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February 20, 2016
Donations Continue To Fund K9 Officer Vests Twp. Awaiting
MANCHESTER – Township Police Department’s K9 Lynk will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Lynk’s vest is sponsored by Joanne Wright of Manchester, and will be embroidered with the sentiment, “In loving memory of Wayne T. Wright - Be safe.” Delivery is expected within eight to 10 weeks. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity located in East Taunton, MA, whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 1,700 protective vests, in 49 states, through private and corporate donations, at a cost of over (Vests - See Page 4)
County Names Roads Slated For Paving Soon
OCEAN COUNTY – Portions of several major roads in Ocean County are expected to get improvements under the county’s first road overlay contract of 2016. They include portions of Bennetts Mills Road, Burnt Tavern Road, Cedar Bridge, and Bay Avenue (Route 571). “As part of our annual road overlay program, we will be starting work shortly on safety improvements including stormwater drainage work, new paving and reconstruction on several roads throughout Ocean County,” said
Plan For Town Square At Heritage Minerals
–Photos courtesy Manchester Police Manchester Township K9 Officer Lynk will receive a bullet proof vest thanks to the latest donation to the police force.
Ocean County Freeholder Director John P. Kelly, director of Law and Public Safety. “All totaled we will be repairing more than five miles of roadway under this first contract.” The roadways to be improved under the contract will be in Jackson, Brick and Toms River. In Jackson: 1.15 miles of North Ne w P r o s p e c t Ro a d , f r o m Farmingdale Road to Bennetts Mills Road; and about one mile of Bennetts Mills Road from County Line Road to New Prospect Road. In Brick: 1.5 miles of Burnt (Paving - See Page 5)
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Is the proposed mixed use town square plan for the Heritage Minerals site feasible? The township will soon know. At the direction of Mayor Kenneth Palmer, the township hired Richard Reading and Associates, Princeton, to review the financial impact Hovsons redevelopment plan. Those plans are not yet public. Last year Palmer put together a Heritage Minerals Working Group, made up of political and community leaders, to “steer and review the initial redevelopment plan proposal and projections by Hovsons” of the site, a December 11, 2015 correspondence from the township to Reading said. The group has met twice a month over many months, the group will likely recommend the township Council refer the plans to the Planning Board for introduction and adoption. While Council Vice President Sam Fusaro (Minerals - See Page 4)
Manchester Undergoes Police Accrediting Process
MANCHESTER – An important assessment of the Township Police Department is underway, with a triennial visit to continue the department’s state chiefs of police accreditation. The Township Police Department welcomed assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP), on February 7 and 8, for a triennial accreditation assessment. This thorough, two-day inspection provided the assessment team with the chance to tour the facility, see police equipment,
meet officers and review files and documents all for the purpose of ensuring that the agency was in compliance with each of the 105 Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (LEAP) standards. The accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/ detainee function. “It is with great pride that we can (Accrediting - See Page 4)
–Photo courtesy Manchester Police Township police officials welcomed the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police accrediting team as part of a voluntary, triennial review.