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─Photo courtesy Anthony Michael Photography The cast of “Annie Jr” perform on stage during a production of the Junior Art and Musical Theater Summer Camp. By Bob Vosseller thrilled to be able to say ent, dedication and hard March 2020. These JACKSON – T he “on with the show.” work.” three weeks are the township’s School DisParticipants at the The summer program best time of the year trict’s Junior Art and camp recently present- runs three weeks and for the entire staff,” Musical Theater Sum- ed two performances provides students with Bott-Larsen added. mer Camp took to the of “Annie Jr.” on stage. the opportunity to learn The production staff stage for the first time “We were so grateful all aspects of musical also included Music in a year. to be able to take this theater production, in- Teachers Ed RobertThe pandemic may journey with these stu- cluding vocal coaching, son and Marge Eisenhave caused a “hard dents - painting, acting, dancing and acting les- schmied, Set and Stage knock life” for the cast singing, dancing, and sons and learning about Crew Director Lynnea and crew during the last loving every minute of costuming, painting Noble, Choreographer school year and in 2020 it,” said Cori Bott-Lars- and set design. S h a n n o n B r u e c kbut after that long hia- en, the director of the “It was such a won- ner-Vazquez, Set Buildtus the district’s Junior production. “We were derful experience to be er Matt Ebersole and Art and Musical The- blown away by each able to have our first seven JMHS Theatre ater Summer Camp was and every student’s tal- live audience since Student Interns.
Slight Increase In Local Crashes This Year
By Sydney Kennedy JERSEY SHORE – The region saw a slight uptick in motor vehicle crashes so far this year in comparison to last year. Whether we’ve seen more cars on the road due to the end of the pandemic or if it’s basic carelessness, the influx of summer tourists, or people finally feeling
like they can get out and do things that they forget to be safe, there has been a noticeable increase in crashes lately. The New Jersey State Police reported an increase in car crashes for roughly the first half of the year. Sgt. Alejandra Goez of the Public Information Unit reported there were
457 crashes handled by State Police in Ocean County from January 1 to June 22 in 2021, up from 405 crashes from January 1, 2020 to June 22, 2020. In 2021, 404 of the 457 crashes took place on the Garden State Parkway. The rest were other state roads and areas. “The slight [year-to-
date] increase in State Police crashes can most likely be attributed to the fact that there are more vehicles traveling on the road in 2021 compared to 2020, which was the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Goez said. He also reported “a slight [year-to-date] decrease in State Police
fatal crashes.” From January 1, 2020 to June 22, 2020, there were 14 fatal crashes with 15 fatalities that took place in Ocean County. Of the 14 crashes, five of them took place in State Police jurisdiction. From January 1 to June 22 of this year, there were 15 fatal crashes with 16 (Crashes - See Page 2)
August 21, 2021
County Wants People To Choose Vaccination
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – As the spread of the Delta variant continues to raise concern, vaccination data of county employees is being collected. “We are requesting from our staff information about vaccinations just to get some information built up so we know who is vaccinated and who is not vaccinated,” Director of the Board of Ocean County Commissioners Gary Quinn said. Quinn stressed that this is just in the discussion stages. Information is just being gathered at this point. There has been no decision yet. “If the governor chooses to take us in a different direction on whether we need to wear masks we want to protect not only those who aren’t vaccinated but those who are,” he said. “As far as mandating vaccinations, that is not our job. Everyone has the right to make that choice - whether it is a medical (County - See Page 2)
VA Clinic To Be Worked On Before New One Opens
By Stephanie Faughnan BRICK – Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) met earlier this week with local veteran leaders to discuss plans for a new VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Toms River. “We expect to open the new facility in 2024,” said Kim. “In the meantime, we are going to keep working to improve the situation at the current facility (in Brick) and try to have a seamless effort there.” Brick Mayor John G. Ducey and Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” B. Hill, Jr. also (Clinic - See Page 13)