2021-05-08 - The Toms River Times

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TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 17 - No. 2

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─Photo courtesy Concerned Citizens of Bay Head Bay Head residents and supporters of Twilight Lake recently held a rally to protect Twilight Lake which is slated to be impacted by a New Jersey Transit Substation Construction project. By Bob Vosseller BAY HEAD – Borough residents gathered recently for an event called “Hands Around Twilight Lake” as a symbolic gesture to protect Twilight Lake from a $24 million New Jersey Transit

Substation construction project. This project involves the design and construction of a replacement Bay Head Yard substation. It is a single structure, including switch-gear, transformers and all oth-

er associated power cable, devices, and controls. The replacement Bay Head substation will be constructed on the site of the existing facility. Borough residents Edward and Ellen Nolan, and Bev Furze are among

the leaders of Concerned Citizens of Bay Head who organized the rally which brought over 300 participants to the lake. The group were joined by members of at least two other environmental (Lake - See Page 4)

Fire Chief Hurt During Blaze Goes Home

By Chris Lundy BRICK – It was bad enough that a forest fire was intentionally set, but the fact that a firefighter had suffered a cardiac arrest during it is unforgivable. Fortunately, the firefighter is on the mend, recovering at home. East Dover Fire Company District Chief

Brian Sauers (also a f iref ighter with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service) was recently released from Shore Rehabilitation Institute, a part of Ocean Medical Center. Luckily, he make the trip home alone. More than 100 firefighters and other first responders greeted him as he

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left by wheelchair. He didn’t go home by car, though. He was escorted in a fire truck, of course. The fire is still under investigation. The blaze star ted out as a brush fire at 5 Airport Road in Lakewood on the afternoon of March 14. It was first spotted by a New Jer-

sey Forest Fire Service Observation Tower in Lakewood. It quickly spread to buildings and multiple units responded. It eventually consumed more than 167 acres and two commercial buildings, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. It leaped across the Garden State

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The search for a new superintendent has turned political as some Board of Education members say they are being pressured to choose certain candidates. Currently, Thomas Gialanella is serving as interim superintendent. Former Superintendent David Healy retired on the last day of 2020. Healy had offered to stay until the end of June while the superintendent search was underway, but that move was blocked, some say politically. Board of Education member Kathleen Eagan said that Councilman Daniel Rodrick asked her to tell another board member to endorse someone as superintendent. She said this during a public Board of Education meeting while answering a question from former Board member Christopher Raimann. The issue has become a wildfire on social media, and has erupted into Board of Education and Township Council meetings. While the council and the board are elected leadership positions, it is illegal for one to influence another. (Search - See Page 6)

Officials Thank Guadagno As She Leaves Fulfill By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Former Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno had found a home at Fulfill during a time when the community needed it most, but now she has stepped down from the leadership role. “It was a privilege and an unexpected challenge to guide the organization throughout the pandemic. During these last two years, we expanded services and programs, served over 215,000 residents and families in the Monmouth and Ocean area, and served as a stabilizing force for those who needed food, financial assistance, job training, and more. I want to credit my team who were fearless throughout, the volunteers without whom we (Fulfill - See Page 7)

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