So ball League Seeking New Players

MANCHESTER – Manchester Senior Softball League is looking for softball players who would be interested in joining the league for the 2023 season to play Recre- ational Softball. Games are played Monday and Wednesday mornings, May through August. For additional information contact Fred Bohinski @ 848-261-1884.

Recreation’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt

MANCHESTER – Manchester’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on April 2. The event will start at 10 a.m. and is a free event for children ages 2 to 10 and preregistration is required. Please register at: parksrec. egov.basgov.com/manchesternj. Preregistration is required. The deadline to register is March 27.

Storage: Continued From Page 7 that the town can charge property tax on –which in turn lowers the taxes for residents. However, since the rise of Amazon, big box stores are closing down, leaving empty shells behind. Towns are looking for a business they can tax and a storage facility doesn’t drain resources very much.

Without big box stores to anchor a town’s property taxes, they look to other large buildings to take up space on highways. This is one reason warehouses have become so prevalent lately as well.

InsideSelfStorage.com goes into length describing how owners can argue ways to bring their property assessments down and pay less property taxes.

Retail Insider said “Players like Amazon are cleaning up in the retail world as online shopping has become consumers’ preferred way to shop. The draw in filling virtual baskets can be attributed to: convenience, ease of purchase, competitive pricing and a wider range of products.”

However, people still need items. So, perhaps they buy them online. And, if they don’t have enough room for everything they buy, they can rent a storage unit.

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WHITING – The April meeting will be our Birthday Celebration. Members sit at a table for the month of their birthday and make new friends. By popular demand the birthday cake will be from La Scala Bakery. The new specialty coffee bar is a huge success and everyone is enjoying the flavored coffees.

On May 6, they are having a Health, Wellness and More Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Deborah will be doing testing, some of the vendors are Visiting Physicians, Alceour Gardens, Beacon of Life,Pines Village, Manchester Memorial F.H. Help Alert, Clover Health, Meals on

Wheels. Marty’s Place Senior Dog Sanctuary to name a few. Kitchen open for breakfast and lunch. Door Prizes.

Their meetings are held at the clubhouse on the 4th Tuesday of the month from September to June at 1 p.m., membership is $10 per year. Refreshments are served and they have luncheons during the year also. Due to the nature of the speakers for seniors’ membership is 55 and over. The May meeting will have the Lavender Lady and make flower arrangements for hospice. If you would like to join you can just show up at one of our meetings.

Al-Anon Meetings Available Locally

OCEAN COUNTY – Are you troubled by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups may be able to help you. Call their 24-hour hotline for local meeting locations at 888-944-5678.