Vol. 23 - No. 29
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Manchester, Lakehurst and Whiting
Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 10-15.
Government Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Healthy Hearing With Folic Acid
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Dear Pharmacist How Watercress Slows Down Cancer Growth
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RC Shea I’ve Been Involved In A Motor Vehicle Accident… Do I Need An Attorney?
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Business Directory Page 29.
Classifieds Page 27.
Fun Page Page 28.
Wolfgang Puck Finding Fault With Fennel Isn’t An Option When You Taste This Delicious Dish
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Horoscope Page 35.
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Improvements to the township’s eastern service area water system won’t equate immediate relief from restrictions placed on residents back in September. Mayor Kenneth Palmer told the audience at Township Council’s regular Oct. 23 meeting the project to paint the township’s one million gallon water tank will be completed in more than eight weeks. At press time, scaffolding surrounded the entire structure, which sits between routes 37 and 70 near Colonial Drive. The total cost is expected to be $1.165 million, township clerk Sabina Skibo said in an email to The Manchester Times. The eastern service area includes anyone along and east of Route 37, Lakehurst Borough and the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station and Warfare Center. According to the 2016 annual drinking water report, (Water - See Page 5)
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#NotEvenOnce Program Shares Heartbreaking Video Of Opiate Addiction
–Photo courtesy Manchester Police More than 30 law enforcement officers were trained in the #NotEvenOnce opiate awareness program on Oct. 16.
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock The water tower can be seen from several areas on the eastern side of town.
OEM Coordinator Honored For Service, Leadership
By Sara Grillo MANCHESTER – Manchester Township Emergency Management Coordinator Arthur Abline was recently presented with the Thomas Renkin Award by the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund, recognizing his time, effort and dedication toward the JIF’s municipalities. The award is given to the JIF member that shows outstanding leadership in the (Honored - See Page 5)
–Photo courtesy Manchester Police Arthur Abline was recently honored with the Thomas Renkin Award.
By Sara Grillo MANCHESTER – The Manchester Police Department just released a powerful and emotional video as part of its #NotEvenOnce high school opiate awareness program, aimed at teaching students the dangers of trying opiates before they leave for college or enter the workforce. The video, titled “Through the Eyes of a (Addiction - See Page 5)
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By Chris Christopher Ocean County College men’s soccer players have earned National Junior College Athletic Association Division III postseason honors. Named to the All-Region XIX first team were sophomore midfielder-forward Doug Jensen, a former Central Regional High School player, and freshman goalie Robert Andrade, who competed for the Toms River South Indians. Jensen made the All-Garden State Athletic Conference first team. Andrade was a second-team All-GSAC choice. Sophomore midfielder Ryan Cheslock was a second-team all-region and second-team all-conference selection. He played for North’s Mariners. Ex-Southern Regional player Dylan Kanson, a sophomore midfielder, was a third-team all-region and a third-team all-GSAC (College - See Page 4)
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