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THE TOMS RIVER
Vol. 11 - No. 46
Inside This Week’s Edition
Business Directory....................... 20-21 Classifieds......................................... 23 Community News.......................... 9-13 Dear Joel........................................... 26 Dear Pharmacist ............................... 17 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News ..................... 16 Fun Page .......................................... 22 Inside The Law.................................. 25 Letters to the Editor............................. 7 WWW.MICROMEDIAPUBS.COM
March 12, 2016
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Former Tiffany’s Bar To Become Tio Juan’s Margaritas
Beach Replenishment Project Down To Five Easements Elsewhere, Condemnations Before Superior Court
–Photo by Catherine Galioto The old Tiffany’s restaurant on Route 37 is under construction to become a Tio Juan’s Margaritas restaurant. By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – A popular restaurant that shuttered after a lawsuit over the serving of alcohol has sold its liquor license to a Mex-
ican restaurant chain with locations in New England. Tiffany’s on Route 37 and Clifton Avenue sold its license to Garden State (Restaurant - See Page 6)
More Than 2,700 Homeowners Complete Sandy RREM Program
–Photos courtesy Army Corps of Engineers & Toms River Twp. The LBI portion of the federal beach replenishment project already began, while on the northern barrier island, local officials in places such as Toms River are awaiting five easements in order to proceed to the next step. In the meantime, Toms River is putting emergency sand on its beach as needed (inset).
By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – Local homeowners who’ve received state money to complete rebuilding from Superstorm Sandy damage may find the state has yet to release a lien on their home until paperwork has cleared. Berkeley Township Council President John Bacchione said at the last council meeting a concern he had for those residents involved with Reconstruction, (Program - See Page 6)
OCEAN COU NTY – Whether you are digging in the sand, poking between the grass or hunting with a flashlight, there’s Easter eggs to find. Here’s a calendar of some local Easter egg hunt events for the
By Catherine Galioto It’s down to five. There are five easements in Toms River on the barrier island needed for a federal beach widening and dune rebuilding project, delayed here and elsewhere due to holdouts, litigation and other paperwork. Township officials said they were waiting for a list of the five holdouts, but said this put the efforts closer than they had been and showed a lot of progress since the last update. “We’ve been informed by the DEP that we have a max-
imum of five easements left to be signed,” said Council President Brian Kubiel at the March 8 council meeting. “All the side agreements have been resolved, we are just waiting for the five outstanding easements, and then will be seeing the permits go in.” The project stretches from the Manasquan Inlet to the north end of Island Beach State Park, and would replenish dunes and widen the beach. The $100-million-plus beach and dune replenishment project from the Army Corps of (Beach - See Page 14)
EASTER EGG HUNTS AND BUNNY BREAKFASTS coming weeks, so grab your basket and get hunting. Or, if you care to dine alongside the Easter Bunny, check out this list of breakfasts and have some fun. The following are different egg hunts and Easter Bunny
breakfasts in the local area: March 13 from 8 to 11:30 a.m. – Tuckerton’s Breakfast with the Easter Bunny: The Tuckerton Free Masons are hosting this event at the Free Mason Lodge, 122 Church St. Tickets are $8 for
adults and children 12 and older. The breakfast will include: pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, tea and orange juice. Don’t forget to bring your camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny. March 19 at 9 a.m. -
Bar negat Easter Bunny Breakfast: The Barnegat Township Recreation is hosting this event at the Recreation Center. The event costs $9 per person, infants are free. A registration form can be found
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