The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 29 - No. 35
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By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – It was kind of like a movie, where a problem was going to derail an entire holiday and people had to pull together to help. In this case, it was that Thanksgiving food donations were supposed to be brought to The Barn on Route 70 in Whiting where it was then going to be picked up by residents for the holiday. However, The Barn’s truck broke down on
caused a bunch of people to scramble together to make sure the food gets there in time. The food was still at Commun it y Me d ic a l Center in Toms River, so Manchester Mayor Rober t A race and members of his staff - Judy Tom Yanisko, the administrative director of hospi- N o o n a n a n d tality services at Community Medical Center, helps Frank Nicolato load boxes of food stacked up at the hospital’s loading – brought their dock. The food was sent to The Barn in Whiting for cars and joined the people who Manchester residents to have for Thanksgiving.
were picking up the large and heavy boxes of food and delivering them. “We’ve been doing meals at The Barn for six years, every Wed nesday,” Tom Yanisko, the administrative director of hospitality services said. “We help with congregant meals as well. We collect money from the food drive we do every year and we use it to help fund these kinds of events.”
County families in need. Culinary 1 instructor Chef Gary Lesniak said the menu for “Feed the Need” has stayed the same over the years, but the need always increases. Student enrollment is at full (Need - See Page 5)
(Thanks - See Page 4)
Photo courtesy Manchester Schools Interim Superintendent Diane Pedroza reached out to the Manchester community regarding her new role.
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Students Learn Cooking – And Caring For Those In Need
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – It was all hands on deck during the week before Thanksgiving for the 170 Culinary Arts students at Brick Vo-tech, when all the students helped to prepare 3,000 meals for Ocean and Monmouth
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – While she isn’t new to the school district, the township’s new interim school superintendent, Diane Pedroza introduced herself to the public recently following her appointment last month. The Board of Education unanimously approved the termination of Superintendent Joh n Be re n at o a nd the hiring of Pedroza during an emergency meeting held on Election Night leaving
Photo by Bob Vosseller Mayor Robert Arace loads boxes of food into a truck that will be transporting them to The Barn in Whiting which is a pickup area for residents to receive the food in time for Thanksgiving. the mor ning before Than ksgiving. This
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New Interim Superintendent Thanks School Board, Residents
Food Delivery Reaches Whiting Destination On Thanksgiving Eve
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Photo by Chris Lundy (Right) This gas station was torn down recently after years of being dormant.
Photo by Jason Allentoff (Left) The Starbucks is planned for this building in Whiting.
Photo courtesy OCVTS There were 170 students who worked to create 3,700 meals for people in need.
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