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July 10, 2021

−Photos by Stephanie Faughnan The Young America crew includes Skipper Bill Murphey, far left, and Boatswain Grant Los, center.

By Stephanie Faughnan LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Members of one of Ocean County’s three Sea Scouts units arrived at the Great Bay Marina last week eager to set sail on their 26foot MacGregor.

More than likely, the crew’s anticipation turned to disappointment when their Skipper Bill Murphey deemed conditions too windy to chance going out into the water.

The Young America needs some work before it’s on the water.

By Stephanie Faughnan LITTLE EGG HARBOR – The strife between Pinelands Regional School Board of Education members took a new turn at the board’s most recent meeting.

Split factions became apparent when the school board could not decide on a president at the district’s reorganizational meeting. Ultimately, the county superintendent appointed Thomas “Tommy” Williams to preside over the group.

With just a few months into his role as president, Williams himself became the first item on the board’s June 15th agenda.

The school board unanimously approved Williams’ resignation from the board offered in letter form on June 2nd.

“I believe Mr. Williams was on the board for over 21 years,” said August Daleo, board vice president, as he cast his vote accepting the resignation. “I hope he’s feeling better. I (Resign - See Page 15)

Easterseals Day Program Restarts

Murphey’s decision served as one of the many lessons he passes on to young people interested in taking scouting to the seas.

The Sea Scouts are a co-ed program of the

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MASSIVE FOREST FIRES IN 2021:

By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – Within the first half of 2021, two major forest fires have affected the lush greenery that runs throughout our region.

Mon mouth and Ocean counties are not only home to beauti-

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ful beaches, but also dense woods like the Pine Barrens spreading across southern Ocean.

In March of this year, a forest fi re broke on the Brick/Lakewood border. The fire destroyed 167 acres of land, shutting down

the Garden State Parkway and making several stores close down.

Strong winds of around 40 miles per hour and low humidity around 20 percent made it difficult for firefighters to battle the blaze. As a result, two commer-

cial buildings were destroyed along with 29 residential properties being damaged.

Officials were able to determine that the fire was intentionally set, although they still have not identified any suspects.

“Detectives have at-

tempted to interview approximately 60 potential witnesses and reviewed video recordings from cameras in proximity to the fire.

The vast majority of these potential witnesses have been less than (Fires - See Page 14)

−Photo by Bob Vosseller Lacey Easterseals NJ Program Director Sophie Alba, left, joins consumer Marion Major of Toms River and direct support staff member Cody Kirk for a recreational activity at the Lacey Easterseals NJ office.

By Bob Vosseller LACEY − After being closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Easterseals

NJ has reopened its Day Habilitation programs statewide, specifically in Lacey, Sayreville (Day - See Page 5)

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Continued From Page 1 Boy Scouts of America, and its youth members range in age from 14 to 20.

The Little Egg Harbor area unit, also known as Sea Scout Ship 117, Young America, began in 2019. Their members include teens and young adults from as far away as Toms River and Hammonton.

Fifteen-year-old Boatswain Grant Los, the youth officer in charge, takes his cues from the skipper. Scouting’s not new to Grant – he made Eagle Scout at just 14.

Grant explained that in place of the crew’s evening sail, they would be work-

ing on requirements.

“Everyone needs to work on the requirements to rank up,” shared Grant.

“The first rank is apprentice, and you do a review with the skipper to get to all the ranks. Then, when you’re higher ranking than the other kids, you have more authority.”

Sea Scout Ship 117’s f leet consists of three boats, including the 26-foot MacGregor named Flying Squirrel, and the Sea Queen, a 27-foot Buccaneer. Young America, the third ship, presents an interesting challenge for the skipper and his crew.

At the end of 2019, the late Frank Moran donated his vessel to the Little Egg Harbor Area Sea Scouts unit. The

1951 former Coast Guard patrol boat is classified as a UTB, a utility boat. It needs some work and money to make it seaworthy.

Murphey says he’s looking into grants to pay for the ship’s restoration. The crew already did some work but needs approximately $10,000 more to complete everything. Once funding is in place, the Young America could be in service in less than two months.

Meanwhile, Great Bay Marina’s owners, Tom and Anna Paxton, demonstrated their support for the Sea Scouts by allowing them to drydock the Young America at no cost.

“Tom was in the Coast Guard,” said Mur phey. “He sees the value of the program for the kids.”

While Sea Scout Ship 117 only became operational in 2019, other units have been in existence for decades. The boats are not just confined to beach areas as is evidenced by the longstanding programs offered by Sea Scout Ship 228 in Linden and Ship 243 in Rahway.

A couple of weeks ago, Murphey accompanied a couple of members of his crew on Ship 228’s Sea Dart II as it headed up to Bear Mountain for an overnight.

The 65-foot former Army ship started its journey from the Linden Sea Base.

“I went on the trip to Bear Mountain,” said f if teen-year-old-year-old Edith Mantone. “The Sea Dart was originally a military transport boat. We had a lot of fun.”

Sleeping arrangements might seem

like a challenge for some co-ed scouting events, but the Sea Horse made it a non-issue. The captain and skipper had quarters of their own according to Edith.

“There were three girls with us on the trip,” Edith said. “The girls cabin had five or six beds in it and was separated by a watertight door from the other room (where boys slept).”

Sea Scout Young America is one of three Ocean County units of the Jersey Shore Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

“Ship 129 in Toms River primarily does canoes and paddle craft,” Murphy detailed. “Ship 6 in Point Pleasant has a 30-foot sailboat that their skipper owns.”

According to Murphey, Ship 6’s crew is in the process of restoring the sailboat.

Ship 6 Sea Scouts also have the opportunity to double up on three two-man 16-foot sailboats on Sundays.

“Our focus here is on big boat sailing and crew work,” Murphey summed up.

“We also cover seamanship, navigation, Coast Guard requirements, water safety, and both engine and boat maintenance.”

Murphey, who’s been involved in boating his entire life, provides a real-life learning experience for the kids he skippers. He acknowledges that most of the teens are nautical novices, and Murphey enjoys working with them and the adults who sign up as well.

“I didn’t know anything about boating before my mom found the Sea Scouts,” admitted Edith. “I now know at least a little bit more.”

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Easterseals NJ’s Day Habilitation program works with individuals who have an intellectual and/or developmental disabilites to assist them in achieving their life goals.

Participants, who must be 21 or older, are taught valuable life skills through instruction and real-world experiences so they can better participate in their community. They focus on social and communications skills, self-care and recreation.

The organization operates five-day Habilitation facilities across the state and has been having a difficult time keeping the programs operating efficiently as a result of overall lack of operational funding, staff members said.

The agency has also been hit with insufficient reimbursement rates, lack of transportation funding or compensation as well as lack of reimbursement for absenteeism.

Sophie Alba who serves as program director at the Lacey Easterseals NJ office spoke to Jersey Shore Online.com about what staff, consumers and their parents/caregivers have experienced during the pandemic.

“We closed last March. We did a brief reopening in the fall and then we had to close back down again because the numbers went back up. We just reopened again in May,” Alba said.

Alba noted the services that are provided saying, “today they are learning about Fourth of July and our rights and how we got them. Their right to vote specifically and

The Southern Ocean Times, July 10, 2021, Page 5 how you would fill out a ballot. It is important for them to know what their rights are.

We do daily living skills, washing, taking care of our area and ourself. We also have recreational activities.”

“It is important for them to have different skills, different things that they can do and would like to do. We break it up into different areas. A lesson area and a life skills area. They do community inclusion where they go out into the community. We like to take them shopping so they can follow a grocery list. We also do a lot of health and wellness, exercise. Eating healthy and staying active,” she added.

There has been an Easterseals office in Lacey for over 20 years.

Alba said the pandemic had its toll on those who they serve. “A lot of them were literally in their home for the past year.

I’ve been getting calls non stop about them needing to get back as it is so important for them to have social interaction and getting out. They all tell me how happy they are to be back here.

“It has been hard. Some people are just coming back, they worked here prior,” Alba said, noting that currently the staff stands at around seven which is less than half the normal number of staff members they had prior to the pandemic.

She noted that workers were not paid during the shutdown. “It is really hard for us to run the program and we want to help them to the best of our ability. We don’t get paid when they aren’t here. If someone gets sick now and they show any kinds of symptoms they have to stay at home for

two weeks and we don’t have anything to supplement us for that.”

“We have been trying to work out ways to get people out in the community without transportation reimbursement and we do our in-house learning program.” Alba said.

If the State budget didn’t address the full needs of Easterseals NJ they had discussed ways to preserve programs and staff. Ideas ranged from enacting a supplemental appropriation for an 8% rate increase for Day Habilitation programing which should be approximately $16 million in state dollars.

Another proposed solution would have been to increase reimbursement rates for A, B, and C-tiered individuals by at least 15% in the next state budget to ensure long term sustainability.

Also considered was the removal of the transportation requirement from the Day Habilitation program rate so service agencies can be reimbursed for this cost and to reimburse programs for holding spaces for absent participants at 33% of the rate that agencies would be able to bill should they have attended.

“The Day Habilitation program is a valuable one - not only to the participant but to their family members and caregivers,” Brian Fitzgerald, CEO of Easterseals NJ said. “All of these individuals rely on the all-day productive and safe program that we as an organization provide to them. We give them a place to go every day, to socialize, to learn new skills.”

Fitzgerald was pleased with the news that the June 30 passage of the state budget included a $25 million increase in funding

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She noted that program was struggling as a result of overall lack of operational funding. In addition to the Day Habilitation funding, the budget also includes $42 million for increasing Direct Support Professional (DSP) wages and wages for supervisors.

The budget also included funding for: • the enhanced residential rate; DSP work is not minimum wage work, and this budget recognizes this • to increase Supported Employment’s reimbursement rate to $63 per hour.

• Supportive Housing rental subsidies for individuals with mental health challenges ($5 million in funding) ensuring vulnerable New Jerseyans are included in our state’s recovery in the year ahead.

• the Division of Deaf & Hard of Hearing ($500,000) for support communication access, equipment distribution, community education and training, and information and referral to continue to help the deaf and hard of hearing individuals find work.

Alba said the consumers’ caretakers “are all excited for them to come back. I am getting calls every day. They need them to get back. This is the only location for Ocean County and at the current time there are at least three open in the state.”

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Spotlight On Government Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

House Passes Local Road, Boardwalk Projects From The Desk Of

Congressman Andy Kim WASHINGTON, D.C. – Key transportation and infrastructure projects in Burlington and Ocean Counties championed by Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) came one step closer to reality as the U.S. House passed the INVEST in America Act, which would provide critical funding to projects that would help create good paying jobs and rebuild New Jersey’s infrastructure.

“Infrastructure matters here in New Jersey.

If we’re going to keep growing, we’re going to need to grow our infrastructure to go with it,” said Congressman Kim. “The projects I’m fighting for represent a cross section of what I hear from our neighbors back home: the need to secure our Joint Base, the need to make high traffic areas safer for our families, and the need to get our communities ready for the future. I’m proud to see this pass through the House today with support from Republican colleagues from our region, and I’ll continue to work with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to deliver on these priorities and to make sure New Jersey has the infrastructure improvements we deserve.”

If passed into law, the INVEST in America

Act would make transformational improvements on New Jersey’s roads, bridges, rail, transit, and water infrastructure. Written into the bill are several key local priorities championed by Congressman Kim. They include:

Route 539 Overpass This project would fund an overpass over County Route 539, connecting key components of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL), allowing for expanded use of the Joint Base and making the route safer for civilian travel. In 2016, JBMDL commissioned a study to evaluate crossing alternatives to enhance accessibility to the training areas east of Route 539. The “County Route 539 Traffic Study” was completed in March 2017. The safest and most efficient alternative identified is the construction of an overpass on Route 539.

Congressman Kim’s push for an overpass at County Route 539 is the latest in a multi-year effort to deliver an overpass, which would help secure Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from future closure efforts by opening new training acres to Army Reserve units, allowing additional training missions to come to the Joint Base.

In 2019, Congressman Kim and Congressman Norcross passed a measure directing the Department of Defense to address issues on

roads like Route 539. Congressman Kim has also worked with other members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation to press the military for initial preliminary approval of construction of the overpass, which has since been secured.

Seaside Heights Boardwalk Replacement This project would fund the replacement of boardwalk timber between Dupont Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Annually many hundreds of thousands of visitors walk The Classic American Boardwalk located in Seaside Heights. The boardwalk timber in the area in question is 8 years since new and must be replaced to mitigate hazards from splinters, divots, and even holes.

Willingboro Electric Vehicle Charging Stations This request would fund electric vehicle charging stations suitable for public and municipal use in Willingboro Township. The Township has proposed four locations with five electric vehicle pedestals per station for installation. The project will help prepare the township for an increase in electric vehicle sales in the coming years.

Burlington County Route 130 The project would fund the reconstruction of the intersection at U.S. Route 130/Delaware Avenue/Florence Columbus Road and the addition of a new connector roadway and traffic signal to improve traffic flow and relieve

congestion. The intersection is a notoriously bad spot for truck traffic going to and from area warehouses and Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike’s Exit 6A interchange, and traffic through the area is expected to continue to grow. Crash data provided by the Florence Township Police Department indicate among the many crashes at this intersection, there were two fatal accidents involving passenger vehicles and tractor trailers within the last 5 years. In addition to vehicle safety, the project will improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities between adjacent residential developments and commercial establishments at the intersection, including sidewalks and ADA compliance, and upgrading signalized intersection to current standards. This intersection serves a major employment center in which more than 6,000 people are employed in the warehousing, distribution and industrial sectors.

With more development in the pipeline, employment may more than double if full buildout is reached. This project will help preserve quality of life for local residents as employment and traffic increases.

In addition to the listed local projects, the INVEST in America Act also incorporated the bipartisan Better Utilizing Infrastructure for Lasting Development of (BUILD) Veterans Businesses Act, and provisions of the bipartisan Resilient Highways Act, both of which were recently introduced by Congressman Kim.

Schools To Get Grants For Security, Drinking Water And More From The Desk Of The

Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to award school districts and county colleges with grants through the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act (SOCFBA). The grants will fund school security, water infrastructure improvements, and enhancement of career and technical education (CTE) in county vocational-technical school districts and county colleges The first round of grants, which the Governor transmitted to the Legislature for approval in May, will total $317.2 million and be distributed by the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE).

Funds will be disbursed on a rolling basis contingent on final grant revisions and recipient submissions of reimbursement requests.

The SOCFBA is supported by $500 million in bonds approved by New Jersey

voters in November 2018.

Second-round details and applications will be announced at a later date.

“We must ensure a safe and high-quality educational experience for students across our state,” said Governor Murphy. “These projects will help our school districts and institutions of higher education keep students safe and healthy, while also ensuring that they are ready for the careers of future.”

“This is an investment that will benefit students throughout the state,” said Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, Acting Commissioner of Education. “It will lead to safer school facilities, ensure clean water, and help county vocational-technical schools grow programs to provide career readiness skills that students need.”

“One of our Higher Education State Plan goals is for every student to have high-quality, career-relevant academic programs that prepare them for success. That is exactly what this funding will be used for: enhancing access to experiential learning opportunities at our state’s county colleges that will equip students with in-demand skills needed

to compete in a competitive job market,” said Higher Education Secretary Dr. Brian Bridges. “These critical projects and investments will help prepare today’s students for in-demand, high-paying careers needed to enhance New Jersey’s economic success.”

Governor Murphy signed the following: A-5886/S-3959 - Appropriates $66,173,243 for the installation of silent panic alarms to alert law enforcement during an emer-

gency as required by Alyssa’s Law, and for other school security upgrades. Other school security upgrades include exterior lighting improvements, surveillance cameras, intercoms, remote locking/unlocking doors, shatter-resistant glass, signage improvements, generator installation, and impact-rated vehicle barriers.

Assembly sponsors Ralph Caputo, Sterley (Government - See Page 22)

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Acton Bunnell: One Of Lacey’s Many Colorful Characters Of The Past

By Elaine McGuire, of The Lacey Historical Society From The Trenton Times, April 11, 1895, “George Ditton, 25, at the bar room of the Oak Grove Hotel in Cedar Creek, had a bottle of benzine in his pocket and when he sat down the bottle broke and the benzine ran out. His friend lit a cigarette and threw the match. Ditton at once was in a mass of flames, burnt so bad, his recovery is doubtful.”

George Ditton, 56, was found on Main Shore Road in Lanoka Harbor in the early morning of March 21, 1926. He was lying in a bank of snow and unconscious. Locals assisted in bringing George to his home on Warre Avenue where he died a day later.

The employees at the bar of Pinewald Inn in Bayville stated that George and his friend were quite intoxicated when they left together. A statement from his friend with whom he was walking home stated that upon the bar closing, they left together and George fell behind but he continued on.

This story isn’t about George Ditton. This is the story of his friend that set him on fire in 1895 and then 30 years later, the same friend who left him on the side of the road in an inebriated state in a snowstorm which may have contributed to his death a day later. This is the story of Acton Bunnell.

He was born to Joseph Bunnell and Mary Lamson Bunnell on January 9, 1874.

At the time of his birth, his father was 65 years old and his mother Mary was 33. He had five half-brothers, four from his father’s first marriage and one from his mother’s.

While Acton went by the name of Acton Bunnell, his given name at birth was Garrett Stout Acton Bunnell.

Finding a newspaper article dating back to 1892 set off a whirlwind of surprises for me which I wasn’t expecting. On July 28, 1892, in keeping with the yearly tradition of a party boat procession, many of the local yachts would leave with their parties from the Barnegat Pier in Bayville. On the return of the yachts, the captains all boasted that it was the best catches ever. Capt. Walter Grant caught over 300, Captain Longstreet, 200, and a comment was made from Billy Penn, stating, “speaking of Professional Liars, Capt. Acton Bunnell deserves special mention “he’s a peel nosed Sam”.

In 1900 Acton was living in New York City and in 1902 he returned to Lanoka with a wife named Mary, who immigrated from

Ireland in 1890, and with a daughter, Mary Agnes Bunnell, born in 1902. In August of 1904, his son Joseph Bunnell was born.

Also in 1902, Acton Bunnell, at age 26, was the “Poundkeeper” for Lanoka.

Besides overseeing stray cats and dogs, any stray farm animals would be housed and fed until they were claimed. If not claimed they were sold at auction. In the 1910 Census, Acton and his family are living in a rented house on Main Shore Road (Route 9) in Lanoka. His occupation is that of a painter but he is unemployed.

Acton seems to be living a very ordinary life with his wife and children but things aren’t always what they seem. I found indications that between 1910 and 1920 Acton’s wife Mary had on several occasions left him and taken the children with her. The last verified time that Mary and the children were living with Acton was in 1920. Thereafter, I find no connection between Mary, his daughter Mary Agnes and son Joseph.

While they went on to live long prosperous lives with extended families, in north New Jersey, Michigan and Florida, I believe that Acton played no role in being part of their lives. It seems he was estranged from his family. While delving further into his life history, it showed a clearer picture and better understanding as to why his wife Mary may have left him.

Being estranged from your husband at that time posed many hardships for women and their children and it wasn’t an easy decision.

On February 18, 1921, Acton Bunnell was indicted by a Grand Jury for assault and battery of a young woman, Eva Stout. For some strange reason, Acton Bunnell, the dog catcher, was appointed as “Overseer of the Poor” for Lanoka. The description of that job was as follows: “a person who is appointed or elected to take care of or to assist the poor with money, supplies, or services furnished by public authority and whose duties are prescribed by local statutes.”

One would think such an important position would be assigned to someone who may enter a house of worship on a Sunday morning rather than a pub on a Saturday night. I could find no record as to the outcome of this charge. Meanwhile, I do find that later in the same year, Acton had been demoted to dog catcher once again.

All Court records on criminal activity from the first half of the 20th Century are

not readily available. It seems that Acton had a criminal record longer than an arm’s length and although I am sure it’s not a complete list, I will condense the ones I do know about.

9/4/1902 - pled not guilty to assault/battery charges on Ben Brown 12/22/1904 - pled not guilty to assault/ battery 1908 (no date) - pled not guilty to assault/ battery 4/17/1914 - charged with stealing oysters from private beds 2/18/1921 - charged with assault/battery on Eva Stout 8/30/1929 - charged with theft by John Horner of Forked River. (owner of the houseboat restaurant).

3/27/1931 - charged with drunk and disorderly after a fight with Henry Bowker 7/18/1931 - charged with malicious mischief 12/17/1931 - charged and sentenced to 6 months for throwing a log into Mrs. Kleaster’s home in Lanoka. The Judge noted that he received many letters from Lanoka citizens asking that the Judge not give leniency 1/19/1934 - charged with threatening Eldridge Butler’s life - $500 bail 4/17/1934 - arrested in Forked River with a charge of drunk and disorderly I looked no further into the shenanigans of Acton’s sorted activities. In his last arrest, he was already 61 years old. I am assuming that he was too tired to endure all that turmoil and tried to live a life at ease. I know that I was exhausted researching all that turmoil and could search no further.

In the 1940s, Acton resided on Railroad Avenue (now South Street), in the vicinity where the Lanoka EMS Station now stands.

He owned a small shack there. I was able to obtain a firsthand story of Acton Bunnell from someone who remembers him from that time. He was a stout man, of regular height and always well dressed and with a long beard. She recalls that since there was not much to do in the small village of Lanoka, any small thing piqued the curiosity of children.

She recalls many summer nights when the 8 p.m. Tom River/Atlantic City bus line arrived and made its stop in Lanoka, they often would run up to see who got on or off.

Often the well manicured Acton Bunnell was one of the ones getting off. He would walk down Railroad Avenue toward his house but often needed to stop “and water the trees.”

I spoke with another town resident about Acton. I asked her if she ever heard or knew of Acton Bunnell. She immediately laughed and said she hadn’t heard that name in 60 years. She remembers him as a welldressed man whom she would see walking

through the town. She recalled that her father and friends, when they would speak of him, it was always with a laugh because he was a character. She also believes that she is somehow distantly related to him.

The old Methodist Church in Lanoka Harbor which still stands on the corner of Bay Way and Route 9 was built sometime in the early 1900s. By the 1940s, the Methodist women’s group noticed that the steeple roof was leaking and needed repair.

At that time, many of the men of Lacey were serving the country in the various services so construction workers and volunteers were limited. Lizzie Letts, Rachel Bennett and others decided it would be a good idea to hire Acton Bunnell to repair the roof on the old Church steeple. Upon completion, the roof didn’t leak but Acton had cut off the entire steeple and put on a flat roof. The old church ladies were besides themselves and the steeple was not replaced to its current state until some 7 years later in the early 1950s.

Acton Bunnell died on June 10, 1963 at the age of 89. He died at the Marlboro State Hospital for the Insane, but in 1963, it was closed to psychiatric patients, but they did house old and indigent state residents. I located his obituary which was only three lines, written by someone from The Higgins Funeral Home in Freehold.

It only has his name and date and that he was from Lanoka Harbor. No family was mentioned, and he had no services. The current administrator of Higgins directed me as to where Acton Bunnell was buried, and I made a trip to the Manalapan Presbyterian Cemetery in Millstone. He has no stone, but sadly, I could tell the section where he is buried. In a small area in this very rural, old and remote cemetery, there are a number of aluminum plaques left by various funeral homes as identification of the people who were buried there and most likely wards of the state. Most of the letterings are faded, broken off or bent, and 50 years later it’s next to impossible to find Acton’s exact grave, but I know he is there.

He died and was buried never to be thought of again, until now. While this story of Acton Bunnell doesn’t paint the usual picture of what we expected from our deep-rooted family community, he was an integral part.

The Bunnell family which he was a part of, contributed to the footprints of Lacey Township for more than a century before Acton’s death.

While researching this story, I often laughed at him, other times I was angry, and now I’m sad. I’m glad we all know him some, even with his flaws, his story is now part of our story. I wish he was home with his family in Good Luck Cemetery, but he’s not, he’s alone, but maybe he likes it that way. Acton Bunnell (1874-1963).

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Rotary Club Says Farewell To President

−Photo courtesy Rotary Club of Barnegat BARNEGAT – On June 23, the Rotary Club of Barnegat celebrated the “changing of the guard” so to say, as they said farewell to their outgoing President, Abby Klavidko, and welcomed their incoming president, Wayne Eslinger.

Thank you, Abby, for guiding the club

through an unprecedented year and helping them prosper under very difficult conditions.

Good luck to Wayne as he takes the helm of this gregarious group of volunteers. And a very special thank you to Chuck Watson, the new District Governor, for coming out to swear Wayne and the new board of directors in.

Township To Hold Lagoon Study Workshop STAFFORD – Mayor Myhre and Township Council would like to invite you to the Lagoon Study Workshop. On July 20 at 6 p.m. representatives from Stafford Township and ACT Engineers will be at the Mill Creek Park Pavilion, located at 1199 Mill Creek Road, to conduct a Lagoon Study

workshop.

The purpose of this workshop is to review the lagoon study and permitting that the Township has been working on regarding the Beach Haven West lagoons. There will be a presentation of the results of the study, followed by a question and answer.

Annual Hoagie Sale To Benefit Fire Co.

BARNEGAT – The Barnegat Volunteer Fire Company and the Barnegat Ladies Auxiliary will be holding their Annual Hoagie Sale on July 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hoagies are $10 each with your choice

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EMS Auxiliary To Host Fall Craft Fair

STAFFORD – The Stafford Township EMS Auxiliary will be hosting a Fall Craft Fair on October 16 in the Southern Regional High School 9/10 Parking Lot.

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−Photo courtesy Stafford Township STAFFORD – Mayor Myhre and the Township Council is proud to have recognized McKinley School student Savannah Fischer who was one of the winners of the New Jersey Safe Routes to School bookmark design contest. Congratulations to Savannah!

Surf City Fire Company To Host “Picnic In The Park”

SURF CITY – The Surf City Fire Company #1 and EMS is planning a “Picnic in the Park” on July 30, from 5 to 9 p.m.

This fundraising event will be held at the Zachariah Ball Field in Surf City. It will be a family friendly evening to celebrate the summer and a return to normal.

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dogs, snacks and other picnic foods.

Activities, including a bounce house and dunk tank will be available for the kids at a cost and a movie will be shown at dusk.

Everyone is welcome to join in the fun!

Call the firehouse at 609-494-6127 for additional information.

Outdoor Concert Announced

LACEY – On July 21 at 6 p.m., the Lacey Recreation Department will be hosting an Outdoor Concert featuring the Alternate Groove Band at Deerhead Lake Beach!

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Summer 2021 Concert Series Announced

STAFFORD – The Stafford Recreation is very excited to partner with the Stafford Historical Society once again for the Summer 2021 Concert Series at Lake Manahawkin pavilion.

Join every Monday evening for music by the lake. Bring your blankets or beach chairs, coolers, and family to enjoy an evening of music with the best sunsets in town!

While there is no charge, they kindly request a donation at each concert to the Stafford Township Historical Society to help them continue their mission of the restoration and preservation of the Old Stone Store, Cavalry Cottage, Railroad Station and Cultural Center (a Revolutionary War era church). These donations will help to cover the cost of the concerts as well as preserve our rich local history for generations to come.

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July 19, Sahara Moon: Sahara Moon is a singer-songwriter who appears at theaters in the New York and Philadelphia area along with many other music venues throughout

the tri-state region. Moon’s songwriting has been recognized for its sense of vulnerability within her lyrics as well as her vocal and guitar techniques inspired by two female artists, Norah Jones and Brandi Carlile.

July 26, Lovelight Band: Recreating the timeless sound of the Grateful Dead and capturing the beauty and spirituality of their live performances.

August 2, The Kootz: For 20 years (and still going-strong); ‘The Kootz’ band has accrued a time-tested, experienced track-record, delivering a ‘musical-menu’ of Classic 60s-thru-90s’ pop, rock, r&b and blues music.

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Fires:

Continued From Page 1 cooperative with our investigation, and as such, we are currently at an impasse at this point in time,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

Two months later, an even bigger forest fire burned across southern New Jersey, starting near the Bass River State Forest in Burlington County, spreading into Little Egg Harbor Township and consuming 641 acers of forest.

So how do these fires grow in size so quickly? Officials call it “forest fire season” when the land is dry in the spring and fall months with little greenery, with the warm sun and a breeze. These factors

increase the risk of a forest fire occurring. Trevor Raynor, a Forest Fire Warden for NJ Forest Fire Service who covers the Southern Ocean area, explained how they take several steps to prevent fires, prescribed burning being the main method.

“We’re very aggressive to prescribed burning in New Jersey and for such a densely populated state we accomplish a lot of acreage. Prescribed burning is setting controlled fires in the dormant season like the fall and winter. With that fire we burn all the leaves and debris out of the woods and if there to be a fire in the future there’s less to burn,” Raynor said.

The NJ Forest Fire Service uses multiple types of equipment to either prevent and/ or corral a fire. Raynor, who was a part of the recent Ballanger fire in Southern Ocean, said they heavily rely on their fire towers in order to catch any forest fires early.

“The fire towers play a critical role. My fire was detected by a fire tower. Had it not been, the next person to call 911 on that fire would have been at the back of people’s houses. But the fire tower was able to find out the fire was deep in the woods,” Raynor said. “If we relied on the 911 system and didn’t have fire towers, the first alert for that wild fire would have been too late, it would already be impacting homes.”

Should we be concerned about these vast forest fires occurring and the potential it has to not only wipe out huge swaths of Ocean and Monmouth Counties? Al-

though townships like Howell have had some small fires, it hasn’t faced any to the extent as Lakewood or Southern Ocean, but the possibility is always there.

“It can happen right here in Howell.

We have large tracks of brush and trees that it could run through pretty quickly with the right wind and right conditions.

It could involve some houses because of the lack of defensible space,” Robert H. Lewis, Chief of the Howell Township Fire Bureau, said. “It is a very good possibility. New Jersey actually is almost a better place, if you could say, for wild fires than what you read about in California. It’s just that California has more open area and they get bigger fires. We have so much development that has ended up in the woods, and people don’t realize that they need to take actions for themselves to prevent disasters from occurring. The biggest thing with fires is once it gets going and is hot enough, it will burn at the top of the trees in the dry seasons and there’s no way to stop that, they just move so fast.”

“Wildfires are always a threat in New Jersey,” Raynor said. “It’s not a matter of ‘if’ it’s a matter of when the wild fire occurs. Wherever the ignition source is, that’s where that fire is. It could be out in the middle of nowhere or it could be right next to a house.”

NJ Forest Fire Service and many other local fire stations do everything they can to prevent forest fires, but what can the community do to avoid fires from spreading? Residents who live in wooded areas

should create defensible space around their home that acts as a barrier between their land and any potential forest fire.

“If you have a piece of property and you want to be in the middle of the woods with all your trees around that’s fine, but you need to create some kind of natural barrier so we can assist in protecting your home,” Lewis said. “If you have brush and trees that come up to the woods right up within 10 or 20 feet of your house, that doesn’t give us any way to be able to protect your house. We like to start with 100 feet. Give us 100 feet of break, minimize the amount of things that can burn in between your house and that gives us a chance to get in there to defend your house.

“The biggest thing people need to realize is that they need to help us protect them and if they are backing up to woods, they need to take action. Another big thing is people use fire pits and forget to constantly attend them. You need to put out your fire pits before you go to bed.

That’s one of the biggest complaints we get from people,” Lewis said.

“We always like to advocate defensible space. If people have 100 feet of space, that makes our job easier in protecting them,” Raynor said. “Help us help you.

Be fire-wise. Have defensible space and an evacuation plan. It’s like a hurricane, but with a wild fire it starts and within an hour it could be impacting you. Whereas a hurricane you prepare a couple days ahead. It’s always important to have that plan in place.”

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Resign:

Continued From Page 1 know he left the board for health reasons.”

The selection of Williams’ replacement as school board president proceeded with little discussion. Daleo was the only candidate nominated and secured majority support. Board member Patricia Chambers cast the single nay vote in opposition.

Other than approval of past meeting minutes, it was the last time Chambers would vote as a member of the Pinelands Regional School Board of Education.

Chambers waited u ntil the Board For u m to an nou nce her resig nation from the board. Instead of sending a letter, the long-time board member and former district teacher embarked on a more public departure.

As she nodded her head, Chambers said her decision was not an easy one.

She was one of the original staff members who opened the school in 1979 and taught there for 34 years. In addition, Chambers served as a Little Egg Harbor’s representative to the regional school board for nine years.

According to Chambers, she witnessed public harassment of individual board members for the last year and a half.

In addition, she claimed to see the targeting of others in executive sessions and said that she herself received both harassing and intimidating emails.

Board members attempted to address their rift in a special meeting held in early February. According to minutes subsequently approved by the board, Chambers cited the need for improvement in board decorum and communication among members during that meeting.

At least one other member was concerned with the release of confidential information to the public. School board member Christie Palladino expressed her feeli ngs that mat ters discussed during executive session needed to remain confidential. She also suggested that leaks were done intentionally and intended to skew opinions.

“After the Feb. 2 special workshop meeting, where board members were able to, quote, ‘air their differences,’ I truly hoped that this governing body could come together and work collaboratively and serve with the best interest of the district and its students at the forefront,” read Chambers, as part of her resignation statement. “Unfortunately, I was very wrong.”

Chambers stated that the “harassment, intimidation and targeting” of individuals became worse. She viewed the situation as a toxic environment, which made her duties “not only laborious but against the very principles and duties of an elected board official, according to New Jersey School Boards Association.”

“I can no longer disregard such behavior and serve on a governing body that continues to allow this behavior and condone it through its silence,”

The Southern Ocean Times, July 10, 2021, Page 15 Chambers concluded.

A f ter deliver i ng her resig nat ion, Chambers stood up and walked off her assigned seat at the front of the room. It remains unclear why Chambers waited until more than thirty minutes of the meeting to resign from her position.

O t her boa rd members publicly thanked both Williams and Chambers for their years of service to the board.

“That was a bit of a surprise (Cham-

b e r s’ r e s ig n a t io n ,)” a d d e d K i m Hanadel, another board member. “I’m still reeling a little from that.”

The remaining board members will select Williams’ and Chambers’ replacements. Applications to serve as the Bass River representative were due last week. Applications to further represent the interests of Little Egg Harbor are also being accepted by the district.

The Pinelands Regional Schools web-

site breaks down the composition of nine members elected to its Board of Education. “Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - one from Bass River Township, one from Eagleswood Township, six from Little Egg Harbor Township, and one from the Borough of Tuckerton.

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A “migrenade” is my term for substances that go off like a grenade in your brain, and trigger a migraine. It’s a made-up term that works well and is immediately understood.

All the pain-causing cytokines in your body should be considered migrenades, because they are responsible for the pain and inflammation associated with headaches. One of them is NF Kappa B which is discussed below. But first of all, I suggest you minimize or eliminate these most powerful migrenades if you ever want to feel better: • Artificial sweeteners and dyes • Any clothing that requires dry cleaning • Monosodium glutamate (MSG) • Vegetable oil which contains bromine • Fancy dryer sheets • Perfume that contains synthetic chemicals By the way, you can make your own dryer sheets by taking some cotton and putting a few drops of your favorite essential oil and tossing it in the dryer with your clothes. I like lavender mixed with either wild orange or lemon essential oil. The possibilities using natural essential oils are limitless and this trick won’t harm your endocrine

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By Alyssa Riccardi LACEY – A Lacey Township dispatcher has been charged for theft after stealing over $4,500 from a volunteer EMS organization.

Matthew Bender, age 33, of Lacey Township, volunteers with the Lanoka Harbor Emergency Medical Service (LHEMS) and is a current dispatcher with the Lacey Township Police Department. He was in charge of maintaining the LHEMS website and also had access to the LHEMS PayPal account.

On February 2, LHEMS was awarded a grant from Benevity, an organization that facilitates grants on behalf of the Macy’s corporation. According to police, the grant money was disbursed to the LHEMS PayPal account managed by Bender.

Investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economics Crime Squad revealed that about $4,690 was transferred from the LHEMS PayPal account to Bender’s personal PayPal. Po-

lice also found several purchases, in small denominations, for various restaurants, pharmacies and auto stores, which confi rmed the grant money was not used for the benefit of the LHEMS. Subsequently, police determined that Bender misappropriated these funds for personal use.

On July 1, Bender was charged with theft. He was processed at the Berkeley Township Police Department and released on a summons pending a future court date.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer would like to acknowledge the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, the Lacey Township Police Department, and the Berkeley Township Police Department for their collaborative efforts in this investigation.

The public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law

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Remember Social Media Is Not Your Friend

By: Michael J. Deem, Esq., of R.C. Shea & Associates Once an injury claim is reported to an insurance company their number one priority is to stop the bleeding. Not your bleeding; their bleeding! The primary concern of any insurance company is to find a way to not pay your claim, so you will be immediately investigated.

What Do Insurance Adjusters Look For After A Claim Is Filed?

A personal injury claim is built on evidence. While your lawyer is compiling evidence to support your claim, the insurance adjuster on the other side is looking for ways to undermine it.

Beware of prying eyes. Your social media accounts are full of tidbits — even your most innocent posts, photos, or those you are tagged in — can be woven together and used against you. Even posts made by your family and friends are fair game for an aggressive adjuster. Even if all your social media accounts are protected with the strictest privacy controls, sometimes harmful information finds its way into the hands of the adjuster. It’s used as evidence to reduce their financial exposure or, worse yet, to prevent you from receiving any compensation at all.

Adjusters look for the weakest link. If they sense you lack self-control, they may try to friend you on Facebook or follow you on Instagram. They also may try to buddy up to your friends to get insider information about you and the accident.

Even your posts on dating sites can be mined and used against you.

What to Do on Social Media After a Car Accident Avoid doing anything on social media that could hurt your claim. You only have one opportunity to get this right, so you should leave nothing to chance. Tell your friends to refrain from posting anything about you or tagging you in photos on

social media — past, present, or future.

If you see the need to delete anything from your accounts, ask your attorney fi rst. It could be seen as an attempt to destroy evidence.

What Not to Do on Social Media After a Car Accident Sharing information about your case on social media makes it public. You instantly give up any confidentiality protections.

The defense can subpoena it and use it against you. It’s best to post nothing.

For this reason, keep in mind the following: • Don’t reply to questions from your friends or family asking about how you’re feeling.

• Don’t post photos of yourself exercising or doing anything physical.

• Don’t post any medical information or anything from your attorney.

• Don’t post “check-ins.”

• Don’t accept “friend” or “follow” requests from people you don’t know.

• Don’t bad-mouth the insurance company.

• Don’t defend your actions during the accident.

• Don’t send texts or private messages.

• Don’t lie, especially about when events occurred. Everything online is timestamped and can be used against you.

Contact R.C. Shea & Associates If You Have Been Injured If you’re the victim of an accident then choosing the right personal injury lawyer is the most important decision you will make. At R.C. Shea & Associates, a firm with over 35 year of experience, a Certified Civil Trial Layer will handle your case. There’s nothing to lose and everything to gain by scheduling a free consultation. Contact us now to get started, 732-505-1212.

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thank her for her concer n, but remind her that you are an adult. Adults know that cookies for dinner are bad, but having them for dinner is a perk of being a grown-up. Tell her that being stressed out over lunch is just as bad as adding salt, then tell her you didn’t order “being bossed around” as a side dish.

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Children Injured After SUV Crashes Into Truck

By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – A man and two children were airlifted to a trauma center after his SUV collided with a truck, police said.

The crash took place at around 4 p.m. on July 6, on Route 72 near Mermaid Drive.

Justin Dowling, 37 of Bensalem, PA, was traveling east on Route 72 in his Jeep Compass. He crashed into the back of a “commercial roll-off container truck” driven by David DeCant, 49, of Barrington, N.J. As the truck slowed down to make a left onto Mermaid, the Jeep rear-ended it. The Jeep wound up seriously damaged.

Dowling and the two children in his Jeep were airlifted to Jersey Shore Trauma

Center in Neptune. He was later found to be driving on a suspended license.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call 609-597-1189 Ext 8436.

Patrolman Justin Pascale and Patrolman Giovanni DeMarco are investigating the crash. They were assisted by Sgt. Griffin, MPO Sutter, Ptl. Haines, Ptl. Sherer, Ptl. Johnson, Ptl. Conner, Stafford Township Emergency Medical Services and Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company #1. The police department thanked Detective Brad Frank and Sgt. John Carroll, of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and to Detective Steve Capoano of the CSI Unit, Ocean County Sheriff 911, for their assistance.

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Immediate employment, great pay, additional days and positions available. 908-240-9694.

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Kelly's Cleaning Services - Cleaning assistants needed up to $20 hour Ocean County area residential/ restaurant cleaning - must have transportation. 908-216-2400.

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Vinyl Records Wanted - Paying cash for LP albums. Rock, Jazz, Blues, Reggae, Metal. Very Good Condition only, Call Rick 908-616-7104.

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Government: Continued From Page 7

Stanley, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, and Bill Moen issued the following joint statement: “School shootings are horrific tragedies that take far too many lives throughout our country each year. It is better to prepare for the possibility of a school shooting than it is to leave our schools undefended on the assumption it could never happen here.

This funding will allow more schools to implement security measures that would help protect students and staff in the event of an emergency. Making our schools safer is one crucial way we can secure our children’s futures.”

The first round of the SOCFBA will fund 494 proposed projects. These grants will be administered by the DOE. A-5887/S-3960 - Appropriates $6,608,212 for the construction, reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of water sup-

ply infrastructure in K-12 schools.

Assembly sponsors Daniel Benson, Angelica Jimenez, Adam Taliaferro, and Clinton Calabrese issued the following joint statement: “In recent years, New Jersey has begun taking steps to tackle the issue of unsafe lead levels in more than 100 water systems throughout our state by implementing thorough testing protocols, working to replace service lines, and more. We must continue to seek ways to protect residents – especially children, who are highly vulnerable to the harmful effects of lead. Ensuring our schools have the resources they need to minimize or prevent lead exposure will help them protect the health and well-being of our children.”

The first round of the SOCFBA will fund 26 proposed projects. These grants will be administered by the DOE. The second round of grant funding will be issued following lead testing results required during the 20212022 school year.

A-5888/S-3961 - Appropriates $26,456,996 for county colleges to construct or expand classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer facilities, and other academic structures to increase CTE program capacity.

“We need to expand our educational programs surrounding vocational and jobready skills,” said Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo. “There is a great demand for technically-trained and skilled workers in New Jersey, but not enough students are graduating with the expertise and skills required. We need to educate students on their projected fields of work and help them become employed.”

“Students need to be given the ability to train in subjects that encompass the future needs of business in our communities,” said Assemblyman John Armato. “This is not an overnight process, and a great deal of funding is required to ensure that those attending county colleges receive the tools and proper education for successful futures.”

The first round of the SOCFBA will fund nine proposed projects. These funds will be administered OSHE with the support of the Educational Facilities Authority (EFA).

A-5889/S-3962 - Appropriates $222,904,769 for construction projects that support CTE program expansion for County Vocational School Districts (CVSD). These projects will fund renovation and new construction to increase student capacity in select county vocational CTE programs, including related demolition, site improvements and physical plant upgrades, and furniture and equipment in renovated, reassigned, or new spaces related to county vocational CTE program expansion. Applicants were required to demonstrate that new student seats would be in county vocational CTE programs that prepare students for high-demand, technically skilled careers.

The first round of the SOCFBA will fund 17 proposed projects. These grants will be administered by DOE.

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ArounD the JerSey Shore Narcotics Investigation Leads To Four Arrests

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – A drug dealing operation was shut down by multiple law enforcement agencies on June 29, according to an announcement by Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.

Elex Hyman, 49, and Jamie Steen, 38, both of Barnegat used a home for cocaine storage and distribution, police said. Detectives followed them to an area in Toms River where they met with two other people for an alleged drug deal. Those two were Jesse Jackson, 38, of South Toms River and Alicia Walker, 44, of Union Beach.

Once they all drove off, they were pulled over and arrested.

Detectives recovered approximately 63 grams of powder and crack cocaine, 150 wax folds of heroin and 100 ecstasy tablets.

Investigators were granted a search warrant for the Barnegat residence and as a result, approximately $14,500 was seized.

Hyman was charged with Possession of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than OneHalf Ounce but Less than Five Ounces with Intent to Distribute; Distribution of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five; Possession of Cocaine and Knowingly Wander to Obtain or Sell a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

Steen was charged with Possession of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than OneHalf Ounce but Less than Five Ounces with Intent to Distribute; Distribution of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces; Possession of Cocaine; and Knowingly Wander to Obtain or Sell a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

Jackson was charged with Possession of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than OneHalf Ounce but Less than Five Ounces with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute; Possession of Cocaine; Possession of Heroin; and Knowingly Wander to Obtain or Sell a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

Walker was charged with Possession of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than OneHalf Ounce but Less than Five Ounces with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute; Possession of ecstasy tablets with the Intent to Dis-

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tribute; Possession of Heroin; Possession of Cocaine; Possession of ecstasy tablets; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Knowingly Wander to Obtain or Sell a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

The Prosecutor thanked the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Barnegat Township Police Department Crime Reduction Unit and Patrol Division, Toms River Township Police Department Special Enforcement Team, Stafford Township Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit and K-9 Unit, Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Lacey Township Police Department Detective Bureau and the Ocean County Sherriff’s Office for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of jul 10 - jul 16

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): ”Seeing is believing” might be your motto this week, even if what you see is merely a vision of the way you think things ought to be. Celebrate Independence Day with a toast.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Cookouts by a pool or romantic walks hand in hand might live up to your fantasies. You may find opportunities for love as the week unfolds. Get together with a special partner for private bliss.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This could be one of those days when you feel the need to protect someone’s feelings. As the week unfolds, you may find new ways to become more financially secure or make your mark at work.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It takes a village. Mutual support is a good possibility now. Believe in others in the week ahead and they will likely make you proud and prove that they can keep their promises.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Enjoy get-togethers with friends and hopefully some exciting holiday fireworks. Use your imagination to please your loved ones. Focus on doing your job well in the week ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You might be happiest in any gathering that is filled with camaraderie and genuine caring. Go to places where you can relax and speak your mind. You may meet some influential people in the week ahead.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Someone

friendly who may seem fickle could prove to be utterly trustworthy. If you accept an invitation during the upcoming week, you might be treated like a family member and have a delightful time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Feel free to be honest with others. Add a steadying hand to the helm to guide loved ones past unforeseen obstacles in the week ahead. You may be more objective than they are about some issues and situations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There may be fireworks or stars in your eyes. Either way, they can illuminate your quest for love and success. Don’t let vague half-truths cloud your judgment or fog your thinking during the week ahead.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may meet someone who opens your eyes to a more empowered worldview. As the week unfolds, you can make progress toward your most important ambitions through hard work and persistence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Celebrate the red, white and blue and spend happy, relaxed times with your tribe this holiday. Loved ones may display enormous ambition and talent in the week ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Someone might value your opinion in the upcoming week, so don’t hide your thoughts or be vague about details. You may inadvertently mislead someone if you are not forthcoming.

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