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─Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Recently promoted Ocean Township Police Sergeant Michael D. Matelski acts as his department’s sole drug recognition expert. By Stephanie Faughnan WARETOWN – Twelve steps take on a novel meaning for a select group of police officers involved in impaired driving arrests. Notably, the protocol has nothing to do with the twelve steps used in recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. All law enforcement officers receive standardized training on motor vehicle stops when it appears
someone is driving while intoxicated. That said, some cops add to their credentials and become certified as Drug Recognition Experts (DREs). Not everyone knows about drug recognition evaluations, although the process began approximately four decades ago. Back then, the International Association of Chiefs of Police noted that members of the Los Angeles Police Department (Cops - See Page 4)
Oyster Creek Receives Another Security Violation
By Bob Vosseller LACEY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued another violation notice to Holtec Decommissioning International LLC (HDI) over security violations at Oyster Creek Generating Station. The NRC found that
a now-former security superintendent, who was also assigned armorer duties, deliberately failed to properly perform required annual material-condition inspections of response unit rifles and falsified related records. Once HDI completes
certain corrective actions, the NRC will issue a civil penalty of $50,000 for the violations, which is a reduction from the base civil penalty of $150,000. “This agreement will result in a number of significant actions that can be expected to
improve the security programs not only at Oyster Creek but also at the other nuclear plants being decommissioned by HDI,” NRC Region I Deputy Administrator Raymond Lorson said. According to the NRC, the corrective actions are intended to address
two violations and related performance aspects found during an NRC investigation at Oyster Creek that concluded on March 11, 2021. Corrective actions agreed to by HDI include making the corporate security director (Creek - See Page 5)
February 5, 2022
Bus Aide’s Strange Behavior Under Investigation
By Stephanie A. Faughnan BARNEGAT – Barnegat Township School District officials are investigating an incident in which a woman boarded a school bus and exhibited what some deemed “strange” behavior. Two separate videos posted to social media show a woman engaged with students heading home on a school bus from the Russell O. Brackman Middle School. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian Latwis confirmed the woman in the videos is a bus transportation aide, who was not assigned to the bus where the incident occurred. “She usually takes her bike to work and with the snow, she wasn’t able to do so,” shared Latwis. “One of the bus drivers who works with the transportation department knows her and offered to give her a ride to the school where she works so she could get on the bus for her shift.” Chief Keith A. Germain said an officer met (Aide - See Page 5)
School Board Has War Of Words Over Masks
By Bob Vosseller LACEY – In one month the township Board of Education has had two aborted live meetings, one virtual session and now one hybrid gathering but debates over mask wearing and conduct by Board members has made each one a verbal battleground. It began with the Board’s reorganization meeting which was to be held live at the Lacey High School lecture hall but that lasted around two minutes when Board members called for it to be nixed when incoming Board member Salvatore Armato, members of his family and several audience members, refused to put on COVID-19 protective masks per Governor Phil (Masks - See Page 7)