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SOUTHERN OCEAN Times Vol. 9 - No. 42
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─Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Brookville neighbors own the Barnegat Community Church on Old Brookville Road as of a year ago. By Stephanie Faughnan BRO OKV I LLE – Old Brookville Road winds past charming homes and a pristine
pond to a tiny white church adorned with a bright red door at its center point. The marquee board outside the Barnegat
Community Church wishes those who pass a Happy Spring without reference to s che d u le d wo r sh ip service times.
T hat’s be cau se – there’s nothing set in stone when it comes to gathering people inside the quintessential (Church - See Page 4)
School Food Director Fired During Board Meeting By Bob Vosseller LACEY - The school district’s food director and nutrition specialist Crystal DeCaro whose service was terminated during a recent Board meeting spoke up against that action during the public session. She asked to speak per
her right to do so during the Board meeting. The Board’s attorney Morgan Cameron said while this rarely happens it was within her ability to speak to the Board in public. According to Business Administrator/Secretary Patrick DeGeorge, she
began her role in December of 2018 at a base salary of $55,000 and at the conclusion of the 2019-20 school year included recommendations which included additional training on how to deal with difficult employee situations. Another recommendation was for
her to receiving training on how to think “more globally.” Her year-end evaluation for the 2020-21 school year also included recommendations. It was recommended she repeat the first recommendation from the prior evaluation pertaining to how to han-
dle difficult employee situations and to also repeat the training on how to think more globally across the district prior to taking action. Recommendations for the 2021-22 school year also came with recommendations. Officials (Fired - See Page 8)
April 23, 2022
Board Member’s Mask Charges Dropped
By Bob Vosseller LACEY – Charges filed against a Board of Education member by a fellow member have been tossed out by the Ocean County Prosecutor. Months ago, Board member Frank Palino filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office toward incoming Board member Sal Armato, his wife, family members and others he recognized in the audience during the 2022 reorganization meeting in January. The reason being, they weren’t wearing protective masks which until March, were required due to an executive order of Governor Phil Murphy. Armato and other Lacey residents refused to wear masks at several other Board meetings. This caused the session to be rescheduled online using Zoom and later a hybrid meeting of live and virtual. Palino, who became Board President in January, vowed to file additional complaints toward anyone not wearing a mask. (Mask - See Page 5)
Justice Department Gives Barnegat Students A Voice By Stephanie A. Faughnan BARNEGAT – Not surprisingly, a number of students at the Russell O. Brackman Middle School have plenty to say concerning the good and bad happening within their school. A United States Department of Justice program earlier this month gave 45 seventh and eighth graders the opportunity to have their voices heard. According to Brackman Vice Principal Brittany Schork, staff members recommended the participants based on their leadership potential. The same group also suggested solutions for problems they identified as part (Voice - See Page 9)
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