The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 27 - No. 31
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“I’d Be Dead,” Teen’s Actions Save Her Incumbents From Massive Truck Explosion Keep Mayor And Council Seats
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township residents knew the winner of a two-man mayoral race would be a Republican with the first name Robert. They just didn’t know what his last name would be. Now they know. Mayor Robert Hudak will retain his title. He won the one-year unexpired term over challenger Robert Arace on November 2. Hudak’s running mate, Councilwoman Michele Zolezi, will retain her council seat, beating Joseph T. Hankins. The vote tally on Election Night was 8,768 votes for Hudak to 6,730 votes for Arace. Zolezi received 7,944 while Hankins picked up 6,698. These totals have yet to be certified by the county clerk. This was a competitive race that involved two sets of Republicans in a non-partisan form of government. Between large billboards on Route 70 by both pairs of candidates to social media posts to debates about whether invitations were sent to emergency responders at a 9/11 service, voters had a lot to take in.
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─Photo by Joe Morgan (Above) This drone photo shows how severe the damage was the next day after crews cleaned up the hazardous material. (Right) The 3 a.m. explosion could be heard for miles, and it woke some people from sleep. By Alyssa Riccardi of Forked River MANCHESTER – explained how Imagine being a brand her gut recreation to new driver at 18 years the situation is what old and suddenly being ultimately saved her in an explosive car ac- life that day. cident that could have “The deer came out ended your life. of nowhere and after Marissa Patterson I hit it, I spun out. My
(Council - See Page 5)
─Photo by Denise Maynard immediate reaction was rissa said. “I got out of to get out of the car. my car and was on the I’ve never been in a car phone with 911 telling accident before. I’m a them they needed to first-time driver, that get my car out of the was my first car,” Ma(Truck - See Page 4)
K-9 Storm Dies Shortly After Retirement
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Members of the townsh ip police depa r tment, particularly his for mer par t ner and handler, Officer Marc Micciulla, were devasted by the death of recently retired K-9 Officer Storm. The black German Sh e p h e r d h a d j u s t been honored during a r e c e nt Tow n sh ip
November 13, 2021
Council meeting with a retirement proclamation read by Mayor Robert Hudak. Storm died on Nov e m b e r 1. D u e t o health issues, Storm had been at home with Micciulla since January of 2021 and not of f icially “ret i red” u nt il t he ceremony when he received the proclamation. Off icer Micciulla
a nd h is fa m ily a dopted Storm after he could no longer perfor m regular police duties and loved him to the fullest right up to the end. In a release by t he Ma nche st e r Police Department it was noted that “we assure you that Storm spent the remainder of his days playing, get t i ng bel ly r ubs, and relaxing with his
family. Thank you for your service, Storm. You will be missed by all.” Police added that “K-9 Stor m is off icially 10-7 and we are fortunate that we were able to capture his last radio transmission on video. Storm has had an amazing career.” His retirement was effective on October 7, a nd he playe d a
critical role in police patrol operations, by tracking and locating suspects, evidence, narcotics as well as missing persons. D u r i ng h is t e nu re, Stor m responded to 70 Officer Protection Calls, performed 23 building searches, 45 tracks, 25 search warrants, and 180 narcotic sniffs/searches. (Storm - See Page 5)
Lakehurst’s First Police Chief Mourned
By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – The borough is mourning the loss of its first police chief, Richard Chinery, who died in his Delaware home on November 1. Chinery was the first Police Chief for the Borough having served in that role from 1961 to 1967. He had a prestigious career in law enforcement spanning more than 30 years. During his time with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, he rose to the rank of Chief of Detectives. He later went on to serve as the Public Safety Director of the Jackson Township Police Department. Members of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office made a statement of condolence (Mourned - See Page 5)
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