Vol. 23 - No. 3
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THE BERKELEY
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Central Regional Graduates
Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 8-13.
Kids Coloring Raffle Page 6.
Spotlight On Governement Page 7.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News See Page 16.
Dear Pharmacist How To Get More Energy Without Coffee
–Photos courtesy of Central Regional High School
Page 17.
Inside The Law You Can’t Make This Stuff Up – Part II Page 19.
Dear Joel Sunshine State
Page 20.
Classified Ads Page 21.
Wolfgang Puck Fire Up The Grill To Make Mouth-Watering Baby Back Ribs
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Horoscope Page 27.
OCC To House New Performing Arts High School
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – In a cooperative effort, the Performing Arts Academy, currently headquartered at Joint
Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, will be moving to a brand new building that will be built on the campus of Ocean County College, officials said.
EVERY DROP COUNTS
SCOUT DONATES RA IN BARRELS
By Sara Grillo LAKEWOOD – Girl Scout Jillian Peslak recently earned her Silver Award by donating 11 rain barrels she designed with fellow troops to the Ocean County Master Gardeners. The barrels, which are painted bright blue and carefully designed with flowers, butterflies, tomatoes, dragonflies, rainbows, caterpillars and suns, will be used in the Master Gardeners’ community garden at Ocean County
Park to collect rainwater. All food grown in the garden is donated to local food pantries. “Last year, they raised and gleaned 15,000 pounds for the foodbanks,” said Master Gardener Mike Miller. That includes a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs, including ethno-centered vegetables like hot peppers that are grown to satisfy the rising Hispanic population. (Rain - See Page 5)
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The Performing Arts Academy is a wing of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School system. The academy offers four majors: theater, vocal, dance and audio engineering, while other VoTech schools focus on other elements, such as culinary or marine science. It is currently housed at the Joint Base, but county officials said they have no interest in continuing the (OCC - See Page 4)
–Photo courtesy OCVTS Dance students train in many forms of dance.
| June 24, 2017
Central Board Member Stepping Down
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Central Regional Board of Education member Jennifer Gindel is s t e p p i n g d ow n a f t e r t h i s school year. Gindel had been on the board for about 4 and a half years. She originally ran with the last name Leicht. She said she is leaving the board due to a work commitment taking her out of Berkeley. When asked what parts of her tenure she could look back on proudly, she spoke about the track and field renovation. They were in bad shape, and her and the board were able to approve reworking the facilities so that they looked good and were more playable. “I loved working with the people on the board,” she said. “I’ll miss the board and administration. They’re all great people. They work well together.” She said that she ran for the spot not as a politician, but as someone who wanted to help the children. She did not seek further political positions after being on the board. Her son graduated this year from Central. Gindel will be resigning after the July Board of Education meeting, board secretary Kevin O’Shea said. The replacement member will serve throughout 2017 and 2018. They would then have to run for election in 2018 to earn the last year left on her seat. (Member - 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.”