TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 17 - No. 44
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─Photo by Stephanie Faughnan (Top) Hundreds of people gathered for Toms River’s Inaugural Irish Fest. (Bottom) Vendors had Irish wares on display. By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – The luck of the Irish worked its magic as Washington St reet overf lowed with br ight smiles at Toms R iver’s Inaugural Irish Fest. Organizers took a chance on unpredictable March weather before the regular emergence of spring sunshine to the area. Amazingly, the event came together with whimsical insight in less than a
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month. T h e D ow nt ow n To m s River Business Improvement District (“BID”) began closing off a portion of Washington Street on nice evenings and during spe-
cial events. Word of mouth traditionally attracts locals and vacationers to join in festival fun, including the opportunity to enjoy food, drink, and entertainment (Festival - See Page 5)
Ukrainian Church Collecting Donations For War Victims
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - St. Stephen’s Ukrainian Catholic Church is collecting supplies and funds to help victims of the war. Local residents will be able to do something positive to help people in need half a world away. Items ranging
from diapers to ballistic goggles are being collected, packaged, and shipped overseas. Reverend Volodymyr Popyk, pastor of St Stephen’s, reached out to Councilman Jim Quinlisk who in turn alerted Mayor Maurice B “Mo” Hill. “We’re honored to
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Who Is Your Lawmaker? By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHORE – Legislative districts were redrawn – and some might say gerrymandered – for the next ten years. What does this mean for you? Every ten years, congressional maps are redrawn. The new ones coincided with the 2020 census data that came in. The state districts have already changed but the federal ones will change in January of 2023. This article just focuses on the Ocean and Monmouth county towns. The Second, Third and Fourth Congressional Districts are in the coverage area of the newspapers under the Jersey Shore Online banner. Gerrymandering is the process of drawing congressional districts based on how they vote. Ocean County – especially the southern end – is very conservative in how they vote. Those areas were given to two Republicans while the only local Democrat in the area was moved out of the county. Essentially all three were given safer districts.
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support our Ukrainian neig hbor s who a re seeking critically needed supplies for their freedom loving brothers and sisters in their homeland during this time of great need,” Quinlisk said. “This is our opportunity to give more than ‘thoughts and prayers’
and to do so through a local church we know,” Mayor Hill said. “Most of us have never suffered the unimaginable circumstance of having our homeland invaded. I am grateful to Pastor Popyk for giving the people of Toms River a local way to contribute.”
How To Help The church has published a list of items in need. These can be dropped off in the rear of the church at any time. The church is located at 1334 White Oak Bottom Road in Toms River. Volunteers will be packing these
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Former Councilman Eyes Democratic Leadership
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Former Councilman Terrance Turnbach announced he has filed to run for the chair of the Ocean County Democrats against long-time office holder Wyatt Earp. “My pledge is to rebuild and rebrand our county party as an organization we can be proud of, an organization people want to be a part of, and a party built on inclusion,” he said. “We should not have to hide our identities as Ocean County Democrats in elections with the hopes (Councilman - See Page 4)
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