TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 17 - No. 42
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─Photo by Chris Lundy This tricky intersection where cars can cut across Hooper Avenue will eventually be changed. By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – Locals k now that a strange intersection on Hooper Avenue can be used to cut their travel time, but this is on a list of areas to be
changed by the state. Cedar Grove Road runs parallel to Route 37 b efo r e m e e t i ng Hooper. Drivers heading south on Hooper will cut across t wo lanes to make a left
o n t o C e d a r G r ove between the Howard Jo h n s o n’s a n d t h e Quick Lube. People heading west on Cedar Grove will make a left onto Hooper, cutting into southbound traffic
to do so. Hooper is a county road, but si nce it’s ver y close to Route 37, the state Department of Transportation will be taking on (Road - See Page 4)
Local Filmmaker Promotes New Jersey Movies
By Bob Vosseller BRICK – Filmmake r T h o m D e M ic c o recently gathered w it h f r ie n d s , f a n s and members of the G a r d e n St a t e f i l m com mu n it y for t he premiere of his new short film which he hopes inspires others to make more productions in New Jersey.
DeMicco’s newest film, “Kiss Me Judas: Chapter 1” premiered o n Fe b r u a r y 17 a t Di ngbatz n ig htclub in Clifton. The Brick born filmmaker, author and martial arts t rainer was inf luenced by the films of Lloyd Kaufman, Stanley Kubr ick, Fran k Capra and fellow New
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my crew of New Jer- tober 1, 1998 through sey natives,” he said. Viking Press and is His film covers the based on a popular first chapter of a novel urban legend. It foltrilogy by Will Chis- lows the character of topher Baer and stars Phineas Poe (Fer ri) Johnny Ferri and Lyd- a disgraced cop and ia Manson. DeMicco morphine addict, afdirected the film that ter he wakes up in a was produced by Ferri hotel bathtub full of and Gabe Romero. ice to discover that Baer’s neo-noir novel one of his kidneys was was published on Oc- (Filmmaker - See Page 6)
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By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – It should be easy to reach out and help those who need it the most. Yet there are a lot of barriers that society has constructed that make it difficult to reach out. Recently, there was a Point In Time count in which local homeless were surveyed so that they could be given the help they need. The counts translate into how much money the area will get, however, the federal government has it a bit backwards, some said. Since the goal is to reduce the number of homeless, you are rewarded if your numbers go down. Essentially, you’re getting more money for fewer people. If your homeless count goes up, you are penalized, and you are given even less money to provide services to an even larger crowd. The pandemic has required social distancing, which means that there are fewer people allowed in shelters. It’s also caused staffing levels to fall because volunteers and employees (Homeless - See Page 5)
Food Donation Reaches 100th Week By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - Just as residents have been dealing with the pandemic for about two years now, so have the volunteers and recovery agencies. Recently, there was the 100th consecutive Friday of the Pop the Trunk food distribution. Although it takes place at the Presbyterian Church of Toms River, the service is available to all residents of Ocean County. It’s called Pop the Trunk because it’s a drive-through situation. Volunteers place the food in the trunk or truck bed so that there’s no person-to-person contact to minimize the transfer of COVID-19. The volunteers couldn’t have done it without a partnership with Fulfill, which provides the majority of the food. (Food - See Page 4)
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