Vol. 23 - No. 27
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
TIMES
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Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Bayville, Berkeley, Beachwood, Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and South Toms River | December 9, 2017
Residents Complain Of Water Quality
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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Residents at a recent Township Council meeting complained about the quality of water being piped to some parts of town, but Aqua America, the water company, says that the water is safe. Resident Jason Kangas approached the governing body with a host of complaints. He said he’s been buying cases of water to drink and cook with, but the household still bathes with it. His filters, which are supposed to last a certain amount of time, get discolored and need to be replaced before that time. He said a friend who works for the Environmental Protection Agency had it tested, and the results were shocking to him. It came up as having twice the limit of iron, and five times the limit of aluminum. It also had radionuclides. Kangas said he felt that his concerns were being ignored by the company, since he’s just a resident. He asked the governing body to advocate on behalf of him and his neighbors to get Aqua to clean up the water. The Township Council passed a resolution urging the Board of Public Utilities to hold Aqua accountable for the situation. Mayor Carmen Amato asked the township engineer to contact the Department of Environmental Protection about it. Councilman Keith Buscio said his (Water - See Page 4)
Berkeley Joins Suit Vs. Pharma Companies
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Township officials announced they will be joining the list of municipalities suing pharmaceutical companies for creating the conditions that have led to an opioid epidemic. The problem, officials have said, is that people get addicted to prescription painkillers. Then, they transition to heroin and fentanyl because they are less expensive and, obviously, don’t need a prescription. “Opioids are addictive. The drug makers knew it, but continued to push doctors to prescribe them,” Mayor Carmen Amato said in a press release. “This has lead to the heroin epidemic that is plaguing our society today. Enough is enough, it’s time to step in to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable.” (Suit - See Page 4)
–Photo courtesy Jason Kangas A resident shows the difference in a water filter after being used for just a short time
No Jersey Shore Filming Permits Yet
By Chris Lundy NEWARK – While the makers of the Jersey Shore show have announced a reunion show, the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission has said that there have not been any permits filed with them yet. Steve Gorelick, executive director of the commission, said that there has been no formal permit or contact made by the producers of the Jersey Shore. They are not required by law to go through the state commission, however, they most likely will. They have done so historically, he said. The commission assists production companies in finding locations, staff, and resources, as well as helping as a liaison to local authorities and the
public, he explained. Film and television production can be very lucrative for the state, he said. Host towns benefit from extra business during a shoot and tourism after a show airs. In one year, New Jersey benefited to the tune of $140 million. “Ocean County has been particularly proactive” in engaging the entertainment industry to work in the area, he said. The original show came to Seaside Heights in 2009, and had several spin-offs. Seaside Heights borough administrator Christopher Vaz said that the producers have not submitted an application.
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Beachwood BOE Member Takes Leave
By Chris Lundy BEACHWOOD - Beachwood’s representative on the Toms River Board of Education is taking a leave of absence. Dan Leonard said that he will step down temporarily due to undisclosed medical reasons. He intends on attending the December board meeting, but will not be present for the January and February ones. Initially, he had resigned because he wasn’t sure how long the medical issues were going to last. “It’s not that I wanted to resign, I thought I had to,” he said. However, he said after rumors spread about his leave, he amended that plan from a resignation to a leave of absence. Leonard was voted onto the board in 2016.
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