The
SOUTHERN OCEAN Times Vol. 9 - No. 24
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Angry Residents Warn Vandals Attacking Inflatable Decorations
December 4, 2021
Santa Makes Special Visit To Local Grandmother And Family
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Community News Page 8-11
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Santa visits with Roxanne Lynn and her three grandchildren, pictured left to right – Eliza, Daisy and Penny (on mom and dad’s laps).
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Inside The Law Page 17
Classifieds Page 19
–Photos by Stephanie Faughnan (Top)Decorations deflated by early morning could still be wrecked by vandals. (Below) Inflatable Christmas decorations still up in the wee hours of the morning could be targeted by vandals. By Stephanie Faughnan STAFFORD – A recent social media post
suggests Stafford locals could take matters into their own hands if they catch the vandals cutting
Students Cooking Meals For Those In Need: Another Thing To Be Thankful For
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Chef Gary Lesniak picked up 400 frozen turkeys on November 8, which marked the first step in the annual “Feed the Need,” when the culinary arts students at Brick Vo-Tech
prepare nearly 3,000 meals for the needy in Ocean County. The birds, which had been provided by Fulfill Food Bank, spend about a week defrosting in the refrigerator before some 140 culi-
nary students, who are bussed to Brick from about 15 Ocean County high schools, break the turkeys down and separate the dark meat from the white meat which are baked separately. (Meals - See Page 7)
their inflatable Christmas decorations and destroying the motors (Vandals - See Page 5)
By Stephanie Faughnan WARETOWN – A local grandmother recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer received some early Christmas joy when Santa stopped by to pay her family a special visit. Roxanne and Ed Lynn moved to Waretown in 1999 with their three
daughters. Roxanne, 59, works for the Township of Ocean School District in their preschool program. When the district resumed in-person classes, the longtime paraprofessional masked up and was glad to return to her students and finish out the 2020-2021 school year. (Santa - See Page 4)
Small Nuclear Reactor Might Be Built At Oyster Creek
By Bob Vosseller LACEY – For a half a century, the Oyster Creek Generating Station provided a portion of electrical energy to the state’s power grid. The facility is currently undergoing a decommissioning process but a new development may
see a small nuclear reactor at the facility. Township Mayor Peter Curatolo is happy that Camden based Holt e c D e c om m is sioning International, (HDI) charged with the decommissioning of the aged nuclear power plant, is now
looking at its Oyster Creek proper t y for their location of a prototype nuclear reactor. The mayor told The Southern Ocean Times that “any time there is a partnership between major organizations wherei n t h i ngs a re completed in a safe,
effective and timely manner, that is a real value added to Lacey, it’s infrastructure and its people.” The mayor said that he welcomed any opportunity for expansion and “the possibility of increasing employment (Reactor - See Page 7)
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