The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 27 - No. 41
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Manchester Awaits New County Park
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–Photo courtesy Manchester Township A 250-acre area in Manchester Township will soon be the site of a passive and recreational park. It will be located on Route 571 up to Route 547 and Ridgeway Boulevard. The new park needs a name. Currently, it has no tentative target date for its opening. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township officials and residents are looking forward to the addition of a new county park that will be used for multiple purposes. County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines provided an update on the county’s proposed facil-
ity during the Board’s recent reorganization meeting. “The new Manchester Park will be our 28th park. It will be an unbelievable park, located on Route 571 up to 547 from the railroad track in Manchester to Ridgeway Liquor. It will be about 250 acres and it will be a
passive and recreational park,” said Haines, who serves as liaison to the county’s parks and recreation department. She added, “the first part of the park will be from the railroad track to Ridgeway Boulevard and it will be passive and have (Park - See Page 4)
(Dreams - See Page 5)
Superintendent Updates Public On Pandemic
By Bob Vosseller M A NCHESTER – Sup e r i nt e nde nt David Trethaway issued a statement to parents on the school district’s website addressing the current COVID-19 Omicron variant surge. “As we have returned to school from the holidays, unfortunately, we have had a large number of COVID positive cases and close contact cases reported from both st udents and staff. This has also occur red throughout the county and our area is now designated in the red area which is a very high activity level,” he said. “We have been monitoring the situation and, although we have had to make several adjustments, we were able to hold
classes in person in all of our schools. I would like to take this opportunity to com mend the administrators, staff, parents and students for their f lexibility and cooperation in dealing with this situation. I would like to especially comme nd ou r scho ol nu r se s who h ave perfor med exceptionally throughout this whole crisis.,” he said. “We will continue to provide in-person instruction for our students as long as we have a safe environment. This is a priority. However, I am asking our students and staff to bring their computer devices home to be prepared in the event the situation changes,” Trethaway said. (Public - See Page 7)
Volunteers Will Always Support Our Military
Field Of Dreams Almost A Reality
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – To somewhat borrow a line from the “Field of Dreams” blockbuster hit, people will soon be coming to Toms River for reasons they can’t even fathom. Passersby to what was once a part of Bea Lea Park on North Bay Avenue may catch a glimpse of a new baseball field and not necessarily think of it as anything remarkable. A few yards away sits a bronze sculpture of a non-disabled boy passing off a basketball to a young girl in a wheelchair. The two have everything to do with one another
January 22, 2022
–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan A statue of two children playing is installed near the front of the park.
By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – T here’s a squ ad of men and women on the home front who send much-needed supplies to boost the morale of soldiers serving overseas. They are called “Always Supporting Our Military.”
Barbara Youmans, Maureen Thomsick, Marianne Barone, and Tom McGovern met with The Toms River Times to show what they do. The boxes go to sailors on ships, to ministries abroad, and to any other place they can. Any-
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Soldier.com has lists of service members that accept packages. “I try to send each a box and when I get to the end, I start all over,” Youmans said. Female soldiers have health needs that are not always covered by (Military - See Page 4)