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Vol.15 - No. 29
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November 12, 2016
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Township To Auction Off Liquor License
Middle School Goes Beyond Green
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – Lake Riviera Middle School is growing, with gardens, rain barrels, compost, solar power and other “green” projects that have earned the school some high-level recognition. LRMS has become the first school in the district to earn enough points for a Bronze Award from Sustainable Jersey Schools, a nonprofit organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives for schools that want to go green and conserve resources. The whole school got involved in 16 actions that earned 165 points towards the Bronze certification, f rom compost i ng food waste from cafeteria and used in the school garden that is partly watered from rainwater the students have collected in rain barrels. “A lot of the actions are things we’ve done in the past; we’ve just expanded on them,” said LRMS Principal Dr. Alyce Anderson, who formed and approved the school’s Green Team in July 2015. Physical education classes where students learned to eat healthy and participate in physical challenges earned 20 points towards
Inside This Week’s Edition
Business Directory............................ 26 Classifieds......................................... 25 Community News........................ 10-14 Dear Joel ..........................................20 Dear Pharmacist ............................... 19 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News ..................... 18 Fun Page .......................................... 24 Inside The Law.................................. 22 Letters to the Editor............................. 8 Wolfgang.......................................... 31
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – The closure of Joe’s Crab Shack means a liquor license is available in Brick and the township will hold a sealed-bid auction for it, with the public bid starting at $500,000. The new consumption liquor license for sale in the township, announced Mayor John G. Ducey at the November 1 council meeting, must be used as part of a bar/restaurant operation that is principally used for serving food, and the establishment must contain at least 100 seats for restaurant patrons, he said. The establishment does not have to exist at the recently closed Joe’s Crab Shack
spot. In fact, Ducey said there’s been interest from an owner for a site near the Mantoloking bridge. “We have two very, very interested buyers,” Ducey said. The owners of the former Hinckley’s Yacht Services (Vilamoura LLC) – which is a bayfront marina located just south of the Mantoloking Bridge, destroyed by Superstorm Sandy – need a liquor license “ to do whatever plans they want,” Ducey said. “It’s something we often talk about, people say ‘what’s going on with that down there on Mantoloking Road?’...there’s no plans because they don’t have a (Auction - See Page 23)
–Photo by Catherine Galioto
–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Teacher Gary Paxton with students Anastasis Wodzinski and Gianna Ferigne, are testing the pH of the water in the hydroponic tower garden located in Mr. Paxton’s classroom.
Telling Their Stories, Honoring Their Service
By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – With annual Veteran’s Day events giving residents pause to honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces in our nation’s history, the towns and organizations across the area have held ceremonies and special events for the national holiday. One major local event is still to come, with November 14’s parade in Toms River, down Main Street to Wash-
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ington Street, set to step off at 9:30 a.m. The parade was rescheduled from November 11 after officials earlier this year found many school bands had a conflict with the teacher’s convention held that day. A post parade ceremony in front of Toms River Town Hall will feature speakers and honored guests, including a placing of the wreath on the Veteran’s monument. (Service - See Page 7)
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