May Programs For Adults At The Library

MANCHESTER – Did you know that the Manchester Library offers free programs for adults every month? We have something for every interest! Here is a list of our programs for May.

Art Exhibit – Christina Basile: “The Pet Painter.” May 1 through May 20. In celebration of National Pet Month, Christina Basile will exhibit acrylic paintings of pets and landscapes. Her pet paintings express the kindness and love our pets give us. There will be a reception for the artist on May 6 at 2 p.m.

Manchester Shore Memory Café May 4 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Early-Stage Memory Cafes provide opportunities for concerned persons experiencing early cognitive decline, and for those diagnosed with early-stage memory loss, and their care partner(s) to meet. Join a café to engage with peers in a relaxed, unstructured environment that promotes social engagement and support, through interactions with others experiencing similar changes. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New Jersey in partnership with the Ocean County Library. Walk-ins are welcome but registration is preferred. To register call the Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900.

Sweet Spring Bouquet and Vase Craft for Adults. May 4 at 2:30 p.m. We will be creating folded paper flowers with brightly wrapped truffle centers. Participants will take their arrangement home in clay vases that we will also be making in this session. This project is moderately challenging requiring good manual dexterity with small objects. Please bring your own scissors. Please register.

Smartwatch Savvy. May 8 at 10 a.m. The famous Dick Tracy watch now exists. Smartwatches do far more than tell the time. Texting, getting a weather forecast, tracking workouts and more can now all be done right from your wrist. This presentation will give attendees a look at what a smart watch is capable of as well as information on the most common brands. Registration is required.

Greenbriar Woodlands Performers Variety Show. May 13 at 2 p.m. A musical performance of a variety of songs and various types of dances, including Irish dancing and tap. Sponsored by the Friends of the Manchester Branch. Please register.

Hiding Anne Frank. May 15 at 2 p.m. Miep Gies was a secretary in Otto Frank’s office when he asked her to help him and his family hide from the Nazis. Enjoy this solo show written and performed by movie and Broadway actor, playwright, and coach, Prudence Wright Holmes, followed by a live Q & A. Please register.

Meditation with Tibetan Metal Singing Bowls. May 16 at 2 p.m. Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Tibetan Singing Bowls are an

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Continued From Page 1 meeting that officers took part in a special event at the gym in remembrance. “Thirty members of the police department conducted a workout in his honor with a three-mile run” and various leg lifts, pushups and other exercises.

In other news, Chief Dolan reported this month’s Coffee with A Cop program was held at the west end of the township. Among the ordinances introduced at the session include amending the township code entitled Land Use and Development and Chapter 267, referring to mobile homes and trailers. Ordinance 23-09 amends the township code regarding the township zoning map while Ordinance 23-10 provides for the construction of a water interconnection between Lakehurst and Manchester appropriating $225,000.

Township Attorney Lauren Staiger explained in response to a resident’s question that the ordinance pertaining to mobile homes and trailers was mostly just an update of language.

It was noted that the ordinance would not increase the number of mobile homes or trailers in the community.

Marie Golda was appointed as Deputy Municipal Clerk as well as registrar’s appointment as an alternate deputy registrar. Authorized agreements included Mark

White to provide an employee assistance program for the township’s Department of Public Safety, a memorandum of understanding between Bright Harbor Healthcare and the Township and the execution of a sewer and water shared services agreement with the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority.

Council Vice President James Vaccaro asked for an update from the Council President on the township’s 10-year energy plan which encompasses various sources of renewable energy plus the township’s proactive action plan to achieve our infrastructure to serve our residents by 2035.

Presidential Gardens

Several residents brought questions and concerns to the governing body about an additional access point for Presidential Gardens as well as for evacuation routes in the cases of an emergency. The access routes were said to be named at the time of the specific disaster.

No dirt roads would normally be used for an evacuation plan, officials said. It will be done on a case-by-case basis. It was noted as an example that a hurricane scenario might have a different evacuation route than a forest fi re.

Under the portion of the meeting labeled bonds/escrows, officials voted to release a Reforestation Bond posted by Presidential Gardens at Manchester.

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