Vol. 23 - No. 1
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
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Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River
Fulfilling Needs One Program At A Time
Fun For A Day, Hope For The Future
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| June 10, 2017
Barnegat Bay Celebrated With 20th Annual Festival
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 8-11.
Kids Coloring Raffle Page 6.
From Your Government Officials Page 7.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
–Photo By Chris Lundy Cameron Smith, 10, of Bayville, gets his face painted at the Emiliana’s Hope Mentor Fest and Family Fun Day. By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – A good time for a good cause was had at the Emiliana’s Hope 2nd Annual Mentor Day and Family FunFest,
held at Veterans Park. The event is used to educate people about – and raise funds to fight – childhood cancer. It is named after E m i l i a n a O’Br ie n ,
–Photo by Bob Vosseller Chelsea Smith, 1, joins Frankie Maguire, 2, look over a horseshoe crab during the 20th Annual Barnegat Bay Festival. who was 13 years old when she passed away from cancer. T he event raised $3,700, said Emiliana’s mother, Janet O’Brien. The money made after
expenses will be used to financially assist the families battling pediatric cancer through helpi ng t he m w it h household bills, putting (Hope - See Page 12)
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Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 17.
Classified Ads Page 19.
Wolfgang Puck Page 23.
Oyster Creek Hosts STEM Workshops By Chris Lundy LACEY – Although some of the buildings of the Oyster Creek Generating Station tower over the trees and can be seen from Route 9, most people don’t know how operations work inside the plant. That is a notion officials aimed to change when they invited the public in for an Energy Education Day. During the day, the plant’s training center was toured by students from Toms River Intermediate East, Toms River High School North, Lacey Township Middle School, and Stafford Township Intermediate School. In the evening, it was open to adult members of the community and scouts. The goal for adults is to show them how plant (STEM - See Page 13)
By Bob Vosseller ISLAND HEIGHTS – For two decades, the natural resource of the Barnegat Bay has been celebrated. This year’s theme was “The Bounties of Our Watershed” and that theme carried through with an abundance of water-based
activities held June 4 along the borough’s bay front. Activities for the free eve nt , c o ord i n at e d by the Barnegat Bay Partnership, included a canoe eco-tour and hands-on children’s activities such as an (Festival - See Page 4)
Ocean County Adds Terrorism To Hazard Plan
–Photo by Chris Lundy Toms River students Joel Tarantino, 18, tries out a metal detector on Ella Riccardi, 8, while Andrew Diamond, 17, tries on the protective vest behind them.
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By Sara Grillo TOMS RIVER – As Ocean County gears up to renew its Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2019, two kick-off meetings were held in Toms River and Manahawkin for local officials to learn about the process and provide feedback about specific hazards (Plan - See Page 13)
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.”