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Council Names Park Pavilion After Mayor Spodofora
Stafford Officials Aim To Preserve Town’s History
By Kimberly Bosco STAFFORD – The members of the Stafford Township council recently approved an ordinance that would outline new rules and create incentives to preserve and adapt historic structures within the township. The township felt it necessary to rewrite the rules on historic structures, due to the “loss of our historic fabric and the loss of over 28 percent of historic structures identified in past inventories and the danger of reaching a tipping point of no return on the loss of the township historic fabric and the subsequent loss of identity and economic value,” according to the ordinance. Currently there 14,760 tax parcels and 12,684 improved lots in the township. This ordinance will affect about 1.3 percent of all improved tax parcels. This ordinance will implement new regulations by which historic structures are maintained in order to “preserve the past by making the past compatible with the present.” Outlined in the document, the township will use the following “tools” to preserve what are identified as “historic structures” in the township: • The Stafford Township Historic Preservation Committee (or other relevant entity) must own the Historic Façade Easement, which is like a legal agreement that “provides enduring protection for the historic property,” according (History - See Page 4)
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The pavilion was renamed at a recent meeting. By Kimberly Bosco STAFFORD – At a recent Township Council meeting, the council members surprised Mayor John Spodofora with a dedication of the Manahawkin Lake Park Pavilion in his name. Prior to reading the
proclamation listed on the evening’s agenda, Councilman Alan Smith requested that the entire council stand at the podium for an unplanned proclamation. “Township Council has written a proclamation dedicating Manahawkin Lake Park pa-
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vilion the Mayor John Spodofora pavilion,” read Smith. Sm it h noted t hat Spodofora has served the township for 30 years, 7 of which he has been mayor, defining him as “a leader in the protection of our environment, and the pres-
ervation of our parts and open space.” It seemed only fitting that the Manahawkin Lake be named for Spodofora, as the restoration project there was one of the biggest projects during his time. (Park - See Page 5)
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Facts To Know About Flu Season By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – The flu vaccine does not cause the flu since it contains influenza viruses that have been killed, and are therefore unable to infect your body, said Jennifer Crawford, an epidemiologist who oversees the communicable disease department at the Ocean County Health Department (OCHD). It takes the vaccine two to four weeks for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu, so if someone has been exposed
before their shot, they could get the flu, she said. Also, the vaccine, usually given as a quadrivalent vaccine, only protects against four strains of the flu, and there are dozens of strains out there, Crawford said. “So if you come into contact with a different strain that’s in the vaccine, you could get the flu,” she said. That’s true, said Dr. Philip Angelo, a family physician from Brick who works for CentraState in Colts Neck, but getting the flu shot offers protec-
tion against strains that aren’t even in the vaccine. He said there is documented evidence that the flu shot makes the symptoms of different strains of the flu milder, even if it’s not an exact match, reducing the both the need for hospitalization and mortality rates. If you have aches and pains after the flu shot, it’s just your immune system “charging up and learning how to fight the flu,” Dr. Angelo said. “There are a number of important reasons to (Flu Season - See Page 5)
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