Exploring Different Careers At North Dover

TOMS RIVER – Throughout the month of January, students at North Dover Elementary learned about a variety of career paths from some familiar faces - their own parents and loved ones! Parent volunteers visited classes and explained their own careers to students.

This was a wonderful way for students to have an up-close look at a variety of careers including pediatrician, pediatric nurse, fireman, accountant, teacher, chef, and financial planner. Many of the class visitors also provided students with handson learning experiences. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Valentine’s Comedy Show

TOMS RIVER – Come on out to support the SAL at the American Legion, and enjoy yourself with a comedy show featuring local professional entertainment. This event is being held February 11 at the George P. Vanderveer American Legion Post 129, located at 2025 Church Road in Toms River.

Doors open at 6 p.m., showtime 7 p.m. The Canteen across the hall will be open for dinner (additional rates apply) for anyone who wishes to stop by earlier. Admission is only $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and seating is limited – for tickets and info, contact Rocky at 917-417-4818 or at rplucia@ verizon.net. This is a 21+ event.

Mia Labarca Named To Dean’s List

TOMS RIVER – Mia LaBarca of Toms River is one of 1,257 students named to the Dean’s List at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) for the fall 2022 semester of the 2022-2023 academic year, according to Margaret Ball D.M.A., interim provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Students eligible for the Dean’s List are those who have attained a 3.50 quality point average or better and are enrolled full-time. The letter grade “B” earns 3 quality points per credit, and the grade “A” earns 4 quality points per credit.

Ciba:

Continued From Page 1 operation. It became an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Site in 1983. The settlement with the State DEP will not impact the situation with the federal EPA.

The former Ciba land is 1,255 acres between Route 37 and Oak Ridge Parkway, west of the Garden State Parkway. According to a settlement announced on December 5 by the State Department of Environmental Protection, about 1,000 acres would be preserved. Of this, approximately 790 acres will be maintained as open space and will include restoration projects. The remaining 210 acres will be set aside for pollinator habitat and solar energy production. There would be trails, a boardwalk, and an environmental education center. The project could break ground as soon as spring of 2023 and be open to the public in phases over the next five years.

The portion that won’t be part of the pres- ervation project is about 255 acres that are currently zoned as light industrial with an entrance onto Route 37.

German company BASF assumed responsibility for the site in 2010 through corporate acquisitions. When BASF acquired Ciba, the property was undergoing remediation efforts such as excavation and capping of contaminated areas and the pumping and treatment of contaminated groundwater, the DEP said.

How To Comment

Comments about the settlement may be submitted electronically at onrr@dep.nj.gov. Comments will be accepted until April 5. There is a way to comment on the settlement on the DEP’s site as well. The proposed settlement agreement between BASF and the DEP can be found here: nj.gov/dep/nrr/settlements/ index.html

For more information on the site and the EPA’s remediation process, visit cumulis.epa. gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0200078#Status