The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 27 - No. 5
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−Photos by Bob Vosseller (Left) U.S. Navy Captain William M. Sherrod, commanding officer Naval Support Activity Lakehurst spoke about the spirit of aerial exploration during the 84th anniversary ceremony of the Hindenburg. (Right) Guest speaker Dr. Horst Schirmer speaks about his father’s involvement in the design and development of the Hindenburg during a ceremony hosted by Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society. By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – It may have been the most well-known airship disaster in history, but the Hindenburg’s destruction on the airfield of what was then, the Lakehurst Naval Air Station was a reminder of man’s indomitable spirit to move higher in the sky. During the 84th anniversary of the airship disaster held at the airfield site at Joint Base McGuire-Fort Dix-Lakehurst, Captain William M. Sherrod, commanding officer Naval Support (Hindenburg - See Page 4)
Wreaths were presented by representatives of each member of the armed services during the 84th anniversary ceremony of the Hindenburg disaster held on May 6.
t h e O c e a n C o u nt y Cultural & Heritage Commission. Their award recognized the work they have done in creating the Facebook group Ocean County Memories est. 1850! As part
of the award, Anderson of Beachwood and Asay of Toms River sat dow n with several Lacey Township High School students who created a short documentar y called “Ocean County Mem-
$9.8 Million School Budget Adopted By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Board of Education members unanimously approved their 2021-2022 spending plan for the borough’s school district. Taxes to be raised for the general fund are $1,246,203. Debt service payments will be $105,040. So the total taxes will be $1,351,243. The total budget will be $9,836,527. Business Administrator Barry Parliman said that state aid for the district had been reduced. He said it had gone from $1 million to $450,000 last year. “The tax levy went up by $24,435. Our impact revenue aid went down by $100,000. That is partially due to student count and partially due to cuts in the federal government,” Parliman said. He added, “this is the first time in two years we’ve used any budgeted fund balance (surplus). We are getting back on our feet. Due to COVID it left some expenditures unused. We also had to use some money left over from this year to make this budget.” Parliman also said this year $75,284 were left over in the preschool accounts “which helped build next year’s teacher salaries and extra things that need to be done in that wing and support personnel. That wing needs to be humidified and there are things that go into it.” He noted Manchester tuition for “our 8th grade graduating class went up $253,111. That eats up a lot of what we appropriated out of surplus. The only way we accommodated the (Budget - See Page 11)
5K Raises Money For Just Believe
Locals Create Social Media Scrapbook Of History
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Patrick Asay and Andrew Anderson have a great appreciation for Ocean County history. The pair recently received the Special Award for Merit from
May 15, 2021
ories, a Community Scrapbook” in tribute to the group and its administrators. The online question and answer session held earlier this month can be found in its
(History - See Page 10)
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A 5K is just over three miles. 16,000 feet. It’s a long distance, and the money raised can go a long way. The 5K was held at Winding River Park and run by Recalibrate,
an organization that delivers “social connection for disconnected veterans and first responders” by using wel l ne ss a ct iv it ie s such as fitness, surfing, yoga, and peer recovery meetings. “We are a group of veterans who
are banding together to spur one another on to lives of betterment and purpose. We are experienced, credible, and available for one another,” the group’s website stated. T he event raised (Money - See Page 7)
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