Ocean Signal - November 8th, 2013 - Vol. 1 Issue 14

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OCEAN COUNTY 2013 Election Update: Mastronardy New Sheriff; Democrats Flip Brick Township

Toms River Police Chief Michaell Mastronardy, one week prior to his election win, surveys the landscape of Ocean County from the air in a helicopter flight one year after Hurricane Sandy. The flight was chartered by Liberty Helicopter Charters of New York City and the Ocean Signal. Mastronardy said of the flight, it gave him an opportunity to see the recovery process from a different perspective after being one of the point people on the ground during the past twelve months in Toms River and Ortley Beach.

TOMS RIVER - Governor Chris Christie had a commanding 76% to 23% lead over Barbara Buono among Ocean County voters and defeated Barbara Buono in a statewide landslide on election night.

Results statewide were not much better for Buono who trailed the governor from the start. Buono conceded her defeat to Christie long before the final votes were tallied.

Toms River Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy has become the new sheriff of Ocean County after defeating Bob Armstrong with 68% of the vote.

Armstrong’s numbers were 10% less than his 2012 election against the late Sheriff William Polhemus. The defeat marks Armstrong’s third straight election loss for the position of Sheriff in Ocean County.

“Obviously, there are many challenges ahead for me at the county level,” Mastronardy said after his win. ”I look forward to working with the freeholders and sheriffs department to meet those challenges.”

Mastronardy who is known as a hands-on community police officer said he’s looking at his role as sheriff, traditionally an administrative one, in a new light.

“Anyone who knows me knows the hardest thing

for me is to walk away from this job and the position I love which is chief of Toms River,” he said. “I’ve been here for 40 years and this is my 22nd year as chief. There’s plenty of opportunities here and plenty of short term and long term goals I’m looking forward to achieving.”

Mastronardy said he’s not changing his approach to community policing. ”You have to deal with the people to see what the needs are and I’m sure you’ll see that not only I will be visible only but the sheriffs’s department will be also be visible.”

In most of the Ocean County elections, Republicans won the seats, except in Brick Township where Democrat John Ducey has won the election to be the next mayor Brick Township in a landslide victory over Republican Joseph Sangiovanni. Joining Ducey was the Democrat council trio of Marianna Pontoriero, Paul Mummolo and Heather deJong.

With the victory in Brick, the township council now becomes a Democrat majority with a Democrat mayor, toppling the Republican regime headed

by Mayor Stephen Acropolis.

Ducey said his victory had as much to do with his team’s vision of Brick Township as it did with the faults of the Repub-

licans in the township including, what he described as politically connected appointments, a 61% tax increase and a $1 million survey conducted after Hurricane Sandy to his opponents’ top campaign contributors that used funds earmarked for Hurricane Sandy relief.

He added the he and his team intend to keep their campaign promises to cut nearly $1,000,000 in payroll from eight appointed positions at the Brick Municipal Utilities Authority.

While the Brick council race was a tight one, with less than 2% separating the winners and losers, Ducey crushed Sangiovanni at the polls, with a 24% advantage.

In Toms River, the Republican slate of Maria Muruca, Brian Kubiel, Jeffrey Carr and Al Manforti easily defeated the Democrat team of Paul Brush, Eli Eytan, Gary Clifton and Linda Stevens.

Ocean County Freeholders James Lacey and John P. Kelly also won their bids for reelection.

In school board elections, Karyn Cusanelli and John Talty won positions in Brick, Sharon Dey and Thomas Colucci won seats in Jackson Township and Gloria McCormack, Walt Ramsay and James Sigurdson won seats on the Toms River Board of Education.

Brick Democrats, led by John Ducey, swept the Republican ticket, gaining the majority control of the township council.

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Ocean County Opens New 911 Communications Center

By Lazer Eli Hassenfeld the Lakewood Scoop TOMS RIVER - Ocean County Officials on Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of the Sheriff Department’s new 911 Communications Center in Toms River.

The emergency center relocated with room to meet

future needs of the County and new state-of-the-art equipment.

With the continued population growth, the County moved ahead with plans to update and enhance the operations of its vital emergency services.

The new center moved into an existing warehouse in Toms River, while the

warehouse’s current contents were moved to a location within Lakewood.

The expanded call center, with 16,000 square feet, has the capacity to include 18 state-of-the-art police and fire dispatch stations and eight call taker stations for a total of 26 stations— an increase from the 12 dispatch consoles and 6 call taker stations that were in the former location.

This operation is overseen by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department under Acting Sheriff William Sommerling. It dispatches 911 calls for 40 fire departments, 32 emergency first aid squads and 12 police departments in the county.

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Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ

by Christa Riddle After 12 years of dedication, planning and preparation, the Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ finally opened its doors on September 15th, 2012, achieving their founding vision to provide the only public antique car museum in New Jersey. Their mission has always been and remains to provide an educational and entertaining attraction for families and the public to preserve, share, and take pride in the automotive heritage that impacted society and encouraged and shaped the growth of New Jersey and America.

Opening day alone, 3,000 visitors passed through the museum to enjoy the impressive collection of antique cars, memorabilia, books, and educational materials. Six short weeks later, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the museum’s Point Pleasant location, sabotaging it with 51 inches of flood water. Museum members were unable to enter the building until early November, when the water finally receded enough to allow access inside. To their dismay, the hurricane had claimed nearly every shred of the newly-opened museum.

The museum’s executive director, David DiEugenio, remembers walking through the door for the first time after Sandy: “Two inches of mud covered the floor. Our gift shop was literally turned upside down, with all of its inventory destroyed. The antique car library was ruined by flooding that had risen three shelves high, leaving the books so swollen with water, they were stuck in the shelves. We lost memorabilia, antique gas pumps, and photographs. The most devastating loss was a 1927 Ford Model T Highboy, one of three autos totaled by the storm. We looked around and said, ‘We’re done. We can never recover.’

We shut the door and walked out.”

Only a day later, the journey to recovery began. Somehow, the members found the strength to return to their museum and move forward. They rented a 30-foot dumpster, threw everything away and washed the mud out the door. The museum received some financial assistance from FEMA and their insurance, but not what they had hoped; the three cars lost in the storm were total losses and reduced to salvage. With the early warnings for Hurricane Sandy’s potential for disaster, the museum had car owners re-

move their cars from the premises, which is why only three were damaged. After cleaning up the debris, they asked the building owner if the sheetrock could be replaced. “Not only did he replace the sheetrock, we didn’t have to pay rent for the 10 months we spent renovating and getting ready to reopen,” said DiEugenio with appreciation.

On September 29th, 2013, the Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ proudly celebrated its grand re-opening. Since then, the museum has been enjoyed by many car buffs, families, and organizations, such as a group of 12 seniors who headed down from Sunrise Senior Living in South Brunswick at the end of October. One side of museum features Model-T Fords, the other side, Model A’s. Currently, the Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ owns about 19 cars, and they also showcase cars from private collectors.

Autos from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s are now on display.

As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, the museum relies upon donations, and many private collectors have donated cars and/ or the proceeds from car sales to the museum. One man from Pennsylvania donated his whole collection of 24 cars; the museum kept 11 and sold the rest for money to make other museum purchases.

The Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ also provides educational programs to schools and organizations in order to teach the community about antique automobiles and their role in American history. Two of the programs are “History on Wheels” and the “Speakers’ Bureau.” For “History on Wheels,” the cars line up in chronological order by decade at the school or organization’s location of choice. Usually, one or two cars per decade are present, spanning from 1896 through to the 1970s. In five-minute timed intervals throughout the hour, participants rotate from decade to decade and learn how the automotive industry impacted the government, industry, and society of that era and vice versa.

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The “Speakers’ Bureau” features seven different PowerPoint presentations created by Denny Derion, founder of the “Speakers’ Bureau” and chairman of the museum’s education committee, and other car buffs. Any of the 30-minute presentations can be delivered to participants at the location of their choice. The most popular presentation is “Those Fabulous Fins of the Fifties: The Automobile Takes Flight,” a pictorial and historical review of the people, influences, and technologies that resulted in the flamboyant and unforgettable cars of the 1950s. Both productions were instituted prior to opening the museum. The programs are free of charge and conducted by volunteers. Members of the Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ also feature their cars in parades and educational exhibits.

The Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ’s website (www. vintageautomuseum.org) offers a photo gallery, online gift shop, information on membership and educational presentations, and their newsletter.

Winter hours are now in effect: Wednesday through Friday, 12pm to 4pm; Saturday, 10am to 4pm; and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm. The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Admission is free, although donations to help keep the museum up and running are always appreciated. The museum is located at 1800 Bay Avenue, Building 13, in Point Pleasant, next to the New Jersey Museum of Boating.

The Vintage Automobile Museum of NJ welcomes visitors of all ages to learn about the impressive automobile evolution that helped define America’s culture and history. “From 1908 through 1928, Ford produced 15 million Model-Ts. This took America off horses and put them into cars, and it changed the history of our country. Come by the museum to discover America’s history on wheels,” commented DiEugenio.

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TOMS RIVER East Dover Fire Company Thanks Community For Post-Sandy Help

by Carly Kilroy TOMS RIVER - It was around 8 pm when Emergency Managing Coordinator Bill Roncskewitz got the call that East Dover Fire Company firehouse was taking on so much water that the firefighters were evacuating.

“There was a lump in my throat. My hair still stands up when I think about it,” said the 32-year company volunteer, one year after last October’s Hurricane Sandy ripped through this region, flooding and destroying much in its path - including the physical infrastructure of this volunteer fire company’s facilities - with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay as its tools.

In the year that followed, through donated panels of sheet rock and supplies to out-of-state college student and local contractors offering their services for free, Mr. Roncskewitz said he was overwhelmed with the amount of support that came pouring in and as a result he and fire company members decided the best way to mark its first anniversary on October 29th was not to dwell on the hardships they faced, but to celebrate those who served them during their own time

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of need.

“Tonight is about the fire company thanking all the people that donated their services and their time to rebuilding the fire house after Sandy,” he said, speaking at the event that offered a night of food, music and good company at an evening hour when, one year earlier, the company men had run approximately 100 calls already.

“It was kind of non-stop,” explained Mr. Roncskewitz.

Robert Adams was the acting fire chief at the time and stated that by the time Hurricane Sandy hit, he was no stranger to battling extreme weather emergencies in that role.

“I came in with a blizzard two years prior and went out with Sandy,” he said, recalling his last moments in the firehouse before the men cut out the power and left for higher ground. “It was sad because it was pitch black and the water was up to our knees.”

The company then moved operations to nearby Toms River High School East, which stands at a higher elevation than most of the eastern portion of this township, where they worked out of the principal’s office and slept in the school hallways.

For a firehouse used to responding to approximately 400 calls in any given year, they averaged around 300 calls by the end of that first week. As emergency calls during the height of the storm

turned into house checks for stranded residents and gas leaks, Mr. Adams said they averaged around 4,870 calls for service total, all while some of those homes flooding belonged to the families of the very men responding.

“You have to remember that some of our members also had damage to their house.

So, they were out of their houses for a while - they were out there knowing their house was damaged and kept going,” added Mr. Roncskewitz.

The work didn’t end after the calls stopped coming in as the firemen then had to go through the grueling task of cleaning, gutting, and restoring their firehouse.

“We had to keep running calls and we were still providing our services to the community, but we had to get the firehouse cleaned up,” Mr. Roncskewitz explained.

It took months to get everything back in order, but being able to celebrate their accomplishments in the firehouse that went through so much renovation in just a one year span was an accomplishment within itself.

“It’s the ending of something that happened,” added Mr. Roncskewitz.

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Halloween Parade Brings First Responders and Families Together

by Carly Kilroy TOMS RIVER – Toms River’s annual Halloween parade, hosted by Toms River Fire Company No. 1, is one of the few nights out of the year where some local first responders can loosen up a little bit and intermingle with the rest of the community.

“It’s something that we can do that doesn’t necessarily cause a huge hardship on us and that’s not related to the negative aspect of some of the other stuff we do – like if we are coming to your house because it’s on fire,” said Albert McDaniel, fire company president.

Although the fire company does utilize other methods of reaching out to the community, including teaching fire prevention in schools and working with local charities, the annual Halloween parade is a way for them to bring first responders and local residents together for a night of light hearted family fun.

“In a lot of cases, the reason we were there helping somebody is because they were in

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need. In this case, it’s not that someone was in need, it’s just something that we are able to do to contribute back to the community and allow for folks to have a good time,” the company president noted.

Although the members of the firehouse participating in the parade enjoy having a night off from working in the firehouse, there is still a lot of work to be done behind the scenes of the well known event, from setting up the lighting on Main Street to manning busy cross walks all night.

“You probably would never be able to measure the cost and the amount of hours that people donate of their own free time,” Mr. McDaniel said, adding that volunteers work all day and night to ensure that everything runs smoothly before, during, and after the parade participants start their trek down Main Street. “All of our members come down and spend pretty much the entire day from six or so in the morning til late at night until we’re finally done and we think we have everything as cleaned up as it can be.”

This year’s 75th milestone event brought with it a huge change in tradition for the Halloween parade. Instead of hosting the parade on the 31st of October, as it has been done since the parade first started in 1919, the fire company chose to hold the event on the Saturday before Halloween.

As of now, the change will remain permanent and was made to allow more people to participate in the parade.

According to Mr. McDaniel, this year parade actually saw slightly less participant than in previous years, however, there was a noticeable spike in the amount of spectators that lined the streets of the parade route.

“It was a substantial parade. I think it was a good event over all,” he said.

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Downtown Halloween Painting Tradition Continues with TRHS South

TOMS RIVER – A tradition dating to the mid1940s, Toms River High School South’s artists took to the downtown windows again last week in preparation for the annual art contest hosted by the Toms River Kiwanis and scheduled to coincide with the Toms River Fire Company No. 1’s Halloween Parade. ERIK WEBER / OCEAN SIGNAL

Silverton One Year Later Holiday on the Bay has been closed for nearly one year, but is now in the process of renting units

Empty lots pepper Silverton one year after Hurricane Sandy Photos by Phil Stilton

Ortley Beach One Year Later

Joey Harrison’s Surf Club remains in ruins one year after Hurricane Sandy.

Ocean Beach bungalows destroyed by Sandy have been demolished but not rebuilt.

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Although the boardwalk has been rebuilt in Ortley Beach few, if any homes in the ‘ground zero’ were.

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One-Year Post-Sandy Report at Ortley

ORTLEY BEACH - At the newly rebuilt boardwalk in Ortley Beach, Toms River officials held a press conference on October 28th to mark the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy and focus on the progress made over the last 12 months.

Among the highlights of the event was the signing of the Ordinance for Eminent Domain, which would pave the way for the Township to obtain the easements required for the Army Corps of Engineers’ dune and beach replenishment project. “This is a major hurdle in getting all of the necessary easements from private homeowners who have refused to sign onto the dune rebuilding project,” Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher said. “We have 15 out of the 40 easements still unsigned, and we were hoping with the passing of this ordinance

that maybe some of the holdouts would see the writing on the wall and come in, but if they don’t, we’re not going to wait for them to build the dunes.”

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The Federally-funded Army Corps of Engineers dune and beach replenishment project will begin in northern Ocean County in June of 2014. Council-

man George Wittmann explained, “The Army Corps will build out 150 feet of dunes from the edge of the boardwalk, and then another 100 feet of beach that will be extended into the ocean.” Toms River is currently beefing up the oceanfront with 20-foot high sand dunes. Officials say the temporary dunes held up very well during a recent nor’easter.

This is encouraging news not only for homeowners trying to rebuild, but also for landlords and visitors who had hoped and expected that the beach area would be back next year.

Kelaher added, “Based on the number of demo and new home permits obtained in Town Hall, we expect a big summer crowd in 2014.”

Photos by Erik Weber for the Ocean Signal

Members and friends of the Jersey Shore Boy Scout Council held their first annual haunted house walk-through at the Clayton Scout Service Center on Ridgeway Road on October 24th and 25th, calling it "Terror in Toms River." Here are two ghouls dressed to scare patrons as they made their way through the inaugural event. ERIK WEBER / OCEAN SIGNAL

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BRICK Mary Pat Christie Announces $430,000 Storm-Recovery Grant

New Jersey’s ‘First Lady,’ Mary Pat Christie, visited volunteers at Brick’s Visitation Relief Center, Mantoloking Road, and announced a $430,000 grant to keep its doors open through the extended length of time required for residents to recover from last October’s Hurricane Sandy. CARLY KILROY / OCEAN SIGNAL

by Carly Kilroy BRICK - While touring along the shore on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey’s ‘First Lady,’ Mary Pat Christie, announced that Brick Township’s Visitation Relief Center will receive a $430,000 grant to ensure its continued operation for as long as it takes residents here to recover from the long-reaching aftermath of the storm.

The Visitation Relief Center is a one-stop destination for anyone looking for storm recovery assistance or guidance.

Organizations including the FoodBank of Ocean and Monmouth Counties and New Jersey Hope and Healing all set up shop there, which is open six days a week.

“When disasters strike we don’t recover in a year. It can take years and years and that’s why I think it’s so important that we continue to be here and that places like this exist,” Mrs. Christie said.

After touring the facility, which prior to Hurricane Sandy was an abandoned farm stand, she noted that it is facilities like the Visitation Relief Center that serve as an encouraging example of how New Jersey is going to come back stronger than it was before the storm.

The first lady then took some time to work in the garden with volunteers and speak with residents who are still dealing with the aftermath of the storm.

“I’m going to continue to sing the praises of people like you so that the whole country knows how strong we are and that your fellow citizens from the state keep coming down here,” Mrs. Christie told them, adding thanks to Mayor Stephen Acropolis for his efforts in making the recovery process run as smoothly as possible for his residents.

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that don’t have the kind of mayor that you do in terms of making things work - we learn from history that nothing is perfect when government is involved, but I know that your mayor has worked really hard to make things a little easier,” she said.

Although pleased with how quickly Brick Township residents are getting back on their feet, Mayor Acropolis said he understands the recovery process is far from over.

“I think we’re further along than I thought we would be, but there’s so much more to do,” he said, noting that the township’s perseverance began with its first responders working through the storm and has carried over to the residents pushing through hardships that came afterwards or helping those dealing with those hardships. “You look at the center, you

look at everybody coming together, and from my stand point this is a model and it should be a model for the way communities come back from disasters.”

The mayor added that having government officials still come to the township even a year after the storm brings encouragement and shows they have not forgotten about the people who are still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.

“I think when Mrs. Christie and the governor come, it just puts the focus on Brick and for our area to know we’re not going to forget you. We’re going to be here long after maybe when the one year anniversary ends and the light that shines from some of the media ends, that our elected officials are still going to be here,” he said.

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Governor Christie Visits Brick Township

Photo Courtesy Brick Township Governor Chris Christie recently visited the Visitation Relief Center in Brick Township to meet with residents still dealing with Hurricane Sandy related problems. At the meeting he targeted the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), calling it his new curse word. “I hate those people,� he said of the NFIP to the audience. It was one of 10 stops he made on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.

Camp Osborne One Year Later

All that remains of Camp Osborne is a sand screening operation.

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Mantoloking Bridge One Year Later

Photo by Phil Stilton One year ago, Hurricane Sandy created an inlet at the base of the Mantoloking Bridge.

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Trunk or Treat

After being rained out on Saturday, Brick hosted Trunk or Treat , the annual township sponsored “Halloween Spooktacular” at the Drum Point Sports Complex. Activities included a costume parade, haunted hayride, spooked out cars and a pumpkin patch. Trick or Treaters went from car to car getting goodies, each decorated with a different personalized Halloween theme.

Photos by Brick Twp.

Sandy-Repaired Normandy Beach Home Destroyed by Fire

NORMANDY BEACH – A single family home on Normandy Drive in the Journey’s End section of Normandy Beach, Brick Township, was consumed by fire on Tuesday afternoon, October 29th.

Responding fire companies from Mantoloking, Pioneer (Brick), Laurelton, Lavallette and Seaside Park responded and prevented the fire from spreading to neighboring residences.

The home, which had been repaired after Hurricane Sandy and was being occupied by its owner, was consumed beyond repair.

No injuries were reported.

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First Annual Rhythm and Chowder Festival Held in Point Pleasant Beach

by Carly Kilroy POINT PLEASANT BEACH - The Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce, which includes business members from Brick Township, successfully kicked off their First Annual Rhythm & Chowder Festival along the Manasquan Inlet on October 26th to help draw attention to that particular end of town.

“Our goal was to get something down here at the inlet so people see the inlet and see that there are businesses down here,” Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce Carol Vaccaro said.

This year Point Lobster Company earned the official title as the first place winners of the event, while Shore Fresh Seafood came in second, and 709 Point Beach third.

Local restaurants were invited to set up shop along the inlet and throw together some of their best chowder for spectators to taste as local bands provide the rhythm aspect of the event.

Anyone who wanted to taste the chowder and participate in the judging paid a $5 admission fee to get into the venue. They then had unlimited access to chowder samples and were given three red, white, and blue chips that represented first, second, and third place to cast their vote.

Not only did the winners receive a plaque recognizing their accomplishment, but

guys,” Mrs. Vaccaro said.

Joseph Mann, head chef of Windward Tavern in Brick, knows all too well how important that aspect of the festival is to all the chefs involved in the festival.

“Of course we chefs would all like to think we are the best chefs in the world,” he said, adding that being able to be outside and out of the kitchen actually serving the people who he is cooking for is a rare treat as a chef.

“I love instant feedback about my food. It’s nice. Usually you’re in the kitchen and you don’t see that, here you get it

right away. Not to mention if they really like it they put a token in and then you really get a nice boost,” Mr. Mann said.

Along with some of their menu items that people could buy separately from the tasting, Windward Tavern was serving up some of their best Manhattan Clam Chowder.

“Everything is fresh. Fresh clams, fresh vegetables, fresh clam juice, tomatoes . Hopefully that separates it from some of the other ones. Nothing against anybody else,” the chef added.

Europa South Restaurant owner John Bezarra also be-

lieved his fresh ingredients adds to the allure of his restaurants chowder, stating that both the set up and the turn out of the event worked out great.

“We normally do the Seafood Festival and this one is a little bit different,” he said. “We are giving out free samples, people are trying out our menu. There is also a beer garden, there’s a band all in a tight spot. It’s nice and cozy.”

For more information on the Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce, visit them online at www.pointpleasantbeachchamber.com.

they earned the right to tell everyone about it, at least until next year’s competition.

“They’re going to get bragging rights, which is very important to these

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JACKSON Jackson Residents Take Up Legal Fight Against Jewish High School

by Christine Quigley JACKSON - Jackson residents opposed to the construction of the private Jewish Orthodox

Oros Bais all-girls high school here have retained Red Bank lawyer Ron Gasiorowski. This summer, Gasiorowski made headlines as the lawyer repre-

Station 55 Chief: New Fire Company Unnecessary and Will Cost Taxpayers Money

senting a small group of Pelican Island residents who opposed the filming of the Snooki and JWOW show there. Gasiorowski lost that case and the show was produced, ending with an eventual settlement of the case. The effort is being led by Barbara Orsini a resident of Jackson who lives adjacent to the proposed 7.5 acre site.

No decision was made at the October 2nd zoning board hearing. The zoning board will continue hearing the application at the November 20th meeting.

The meeting will be held at 7pm at the Jackson Memorial High School Fine Arts Center.

by Phil Stilton JACKSON - For several years now, the four Jackson Township fire districts have been meeting and working on plans to consolidate certain functions within their operations and save money for taxpayers. The effort was born after residents at public meetings began questioning the redundancies and need for multiple districts.

Progress has been made recently. The joint board of fire commissioners had been established and the board was looking into various opportunities for shared service agreements, collaborative purchasing agreements and investigating cost cutting measures for the taxpayers of Jackson Township.

Things seemed to be progressing in a new direction until last week. At the Fire District 3 commissioners meeting, the District 3 board accepted a petition to recognize a new volunteer company, Station 77, to be carved out of the area of operation of the current Station 55 zone which includes the northeastern section of the township.

According to Mike Waters, the current chief of Station 55, no details of the contract between the board and the new company, possible budgetary impacts, or how the company will be part of Fire District 3 have been made public. Chief Waters said he was disappointed in both the lack of communication between the district and his company and in the lack of details provided by the proposal.

After approximately an hour of public commentary that was unanimously in opposition to this action, the board still voted 4 to 1 in favor of accepting the petition to create station 77.

The board then stated the

next step would be contract negotiation with the new company, but Waters said he and his fellow firefighters at station 55 still don’t know why the new company is being created, other than to soothe personal egos.

“Adding a fifth company to a town already served by four active companies severely undermines our efforts to streamline and unify the existing resources within the town,” said Waters.

When questioned at the meeting about the performance of Station 55, Fire District 3 President Cliff Jordan said that there were no operational problems with the company and that, in fact, they are doing “an excellent job.”

Waters and his station claim the commissioners concealed the creation of the second fire company from Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina, the township council, Jackson Police Department, First Aid Squad, Ocean County municipal government, Station 55’s leadership and most importantly the taxpayers they serve who fund the company.

“After being complimented on their excellent service by the board president, station 55 was told that a second company was being created at the sub-station even after being assured the day before by the commissioners that the new company was just a rumor.”

Waters added. ”Three of the commissioners who are responsible for evaluating the town’s need for a new company signed the petition themselves prior to the meeting. This raises serious questions regarding the motivation for adding the second company. ” “In the board’s own words we are doing an excellent job,” Chief Waters said “What value at what ex-

pense would a second company provide to the taxpayers?”

Waters added that the motive behind the formation of the new company was possibly to reinstate several firefighters who were dropped from Station 55’s rolls due to inactivity and not meeting their minimum required goals as firefighters.

“We would like to know how the Board could possibly act in an independent, unbiased way to assess the need and the effect on both the taxpayers and the long established, well regarded JTVFC No. 1, Station 55,” Lee Friedland, president of JTVFC No. 1, he added.

Additionally, Water said Fire District 3 has removed itself from the Joint Board of Fire Commissioners and the discussions of the joint board.

“The District 3 commissioners recently informed the other three Jackson Fire Districts that they were declining to be part of the Joint Board of Fire Commissioners,” Waters said.

Station 55 has 50 active volunteer firefighters and has served Jackson Township for over 60 years, according to Waters.

The new station, according to the board, would be housed at the Kierych substation, located near the Winding Ways and Westlake Senior Communities.

To date, according to meeting notes published

by Westlake adult community, the board has yet to approach the community board about the proposal.

Mayor Michael Reina also confirmed that he found out about the proposal through secondhand sources and was not notified by the district. Reina was to meet with the district 3 commissioners on Wednesday night to investigate the proposal, but said he fell ill and rescheduled.

Jackson Celebrates Halloween

By Christine Quigley JAC K S O N - J a c k s o n Township Mayor Michael

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Reina welcomed children and guests to this year’s Halloween festival at Johnson Park on October 26th. In years past, the township hosted a safe trickor-treat, but this year, Reina said

the town opted for an outdoor festival with fireworks.

Children were provided with free hayrides, pumpkin painting, entertainment and a costume contest.

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Jackson Memorial Celebrates Halloween with Weird Science

by Phil Stilton

It’s Terry Time for Jackson Township

by Phil Stilton JACKSON - Jackson Township has a new spokesperson as it tries to attract businesses and investors to develop the Route 195 corridor that runs through the town-

ship, NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw.

When he’s not covering the NFL on Fox, Bradshaw also hosts a cable television variety show called Today in America with Terry Bradshaw which airs on Fox News,

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NBC and ABC cable stations.

In the 5 minute segment, Bradshaw discovers the many benefits of Jackson Township, including its vast open spaces and being home to one of the country’s largest amusement parks.

“This is a win for the township,” Mike Reina says. “It will draw the attention of a national audience to the township and show them what we have to offer.”

Reina said Jackson Township has ambitious plans for the area around the amusement park and hope to use it as an anchor to draw investors to build hotels, a convention center and other necessary amenities that can be supported. “Jackson is halfway between New York City and Philadelphia,” he said. “We have 195 going right through, connecting Philadelphia and western New Jersey to the shore.“ Reina added that there is plenty of available property in the corridor which can be used for building, but wouldn’t interfere with residential zones in the township.

“It’s all right there,” he said. “They get off 195 and they don’t have to go through the town, then back on 195 to the Turnpike or Parkway. He’s hoping the exposure will catch the eye of large regional investors looking for a place to build their visions, such as the one recently approved by Mitch Leigh, Jackson 21, which has a large commercial and retail component, including a downtown shopping district.

For a schedule of airings, visit the Today in America website.

JACKSON - Students and faculty at Jackson Memorial High School kicked off a new tradition on Halloween this year, a Halloween science extravaganza that combined physics, chemistry and fun.

The school’s Physics and Science Departments engaged students by blowing up pumpkins, setting things on fire and demonstrating explosions and implosions.

Chemistry teacher Anne McCormick came up with the idea after Hurricane Sandy washed out Halloween for students last year and she said she wanted to do something to make the day special for the students, while teaching at the same time.

“We have a tremendous team of physical science and chemistry teachers and we

really wanted the kids to understand that, yes, science is difficult, but it can be so exciting and wonderful,” Mrs. McCormick said.

“We wanted the students to see Halloween from our point of view and to get them excited about science and excited about learning more.”

“I think that this makes science and learning exciting, especially on Halloween,” said Tina Topoleski, the Jackson School District’s Science Supervisor. “It brings out concepts that students think might be dry in the classroom and makes them fun.”

T h e demonstration had undertones of competition between chemistry teachers McCormick, Ed McDonald

and Marc Tuminaro and physics teachers Sean Bayha and Jon Harrington who tried to win over the students with their presentations.

While Mr. Bayha was apparently the star of the show for students after his physics demonstration of lying on a bed of nails in a Superman outfit while having a concrete block smashed on his chest with sledgehammer in the hands of Mrs. McCormick, chemistry reigned supreme. “Chemistry will always win,” McCormick later said.

“This is now our tradition and we’re going to do it every year going forward,” McCormick added. “This is going to be our thing from now on.”

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BEACHWOOD Harvest Bonfire 2013

BEACHWOOD - The annual beach bonfire, held Saturday night, November 2nd, was a success as many borough families and their children arrived to sit around the warmth of the fire put dug, set and maintained by a combination of members from Beachwood Public Works, the Beachwood Volunteer Fire Company and Beachwood Recreation Commission.

On the mobile county stage, children and adolescents competed in the annual costume and howling contests while the disc jockey played tunes throughout the night. The women’s auxiliary of the fire company provided treats and warm drinks while other vendors, including the Toms River-based Fork in the Road food truck, sold grilled cheese and other

Election Results BEACHWOOD - Republican incumbents Edward A. Zakar and Gerald W. “Jerry” LaCrosse were returned to the governing body, trumping their Democratic challengers, John Bingham and Brendan Gallagher, by an almost twoto-one margin.

Final results with all seven districts reporting in were Mr. Zakar at 1,765 votes and Mr. LaCrosse at

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1,831 votes, and Mr. Bingham at 918 votes and Mr. Gallagher at 905 votes.

In the school board race, Gloria McCormack won with 1,053 votes while a write-in challenge by Dan Leonard fell short, with an overall write-in vote of 339 (exact counts for Mr. Leonard versus others were not immediately available).

Earlier this week Mr. Leonard stated that he knew it

seasonal specialties.

The next event held by the Recreation Commission will be the annual tree lighting and Santa visit at borough hall on Pinewald Road on Sunday, December 1st at 7 pm. All are invited; hot cocoa and cookies will be served.

was him “versus a button,” having come into the race late after a prior challenger to Ms. McCormack dropped out.

In the public referendum, the vote to give the Beachwood Volunteer First Aid Squad a length of service award program was approved by voters in both towns almost two-to-one, with Pine Beach coming in at 478 yes and 238, and Beachwood at 1,578 yes and 795 no.

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Library Friends Host Book and Bake Sale

Friends of the Beachwood Library, a group of volunteers dedicated to the continued improvement of the library, here, held their book and bake sale on Saturday, October 26th, with many arriving to partake in the great deals on both.

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ISLAND HEIGHTS

Election Results

Gorgeous, Crisp Weather Marks Annual Costume Parade

ISLAND HEIGHTS - In this non-partisan election, voting in November for the first time in decades, Kieran E. Pillion won a seat on the governing body with 380 votes against 102 writein votes, and Sean Asay captured Brian Taboada’s unexpired one-year term with 298 votes against Stephen Berglund’s 221, plus eight write-in votes.

In the school board race, Karl Ciak took his seat with 317 votes against 36 write-in votes, and an as-yet unknown write-in winner took an unexpired oneyear term, with the total number of write-in votes at 26.

Councilman John Bendel, who ran as a Democrat against Republican Jim Holzapfel for a state senate seat in the 10th Legislative District, lost with 19,731 votes to the incumbent’s 45,397.

There were five writein votes. Mr. Bendel will continue to serve on the borough council.

by Erik Weber ISLAND HEIGHTS - Approximately 50 children and their parents, grandparents and guardians participated in this year’s Halloween costume parade on Saturday morning, October 26th, starting at Letter Park and led east on River Avenue

by Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company’s antique “The Fox” fire apparatus.

Marvel Superheroes, bumblebees, Star Wars characters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more followed their growling stomachs to the Central Avenue Pavilion, where the Island Heights Recreation Committee had

apple cider and sugary ObCo donut rings waiting on decorated tables there.

As dozens munched away, parents posed for and took photos of their kids with friends, others climbed the recently built stairs to the second floor of the pavilion to admire the view, and still more chased each other around, laughing in the crisp, fall air and bright sunshine.

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Council Briefs

by Erik Weber ISLAND HEIGHTS - The following is news and actions of the governing body from their October meetings.

Keyser vs. Kunz

A recurring neighborhood dispute between West Camp Walk neighbors James Keyser and his daughter, Elizabeth, and Donald and Joan Kunz over public right of way access and vehicle maneuverability along that narrow roadway was again brought before the governing body by the Keysers, who state that the Kunz’s are parking their vehicles too far in the center of the roadway and are an obstacle to traffic affecting the neighborhood.

In numerous previous governing body meetings over the past several years, Mr. Keyser has brought attention to multifaceted disputes he has with his neighbors, the most current being the parking issue and the existence of a concrete apron that appears to extend into the public right of way.

On October 8th, Ms. Keyser presented a dissertation on their current argument against the Kunz’s parking habit and concrete apron, tying in neighborhood complaints, a past petition about the problem, disagreements with the police department and borough engineer over the exact location of the curb line in front of the Kunz’s property, and other related issues leading to a request that the governing body solve their dispute once and for all, including determining exactly where the curb line is and removing the concrete apron, which they feel was installed illegally.

Mrs. Kunz, who arrived late to the meeting, offered that the apron was installed in 2009 and that she and her husband had received the proper permits for it, though Councilman John Bendel, a member of the borough land use board, recalled a deni-

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al of various plans to their property there, including the concrete apron, prior to 2009 and requested that the borough and Borough Attorney William T. Heiring, Jr. look further into that specific denial and the Kunz’s later permits, but added that he was not willing to be the “point person” for the Keysers to remove the concrete, which he felt did not make a difference on the roadway as vehicles could still park on and travel over it.

Terry and Ann Kempton, residents of River Avenue and holding a piece of the right of way where West Camp Walk extends west past Central Avenue, stated that the borough needed to make a decision overall on the encroachment of that old pathway used by early residents to travel to and from the religious camp meeting grounds on the bluff overlooking the Toms River.

Mr. Keyser and his daughter were told to be silent by Mayor Jim Biggs during Ms. Kunz’s statements about her and her husband’s property but refused to do so, choosing instead to leave. Ms. Keyser later returned to apologize.

Councilman Greg Heizler interjected that he did not understand why such a neighborly dispute carries on for so long, adding that “it just seems like it shouldn’t be happening at all - I live in a utopian world where neighbors talk to each other.”

Simpson Avenue Sluice Project Funding Approved

The governing body unanimously approved an ordinance on second reading to appropriate $250,000 for repairs to Simpson Avenue and the boardwalk sluice. Of that $250,000, $150,000 would be provided through a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) grant, $95,000 would be attained through a municipal bond, and $5,000 would go towards a down payment on the capital improvement project from the borough capital improvement fund.

Prior to approval, Van Sant Avenue resident Stephen

Berglund asked whether the borough had looked into cost saving measures on this and other projects.

“I can assure you that this is not a ‘blue ribbon’ job and we do talk with the engineer and this becomes, by our request, the lowest possible estimate, and we ask that in advance when we talk about the projects that could be done or are in need of being done,” replied Mayor Biggs, adding that “we rarely spend right up to the last penny [and] the estimate takes in all the possible contingencies at the site.”

Mr. Bendel asked what the procedure was for choosing which projects are selected above others.

“We sit down with the engineer and go over all of the possible projects that we could do or that are in need of work, and then we try to get to a point where we attack the most needful and the most evident,” said the mayor. “In some cases, that’s the one that’s noted the most by the people of Island Heights - we take it all into consideration, and there are times where we have to put off a project until the following year because of the possibility of a cost overrun.”

In those cases, he added, the borough engineer would further study the proposed project.

Mr. Berglund noted that the water level of the Toms River appeared to be recently higher, and asked whether that increased height was factored into the Simpson Avenue project.

Borough Clerk Ellie Rogalski stated that the project elements were being designed to be much larger under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Mayor Biggs added that it was also being reviewed by the Ocean County Engineering Department, in conjunction with the borough’s hired engineering firm of O’Donnell Stanton and Associates, but that in the end it could be likely that the borough in future years would have to raise the height of the River

Avenue boardwalk overall to meet the rising river waters.

And in other news of the mayor and council:

• Sue Horn was approved as a new member of the Island Heights Recreation Committee.

• Council President Jeff Silver noted that a topsoil delivery was made to the Long Point park area in early October, which they had been waiting for.

• Mr. Silver added that he was working on a potential ‘spring cleaning’ street sweep by county workers of borough streets to clean them up annually at a cost of between $1,200 and $1,600.

• Mayor Biggs reported that the borough had received a revenue check in the amount of $726.45 as part of Ocean County’s shared recycling revenue program, and Mr. Bendel added that the cost savings was actually significantly higher due to the amount of tipping fees the borough avoided by all that recyclable material not going into a traditional dump.

• Environmental Committee member Tara Church reported that their board was going forward with installing bioswales on two parking lot medians at the Wanamaker Complex in conjunction with the borough public works department to reduce the amount of runoff in the Barnegat Bay as a result of a $20,000 grant won prior to Hurricane Sandy.

• Mr. Silver noted that Dr. Charles Harris was present at the October 8th council meeting. Dr. Harris was a regular attendee of meetings for many years but had been absent for most in 2013. As a result of being noted, Dr. Harris told a story about being named the police department’s surgeon years earlier when there were two officers in town and the chief wanted somebody to certify that when his subordinate called out sick he was, in fact, actually sick. Most of those present at the meeting laughed at the tale.

Painting a Day Workshop

The John F. Peto Studio Museum will host “A Painting a Day” workshop with artist Abbey Ryan on Saturday and Sunday, November 9th and 10th, focusing on everything there is to love about painting. Drawing on her many years of painting, Ms. Ryan will share how to develop one’s own personal approach to painting and how to have a positive painting experience most every time.

Many topics will be covered, including how to begin a painting, the language of light, gesture, how to wield a brush, color mixing and the classical still life, plus discussions on her experience selling and marketing paintings online.

For more information, visit the Peto Museum online at www.petomuseum. org or go to Ms. Ryan’s website at www.abbeyryan.com.

Application forms and payment methods can be found on the Peto Museum site.

Also at the museum and continuing through December 31st is the National Juried Trompe l’oiel Exhibition, inviting artists working in the that style to participate with a declared purpose of showcasing contemporary artwork that “fools the eye” and demonstrates the innovative ways in which artists continue to express themselves through trompe l’oiel.

5th Annual Artisans Marketplace

The Ocean County Artists’ Guild will host its 5th Annual Artisans Marketplace this Saturday, November 9th from 10 am to 4 pm at its Chestnut and Ocean avenue location, here. Juried artisans will offer unique items, including pottery, jewelry, dyed gourd, fabric arts, lawn sculpture, silk scarves and precious metals. Free admittance. Do-

nations greatly appreciated. For more information, call the guild at (732) 270-3111.

Christmas Pins Program

Back by popular demand, local resident Jill Gallina will present the Island Heights Cultural and Heritage Association’s November program on Christmas pins, which she researched many years ago and resulted in an initial book, in 1995, on their origins, artists and value.

The program - taking place Monday, November 18th at 7 pm in Fellowship Hall of the Island Heights Methodist Church - will feature Ms. Gallina’s collection and latest book, which is a collector’s identification and value guide of Christmas pin jewelry.

All are invited to bring their Christmas pins to share.

This event is open to the public and includes free and delicious homemade refreshments.

Stories Around Island Heights

The special five-part storytime series, “Stories Around Island Heights,” kicks off Wednesday, October 30th, with stories, songs and activities in a different location each week for preschoolers and their parents.

The schedule is as follows: Wednesday, November 20th at 10:30am – Island Heights Volunteer Fire Co. Wednesday, December 4th at 10:30am – A New Corner Deli Wednesday, December 11th at 12:15pm – Shore Ballet School Those interested are asked to call the library at (732) 270-6266 for more information or to register. Registration is also available on the county library website at www. theoceancountylibrary. org.

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OCEAN GATE Ocean Gate Halloween Parade The Ocean Gate Volunteer Fire Company hosted their annual children’s Halloween costume parade up Ocean Gate Avenue to the fire house on the morning of Sunday, October 27th. ERIK WEBER / OCEAN SIGNAL

Council Briefs

by Erik Weber OCEAN GATE - The following are news and items from the October meeting of the borough mayor and council.

Post-Sandy Abandoned Houses Addressed

East Riviera Avenue resident Eve Pulos opened a discussion about abandoned houses present in the borough in the year following Hurricane Sandy, when numerous homeowners appeared to walk away from the damage and their properties, including one near her home on the corner of Newport and East Arverne avenues.

“We’re well aware of that house - it’s in the bank’s hands and they’re working on it,” replied Mayor Paul Kennedy, addressing her specific question about the nearby abandoned property.

“Unfortunately we are going to see a lot more of that,” said Councilwoman Joella Nicastro.

“I did have a group of people down on Angelsea [Avenue, near the cross-street of East Lakewood Avenue] come up to me and talk to me about a lot of homes that they feel are abandoned.”

“We are not going to know really until we start to see these houses overgrown with weeds, and then we’ll be able to start looking into who owns them, [find out if] the banks have taken over, and we’ll start getting on the banks through the code enforcement officer to get these properties cleaned up,” she continued. “According to these people they feel there are at least four in their neighborhood where people have walked away after the storm - they have seen no repairs going on [though] the lawns were mowed, but no one has entered the homes at all.”

The councilwoman asked

Election Results OCEAN GATE - Republican incumbent Joella Nicastro was returned to the dais with 392 votes, matching the number of votes her running mate John Serpica – replacing Councilman Charles Mailot, who stepped down last month – earned for his first spot on the governing body. Democratic challengers Irene Merlin and David Rosenak fell short at the ballot box, taking just 234 and 222 votes, respectively. There were zero write-in votes.

In the unchallenged school board race, Juan Alicia took a seat on the board with 252 votes.

Two write-in votes were also cast.

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that anybody noticing houses that may have been abandoned to please report them to borough hall for further investigation, though she added that the bulk of homes would likely be discovered through recurring failure to pay taxes on the properties.

“It’s going to take a while to get everything cleaned up, but hopefully we’ll get the banks that take these properties over to go in there and do what they have to do to keep them maintained,” said Ms. Nicastro.

Emergency Berm Project Bid Approved

The governing body unanimously approved a contract in the amount of $339,568 for the construction of an emergency berm installation project along the borough’s riverfront with Yanuzzi and Sons, of Hillsborough, as a temporary means to mitigate threatening nor’easters and other severe storms that may cause elevated water levels at the beach.

Ms. Nicastro stated that as a result of waiting for that project to get underway, the public works department would not install the traditional off-season snow fencing along the riverfront until the berm is in place.

CFO Report

Chief Financial Officer Paulette Konopka reported on several ongoing projects and issues in the borough, including receiving $130.60 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] toward administrative cost on the new parking kiosk to be installed; receiving $37,426.16 for the restoration of the pavilion and bathrooms on the beachfront; seeking additional funds from FEMA to cover the cost of debris collection and removal by AshBritt and Meadowbrook Industries, as the bills came in after paperwork was already submitted to the agency; filing a second request for additional funds from FEMA for boardwalk repairs following Hurricane Sandy; expecting the first

Veteran’s Day Service The Ocean Gate Veterans will host their annual Veteran’s Day Memorial Service this Monday, November 11th at 1 pm at Veteran’s Park on Ocean Gate Drive that will include an unveiling and dedication of a new eagle statue above the monument, as the previous one was blown away by last October’s Hurricane Sandy.

Refreshments and a 50/50 raffle will follow at Adrian Hall on East Cape May Avenue.

aid building restoration to be completed by mid-October; - noting the borough received a statewide ‘best practices’ questionnaire score of 86%, meaning no state aid will be withheld in the coming year; adding that the contractor who was to have installed the parking kiosk was unable to do so in the window afforded and the borough would seek a new contractor; installation of the new firehouse door was to be completed by mid-October; and all buy-a-board fundraiser boardwalk planks were at the engraver’s firm being worked on for installation in the near future.

Mayor’s Report

Mayor Kennedy reported that the pipe crew from Earle Asphalt was to begin work on the Monmouth Avenue stormwater project on October 28th; Ambassador Christian Academy requested permission to come into town on November 1st for a boardwalk walk fundraiser, which was unanimously approved by council; and that the Ocean Gate Veterans would hold their annual memorial service at Veteran’s Park on Ocean Gate Drive on Monday, November 11th at 1 pm, with refreshments and a 50/50 raffle to follow in Adrian Hall on East Cape May Avenue.

And in other news of the governing body:

• Mrs. Pulos stated that rising water was regularly coming up out of storm drains near her home on East Riviera Avenue, and Mayor Kennedy stated that it may be that the county stormwater drains need to be cleaned out, adding that he would look into it.

• East Bayview Avenue resident Larry McDowell noted that on his bike rides around the borough, he noted more seasonal residents leaving bags of garbage out alongside their properties on Sundays for pickup on Wednesday mornings, but that the animals would get to them beforehand, causing garbage to be strewn across roadways and through properties and other right of ways.

Mayor Kennedy stated that he was aware of the problem and the reluctance for seasonal residents to leave cans out on Sundays with garbage as they would not be able to return them onto their properties after pick up, and stated he was working with Code Enforcement Official Paul Butow for a solution but added that any resident could bring the trash to the public works yard for disposal before leaving town.

• Ocean Gate Avenue resident Katherine Ranuro questioned the maintenance bond related to the second wind turbine through J. Fletcher Creamer, and was satisfied

with the answer by Borough Attorney James Gluck that it was a one-year state mandated maintenance guarantee posted to ensure its work, materials and equipment on the project were up to standards.

• Ms. Ranuro also asked about a check to Caesar’s Atlantic City in the amount of $3,339, which Ms. Konopka replied was payment for let rooms at that hotel and casino for the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities convention over November 19th to 21st and including four of the five current council members plus Mayor Kennedy, the borough clerk, Ms. Konopka and other department heads.

• a resolution was adopted to appoint Mr. Butow to nine total positions within the borough through 2017, with a total of 20 hours per week combined, including construction official, fire sub-code official, building sub-code official, code enforcement official, flood administrator, COAH liaison, building/rental/resale inspector, electrical inspector and zoning official. Mayor Kennedy stated that though the positions only combine to form a paid 20-hour work week, Mr. Butow is often working 50 to 60 hours due to the volume of need in the borough.

• Mayor Kennedy reported that the bids received for the beach prism project were too high and that the project would be re-bid in the hopes that the exorbitant mark-ups submitted would be reduced or removed.

• Brandon Dickstein, attorney with the Gluck and Allen law firm hired to represent Ocean Gate, reported on several issues ongoing within their office, including continued analysis on the former service station now used as Mike Bona’s auto repair garage on Ocean Gate and West Chelsea avenues that may be resolved through the state for a onetime $500 fee; continued work on various lawsuits and worker’s compensation claims, several of which were expected to be cleared up soon; ongoing representation on behalf of the borough and school board in the Central Regional School District vs. Toms River Regional Schools with regard to Seaside Park’s continued attempt to leave the former system for the latter; and that their office continues to wait on delays from the O’Neill family to sign paperwork agreeing to a subdivision on the former borough hall property at the Wildwood Avenue beachfront area.

• the Ocean Gate Democrats asked and were approved to move their December pancake breakfast from December 8th to the 15th in order to avoid a conflict in events with the Ocean Gate Historical Society.

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Halloween Rocks Pine Beach

by Erik Weber PINE BEACH - Ghosts, witches, goblins and a mix of superheroes and princesses reigned the last week of October, here, as

evidenced by three major events held for the enjoyment of children and families.

First up was the annual Halloween dance party on Friday night, October

25th, hosted by the Pine Beach Municipal Alliance, held in the Pine Beach Elementary School gymnasium and featuring a disc jockey with a sound and lighting system that blasted a mix of modern rock, dance and pop for all the children and adolescents present. Games, prizes and snacks were also the highlight of the evening for the kids, while parents mostly stood or sat in bewilderment on the side as the students danced, jumped, ran and ricocheted between the dance floor with friends and the snack tables in the back hallway.

Two days later came the second annual Children’s Halloween Party at Pine Beach Yacht Club, open to all, in an eerily decorated clubhouse by volunteers from the club’s marketing committee. Costumed parents and children took care designing, decorating and carving out their 2013 jack-o-lanterns while a 1980s Alvin and the Chipmunks’ Halloween movie played in the background and a long table set up with many creepy, delicious goodies was slowly devoured by all present.

For more information on the club and its many activities through the year - including a robust junior sailing program each summer - head to their website at www.pbycnj.com. Next up for the public there will be the annual craft fair on Sunday, December 8th.

Finally on the day of the main event, October 31st, parents thronged the sidewalks running down Penn-

sylvania Avenue at Pine Beach Elementary School for their annual Halloween costume parade, featuring robots, aliens, zombies, Duck Dynasty characters and more smiling and waving to show off what they later would be trick-or-treating in.

Teachers also got into the

spirit - most often wearing costumes based off of popular ‘Minions’ characters from the Despicable Me series of children’s films - while Principal Tricia Tutzauer was seen decked out in the latest in 1970s hippie fashions, to the delight of many of the students present.

Tip-A-Firefighter Night – Nov. 14th The Pine Beach Volunteer Fire Company will hold a Tip-A-Firefighter Night fundraiser on Thursday, November 14th at the Lamp Post Inn from

5 to 9 pm. Residents are invited to come and enjoy a great meal and let the men and women of the fire company wait on them for a good time.

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PINE BEACH - Republican incumbent Barry Wieck was re-elected in this borough’s unchallenged council race while newcomer Raymond Newman gained his first place on the dais, scooping up outgoing Councilman Andrew Keczkemethy’s seat with 658 and 667 votes respectively. There were 13 write-in votes.

An upset was seen in the school board race, however, when incumbent Michael Jedziniak was swept

out of his seat by challenger Walt Ramsay at an almost three-to-one margin, with votes of 464 to 167.

There were four write-in votes cast.

In the public referendum, the vote to give the Beachwood Volunteer First Aid Squad a length of service award program was approved by voters in both towns almost two-to-one, with Pine Beach coming in at 478 yes and 238, and Beachwood at 1,578 yes and 795 no.

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SOUTH TOMS RIVER

South Toms River residents and activists of multiple organizations - including the South Toms River Optimists Club - came together at Huddy Park in downtown Toms River for a special, small “Eco Fair” on October 19th. From left: Sandy Ross, Celie Horne, Carla Kearney and Bill Gleason. ERIK WEBER / OCEAN SIGNAL

Annual Halloween Family Party a “Howling” Good Time

by Erik Weber SOUTH TOMS RIVER - If it’s Halloween, then it’s time for scares, thrills, chills and other hackneyed expressions that has described the holiday for ages.

But one annual event in this borough changes every year, defying anyone to think it’s just the same old, same old: the Recreation Commission’s Halloween Family Party, or more specifically, the Haunted Walkway designed and put on by volunteer Andrew Howard and his crew to give this regular event a bit more edge than the usual fare of other seasonal parties.

With volunteers as zombies, mad scientists, psychopathic killers, aliens and more, the Haunted Walkway, a series

of rooms and hallways in the Recreation Center on Drake Lane, here, seems to up its game on an annual basis, with more families than ever running, screaming and laughing from its exit door than ever seen before, often to get right back on line and go again.

For those with a faint heart, the main gym area of the facility is converted into a traditional child-friendly party, with a disc jockey booth (and the required Michael Jackson’s Thriller track playing about every 15 minutes), creepy but cheerful decorations and enough desserts, candy, drinks and more to keep an eight-year-old fueled until a late-night blood sugar crash.

This and every year, prizes

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were awarded for children with the most original, scariest and funniest costumes, and admission was free. For more information on Recreation Commission events and programs, or to volunteer, stop by borough hall anytime during normal operating hours.

Boro Honors Heroes and “She-roes” of Hurricane Sandy SOUTH TOMS RIVER One year ago, Hurricane Sandy struck the shores of New Jersey with an impact that was felt even as far upriver as this small borough, with surging waters from the Toms River submerging all of its waterfront starting at the entrance to downtown Toms River to the north and carrying down to the Beachwood border at its south, with the Jakes Branch tributary swelling to such a height that Shore Vineyard Church on South Main Street saw its recently installed facilities nearly totaled and businesses along Flint Road had much of their equipment and infrastructure destroyed and damaged.

Through that plus multiple down trees borough-wide, first responders from the South Toms River Police Department, Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company, South Toms River First Aid Squad and South Toms River Office of Emergency Management stood vigilant, having prepared for the storm the week before.

This October 24th, Mayor Joseph Champagne and governing body members gathered at a special event in the South Toms River Elementary School gymnasium to thank those

Election Results SOUTH TOMS RIVER - A reversal in the fortunes of the Democratic party was seen in this borough’s election, with Republican challengers William Gleason and Tanya Mosley crushing the incumbents Marvin Sykes and Don Williams by an almost two-to-one margin, resulting in an overall split Democratic/ Republican council under Democratic Mayor Joseph M. Champagne for the coming year.

There was no school board race in town this year.

responders and more, including groups who provided aid and assistance to residents in the weeks following its landfall as many dealt with power outages, flooded and damaged dwellings and other personal and business losses.

“We [have] decided to honor these heroes and ‘sheroes’ who have done so much to alleviate the pain and the suffering that Hurricane Sandy brought last year,” the mayor said.

“When I reflect upon the term ‘first responders,’ the thought came to mind that you are not just first reactors, you don’t just react, because to be a responder, it takes a certain amount of skills and professionalism to understand how to respond to a situation without being guided by fear or emotion.”

“It is wonderful to know that you have acquired this training, but what makes you join organizations to volunteer for certain organizations and certain groups is not just a desire to show you skills, but it is motivated by the spirit of care, the spirit of love,” he continued. “Every time you respond to an emergency, what moves you is that spirit of love, that spirit of care and compassion.”

Mayor Champagne then noted that this care and compassion lent itself to the official motto of borough, the “Little Town With a Big Heart,” which can be found on several signs along roadways here.

“Certainly the big heart is the heart that you have to go out and help people in their time of need, while people are running away from fire, from flood zones, you are running to those dangerous plac-

es, and it is wonderful to know that you are here in our town,” he continued.

“But there are some of you who are not even from our town that have come from across the world and have come to visit us during the time of our most desire for help. And these folks who are not even from this area have decided to come and take a permanent place in our heart, and I’m so grateful that they are also here present.”

The mayor then paid homage to the American flag and a newer borough flag bearing the official seal of the town that was designed and presented to the mayor and South Toms River shortly after his taking office in 2011. Local girl and boy scouts then saluted the American flag, and singer Chelsea Palermo sang the National Anthem.

He also thanked all those present who made the night possible, including numerous local businesses that donated food and drinks that were laid out on a long table nearby.

In addition to borough organizations, the mayor and council also thanked the Tzu Chi Foundation, United Way of Ocean County, Ocean County Office of Emergency Management, Jersey Central Power & Light, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross, plus various borough residents who lent time and effort to helping others before, during and after Hurricane Sandy.

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BARRIER ISLAND

Volunteers Go Above and Beyond for Local Soup Kitchen

by Carly Kilroy SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The grand re-opening of Simon’s Soup Kitchen, here, was not just a sign of hope for the people who came on that day for a hot meal, but a sense of accomplishment for the dedicated volunteers who put their own troubles resulting from Hurricane Sandy aside to ensure the kitchen would be up and running again.

“We have 300 volunteers and 99.9% of them were affected by the storm,” said the kitchen’s public relations director, John Salemi, of Toms River.

Just like the people they

have been serving at the kitchen every Tuesday and Friday for the past ten years as part of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, many of the volunteers were either full time residents of Seaside Heights or the shore towns that surround it.

Even though they were displaced for weeks at a time and then had to go straight work on their own homes once allowed back, the volunteers of Simon’s Soup Kitchen put getting the kitchen back in order at the top of their priority list.

“All of our volunteers lit-

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erally stopped working on their own homes to come down and help out here,” Mr. Salemi said.

As was the case with other local residents and business owners, nobody at Simon’s Soup Kitchen anticipated being barred from the barrier island after Sandy swept through; as a result, it was still fully stocked with food and other perishables that wound up in the hands of first responders who took it over as a relief center.

“The church pastor got them in here and told them [to] use whatever,” the public relations director stated.

Although the ribbon cutting ceremony for the actual facility itself was held in August, they choose to hold the grand re-opening on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.

“It’s symbolic that we’re moving on and that we’re Jersey strong and to move forward,” Mr. Salemi said.

Knights of Columbus member and volunteer Tony Gallo - who has served the kitchen for ten year, five as its cook - added that it was bittersweet to see the familiar faces of people he hasn’t seen

since the storm fill the kitchen.

“I hoped it would be empty, but unfortunately it’s full,” he said.

A resident of Lavallette, Mr. Gallo’s home sustained major damage to its first floor during Sandy and one year later is still on the process of putting the last finishing touches on it, though he feels he was one of the luckier ones because his house didn’t move off its foundation like so many others.

“It feels good to be back here. It’s rewarding,” he added, his eyes welling with tears while trying to explain the most fulfilling part about his role.

“When they go home at night everyone says ‘God bless you’ and’ thank you,’” he said.

Election Results SEASIDE HEIGHTS In the borough election this week, unchallenged Republican wins were counted tonight with Arline Ottoson and Richard Tompkins earning their spots with 234 and 237 votes respectively. There were six write-in votes.

In the school board race, Todd Genty and Christopher Linnell grabbed unchallenged wins with 134 and 126 votes respectively.

Seaside Heights One Year Later

Hurricane Sandy Makes Unforgettable Impression on Lavallette Ice Cream Shop

by Carly Kilroy LAVALLETE - Hurricane Sandy’s powerful performance along the New Jersey coast last October made such an impact on the owners of The Music Man Ice Cream Shoppe, here, that ‘she’ landed herself a permanent spot on the wall where head shots of cast members traditionally hang.

Owner Aggie Roberts choose a headshot of Olivia Newton John’s Grease character Sandy Olsen to represent the storm.

“She’ll be up there forever,” He said while his cast hustled around him, preparing for the next show.

The Music Man Ice Cream Shoppe is an interactive dessert dining experience where customers may have to sing, shout, or dance for their ice cream and also features improv, Broadway cabaret shows and more set.

As children and parents filed into the shop last week, the sight of their costumes and trick-or-treat bags served as a reminder of immediately pre-Sandy last year.

According to Mr. Roberts, who owns the ice cream shop with his wife Josephine, The Music Man cast had just held their annual Halloween costume party the weekend before Sandy swept through the East Coast.

“Our last show that we ever did [before Sandy] was this show last year,” he said.

Once the final show was over, windows were boarded and the shop was closed without the expectations of flooding and severe damage that Sandy brought with her to the small shore town.

Although the building held up, the shop suffered substantial flood damage and the Roberts family found themselves displaced from their Lavallette home and living with Mrs. Roberts’ mother in Monmouth County.

Residents and business owners were unable to access the island for weeks and there was no chance The Music Man would be up and running in time for either of their Thanksgiving or Christmas shows.

“On that first Saturday in December when the Christmas show was going to happen I was in my mother-in-laws house and she was like – ‘oh Aggie go to the door. There are Christmas carolers’,” he said.

As Mr. Roberts opened the door he didn’t find any carolers. Instead a group of 40 Music Man cast members were singing at his mother-in-laws doorstep with covered dishes

and candles in hand.

At that point, the shop had been in its tenth season, and representatives from each cast of each year stood singing in front of him.

“It was overwhelming,” he said.

The support from cast members didn’t stop there. According to Mr. Roberts, the comeback rate for cast members has never been too high, due to them moving on to different projects after the summer.

“People who work for us are young people and they want different experiences and we want them to have different experiences,” he said.

However, after Hurricane Sandy, most of the 2012 cast did return for another summer season, which the shop owner said was previously unheard of.

“They made the commitment to come back and that was wonderful. They didn’t make as much money as they did last year - none of us did - but no one complained,” he said, adding that it was just an honor for everyone to come together and be able to open up on Memorial Day along with the rest of the businesses affected by the storm.

“We’re not just servers we’re like one big family,” said Kerri McNeill, who has been part of the cast for over two years.

Even though Hurricane Sandy caused so much devastation to his home and business, Mr. Roberts said the storm put into perspective for him just how much The Music Man meant to families coming back every season.

“This was our life. This was important to my wife and I and our children, [and] we didn’t realize how important it was to other families,” he said, adding that through the 2013 season, customers regularly showed the ice cream shop just how glad they were to see the familiar faces of the Roberts family and their loyal cast back in action.

“The customers coming in and saying thank you for being back. That’s just so rewarding,” Mr. Roberts said.

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Seaside Park Halloween Parade

Branchburg Siblings Sell Bracelets for Boardwalk Fire Relief Tommy, 5, and Peter, 8, Donate Nearly $300 to Fire Company

by Erik Weber SEASIDE PARK - When the fire that broke out beneath Biscayne Candies and Kohr’s Frozen Custard spread north beneath nearly all of this borough’s boardwalk amusement area on September 12th, news agencies flocked to the popular summer destination and flicked on cameras and recorders to capture the carnage for families across the state and nation.

The resulting broadcasts transmitted the horror of many cherished memories and businesses going up in flames with the very vacationers that nostalgia and promise of sand, sea and summer times attracted year after year.

One such family was the Zaninellis, of Branchburg, Somerset County, who regularly vacation in Lavallette and enjoy the boardwalk in Seaside Park with their children, Peter, 8, and Tommy, 5. “[We] were sitting up the night that the fire occurred, making [recently popular rubber band “Loom”] bracelets and watching the news and when we saw that it was our boardwalk on fire we were kind of freaked out,” recalled Jessica Zaninelli and her husband, Todd. “The first thing we said was, ‘What can we do to help?’ and we looked down at the bracelets and said, ‘Let’s see if we can sell a couple of these and maybe

make ten bucks and donate it.’”

What started out as a small goal turned into a fast-growing one thanks to online social media site Facebook, which Mrs. Zaninelli said helped spread the word of her boys’ newfound drive to aid those who participated in stopping the fire in any way they could.

“The response was overwhelming,” she said, stating that ‘purchases’ in the form of donations for bracelets came in from across this state, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida and beyond.

Last month, the Zaninellis made a special trip down to Seaside Park to present their earnings $296.80 in total - to the

Seaside Park Volunteer Fire Company in recognition of their successful efforts in stopping the blaze from swallowing up more of the boardwalk than it did.

On Sunday morning, October 13th, Chief David Hansen and several other members, plus Island Heights Fire Company Chief Ken Balfrey, opened the large bay doors to receive the family and their donation, and thank them for their work.

“It’s really wonderful that people from even outside of this community get behind the fire department here and get behind the community in Seaside Park,” said Chief Hansen. “To go out of their way to put together something like this and raise so much money, especially when you’re so young - it’s a very nice gesture.”

After presenting the chief with their earnings, the two boys - shy at first but quickly warming up as they began exploring the inside of the fire company engine bays - were treated to fire company-themed “swag” to take home, donuts to enjoy and a trip on one of the engines with their parents and their dog.

Election Results SEASIDE PARK - Voters produced a split-ticket win here, with Democrat Nancy Koury winning back her seat with 377 votes, while Republican incumbent Drew Sbordone fell short at 305 and newcomer Faith Liguori captured a place on the dais with 416 votes.

In the school board race, Ronald Neal and Gary Yedman took wins with 318 and 322 votes, respectively, while a writein challenge fell short at 195 votes. Shirley Kreszl also took an unchallenged unexpired one-year term with 390 votes.

Workers from Eagle Paving Corporation cleared the remains of Funtown Pier and its adjacent stands last week, leaving behind the Sawmill Cafe and Stevie D’s Arcade as the last remaining boardwalk buildings following the September 12th fire. PHIL STILTON / OCEAN SIGNAL Read the Ocean Signal online: www.oceancountysignal.com

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SPORTS

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2013 CFBL Champions For most, baseball has traditionally been a summer sport, but for young kids across Ocean County with a passion for the sport, it has become a year-round sport. In the beginning, Little League started as a spring activity.

For many years, local leagues have offered “Fall Ball”, a non-competitive second season which typically runs through September and October. Fall Ball is primarily a training and instructional season to better prepare players for the following spring season.

In recent years, Little League enrollment suffered during the fall to competitive fall travel baseball leagues. To counter that competition, Little League baseball in Ocean County’s District 18, last year, began a Competitive Fall Baseball League (CFBL) for players who wanted to play in a competition league, but not go through the rigors and demanding schedule of a travel baseball team, while still playing under the Little League Banner.

The 2013 District 18 CFBL champions have been crowned and are as follows: Senior League Championship: Brick Astros 7 Manchester Seals 0 Junior League American Championship: Toms River Renegades 7 Holbrook Force 2 Junior League National Championship: Manchester Titans 8 Brick Athletics 1 Intermediate American Championship: Holbrook Wizards 18 Barnegat Orange 1 Intermediate National Championship: Manchester Blue Hawks 8 Holbrook Heat 7 Major League Championship: Brick Royal Blue 6 Beachwood Outlaws 1 10U Manchester Rattlers 12 Barnegat Bombers 7 9U Championship: TRELL Terrors 14 Barnegat Bruins 6 8U Championship: Holbrook Lions 10 Berkeley 0

Week Six: Brick and Jackson Memorial at the Top of A-South

By Scott Stump, Shore Sports Network

Jackson Memorial 62, Lacey 44

Senior tailback Khani Glover exploded for a career-high 302 yards rushing, becoming only the second back in Jaguars history to go over 300 yards, and had three scores as the Jaguars (4-2, 4-1) set a single-game school record for points and handed the Lions (5-2, 3-2) their second straight loss in a wild game.

Senior fullback Ken Bradley also had a huge game with five touchdown runs in the victory for the Jaguars, who ran for 500 yards as a team. Brody Graham also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Joe DeMaio in the win.

Senior quarterback Tom Kelly threw four touchdown passes and also ran for a score in the loss for Lacey.

He threw a 3-yard score to Isaiah Brown, a 2-yard touchdown to Mike Bocchini, a 75-yard strike to senior wideout Christian Tutela and another 23-yard touchdown pass to Tutela. Tutela also threw a touchdown pass to Bocchini on a halfback option play.

Toms River South 35, Toms River East 0

Khaleel Greene ran for a pair of touchdowns and quarterback Tymere Berry threw a touchdown pass and also ran for a score to help the Indians (4-2, 3-2) blank the Raiders (2-5, 1-4), as the Toms River South defense has now registered six straight quarters of shutout football and its first shutout win since 2011.

Billy Kosh had a 7-yard touchdown run and Jared Egan caught a 39-yard touchdown pass in the win.

Central 34, Lakewood 28 (OT)

A 25-yard touchdown run

by Javon Hardy in overtime gave the Golden Eagles (4-2, 4-1) a thrilling win over the Piners (4-2, 3-2) and a big boost to their playoff aspirations.

Central sent the game into overtime when senior quarterback Marquis Drumright threw a touchdown pass to wideout Isaiah Akers and then hit running back Mike Yager with a two-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter. Akers also had a 40yard touchdown catch in the win.

Junior tailback Chapelle Cook ran for a pair of touchdowns in the loss for Lakewood.

Jackson Liberty 20, Pinelands 0

Sophomore Ryan VanWickle ran for a pair of touchdowns and quarterback John Veneziano threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Matt Pinto as the Lions (2-4, 2-3) blanked the Wildcats (1-6, 1-4).

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Parents and instructors watched from the West End Dock in Island Heights at a large junior sailing regatta held recently on the Toms River. ERIK WEBER / OCEAN SIGNAL

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Brick Mem. 37, TR North 21

Senior fullback Dwayne Gudge ran for over 150 yards and three touchdowns as Brick Memorial (4-2, 2-2) won its third straight game and kept the Mariners (0-5, 0-4) out of the win column.

Senior quarterback Rob Triano started in place of injured junior Joe Hans (hamstring) and ran for a 63-yard touchdown and threw a 20-yard touchdown to Karl Kumm.

Assante Moorer scored a rushing touchdown, freshman quarterback Mike Husni threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Rolono Bromell and senior Jacob Forlenza had a fumble return for a touchdown for Toms River North.

Msgr. Donovan 36, Pinelands 7

Joey Fields ran for touchdowns of 99 and 28 yards, Vinnie Grasso scored on a 50-yard run and Ray Gantt added a touchdown run to give Griffins’ (3-2, 3-1) head coach Dan Duddy his 100th career coaching victory.

TR East 42, Brick 35

Raiders senior running back Matt Gudzak exploded for over 200 yards rushing and four total touchdowns, including a 49-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter, to key an upset of Brick (4-2, 3-1) and knock the Dragons out of a share of first place in Class A South.

Jeff Wood added two touchdowns for East (2-4, 1-3), which has scored 42

points in three of its last four games after being shut out in its first two games.

Carmen Sclafani ran for two touchdowns and Anthony Starego went 5-for-5 on extra points for Brick.

nior running back Khaleel Greene (53 yards) each ran for long second-half touchdowns and junior quarterback Tymere Berry scored once rushing and once passing as the Indians (3-2, 2-2) scored 21 unanswered points to pull away from the Jaguars (3-2, 3-1) in A South.

Senior Darrius Hart caught a touchdown pass and had two interceptions on defense for Toms River South.

Ken Bradley scored on a 7-yard run and quarterback Joe DeMaio scored on a 65yard run for Jackson Memorial, which led 14-12 at halftime.

Lakewood 29, Jackson Liberty 20

A tackle in the end zone for a safety by sophomore linebacker Amir Tyler snapped a 20-20 tie with 2:10 left in the fourth quarter and junior tailback Chapelle Cook added a 30-yard touchdown run with 1:47 remaining as the Piners (4-1, 3-1) edged the Lions (1-4, 1-3).

Jackson Liberty had tied the game at 20 on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Matt Castronuova to Brett Ribellino with 5:30 left in the game. Lakewood quarterback Narquese Joshua threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to David Patterson and threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Fejon Sutton. Tyler added a 42-yard touchdown run in the win.

Castronouova had a big game in the loss for the Lions, as he also threw a 25yard touchdown pass to C.J. Bailey and had a 77-yard

fumble return for a touchdown. Matt Pinto chipped in with a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown.

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Toms River South 33, Jackson Memorial 14

Senior fullback Otis Kearney (80 yards) and ju-

The Toms River High School South cheerleading squad proudly displays their added school colors in the form of alumni and Beachwood native Amber Clayton’s hand-made knit caps, completed just in time for the October 25th football home game against Toms River High School East which resulted in a blowout victory for the Toms River South Indians, 35 to 0.

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