2020-11-21 - The Manchester Times

The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 26 - No. 32

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Incumbents Win Re-Election

By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township Council President Sam F. Fusaro Jr. and Councilmen James Vaccaro Sr. and Robert A. Hudak won new terms on Election Day. They faced one opponent, Joseph T. Hankins who ran as an independent. The three incumbents each received more than 15,000 votes during this year’s election. Fusaro, who has been in office the longest, received 16,873 votes. Hudak received 16,817 votes. Vaccaro received 16,657 votes. Han kins received 8,747 votes.

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−Photos By Bob Vosseller (Above) Lakehurst firefighters Matthew Cadmus, left, Lawrence DesJardins and Michael Sinton stand in front of one of the Lakehurst Fire Department’s fire trucks during a recent community event. (Right) Assistant Lakehurst Fire Chief Bob Morris shows off the new nozzle that is being used to fight fires and is safer for firefighters to use.

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By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Members of the borough’s Fire Department now have a new hose to use and an updated nozzle to distribute the water flow at fires but this pandemic year has been a costly one. Firefighters are seeking out more members and also trying to make up for their fundraising goal

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November 21, 2020

The figures in this article were from November 11. The Board of Elections had until November 10 to accept mail-in votes, Ocean County Clerk Scott Colabella said. They only accepted ballots post marked by 8 p.m. on November 3. After that, the provisional ballots were to be checked. These are ballots people fill out at the polls. They have to be compared against mailins to make sure people didn’t vote twice. They also have to solve problems with any ballots that were (Win - See Page 9)

Fulfill Opens First Ever “Benefits Bus” which has fallen short due to the coronavirus conditions that saw the cancellation of all its regular fundraising events. During a recent visit to an event at the Proving Grounds Church just on the other side of the street of the Lakehurst Firehouse, members of the fire (Firefighters - See Page 14)

Local WWII Vet Tells His Story

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – He may be 95, but his drive is strong, his memories are vivid and his quips are sharp and humorous. Thomas Connizzo recently ref lected on his time serving in the U.S. Marines during World War II. Con nizzo, a resi-

dent of Ortley Beach was joined by family members, friends and American Legion Post Commander William P. Kevish recently where he shared his service record on video for inclusion in a special tribute program by the Bristol Myers pharmaceutical company.

Kevish said that the post is proud to have Connizzo as a member and was pleased that Bristol Myers had chosen him among the many U.S. Marine veterans to be showcased in the firm’s salute to veterans of America series. Speaking about his time in training, he

said, “I went to Paris Island which is where I started. We had the Califor nia Marines. They were the elite. We had a lot of hardships. We lived in a tent for most of the time until we were ready to go into combat. We had a lot of rain and you never stayed dry in the

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tent. Your clothes were wet and uncomfortable. “I wasn’t in too many battles. The one battle I was in was enough. Peleliu which was the smallest island and we had a lot of Marines there but we couldn’t do anything because there were too many (WWII - See Page 4)

−Photo courtesy Fulfill The Benefits Bus may be coming to a community near you. By Alyssa Riccardi ASBURY PARK – Fulfill has launched a Benefits Bus, the first-in-the-nation benefits station on wheels. Community leaders, state and local officials, and residents all gathered around the brand new Benefits Bus that hit the streets recently in Asbury (Fulfill - See Page 8)

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