Vol. 22 - No. 40
I N T HIS W EEK ’ S E DITION
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
MICROMEDIAPUBS.COM | January 21, 2017
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What’s Next For Heritage Minerals SITE?
Cheer Barn To Get HVAC System
Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 10-15.
Letters To The Editor –Photo by Jennifer Peacock The Hawks’ youth cheerleading program uses the “barn” on Route 571. The structure will get a $33,000 HVAC system.
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From Your Government Officials
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Indoor cheer practice will be a bit cooler for the summer months. The Cheer Barn will get an HVAC system. The barn is part of the Manchester Township Pop Warner Football Complex on Route 571, home to the Manchester Hawks youth football and cheerleading. According to the recreation department’s website, the barn is used for in-
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Doctor Izzy “Sound Objections” Page 18.
Dear Pharmacist “Three Tips To Help You Stay Sober”
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Inside The Law “Delay, Deny And Defend” Page 21.
Dear Joel “Cash Rules Everything Around Me”
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Fun Page Page 26.
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–Photos of Heritage Minerals tract by Manchester Times and Pinelands Preservation Alliance By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – It’s thousands of acres, owned by Hovsons, and what will become of it is a question that has dragged on for more than a decade. Most recently, plans to redevelop the Heritage Minerals tract had been up in the air after a June
veto by the mayor. But late 2016 Hovsons and Manchester officials met in executive session to discuss the Heritage Minerals tract, a parcel of more than a thousand acres that could possible see thousands of homes. The tract, also known as Sarco, stretches from
Route 37 into Whiting and the border of Berkeley and Toms River. Though the November 28 discussion was behind closed doors, it marks the next step
County To Buy Another Roosevelt City Tract
By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – Included in the last land buy through the county Natural Lands Trust funds, 11 acres in Roosevelt City will be preserved as open space. An 11-acre site in Manchester in the Roosevelt City neighborhood complements a previous open-space purchase the county made there, said Ocean County
in what would be presented for the Heritage Minerals tract. The matter was labeled for executive session due to contract negotiation. (Heritage - See Page 5)
Freeholder John Bartlett. The parcel has a $105,000 price. The acreage was one of several land buys that was up for a public hearing late December. Next in the process is title searches, said the freeholder. Larger parcels include 95 acres in western Barnegat-Waretown and a 13-acre parcel in Berkeley that was slated for development. Bartlett said the purchases use the county’s (County - See Page 5)
door cheering practice. A $33,000 Community Development Block Grant and $300 from the general fund will pay for the project. The contract was awarded to Electrical Design and Construction Corp., also known as EDC Electric, based in Shrewsbury. The original language adopted back in November called for EDC Electric to install a gas unit heater, exhaust (Cheer - See Page 4)
Township To Use TR For Police Dispatch Upgrade
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The township will upgrade its computer aided dispatch and save taxpayers money by entering an agreement with a neighboring town. The township originally sought to purchase the Spillman Technologies Software through a state contract, but a recommendation from Police Chief Lisa Parker made council change its course. The township will instead enter an agreement with Toms River as host agency, with Manchester entering a one-year contract. Manchester police Lt. Robert Dolan provided (Dispatch - See Page 4)