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THE TOMS RIVER
Vol. 11 - No. 51
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April 16, 2016
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After Rescuing Baby From Overturned Vehicle, Good Samaritan Crowned As Hero
–Photos by Catherine Galioto William Copes, at right and above holds Sussie Eisdorfer, the baby he helped rescue from an overturned vehicle in a fatal one-car accident. He is surrounded by the child’s father David Eisdorfer and township police and elected officials, who honored him in a special ceremony April 12. By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – He dove into an overturned smoldering vehicle in an attempt to rescue the driver, but found a baby had also been trapped. Quickly cutting through the safety straps, he freed the child and ran toward ambulance with the baby in his arms.
William Copes, of Lakewood, received a Good Samaritan award for his efforts March 5, after a one-car tragic accident on New Hampshire Avenue took the life of its driver, Leia Eisdorfer. During the council presentation, Copes received a standing ovation, before Police
Chief Mitch Little, mayor and council, and the family of the victims shared their poignant thanks in a heart-wrenching ceremony. Copes held a proclamation, glass award, and letter of thanks, and humbly said he was just doing that day what anyone would do (Hero - See Page 4)
Chabad Issue On Hold Pending Lawsuit
By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – After being rescheduled several times, the zoning board application for the Chabad on Church Road is now dismissed, because the applicant has filed a lawsuit against the board. A special zoning board meeting to be held this week was cancelled, and the application dismissed without prejudice, pending the disposition of the lawsuit filed in federal court. The Chabad application drew large crowds
requiring a special meeting in a setting large enough to accommodate them. The Toms River High School North auditorium fits approximately 1,250 attendees and was nearly standing-room only at the first meeting of the Chabad before the zoning board, in December. At issue is whether the Chabad of Toms River needs a use variance to operate out of a home on Church Road. Rabbi Moshe Gourarie, the founder of the Chabad, lives there and he testified
before the zoning board in December that there is a class of five to seven young children who meet to learn at his home once a week for about two hours, but that it is not a school operation. Gourarie said there are religious study groups and prayer events weekly, mostly attended by adults in their 60s and 70s. The group is heavily engaged in charitable efforts and its mission is to share the principles of Judaism for those who want to learn (Chabad - See Page 4)
Bey Lea Course Changes Irk Golfers
By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – A move that would change options and raise fees at Bey Lea municipal golf course brought out a crowd of golfers to the council meeting to oppose a plan that the recreation director said was proposed to help make the golf course more sustainable. But with opposition to eliminating the option to golf the back nine holes resulting in about an hour of public comments and multiple emails to local officials, the council decided to table the ordinance and hear further from both sides. Councilman Jeffrey Carr, himself a golfer, said he would volunteer to coordinate the discussion between the golf administration, the township recreation committee and golfers who use the course, to come up with a plan. Township Recreation Director Jared Tate presented the changes as the hearing opened on the ordinance. Changes include: • Raising all greens fees by $2, across the board. Tate said this could result in $65,000 more annual revenue for the golf course, a self-liquidating utility for the township. The last fee increase was 2011. • Increasing electric cart rental prices by $2. The most controversial change out of the discussion was eliminating the price category of nine-hole play. Tate said the front nine could be played but the fee would be identical to the 18-hole price. There would still be the option to rent an electric golf cart for nine holes at a price discounted off the 18-hole rental. At issue, the golfers said at the public hearing, are matters of affordability and accessibility, for such folks as seniors, those on a fixed income, or the disabled, who might have trouble completing all 18 holes or paying the higher cost for the full course. Keeping the back nine provides an option for those people, they said. Tate said the golf course sees about $8,000 in annual revenue in fees for nine-hole play, and that regular golfers – those who golf
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