The BERKELEY Times Vol. 26 - No. 52
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-Photo courtesy Berkeley Times reader The driving range will be redeveloped into a public storage facility. By Chris Lundy applied to the Zoning ular use isn’t allowed ty consists of three BERKELEY – The Board in order to build on that land, they have lots. One lot has Route driving range area of it. They are a contin- to apply to the Zoning 9 frontage and 8.71 the iconic Blackbeard’s gent buyer, meaning Board for a variance. acres; it is where the Cave will be torn down that the sale will go In this case, private storage area will be. and turned into a pub- th rough if they got storage facilities were A second lot, 12.617 lic storage facility. approval on what they not allowed on that acres with Route 9 A developer who is in want to build. property. frontage, will remain the process of buying When a developer Brian Murphy, engi- with the current owner. the land, Marble Arch wants to build some- neer for the developer, The last lot, 40.9 acres, Homes of Lakewood, thing, and that partic- said that the proper(Range - See Page 4)
Wreaths Across America Comes To Shore
By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – When Debor a h O’ Ne i l i nv ited Wreat h s Ac ross America to bring its traveling exhibition to the community, she hardly expected it to come so soon, but it a r r ived a few d ays after Memorial Day. That date was highly
appropr iate consider ing the organization’s mission which i s t o “ ho no r t ho s e who serve and their families, and teach f ut u r e ge n e r a t io n s about the sacrif ices made to preserve our freedoms.” O’Neil retired a few years ago as a police communications su-
pervisor and has made the support of veterans a top priority. “It all began about a year ago. I learned about this and said this would be really nice to have come to our town so I put in for it. I learned a few we ek s ago t h at we were accepted. Mayor (A nthony) Vaz said
that was great. This is ple words, ‘remember, a very patriotic town,” honor, teach.’ When O’Neil said. we talk about Wreaths “We are a nation- Across America we al non-profit we are talk about those words based out of Columbia with emphasis on the Falls, Maine which word, ‘remember’,” is a lit tle tow n si x WAA Mobile Educahours east of Boston, tion Exhibit AmbasMassachusetts. Our sador Stefan Bran n m i s s i o n s t a t e m e n t said. of Wr e at h s Ac r o s s “That is why we do America is three sim- (Wreaths - See Page 10)
June 12, 2021
South Toms River To Allow Recreational Marijuana
By Chris Lundy SOUTH TOMS RIVER – As towns throughout Ocean County close their borders to recreational cannabis, South Toms River will allow it to be sold. The governor and legislature gave municipalities a 180-day deadline to decide whether they would permit growth and sales of marijuana in their respective communities and if so, how it would be implemented. Many municipalities are choosing to opt out of that. However they can later opt in if they choose. South Toms River is one town in Ocean County that “will not be restricting the use of cannabis within the municipality,” said Borough Clerk and Business Administrator Joseph Kostecki. Even before the statewide referendum, the borough took a poll of residents using a program called PlanetCivic. A number of questions were asked, such as what projects (Legal - See Page 6)
Senior Communities Fight Insurance To Reopen
By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY – Age-restricted communities faced with the threat of COVID-related lawsuits just got a step closer to seeing things open up for them. Ocean County serves as home to more over 55 retirement developments than any other county in New Jersey. All require payment of homeowner association fees to access standard amenities, such as the clubhouse and pool. Many communities denied or restricted entry to their clubhouses and pools last summer. The concern wasn’t just the spread of COVID-19 – but the risk of liability (Senior - See Page 5)
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