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Vol. 12 - No. 6
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Business Directory....................... 24-25 Classifieds......................................... 26 Community News........................ 10-15 Dear Joel........................................... 27 Dear Pharmacist ............................... 19 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News ..................... 18 Fun Page .......................................... 23 Inside The Law.................................. 28 Letters to the Editor............................. 8 WWW.MICROMEDIAPUBS.COM
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Despite Rain, Crowds Enjoy Summer’s Start
June 4, 2016
Officials Pledge Faster Service As County Buses Get Computer Upgrades
By Daniel Nee OCEAN COUNTY – The county has completed an upgrade of the routing software behind its 70 Ocean Ride bus vehicles, which will allow the county’s Department of Transportation to optimize routes, assist passengers calling to ask about bus timelines and run the entire bus network more efficiently, officials said. “It’s going to be so much better for the people who get rides as well as the drivers,” said Freeholder
Virginia Haines. The county began the upgrade project last spring, as it was facing a dispatching and routing system that was quickly falling apart. Large terminals in buses were physically damaged after years of use on the road, the information being produced by the system was inefficient and the county was maintaining an in-house server network that suffered from too many periods of downtime. (Bus - See Page 24)
Laying A Wreath In Memorial
–Photo by Jean Coccaro The Friday crowds packed the boardwalk of Seaside Heights, even as a light rain and fog blanketed the area at Memorial Day Weekend’s end, May 30. By Catherine Galioto SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The unofficial start of tourist season, Memorial Day Weekend,
began with strong crowds heading to the beachfront to enjoy boardwalk, rides, sand and some special events.
Though late May meant water temperatures in the 60s, the air temperatures breached 90 (Summer - See Page 24)
Event Focuses On Lakewood History, Orthodox Community
By Judy Smestad-Nunn LAKEWOOD – There has been a lot of negative press lately about the surging Orthodox Jewish population in Ocean County, with stories written about aggressive real estate agents trying to bully homeowners of neighboring towns to sell; stories about Lakewood school district deficits
caused by transportation and special education costs for children who attend private Jewish schools; about overcrowding in Lakewood and more. None of these issues were addressed at a program held at the Lakewood Library on May 23 called “Heart of the Stranger: A Portrait of Lakewood’s Orthodox
Community” and the presentation fell short of audience expectations, attendees said. In an event primarily focused on history, Ocean County College Professor Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig used PowerPoint slides to talk about her 2009 book (titled the same as the presentation) about (Orthodox - See Page 4)
–Photos by Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – The annual Memorial Day ceremony at American Legion Post 129 on Church Road saw the members of the Legion and its auxiliary mark the holiday with a wreath presentation, flag presentation, honor guard firing and more. Legion officers read the names of those members who have died in the past year, and the chaplain lead the group in prayer and a benediction while outgoing Post Commander Rich Gato shared comments as well.
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