Vol. 23 - No. 15
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Lakehurst Is Rocking Out This Summer
Second Mailing For Energy Aggregation Program
By Sara Grillo MANCHESTER – As residents are beginning to see their first savings from the township’s energy aggregation program that began on June 1, Council President Samuel Fusaro said that not all residents were included in the initial mailing about the cost saving program. He said that initially, it was thought that some residents assumed the letter they received in the mail was marketing spam and not information from the township, so they threw it away by accident. That turned out not to be the case. “A number of Manchester residents did not get the initial letter that talked about the energy aggregation program,” said Fusaro at a recent (Energy - See Page 5)
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Inside The Law Your Attorney Can Assist Your Mortgage Approval Process
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High Temps, Lack Of Rain Close Harry Wright Lake
Dear Joel Grandpa Is Too Tired For Monsters Under The Bed
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Horoscope Page 31.
By Sara Grillo LAKEHURST – Several towns in Ocean County are rocking out this summer – just not to music. If you see a rock around town painted with a pretty picture or words of inspiration, it’s meant to brighten your day. The rocks are part of The Kindness Rocks Project, a now international (Summer - See Page 7)
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–Photo courtesy Lakehurst Rocks Facebook Page Colorful rocks are hidden throughout Lakehurst this summer.
–Photo from The Manchester Times archives Harry Wright beaches were ordered to close until conditions improve. By Sara Grillo MANCHESTER – Residents are certainly used to the geese that often plague their town lakes and make
sw i m m i ng i n t hem a challenge. But last weekend, one of the lakes was closed for a different reason. (Lake - See Page 4)
Sierra Club Leader Remembered
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Greg Auriemma, the chai r of the Ocean County chapter of the Sierra Club, was remembered by friends and colleagues.
Auriemma had gone m issi ng week s ago wh ile h i k i ng alone in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. He was found dead, apparently of natural
causes. There had been reports of a powerful storm that had blown through there while he was camping. He was credited for restarting the Ocean Cou nt y chapt e r 20
years ago. “He was involved in pretty much every environmental issue in Ocean County in the last 20 years,” Jeff Tittel, the director of (Leader - See Page 5)
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