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Vol. 22 - No. 34
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December 10, 2016
Energy Aggregation Contract In Place
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – They said they didn’t want to be in the energy business, yet only one of the two voted against awarding the energy aggregation contract. Councilman Craig Wallis was the first to speak out against awarding that one-year contract to Gabel Associates, he said not because of a lack in faith in the company’s abilities but because the government shouldn’t make such decisions for residents. “I don’t believe we need to be in the business of telling people what energy company they’re in,” Wallis said. “If this passes, it is what it is. I’ll support getting the best deal. But currently, I don’t think it’s our business to be telling people what energy company they should be using.” Wallis requested that the resolution, 16385, be taken off the consent agenda and voted on separately. Councilman Charles Frattini, who has also been critical of the township entering an aggregate program, did approve the resolution, as did other council members save Wallis. The township pulled out of an electric
–Photos courtesy Manchester Police Mayor Kenneth Palmer administered the Lieutenant oath to Officer James Komsa; the Sergeant oath to Officers Patrick Morgan, Antonio Ellis and Paul Bachovchin; the Patrolman oath to Thomas Dill; and the Class II Special Officer oath to Gavin Reilly. MANCHESTER – One Lieutenant and three Sergeants, as well as the hiring of a Patrolman and Class II Special Officer, were all welcomed during a ceremony in the Municipal Complex Civic Center recently. Mayor Kenneth Palmer administered the Lieutenant oath to Officer James Komsa; the Sergeant oath to Officers Patrick Morgan, Antonio Ellis and Paul Bachovchin; the Pa-
Inside This Week’s Edition
Business Directory ........................... 28 Classifieds ........................................ 29 Community News ....................... 10-17 Dear Joel ..........................................24 Dear Pharmacist .............................. 21 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News .................... 20 Fun Page ......................................... 27 Inside The Law ................................. 25 Letters to the Editor ............................ 8 Wolfgang ......................................... 35
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trolman oath to Thomas Dill; and the Class II Special Officer oath to Gavin Reilly. The ceremony took place before their family, friends, and police personnel including
Chief Lisa Parker. “The officers being promoted today are dedicated, hardworking individuals who (Police - See Page 5)
Local Site’s History As A Tuberculosis Preventorium For Children
By Charles Daye HOWELL – They came from poorer households, hoping to survive an outbreak. A place to monitor and prevent tuberculosis, Howell’s preventorium housed hundreds of children throughout its five decades of operation. On December 1, The Heritage Group of Howell cosponsored an
event at the Howell Public Library about the Tuberculosis Preventorium For Children, a preventive facility for children exposed to tuberculosis. The site operated in Howell from 1910 until the 1960s. Virginia Brandl, a retired Farmingdale school teacher, worked at the Preventorium in the late 1950s as a young adult and shared (Tuberculosis - See Page 7)
The Season For Flu
By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – There has been very low flu activity in New Jersey so far, but it is hard to know what the actual numbers are since long-term nursing care facilities and schools are not required to report flu outbreaks, said Leslie Terjesen, public information officer for the Ocean County Health Department. However, hospital emergency rooms report influenza symptoms, and so far the number of reports are the same as last year or “maybe a drop higher,” she said. “When people start showing up in the ER (Flu - See Page 27)