Vol. 22 - No. 31
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THE BERKELEY
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COUNTY FINALIZES BERKELEY PULVERIZING TRACT LAND BUY
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–Photos courtesy County Freeholders The county has finalized its purchase of 775 acres in Berkeley known as the former Pulverizing Tract, a mostly undeveloped parcel freeholders said shows unique natural features. By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – Freeholder John Bartlett believes the 775-acre purchase of a long-vacant, former mining operation site for $11 million is one of the county’s largest open space preservation land buys using the county Natural Land Trust money. The site, considered one of the largest undeveloped parcels east of the Garden State Parkway, sits in the Pinelands of Berkeley and once was home to a mining operation that is now overgrown and, Bartlett said, basically untouched. “There are parts that resemble the savannah out
of Berkeley. The meeting will take place at the Tri-Boro First Aid Squad Building in Seaside Park, from 7 to 9 p.m. January 12. This is one of several meetings Berkeley is hold-
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there. It is mesmorizing,” said the freeholder, who serves as the county liaison to the parks department. The site will not be used for active recreation or to even convert in to a park, he said. Instead, it’s simply a way to block development and preserve natural resources, he said. “At one point there were very many homes proposed
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Development Meeting Focuses On S. Seaside Park
By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – The South Seaside Pa rk neighborhood of the township will be the focus of a post-Sandy, long-term planning meeting for that section
| January 7, 2017
By Courtney McCann OCEAN COUNTY – Most lost and founds are for mittens, sweaters and the occasional hat or scarf. At the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, the lost and found is home to all of the odds and ends that borrowers leave in books as makeshift bookmarks, rather than dog-earing the pages of the latest James Patterson or Nora Roberts. That includes what appear to be treasured family moments, in photographs left between pages. “Sometimes it’s a piece of yarn or string,” said Rachael Lavoie-Dohn, chief librarian of the Toms River branch. “Maybe an expired plane ticket.” In July, a table was set up in the lobby with unclaimed items, but staff requested that patrons who had lost photographs ask
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ing to gather public input on recovery and resiliency efforts that residents recommend, for possible inclusion into land use and other strategies. According to the township: “The input received
at this meeting will inform the Township of Berkeley’s comprehensive post-Sandy planning efforts to mitigate, reduce or prevent impacts from natural disasters.” (Meeting - See Page 5)
–Photo by Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – Mayor and council recently honored the Pop Warner cheer squad who placed first in Jersey Shore and second place at Nationals in Florida. The coaches and cheerleaders were presented with certificates of appreciation in a special ceremony at the last 2016 township council meeting.
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