TIMES
MICROMEDIA PUBLICATIONS, INC.
THE BERKELEY
Inside This Week’s Edition
Business Directory .................. 21 Classifieds ............................... 22 Community News ................ 8-13 Dear Joel ................................. 20 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News............ 16 Fun Page ................................. 23 Inside The Law ........................ 25 Letters to the Editor ................... 6 Wolfgang ................................ 27 WWW.MICROMEDIAPUBS.COM
Vol. 22 - No. 15 Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper | Serving Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River September 17, 2016
A New Park With A Dedicated Purpose
–Photos by Bob Vosseller Ocean Gate dedicated a new park with 9/11 memorial and World Trade Center steel as part of the anniversary ceremony of the attacks.
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN GATE – While communities across the country recalled the horrific impact of the events of September 11, 2001 during countless 15th anniversary ceremonies, the borough of Ocean Gate made new history with the dedication of a small park which includes a memorial
monument and plaque. The idea of creating the park and memorial, which includes two beams of steel to symbolize the Twin Towers and three cherry trees to symbolize the airplanes used to strike the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on 9/11, came from resident Tom (Park - See Page 4)
Berkeley Cuts Ribbon On Fire�ighters Memorial
–Photo courtesy Berkeley Township The Berkeley Township Volunteer Firefighter’s Memorial was unveiled September 7 at Veterans Park. By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – The newest element at Veterans Park honors firefighters and provides a place to remember and memorialize these volunteers. The three different fire companies in Berkeley Township came together to raise money to build a memorial for their fallen brothers, which is now in place at Veterans Park with continued efforts to grow the dedicated pavers section and add other statues. The memorial was unveiled in a ceremony (Firefighters - See Page 4)
Coyote Sightings Berkeley Township Celebrates Community Day By Bob Vosseller non-stop fun for all ages,” Frequent, But BERKELEY – An annual Mayor Carmen Amato said. celebrat ion of com mu n it y The day’s activities started Not Uncommon groups, volunteers, local busi- at 11 a.m. and included chilnesses and lots of fun, Berke- dren’s entertainment, cartoon This Summer ley Community Day again characters, kiddie rides, face
By Courtney McCann OCEAN COUNTY – For fans of Looney Tunes, the coyote is an animal that calls the desert home and spends its time chasing extremely large and fast birds. But as local residents are quickly becoming aware, coyotes are actually very common in New Jersey. This summer several Ocean and Monmouth County towns have reported coyote sightings, leading many (Coyote - See Page 5)
–Photo by Bob Vosseller Children’s rides proved popular during Community Day.
YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! Advertise In All 7 Papers! Ask About Our Incentive Programs
Call Jason Today At 732-657-7344 x206
took hold at Veterans Park. It was more than just a day in the park on September 10, it was a day for residents to have some fun, local organizations to showcase what they do, and attendees to share pride in the history of the township. “We look forward to Berkeley Community Pride Day every year. It’s a day that features
painting, games and prizes. Interacting with residents that day were four costumed mascots which represented each of the school district’s elementary schools. Mike Conforti, an assistant pr incipal at Bay ville Elementary, said the mascots – a bulldog, bear, bee and panther (Celebrates - See Page 5)