DEP To Hold Hearing On Ciba

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER

– After local environmentalists held a meeting to educate the public about the proposed settlement for the former Ciba-Geigy site, the State Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to host one as well.

By Stephanie Faughnan

TOMS RIVER – Before a gathering of residents and police officers, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley

D. Billhimer told the crowd with a solid assurance that none of the other top police brass assembled with him planned to defend the indefensible.

Billhimer wasn’t alone when he first witnessed the graphic footage of Memphis police officers pummeling away at Tyre Nichols pulled over for a traffic stop. The brutal beating of the 29-year-old (Tyre - See Page 5)