Vol. 23 - No. 6
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
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Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Manchester, Lakehurst and Whiting.
Bear Spotted In Residential Areas See Page 4
Lakehurst Fifth Graders Graduate From D.A.R.E. Program
| May 27, 2017
Manchester Graduation Rates Increase
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 10-15.
Kids Coloring Raffle Page 30.
From Your Government Officials Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 18.
Dear Pharmacist Page 19.
Inside The Law Page 21.
Classified Ads Page 23.
Wolfgang Puck Page 31.
–Photo by Sara Grillo Nick Santonastasso speaks to Lakehurst Elementary 5th graders before they graduate from the D.A.R.E. program. By Sara Grillo LAKEHURST – Two 5th grade classes at Lakehurst Elementary School graduated from the D.A.R.E. – Drug Abuse Resistance Education program on a sunny, May 16 afternoon. Before they received their cer tif icates of completion, they were treated to an assembly
led by Nick Santonastasso, an inspiring Central Regional alum who became a wrestler and fitness model – even though he was born with a genetic condition that left him with no legs, an undeveloped right arm and a left arm with one finger. He spu n a st rong
(D.A.R.E. - See Page 5)
–Photos by Jennifer Peacock The staff of Manchester Township High School is working together to ensure more kids graduate. (Right) Guidance counselors (from left) Kathleen Solan, Shannon Findlow, Julia Giglio, and Mary Ellen Fecanin are among the staff at Manchester Township High School who are working on the district’s graduation rate. By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Graduation rates have increased at Manchester Township High School, an increase the district credits
with vigilance on the part of its staff to ensure student success. Director of curriculum Diane Pedroza said graduation rates at the school have climbed to 93.9
percent, with a drop-out rate of .5 percent. Compared with state statistics she provided, that rate beats the state average of 1.2
County To Use Drones To Locate Fallen Police Officers Remembered Missing Persons By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department has a new tool in its arsenal for helping to locate missing people. Three officers have become certified as Project Lifesaver Drone Operators that will help to find individuals who have conditions like Alzheimer’s, autism and other mental disabilities that (Drones - See Page 7)
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By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – The 18 Ocean County police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty were honored and celebrated during the 26th Annual Ocean County Law Enforcement Memorial Day Observance, held at the police academy on Friday, May 19. “Today we remember the officers who lost their lives in the
line of duty, and to remember the lives they led,” said Freeholder Virginia E. Haines, who was one of the local government leaders who made comments during the ceremony. “They were heroes for the way they died, but also for the way they lived.” Every 58 hours a police officer is killed in the line of duty across (Officers - See Page 16)
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(Graduation - See Page 7)
–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn For more photos, see page 16.
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