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Vol. 21 - No. 49
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Police Unity Tour Bikes Through Ocean County To Washington D.C.
May 14, 2016
Farmer’s Market Opens For Season
By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – A bike ride to Washington D.C. from New Jersey, focusing on police officers who have died in the line of duty, included participants from many towns in Ocean County and honored those locally as well. The primary purpose of the Police Unity Tour is to raise awareness of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. The secondary purpose is to raise funds for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum. The ride will conclude in Washington D.C. at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial where (Police - See Page 15)
PRISON ESCAPEE APPREHENDED By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – It was a search that sent helicopters with spotlights into the night sky and locked down local schools. But the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department announced at 11:34 a.m. May 9 that a wanted man who escaped from (Escapee - See Page 14)
–Photos by Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – In its new spot at the recreation building on Route 9, the Berkeley Township Farmers Market had a bevy of produce, plants, homemade foods and handmade items for its opening day. Vendors were piled outside as the three rows of parking saw customers come and go. The market will be open each Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more photos from opening day, see page 4.
Bon Jovi Helps Open Charity In Ocean County
By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – The star power of Jon Bon Jovi and the people-power of volunteer efforts came together again to help with hunger and food insecurity issues of local residents. The ribbon-cutting on the BEAT Center, in Silverton, hopes to address those problems with services such as a food bank, charitable restaurant and social services in one place. Bon Jovi, who opened his first Soul Kitchen restaurant concept in Red Bank, spoke at the grand opening of BEAT, which stands for Bringing Everyone All Together. The rock star explained it’s a place where families and individuals can access (Bon Jovi - See Page 5)
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–Photo by Toms River Twp. Local officials and the charity’s organizers cut the ribbon on the BEAT Center in Toms River, which houses the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen restaurant, the People’s Pantry and more.
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