TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 17 - No. 45
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─Photo by Bob Vosseller Students and staff served customers throughout the night.
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 16
Dear Joel Page 14
Inside The Law Page 13
─Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Gregory Andrus, author of “Portraits of the Jersey Shore” has a story of his own worth telling. By Stephanie under bridges in the chances that led him age. Meanwhile, there’s Faughnan streets of downtown to what he considers a no mistaking the old TOMS RIVER – For New Brunswick. vocation and his role in soul behind his bright much of the first decade Now 52, Gregory An- street ministry. blue eyes that bear an of his adult life, a some- drus easily recalls the With sandy hair almost undeniable sense of what iconic Toms River brokenness that was reaching his shoulders, warmth and trust. man tottered between once his life. He says Andrus easily looks ten T he world m ig ht living in the woods to it’s a matter of second years younger than his (Life - See Page 4)
Town Will Now Recycle Clothing By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – If you don’t want it anymore, there’s a good chance no one else wants it, either. Th rift shops like high quality items. Nonprofits that have bins for clothing donations usually just r e c ycle t he m a nyway because they get too many shirts and
pants. If you have clothing to get rid of, you can leave clean, dry, and bagged items outside prior to 7 a.m. on the morning of a pick-up. You schedule a pickup online at helpsy. co/tomsrivernj. In addition to this service, there will be 20 AMVET clothing donation bins placed
throughout the township, Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill said. These bins will also be serviced by Helpsy, and a portion of the proceeds will go to AMVETs. Meanwhile, the town will earn a rental fee for the bins and will be reimbursed for every pound of clothing that is taken away, he
said. Every item that finds its way into the trash winds up costing the township at the county dump, so having another way to deal with them helps on two fronts: it reduces wa st e a nd it s ave s money, he said. A list of bins can be fou nd at helpsy.co/ find-a-bin, and they
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By Bob Vosseller LACEY – It was one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Ocean County Vocational Technical School Foundation and if you went home hungry, it was your own fault. After a year’s absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual OCVTS Chef’s Night Out fundraiser returned recently and to a whole new venue, the Lacey Elks Lodge which allowed for more space and different rooms to accommodate the many participating restaurants and organizations as well as the varied culinary programs provided for OCVTS students. “It was a spectacular event for our district. We are blessed with a foundation that supports our mission of preparing students for today’s demanding high-tech job market. The monies from Chef’s Night Out will not only allow for financial scholarships for our students but also supply tools, equipment and other necessary gear needed for our programs,” OCVTS Superintendent Karen Homiek said. She added, “all of the Foundation members are volunteers and are members of the local Ocean County community. Everyone seems to like the restaurants that are here. The restaurant owners and staff are having a good time. Everyone is just enjoying themselves.” (Chef - See Page 5)
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