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Vol. 22 - No. 18 Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper | Serving Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River
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October 8, 2016
Settlement: Berkeley Exceeds Affordable Housing Requirement
–Photo by Catherine Galioto Berkeley reached a settlement as to what its affordable housing numbers should be, and has already met them, according to the agreement. Efforts included parcels such as First Avenue in Manitou Park in 2015, through a rebuild with Habitat for Humanity.
–Photos by Catherine Galioto Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge officials are hoping a plan for Good Luck Point to remove 300 old poles around the historic AT&T building, replace a culvert and add sediment to the area will help make the marsh more resilient. By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – Much of Good Luck Point’s marshland will eventually be open water within the next hundred years, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service models, and the agency’s Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge officials have presented options such as a new culvert and sediment enrichment that they say should slow the process.
In its 500-plus page environmental assessment and plan that encompasses a Good Luck Point project area as well as parcels in Brick, Forked River and Barnegat, Refuge ecologists and officials are focusing on 500 acres across the Ocean County area’s 32,000 acres of salt marsh that make up the refuge. (Sea Level - See Page 14)
Legislators Angry Over Grounding Of Medevac Chopper Serving South Jersey
By Daniel Nee OCEAN COUNTY – A group of Ocean County legislators say residents in the souther n half of the state are being shortchanged – and possibly put at a safety risk – due to the
grounding of one of two medevac helicopters funded through tax surcharges. The New Jersey State Police operated the NorthSTA R and SouthSTA R helicopters for decades, with the southern flights be-
ginning in 1988. But earlier this year, SouthSTAR was grounded after a regional hospital chain decided against applying for a grant that would fund its staffing. Both helicopters are funded through a $4 surcharge
on vehicle registrations, however Sen. Chris Connors and his Assembly colleagues DiAne Gove and Brian Rumpf, stated in a joint letter to New Jersey Department of Health (Chopper - See Page 7)
By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – A settlement approved by Berkeley Township Council states the town has met its affordable housing requirements under the eyes of the next round of Mount Laurel obligations.
The agreement came as Ocean County towns awaited Superior Court proceedings October 6 on what affordable housing numbers would be required of them. Mayor Carmen Amato said (Housing - See Page 5)
Diocese Recommends Parishes Collaborate As “R.C. Churches Of Toms River Area”
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By Courtney McCann year after it began, the Diocese of Trenton’s Faith in our Future initiative is heading into the final turn with its conclusion in sight. The diocese launched the initiative in the Fall of 2015 with the goal of strengthening the parishes in the diocese, exploring new models of leadership and improving the stewardship of the diocese resources. “The general goal is to continue to have a vibrant Catholic community,” said Reverend Stephen Piga, pastor of St. (Churches - See Page 7)
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