The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 27 - No. 20
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Afghan Refugees Coming To Joint Base Temporarily
Superintendent To Retire In February
By Bob Vosseller and Chris Lundy JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST – The Joint Base will serve as temporary housing to evacuated refugees from Afghanist an as the United States continues its military withdrawal from that country. A spokesman from the Joint Base told Jersey Shore Online.com that an announcement made by the Pentagon predated information that was made available to the base but
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–Photo courtesy Manchester Schools Manchester Schools Superintendent David Trethaway announced his retirement recently. He will be leaving the district in February 2022. Here he speaks to Manchester High School seniors during the 2021 graduation ceremony. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – As the saying goes, all good things come to an end, and thus the tenure of Superintendent David Trethaway will conclude early next year. During a recent school board meeting Trethaway announced his plans for retirement. During that meeting he noted that “it is with mixed emotions that I
am announcing my retirement from the Manchester Township School District as of February 1, 2022. “I can only say, it’s been an honor to serve this school district as the superintendent. I’m starting my 15th year in Manchester, 45 years in education,” he added. He also noted that he was “proud of what we’ve accom-
plished and what the staff, the parents and the community have accomplished. We’ve been through mold situations, we’ve been through a hurricane situation, and now we’re dealing with a pandemic. As a district, we have always successfully met each challenge.” The superintendent said he had wanted to retire a few
Gov. Phil Murphy declared that all students, educators, staff and visitors are required to wear masks in public, private and parochial schools, regardless of grade level, unless they meet an exemption. Some parents called for a virtual learning option for students. Perhaps their child was a more successful
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that the Department of Defense had approved a request for assistance to provide the temporar y housing and support for evacuees. This is part of Operation Allies Refuge which is an effort first announced last month, to support relocations of those Afghans interested and eligible along with their immediate families who supported the U.S. government. Officials stated that this effort continues the nation’s commitment to (Base - See Page 4)
Protesters March Against Vaccination For Health Workers
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Parents Weigh Sending Children Back To School With Masks
By Sydney Kennedy OCEAN COUNTY – For many students across the country, this fall will be their first time back in the classroom on a regular schedule in almost a year and a half. New Jersey students are no exception. Based on the state’s guidance, students should expect to be back in school full time, with no remote option as of yet.
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or confident online learner, or they worried about the Delta variant of COVID-19. Others expressed concerns about masking students. “My daughter stayed out of pre-K because of COVID. I was not having her wear a mask for hours [a] day,” Little Egg Harbor parent Krystal Bergmann (Parents - See Page 7)
–Photo By Bob Vosseller Protestors walk the street in front of the Ocean Medical Center in Brick opposing the state’s mandatory vaccination of health workers. By Bob Vosseller BRICK – Around 30 people - some of whom were health workers - brought signs, the American flag and a lot of energy to protest the requirement of (Protestors - See Page 5)
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