Vol. 5 - No. 19
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State Aid Not Restored In School Budget
Government Page 7.
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 18.
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Fun Page Page 20.
Wolfgang Puck Finding Fault With Fennel Isn’t An Option When You Taste This Delicious Dish
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Horoscope Page 23.
–Photos by William Clanton and Ocean First More than 1,600 people came out to Seaside Park to break the record for the most sand angels made. (Right) OceanFirst Chairman and CEO Chris Maher and New Jersey Natural Gas Director of Customer and Community Relations Tom Hayes each present checks for $15,000 to Susan Marticek, Executive Director of Ocean County Long Term Recovery, and Major Betty Israel of the Salvation Army. By William Clanton SEASIDE PARK – Thousands of people came out to the beach in Seaside Park to break the Guinness Book of World Records entry for the largest amount of sand angels made at one time. Blue skies, warm air and a gentle breeze greeted the 1,609 attendees that gathered along the beach, all set out to break this record. The weather was perfect, clear and welcoming. Even a rainbow appeared overhead just before the opening ceremony. The past Guinness record holder, just three months ago, was
the city of Ludington, Mich., that successfully created 1,387 sand angels at the same time.
The main pur pose of the event was to commemorate (Angels - See Page 5)
By Chris Lundy LACEY – School district officials are looking at the 2018-9 budget, while still negotiating the effects of a state aid cut for this year’s budget. School business adm i n ist rator Pat r ick DeGeorge gave a presentation during the most recent Board of Education meeting to bring the public and the board members up to date on the state of the budget. “At any one time, we are working in three budget years,” he said. The previous year is being audited, and the next year is being planned. The rising cost of health care is one of the larger issues, and it is usually a perennial one, he said.
A change in the state funding plan reallocated approximately $46 million of state aid throughout New Jersey this year. Generally, the money left districts with decreasing enrollment and moved toward districts with increasing enrollment. Lacey’s st ate aid dropped by $71,943, from $21,658,013 in aid to $21,586,070. They made up for the loss by taking money out of surplus . Every district has some surplus that rolls over from previous years to use for emergencies. Lacey had $1,046,442 at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Toms River and Brick were hit much harder, facing a loss of $3.3 (Budget - See Page 5)
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Making Angels For A Good Cause
| November 4, 2017
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 fi rst team. Andrade (College - See Page 4)
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