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Vol. 12 - No. 32
A��ordable Ho�sin� Settlement On Co�rt Doc�et
By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – What may be the last step in a long debate over how much affordable housing must exist in town will come before state Superior Court December 16. Then, a compliance hearing will weigh the settlement Toms River made with Fair Share Housing Center and Dover Shopping Center Associates, on obligations for affordable housing. Toms River would be required to provide 1,2985 units of affordable housing, in the round of obligation through 2025. To meet that obligation, some parcels may have to be rezoned to allow affordable housing construction, which is a component part of Toms River’s plan to satisfy the settlement, officials said previously. Township council approved the settlement at its October 25 meeting, but Superior Court Judge Mark A. Troncone must determine it is a “fair and reasonable” settlement, which is scheduled for December 16 in Toms River. This step comes after the FSHC, representing more than a dozen towns in Ocean County, hashed out settlements with each ahead of court proceedings with the Council on Affordable Housing. COAH, through the Mount Laurel Doctrine, requires towns set aside a certain percentage of its housing (Housing - See Page 6)
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December 3, 2016
‘The Gaiter Way’ Inspires Generations At HS South
–Photos by Catherine Galioto The dedication of Gaiter Way featured several guest speakers to honor the family. High School South alumni, school and local officials, historians and several generations of Gaiters gathered to mark the occasion. By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER It is a literal path, but it also symbolizes the path to greatness. It’s named for a local family whose 10 children left their impact on Toms River schools – and beyond – in spite of tremendous obstacles.
It’s the Gaiter Way. Gaiter Way is now the name of the recently repaved entrance road to Toms River High School South – the school, which was then Toms River High School, that the Gaiter siblings attended. Led by father Wilfred and mother Er-
Feeding A Holiday Need
By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – How many turkeys does it take to feed 3,000 people on Thanksgiving? The answer is 328 (or 4,475 pounds of whole turkey) said Gary Lesniak, Culinary II instructor at Brick Vo-Tech, who said the answer changes every year since he and his students prepare first-class Thanksgiving dinners for
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the neediest in Ocean County. The program, called “Feed the Need,” is now in its 20th year, said Lesniak, who spearheads the project. About 180 culinary students from all over Ocean County are involved in the meal preparation that takes place at the Brick center of Ocean County Vocational Technical School. “The request for holiday dinners seems to
increase every year, from our humble beginnings of just under 100 meals to 3,000 now - it’s been quite a leap over the years,” said Lesniak from the school’s kitchen just before Thanksgiving. The kitchen was a bevy of coordinated activity as culinary students worked in groups that were divided by food item or by task. Each meal contains roast turkey (2 oz. dark meat, 4 oz. white meat) with giblet gravy, a green bean casserole, candied yams, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing and pumpkin pie
nestine, the Gaiter’s 10 children would be instilled with a hard work ethic, an emphasis on education and family, that would manifest itself against the odds to success in the arts, sports, their careers and businesses – and would continue for generations. (Gaiter - See Page 5)
for dessert. Toms River High School East seniors, Heather Lewis and Allie Donnini, both 17, spent the week of November 14 deboning the turkeys, and on Monday they were slicing them after their classmates had seasoned the meat with poultry seasoning, salt and pepper and roasted the parts. Seniors do all the deboning, Lesniak said, and the smaller turkeys are easier to handle than the larger birds, which have tougher joints. (Holiday - See Page 6)
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