The BERKELEY Times Vol. 27 - No. 14
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Residents Learn About Their Neighbors At Berkeley Community Pride Day
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OCC Students Tell The Stories Of 9/11
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The Central Regional Marching Band performed. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – It was the 21st Annual Berkeley Community Pride Day, which means two things: the community came out to a fun d ay, a nd neig hbors lea r ned about each
other. The annual festival takes place in Veterans Park. Every year, off icials hold a remembrance ceremony for those lost on September 11, 2001 during this event, and
this year it fell on the 20 th anniversary. Ent e r t a i n me nt is held throughout the day, from the Central Regional Ma rch i ng Ba n d i n t h e a f t e rnoon to fireworks at night. It also serves
Berkeley-Lacey Relay For Life Cancelled
By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – The increasing numbers of COV ID -19 in Ocean County has caused the American Cancer Society to cancel the September 25 event, organizers said. Even though the fundraiser is outside, and
social distancing is possible, the event brings together cancer survivors who would be high-risk patients if they got the coronavirus. There are also sometimes caregivers in attendance who might be exposed and bring it back to their patients. According to Ocean County Health Department sta-
tistics, there were more than 150 new cases a day in recent weeks. There has been a steady increase from earlier in the summer, when there were fewer than 50 new cases a day. This is still lower than the peak of the pandemic in winter of 2020 when there were 400 (Relay - See Page 8)
September 18, 2021
as the capstone to the free summer concert series. Some people b r o u g h t t h e i r ow n folding chairs. A circle of vendors surrounded the field and bandstand. Some (Pride - See Page 4)
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Never Forget. Two words that mean a lot to those who were directly touched by the events of September 11, 2001. That doesn’t mean however, that those who weren’t born at the time can’t understand the depth of what happened that terrible day. Two days prior to the 20th anniversary of 9/11, administrators, instructors and students of Ocean County College joined attendees under a tent to remember those of Ocean County, and beyond, who died that day. Among those who spoke as the rain came down at the Campus Mall were OCC President Dr. Jon Larson, Assistant Dean Carolyn Showalter, and English instructor Ameer Sohrawardy. Student singer Alfred Parchment sang the national anthem while 63rd Army National Guard Band Warrant Officer One Zachary Appleton and First Sgt. Kencis Kleinschmidt performed “God Bless America.” Showalter said “we are gathered together today for three reasons, to remember those individuals whose lives were lost on 9/11/2001, to be thankful for the 20,000 individuals who were able to escape the carnage, and to teach the young people (OCC - See Page 7)
Gift Auction Will Raise Money For Childhood Cancer
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A gift auction will raise money for childhood cancer research, a cause that is surprisingly underfunded. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages one to 14, according to the American Cancer Society. Acci-
dents are number one. But despite this, there are very few foundations for childhood cancer and research into childhood cancers don’t often get the same attention that other research gets. “In the past 30 years, only four drugs have been approved for childhood can-
cer research,” said Janet O’Brien. Her daughter, Emiliana Rose, passed away in 2015 at just 13 years of age. She had been fighting osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer. This particular strand is extremely rare – statistics say four per million (Auction - See Page 8)
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