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Vol. 23 - No. 1
| April 22, 2017
L AKEHURST H ISTORICAL M USEUM K EEPS H INDENBURG H ISTORY A LIVE
By Jennifer Peacock LAKEHUST – The display occupies an area under the stained-glass window in memory of Thomas and Catherine Whalen and Family. It’s one lighted case beneath that window, a case that can’t be opened to examine the items inside, and table filled with books to the right of the case. There are photographs and newspaper clippings pinned to the walls and sitting on the windowsill. On the northern side of the building, there are newspaper clippings, some from papers that no longer exist. It’s a small part of the Lakehurst Historical Society’s museum, which occupies the Old St. John’s Church, itself Ocean County’s oldest Roman Catholic Church. But the Hindenburg remains a giant in the borough’s history. “You go anywhere and mention that you’re from Lakehurst, so many people associate that with the Hindenburg,” historical society volunteer Aurora Semple said. But, she added,
–Photos by Jennifer Peacock Above, Barbara Cummings, Aurora Semple and Bernadette Werthwein volunteer their time at the Lakehurst Historical Society. Among the many displays is a section showcasing the Hindenburg. “The Hindenburg isn’t [the historical society’s] main concern. Lakehurst has been around since Revolutionary times.”
Semple and her fellow volunteers – on this Wednesday, Barbara Cummings and Bernadette (Museum - See Page 4)
THE HINDENBURG: A STAR AMONG Mayor To Present THE AIRSHIP TOURISM INDUSTRY Manchester Budget April 24 By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – On the evening of May 6, 1937, hundreds if not thousands of spectators gathered at the Naval Air Station in Lakehu rst to watch the docking of the LZ129 Hindenburg, an 803-foot-long airship that offered the most luxurious air travel the world had ever seen. At the time, the railroad ran special excursion t rains f rom Jersey City to watch the airships dock, said Kevin Pace, a trustee a nd t he i m me d iat e past president of the Navy Lakehurst His-
torical Society. “Lakehurst was the airship capital of the world, and watching an airship dock was a very big thing of interest, like in modern day when people would go to Cape Canaveral
for a launch. There would be concessions stands set up, and huge crowds. It was a big event,” he said. Many have seen the footage from that night, which was the f irst disaster captured on
motion picture film: as it maneuvered, the Hindenburg’s forward and aft engines idled while the forward landing line was lowered and water ballast was dropped to lighten the (Tourism - See Page 28)
–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Posters and paintings on display at the Ocean County Historical Society.
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – For the second year in a row, Manchester residents will likely see a slight decrease in their municipal tax bills. Manchester Township CFO Diane Lapp told The Manchester Times the average homeowner will see a $6 decrease in those t axes, f rom $1,031 to $1,025. “I am very, very happy with the way things are going,” she said. She credited Mayor
Kenneth Palmer with finding conservative, responsible ways for funding much-needed items and services while also looking for cuts that don’t compromise those things for residents and staff. The budget presentation will be held at 6 p.m. on April 24 at the municipal building, 1 Colonial Drive. A public hearing and fi nal budget adoption is slated for May 8 at 6 p.m. The projected 2017 (Budget - See Page 4)
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