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The BERKELEY Times Vol. 27 - No. 9

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By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – A recent ground breaking ceremony cleared the way for a new social services complex on Hooper Avenue. Director of Ocean C o u n t y B o a r d of Commissioners Gary Quinn, Commissioner Virginia “Ginny”

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The zones that play together, stay together. By Chris Lundy (Editor’s note: The writer of this article lives in Zone B. Nevertheless, he has promised to tell this story without any bias.) BEACHWOOD – It all started innocently enough. Elliott Wohl posted to a Beachwood Facebook group saying “good night,” but only to Zone A, because

nobody else matters. Those were fighting words. Before long, the four zones were t al k i ng smack online. It soon became time to put up or shut up. A softball tournament was held to deter mine which was the best zone, even though it’s obviously Zone B. (Editor’s note: The

writer of this article has been warned not to show any more bias. We now return to the article.) As Natasha Fennell of Zone D said, “Somebody made a joke and it turned into a game.” The zones only exist for one reason: so people know when their trash, recycling, and bulk pick-up is. It’s

New County Social Services Complex Breaks Ground

Haines, Social Services D i r e c t o r Me r e d it h Sheehan and Board of Social Services Vice Chairman Pastor Peter Hartney Jr., and Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill were among those who gathered with shovels in hand to launch the construction of a building that will

serve as home to dozens of programs such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), General Assistance, Child Support, Adult Protective Services, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Homeless Ser vices, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

(TANF), Medicaid and Statewide Respite. At the present time the Ocean County Board of Social Services works out of six buildings in an office complex located at 1027 Hooper Avenue. The county leases these offices, and the lease was expiring in 2022.

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shown on a map mailed to ever y homeow ner. That’s why garbage cans were on the trophy. It’s probably accurate to say that no one really thought much about their zone until the gauntlet was thrown and then signs started popping up like “Zone A Rules.” “The reason Zone A (Zones - See Page 4)

Quinn commended the Board of Social Services and the agency programs saying, it served to provide people with assistance, “to keep food on the table, a roof over their head, protecting the elderly and a host of other services. Once completed (Ground - See Page 12)

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – An Amazon warehouse is a possibility for the former Beachwood mall site, but officials said that is far from a done deal. It came to a head when a local resident pointed out the language in the redevelopment plan, calling it a “last mile” warehouse. This is the terminology used by Amazon. The retail giant wants warehouses in smaller towns in order to make deliveries faster. The redevelopment plan is opening the door to Amazon, but doesn’t guarantee that company will be walking in, Township Business Administrator John Camera said. This plan, going back to 2009, was to include big box stores, retail pad sites and more. However, retail has changed since then. “The need for brick and mortar big box stores has diminished over the past several years due to online purchasing and COVID really finished the job,” Camera said. Since the redeveloper was having difficulties (Amazon - See Page 4)

Candidates File For Election

By Chris Lundy and Sydney Kennedy BERKELEY – Candidates have filed to run for seats on both the municipal gover ning body and local boards of education. Election day is November 2. Berkeley Township Council The township is split into four wards. Each ward has a council member representing them. In Ward 1, Republican Councilman James Byrnes is being challenged by Democrat Alexis Loftus. In Ward 2, Republican Councilman Angelo Guadagno is running unopposed. In Ward 3, Republican Councilman Michael Signorile is being challenged by Democrat Andrew Prudente. In Ward 4, Republican Councilwoman (Election - See Page 6)

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