The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 27 - No. 45
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Inside The Law Page 21
Manchester Swears In New Police, Firefighters
–Photos courtesy Manchester Police Manchester Police Lt. Hemhauser, left joins Capt. Vincent Manco, Mayor Robert Hudak, Patrolman Lorenzo Jorge, Patrolman Connor Maliff, Chief Robert Dolan, Lt. Antonio Ellis and Lt. James Komsa.
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Community News
February 19, 2022
–Photos By Bob Vosseller A vacant building within the Whiting Commons shopping plaza previously housed a grocery store. That site would be ideal for a new store and many residents are seeking an alternative to some of the current box store grocery facilities that are available in Manchester Township. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – For months now a number of residents, business leaders and public officials have been enticing new businesses to the Whiting section of the community. A new Chamber of Commerce formed late last year to also focus on existing businesses and to see what could
be done to bring in the kinds of businesses that residents have expressed more need for. Last year, resident Judy Noonan, a former Berkeley Tow nsh ip cou ncilwoman who serves on the recently formed township Economic Development Committee and is a member of the Manchester Coordinating
Council (MCC), came before the governing body urging that efforts be made to bring in more businesses, prefe r ably g ro ce r y chains like Aldi’s or Lydl to the Whiting section of Manchester. Noonan also noted the abundance of dollar stores in the community and the need for mor e p r ivat ely
Your Congress Member Could Change March 1
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Every ten years, congressional maps are redrawn. They are currently undergoing this process. By March 1, you might be in a new district. The 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are split up based on the state’s population. The 2020 census informed these totals. The commission who drew the maps was made up of equal numbers of Democrats and
(Residents - See Page 4)
Emergency Services Director Robert Baran, left joins Captain Roger Brown, Mayor Robert Hudak, Fire Fighter Curiale, Fire Fighter Wright, Chief Robert Dolan, Captain Vincent Manco, Lt. James Komsa, and Lt. Antonio Ellis. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The Township now has two new police officers as well as two new firefighters. The Police Department welcomed Patrolmen (Swears - See Page 5)
Well To Be Drilled Again
Republicans chaired by a tiebreaker. Republicans on the commission have put forward one map and Democrats another. The proposed maps can be seen here: apportionmentcommission.org/ProposedMaps.asp Each district will have about 773,000 people in it. The districts would be in place until March of 2032. This article just focuses on the Ocean and (Congress - See Page 4)
owned eateries. She said the MCC “is made up of representatives of all the communities within the township.” Noonan serves as the representative and a trustee for Crestwood Village VI. “We have over 20 associations represented and we’ve had the opportunity to learn
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Member s of t he Township Council voted to award a contract for a redrilling project for Well 5 and the contract will also include improvements to the water utility in the western service area.
Responding to a resident’s question about where the well was drawing water from, Business Administrator Brandon Umba said, “I would need to look into that with the water and sewer department. This is a well that was built in the 1960s as part of the old Crestwood com-
munity system that we acquired. It has become silted in and has become faulty so the township is looking to use American Rescue Plan money to redrill the well.” Township Clerk Sabina Martin said that the township had no (Well - See Page 5)
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