2021-10-16 - The Southern Ocean Times

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SOUTHERN OCEAN Times Vol. 9 - No. 17

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More Streets Adopted For Clean-Up Efforts

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–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan These are just some of the volunteers gathered for the October 9 Adopt a Street fall clean up. By Stephanie Faughnan BARNEGAT – Three scouting groups were part of approximately 75 total residents who gathered recently to help keep the streets clean in Barnegat. While the skies above looked foreboding, nothing seemed to stop the volunteers signed up for the

Inside The Law Page 21

Classifieds Page 25

township-wide Adopt-a-Street program. They armed themselves with garbage bags and donned gloves provided by the township as they took on more than sixty streets to clear them of litter. One of the key items that surfaced during the (Streets - See Page 16)

$12M In County Sandy Loans Forgiven

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – It’s been nine years but municipalities that still owe the federal government money after Superstorm Sandy will have their loans forgiven. This amounts to more than $25 million in New Jersey alone. In Ocean County, there is $12 million outstanding in these Community Disaster Loans. The bill forgiving these amounts was championed by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6th), Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd), and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12th). It was signed into law as part of the government

operations bill by President Joe Biden. Some towns have already started repaying these loans but there was still a lot left over. The only way towns would have been able to pay it back would be to raise taxes. “On behalf of Berkeley Township, we sincerely appreciate the efforts put forth by our congressional delegation, especially Congressman Kim, in getting bi-partisan support for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) forgiveness,” Berkeley Mayor Carmen Amato said. “This is welcome news. “Our community was (Loans - See Page 5)

Garbage Contracts Increase In Two Towns

By Stephanie Faughnan BARNEGAT/WARETOWN – Rising costs of garbage and recycling removal caused local officials to wish they could just toss the problem in the trash.

“Marty (Martin Lisella, Barnegat Township Administrator) spent a lot of sleepless nights worried that when October 1 rolled around, we didn’t know who was going to pick up the garbage in town,” shared Barnegat Mayor

Mother Learns More About Suspicious Death Of Her Child

By Stephanie Faughnan BARNEGAT – It’s been six months since first-grader Corey Micciolo died under circumstances warranting investigation by both local authorities and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office. Corey died on April 2, a little

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less than one month before his seventh birthday. Breanna Micciolo dropped Corey off at his father Christopher Gregor’s home in Barnegat on the morning of his death. It would be the last time Breanna would see her son alive. (Mother - See Page 4)

Albert “Al” Bille. Ocean Township Administrator Diane Ambrosio said she could easily relate to her counterpart in the neighboring town. A proposed 74 percent (Garbage - See Page 17)

Three New Officers, Chaplain Position Added

–Photo courtesy Breanna Micciolo Breanna Micciolo still wants answers regarding her late son Corey’s death.

By Bob Vosseller LACEY – Police Chief Michel DiBella introduced three new officers to the public during a recent Township Committee meeting. The new hires were sworn in during the session. The newly hired officers took their oath of office from Township Clerk Veronica Laureigh. They included

Jason Nilon who was joined by his father Jeff Nilon, Tyler Walsh whose fiancé held the Bible for the oath and Daniel Biel whose father Daniel held the Bible for his oath of office. Lacey’s police department has 42 sworn officers, one part-time class II officer and three class III (Officers - See Page 15)


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