Manchester Litt le League Celebrates 60 Years e “Forgo en Man” Of e Hindenburg Disaster

By Bob Vosseller

–Photo courtesy Manchester Township

A whole lot of fun was going on during the 60th Anniversary celebration and opening day for the Manchester Little League held in the League’s indoor training facility.

By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER

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It was time to play ball recently with Manchester Little League’s 60th Anniversary opening day festivities. Inclement weather unfortunately caused the milestone birthday program to be confi ned indoors. The recent opening day festivities served to kick off the League’s 2023 spring season. The League’s website noted a thank you to coaches and volunteers. “It is because of the time you put

First Earth Day Clean Up Held

By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER

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Earth Day is taken seriously around the township and various municipal and school projects made the environment a better place.

Members of the Township Environmental Commission joined several volunteers during their fi rst Earth Day Clean Up.

Environmental Commission Vice Chair Karen Argenti said the event

“was very successful and was part of the Barnegat Bay Blitz and Save Barnegat Bay Clean Communities. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northampton Boulevard and Montgomery Avenue in Pine Lake Park.”

In years past, the Environmental Commission has been involved in free seedling giveaways to the public and other Earth Day

(Clean Up - See Page 9) in and your overall hard work and dedication that enables the young children and teenagers in this town to experience playing baseball with their friends and neighbors.”

While most people think of a Little League team as the kids, there’s also an entire team of adults working behind the scenes. Managers and coaches help teach the young players not only about the game of baseball but about overall life

Members

– As the 86th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster approaches, a member of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society brought to light a forgotten figure of the tragic saga.

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Jim Larsen, a resident of Leisure Village West, Manchester, noted that everyone remembers or is taught about the events of December 7, 1941 – the attack on Pearl Harbor – and September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked America.

Larsen is a survivor of the latter, having been in Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. “I was in the 65th Floor on the west side.” He noted that few remember the individuals who were caught up in such events and for that reason, he felt it was important to share the story of Allen Hagaman.

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