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Photo by Bob Vosseller The McPartlin and Seibert families of Lakehurst came together to win first prize in the group category for their entry as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves for this year’s Lakehurst Halloween Parade and Costume contest. By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Numerous costumed individuals ranging from infants, children, teens, adults and even dogs prowled the streets for the annual Borough Halloween parade on Union Avenue. The costumed characters assembled across from the Borough
Hall and the ever-popular parade traveled down from Union Avenue to haunt the Lake Horicon pavilion and parking lot where refreshments were served and costumes were carefully judged. A panel of judges faced the difficult task of choosing first, second and third place prizes
for costumes in the following categories: Funniest, Scariest, Prettiest and Best Group or Duo. The McPartlin and Seibert families came together to win first prize in the group category. “We are Snow White and the seven dwarfs. We had a witch too but (Halloween - See Page 5)
Ciattarelli, Sherrill: How They Will Fight High Electric Bills
By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHORE – The cost of electricity increased by 40 percent as demand spiked in the region. This is an issue that affects everyone, so our reporter reached out to gubernatorial candidates - Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill - in separate phone interviews to discuss their plans to address the cost of electricity. This is the second of three articles. The first article was about school funding, published last week. The final article is an open forum for the
candidates to discuss what’s important to them. Background The state is part of the PJM grid, which connects power to 13 states and the District of Columbia. What happens in New Jersey impacts other areas of the grid, and vice versa. The grid regularly holds a capacity auction where power generators in the region bid on how much power they can provide and at what price. The results of this auction are (Electric Bills - See Page 7)
Four Candidates Running For School Board
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Two three-year seats on the township’s Board of Education are being sought by four candidates in the November 4 general election. The candidates include Brian Guzman and Justine Beltran who are running on the Manchester Kids First ticket; and incumbent candidates Gayle Mount and Fay Weinstein who are running on the slogan Excellence and Equity. Three years ago, Mount was sworn in to her second term while Weinstein was sworn in after winning as a write-in candidate. The Manchester Times asked several questions to the candidates concerning their views about the issues of the school district and the challenges of serving on the Board. Their replies are included in this article. Weinstein said that “after serving my first three-year term I feel the knowledge I have gained both by attending educational seminars for school board members and by being an active member of Manchester Board of Ed will continue to serve Manchester well.” “I firmly believe in public education and want to support my community. As a retired senior I have the time and interest to serve,” she added. When asked about what she sees as the most crucial issue facing public education and the Manchester School District she replied, “funding is probably our biggest challenge. (School Board - See Page 4)
Ciattarelli, Sherrill In Their Own Words By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHORE - In this last installment of our coverage of the governor race, we give the floor to Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill to discuss what’s on their minds. Ciattarelli was interviewed by this newspaper on September 22. Sherrill was inter-
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viewed on October 14. Their media people were told ahead of time that school funding and utility costs would be the primary concern of the interviews. These became the first two articles. They were told there wou ld b e no “gotcha” questions, but the interviewer would
push back if something untrue was said or if more clarification was needed. The third part of the interview was “dealer’s choice,” where each candidate was given an opportunity to speak their minds about any topic. The results are below. (Own Words See Page 14)