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Continued From Page 1 at it that it’s not quite a Bug. It’s actually a Fiat from 1954, said Ian Szoboszlay, a third generation member of the Cosmo’s family.

Even cars on top of roofs need repairs from time to time.

“It’s down for repairs and it’s being restored,” he said. Being up on the roof, it’s exposed to the elements, and parts are now rotted out. It needs a fresh coat of paint, too. One of the company’s drivers is doing the repairs. They estimate it’ll be back on the roof in another six months.

It has been on the roof since 1965. It has been taken down twice before in its history – for restorations and for the 1976 bicentennial parade.

Lifesaving Car

Why is the car up on the roof to begin with? In a town with a giant champagne bottle and a dinosaur, most people probably just say “oh, that’s just Route 9 in Bayville.” But there’s actually a very good reason that the car is up there.

Szoboszlay said that when his Uncle Joe came home from Vietnam, he bought the car. “He wanted to put a big block motor in it to race it at Englishtown,” he said.

“My grandmother said ‘Absolutely not.’” She had got him home from the war, and was afraid that she’d lose him in a crash while racing. So, Joe’s father painted it and put it on the roof where he couldn’t get to it.

Public Interest

The Cosmo’s car is one of many roadside curiosities in town. It was featured in the book “Sloppy Firsts” by Megan McCafferty, a Central Regional High School graduate who became a bestselling author. There’s a chapter in the young adult novel where one character gives a tour of the fictional town of Pineville which was clearly a stand-in for Bayville. The tour includes the car, the dino, the bottle, and even der Wunder Wiener.

When the car was being taken down, Szoboszlay’s father warned him that he’d get phone calls. And he did. The very first day. “Where’s the car? I use it as a landmark when relatives are visiting.”

The calls continue to come in on a regular basis. People are worried that they closed up shop. They started a Facebook page called “Little White Car on Cosmos’ Roof Gets a Makeover” where they have been publishing updates on the work being done to it.

Berkeley Recreation Summer Job Fair

BERKELEY – Mayor Carmen Amato and Berkeley Recreation are pleased to announce employment opportunities for this coming summer season.

The Job Fair will take place on March 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Berkeley Township recreation.

Lifeguards:

• Amherst Beach - $15/hr

• Dudley Park - $15/hr

• White Sands Beach - $20/hr

• Badge Checkers - $12.93/hr

Summer Camp: runs July 5 to August 11

• Director/Co-Director - $25/hr

• Camp Supervisors - $18/hr

• Camp Counselors - $14.13/hr

Download an employment application at berkeleytownship.org. You can drop off in person at 630 Atlantic City Boulevard, Bayville or email to nurcinole@berkeleytownship.org.

Adriana: Continued From Page 1 on a minor, since sharing the attack is an attack in and of itself. He was emotional in his statements and had to pause to collect himself.

“I’ve spoken numerous times to the prosecutor and elected officials, students and educators,” he said. “We must do everything we can to prevent something like this from ever happening again.”

A resolution the council passed said the state’s “Anti-Bullying Law” is well meaning, but it hasn’t prevented harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools. There is a lack of repercussions for those sharing and sending videos via the technology that teens have.

The resolution was sent to leaders in Trenton. Amato is hoping to soon be one of them, as he is running for state senate this year.

The issue has led to a lot of strong emotions. In addition to sadness, there has been a lot of rage directed at the staff of Central Regional. Employees have received death threats.

Councilman Thomas Grosse, who is a retired Toms River police officer and whose wife teaches at Central, said that the school district has been painted unfairly by the public and the media.

“There’s no more bullying there than any other district,” he said. “Were there mistakes? Of course.”

A lot of the public had been asking where the police were when Adriana was getting attacked, knowing that there are officers stationed in the school.

“They can’t always be everywhere,” he said. “It’s no fault of the police department.” He said there have been numerous times that the police stopped bad things from happening at the school that you never hear about.

Police Chief Kevin Santucci said there’s been a misconception that the police weren’t around. They’ve had officers in schools for

Easter Collection

BEACHWOOD – We are helping Providence House Domestic Violence Services by collecting Easter basket items like candy, toys, bubbles, chalk, stickers, activity books, Play-doh, finger paints, Kinetic Sand, jump rope, puzzles, Yo-Yos, Wiki Sticks, coloring books, etc. These items will be used to create 125 Easter baskets. Donations can be delivered to 816 Mizzen Avenue, Beachwood.

Veterans Resource Event

BERKELEY – The VFW Post 9503 will be hosting a Veteran’s Resource Event on May 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. Learn about various resources to help veterans. Bring a copy of your DD214 to sign up for the VA and other resources.

about a decade and always respond if they are called.

Some residents had questions about whether the council has a liaison to the school districts so they would be kept abreast of situations.

Santucci said the public and even elected officials are not told about issues happening if it involves a juvenile or if it’s an active investigation.

Amato said the majority of the council had been on a board of education and is kept abreast of situations as much as they can legally.

One resident said that she’s bullied by her neighbors in her own senior community.

One parent said that her son was assaulted by a group of students while he was sleeping during the elementary school’s trip to Stokes State Forest several years ago.

This same parent noted that sometimes the issue is handled before it gets to the upper administration. For example, there had been a busing issue that was handled within the transportation department and the superintendent and board of education likely never got informed of it.

Councilman James Byrnes shared a horror story of what happened in a district he used to work in that is in another county. “This (expletive deleted) is going on in schools all over New Jersey and we’re going to end it here.”

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