ocean County Commissioners. The National Lands Trust Fund is an account generated by an annual open space tax that every property (Land - See Page 4)
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