Vol. 23 - No. 34
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THE MANCHESTER
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How To Work Towards A Successful Approval Of Your Land Use Application
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Inside The Law Changes To Estate Tax Laws May Affect Your Will
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Manchester Wants To Know Who Is Soliciting
By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – The Township Council has changed its solicitation ordinance to get a better idea of who is canvassing neighborhoods. Solicitors will continue to be bound by the “no knock” ordinance. They will still have to be licensed. The major changes involve the information they need to provide in order to get that license. The ordinance states that when making an application, the applicant’s name, description, and address/headquarters must be used. If it is a company, then the company’s leaders must be named. Other information required is a brief statement about the business, vehicle description and license plate numbers. Applicants will be fingerprinted and a background check will be performed. The police chief has to sign off on the individual. The new ordinance lists a variety of offenses that would prevent someone from being given a license, including violent crimes and drugs. The license can be removed if there are a lot of residents with legitimate complaints about
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Dear Pharmacist
| December 9, 2017
–Photos by Adriana Starcic Lake Horicon in Lakehurst was lowered to clean out vegetation. By Chris Lundy LAKEHURST – Local lakes have been lowered in order to clean them, officials said. Lake Horicon in Lakehurst was lowered for general clean up and vegetative control, said David Winton, public works supervisor.
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No Jersey Shore COLLEGE CORNER Filming Permits Yet Georgian Court Tops Tournament
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 par ticularly proactive” in (Filming - See Page 4)
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By Chris Christopher he top-seeded Georgian Court University women’s soccer team lived up to its billing, winning the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament with a 4-1 victory over second-ranked Wilmington University in the championship game. The host Lions received contributions from former local high school players in front of 500 fans. Sophomore forward Dana (Tournament - See Page 5)
–Photo courtesy Georgian Court University Athletics Communications Department Anissa Fucci, from Manchester, helped Georgian Court win the tournament.
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