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Waretown Oyster Beds, Made From Hockey Sticks, To Be TV Feature
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – You ought to k now that Central Regional High School’s hockey team has been making oyster beds from discarded hockey sticks to create a healthier bay environment. Their effor ts will be highlighted by the PBS show “You Oughta Know” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8. Coach Joseph Pelliccio said the team has been doing it for a few years now, inspired by a coach at Florida Gulf Coast University. Bob Wasno is the university’s coach as well as the head of their marine science department. Pelliccio called down there because he had a student who wanted to play for the university and the two hit it off. Then, Wasno asked if Central is near the shore. “Ou r whole team pretty much grew up a rou nd t he wat e r,” Pelliccio said. This (Sticks - See Page 9)
April 2, 2022
Committeewoman Sworn In To Fill Vacancy Of Her Late Husband
–Photo courtesy Lacey Township Lacey Township Business Administrator/Clerk Veronica Laureigh, at left, swears in Peggy Sue Juliano as a committeewoman. She is joined by her children. By Bob Vosseller LACEY – Residents, public officials, family and friends gathered to watch the swearing
–Photo courtesy Joseph Pelliccio Central Regional High School hockey players installed oyster beds made from hockey sticks in Waretown.
in of a new committee member on the township dais recently. T he moment wa s (Sworn - See Page 4)
Southern Regional Grad To Compete On ‘Jeopardy!’
Waretown To Vote On School Tax Increases
By Stephanie A. Faughnan WARETOWN – The Ocean Township Board of Education will be asking voters to approve an increase in the district’s tax levy by $840,000 due to budget shortfalls. Ocean Township Schools anticipated a reduction in state aid based on funding formula changes that began in 2018. However, district leaders did not expect they would lose 33.83 percent of state aid for the 2022-2023 school year alone. School boards are held to a two
percent cap on raising taxes to meet their annual budgets. Any additional increases must be placed on the ballot for voters to decide. The $840,000 increase would allow the district to continue the employment of eight classroom teachers currently funded by expiring federal COVID grant funds. Approval of the tax levy question would also permit the district to keep current class size guidelines of less than 28 students per class in kindergarten through
sixth grade. Pre-school classes are funded by a separate grant. “The Board discussed the level of funding they were comfortable with in requesting the draft ballot question,” said Steve Terhune, the school district’s business administrator. “That question is now subject to review by the New Jersey Department of Education and is no different than the entire preliminary budget.” According to Terhune, the final version (Tax Increase - See Page 9)
–Photo courtesy Jeopardy Reagan White, 19, of Manahawkin, will appear on April 7th’s episode of Jeopardy. By Stephanie A. Faughnan MANAHAWKIN – A 2019 Southern Regional High School graduate will hit prime time TV when (Jeopardy - See Page 5)
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