Vol. 13 - No. 1
THE TOMS RIVER
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Letters To The Editor
Parking, Price Dominate Hearing For Fire Station
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – At a public hearing about a new fire station being built downtown, most of the residents’ concerns were about the cost of the building and how it would affect parking. The meeting was held on April 20. There will be another held from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 2 in the L. Manuel Hirschblond room in the Toms River Town Hall, 33 Washington St. (Hearing - See Page 20)
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From Your Government Officials
| April 29, 2017
Toms River Tables Drone Ordinance
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Township Council tabled an ordinance that would have set severe restrictions on the use of drones and other unmanned aircraft within township limits at its April 25 meeting. The ordinance was crafted in response to residents complaining that real estate offices were using them to
scope out properties, and infringing upon the privacy of residents, particularly in the northern areas of town. The ordinance would have allowed private individuals to be able to use these devices on their own properties or businesses, provided that the data collected from cameras would only be from their own (Drone - See Page 4)
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Doctor Izzy People Are More Satisfied Than Ever With Their Hearing Instrument
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Dear Pharmacist
–Photo courtesy of Paul Williams and pcw Images A Phantom 4 Pro on the dock in Toms River
How Popular Medications Wipe Out Folate And Lead To Depression
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Inside The Law Estate Planning For Blended Families
–Photos By Chris Lundy Left, The garage in Fire Station No. 1 has a low clearance, and fire trucks have to be custom made for it. Right, the garage in Fire Station No. 1 has cramped areas where the equipment and trucks are in close proximity. Bottom, Firefighters came out in force to the public hearing on whether to build a new fire station in downtown Toms River.
Environmental Commissioner Updates Mayors On Issues
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – State Department of Environmental Protection Com m issioner Bob Martin told politicians assembled at the Ocean County Mayor’s Asso-
ciation meeting how to plan for environmental improvements and updated them on the status of several key issues. Martin was the guest speaker at the April 20
meeting, held at The Grove restaurant, adjacent to the Howard Johnson’s on Hooper Avenue. He assured the crowd that although the administration of Gov.
Chris Christie is coming to an end, the department won’t coast to a stop. It will continue to work on the goals of environmental protection and advocacy. (Updates - See Page 5)
DEP Hearing On Eagle Ridge Development
By Chris Lundy JACKSON – Public comment will be heard in relation to a development plan to build more than 1,800 homes on the former Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Lakewood. The applicant, GDMS Holdings, LLC, has filed to build a residential development on Eagle Ridge Golf Course. The proposed development would include 936 senior housing residences, 936 basement apartments, community centers, a retail facility with 243 parking spaces, a clubhouse and other features. The applicant has also applied for a Freshwater Wetlands Permit 6 because they want to fill 14,941 (DEP - See Page 4)
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