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January 23, 2016
Team Trevor Helps 5 Year-Old With Bone Cancer Frederick Drive, Route 9 Safety Study Moves Forward
–Photo by Joe Cimino Photography Local officials, celebrities and supporters crowd around Trevor Kwatkoski and family, at a charity basketball game to assist the medical costs of the 5 year-old. By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – It was more than a basketball game between Central Regional and Toms River South, but a chance to rally for a local child undergoing treatment for bone cancer. The Team Trevor event benefited 5 year-old Trevor Kwatkoski
and family, of Berkeley. Trevor was diagnosed last April with bone cancer and has faced multiple rounds of chemotherapy along with surgery. The Golden Eagles hosted two basketball programs, with one a clinic for elementary school students with the $5 registration
fee being donated to Team Trevor. Coaches Mike Clemente and John Truhan conducted the clinic along with players from Central Regional boys and girls teams. Then, Central hosted Toms River South in a girls and boys basketball doubleheader, that featured support from All Star
third baseman and Home Run Derby champ Todd Frazier of the Chicago White Sox. Donations were collected at the door and Team Trevor wristbands sold as fundraisers, as well as game sponsors. The Beachwood Police Department also raised money for Trevor and his family.
GOP To Decide Vacant Freeholder Spot
By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – County Republicans will meet January 26 to decide who will fill the shoes of Jim Lacey, the Ocean County Freeholder who resigned recently. The vacancy meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the TR Hotel on Route 37, where the Ocean County Republican organization will meet as county committee for candidates to Lacey’s seat. Lacey, who resigned December 31, had served as a freeholder since 1993. His term was to end January 2017. Freeholder Director John Bartlett announced Lacey’s resigna-
tion December 31 from the five-member, all-Republican board of chosen freeholders. Lacey, who was also serving on the Brick Municipal Utilities Authority as its executive director, earned an annual base salary of $192,280 from the MUA. However, the MUA is advertising the position. Lacey’s appointment as executive director was to expire this year. The county Republican convention would also likely nominate a replacement for Freeholder Jack Kelly, who was nominated by Gov. (Freeholder - See Page 4)
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By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – After concerns that their calls were falling on deaf ears, the township announced the state would join efforts to study Frederick Drive and Route 9, the site of a recent pedestrian fatality. The study, paid for by the township and the state, would look at what safety improvements would be possible on the state road there. Mayor Carmen Amato said the intersection has been an ongoing safety issue they’ve been trying to address for years. At the most recent council meeting, Amato said “I updated the Council as well, that I asked Lieutenant Governor Guadagno for her assistance with the Department of Transportation. The Lieutenant Governor and her staff immediately went to action on our behalf.” Township officials sent its last letter and resolution calling for state action at the council meeting after the December fatality, where one pedestrian was fatally struck and a second suffered major injuries. Details from police say the pedestrians were using the crosswalk around 9 p.m. at Frederick Drive and a vehicle failed to yield. Currently, that spot on Route 9 has a painted crosswalk. It is not an intersection with a traffic light, or a pedestrian flashing (Safety - See Page 4)
–Photo by Catherine Galioto Conditions at Frederick Drive and Route 9 include a painted crosswalk, but township officials are hoping a state study for further improvements will address pedestrian safety.