The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 27 - No. 7
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−Photo courtesy Manchester Schools The winners and their prize winning robot pose for a photo honoring their victory. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Four township middle school students seemingly accomplished the impossible with their recent win
of the Ocean County College Tech Prep Virtual Robotic Race. Designing and building a robot via Zoom during a pandem-
ic isn’t easy, but the Middle School team took fi rst place in the middle school division and their coach, Maura Simister, was named
Salaries Adjusted And Police Recognized
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The Township Cou ncil u nanimously approved several ordinances during meetings in May. They also recognized law enforcement officers in general and noted Manchester’s Police Department specifically. One of the ordinances passed
involved the salary ranges and positions of bargaining unit employees which includes three positions, badge checkers, beach attendants and camp counselors which is up to the minimum wage level at $15 per hour. “It will bring it in line with the contracts,” Council President Craig Wallis said. The ordinance
was adopted unanimously. An ordinance concerning uniform construction codes and fire prevention was also unanimously approved. “This is just correcting three inconsistencies from the February ordinance that we did so we found where it actually referred to these areas (Police - See Page 9)
Middle School Robotic Coach of the Year. The team included 7th graders Gabe Calafati, who served as captain, (Race - See Page 4)
May 29, 2021
Special Education Parents Sought For Advocacy Groups By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Special education parents who may have concerns or questions regarding their child’s education are being sought in Manchester and Lakehurst. All school districts in New Jersey are required, by law, to “ensure that a special education parent advisory group is in place in the district to provide input to the district on issues concerning students with disabilities.” Parent organizations (Parent Advisory Committees) in the township and nearby Lakehurst Borough have been formed to help improve the needs and services of special education children in both districts. A public meeting will be held on June 17 for the Manchester School District special education community and parents are calling for a large attendance at the session. “We are trying to find as many families that live in the Manchester school district and have children in special education programs,” Heather Cramer said. “Our contact email is MTSDParentAdvisory@gmail.com.” Cramer added that she and other parents have been working with the district “all year and have made great strides in providing the basic information on what the parents need to help their children with their education.” “Now we need to hear directly from the parents to ensure the SEPAG (Special Education (Parents - See Page 7)
Rain Garden In The Works In Manchester
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – A Boy Scout and the Township Environmental Commission are promising a rain garden for the township pending the necessary approvals.
Environmental Commission Chair Ror y Wells said during a recent Com mission meeting that Boy Scout Michael Hudak, 17, had the diagrams and designs for a rain garden to be located at the
township branch of the Ocean County Library. “Michael has agreed to take this on as a project and he is in the initial stages,” Wells said at the time. He noted that the mayor (Garden - See Page 7)
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