Vol. 22 - No. 49
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
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Bobby Rydell Talks About Second Chances At Toms River Library Lighthouse International Film Festival Kicks Off Page 5.
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 8-13.
Letters To The Editor Page 6.
From Your Government Officials Page 7.
Doctor Izzy Resisting Hearing Help Page 16.
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Pictured are Bobby Rydell and Susan Toms.
–Photo by Bob Vosseller
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Susan Toms of Forked River spent a few hours at t he Tom s R ive r branch of the Ocean Cou nt y Libr a r y on May 7 awaiting the arrival of her idol, singer, actor and more recently, author, Robert Ridarelli, better known as “Bobby Rydell.” Toms had first met the performer in 1965 at the Suntan Hotel in Wildwood Crest, NJ. “I was 17 at the time,” Toms said while looking at a poolside photograph of Rydell and her. “The last time I saw him was a few days before 9/11 at the Garden State Art Center in Holmdel so I was looking forward to this,” she added. Toms was among more than 200 people who came to the branch’s Mancini Hall in the library to hear the former teen idol speak about his life and to have him (Rydell - See Page 15)
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Inside The Law Page 19.
Classified Ads Page 21.
Wolfgang Puck Page 27.
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Fundraiser For Retired Officer Fighting Cancer
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – A fundraiser to help retired police detective John “Sully” Sullivan fight pancreatic cancer will be held June 9 at the Bayville Elks Lodge. Sullivan had 25 years experience
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with Berkeley. A press release on the event reads: “He is well known in the law enforcement community as an expert in interview and interrogation, and statement analysis. His experience and expertise have (Fundraiser - See Page 20)
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South Seaside Park De-Annexation Talks Continue
–Photo by Chris Lundy Berkeley supervisor of recreation Tim Yurcisin looks at photos of beach debris at the May 4 Planning Board meeting. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – South Seaside Park, a shore area on the barrier island, argued that the recreation budget in the town is focused more on the mainland than
in their neighborhood at the May 4 planning board meeting. The South Seaside Park Homeowners and Voters Association got its start in 2010 when (Talks - See Page 20)
TR BOE Budget To Increase
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Regional Schools’ budget will increase, and taxes for most of the constituent towns will increase for the 2017-2018 school year. The total budget will be $240,650,070, an increase of 2.5 percent. The amount to be raised in taxes will b e $ 1 5 7, 5 2 9 , 4 6 7.
Last year, it was $15 0 , 6 0 9, 0 61. T here wa s a n increase of $6,920,406. Since Toms R iver is a regional dist r ict, each town has a different tax rate: Toms River: The tax rate would increase by 3.95 cents to $1.1233 per $100 of assessed valuation. This represents an increase of (BOE - See Page 4)
Michael T. Sutton, Manager • N.J. Lic. No. 4128 Benjamin “Matt” Wade, Advance Planning Director • N.J. Lic. No. 5028 David Kalinowski, Director • N.J. Lic. No. 3925 Steven J. Andrews, Director • N.J. Lic. No. 4435 “We are dedicated to exceeding expectations and delivering a standard of service that is 100% guaranteed.”