The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 28 - No. 20
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August 27, 2022
Remaining Campground Residents Face Homelessness
Hawaiian Night Returns To Manchester
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–Photos By Bob Vosseller (Above) The band kept patrons on their feet or at the edge of their seat. (Left) A Paradise Entertainment hula dancer uses her hands to express some Hawaiian expressions during a performance at Harry Wright Lake earlier this month.
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 18
Inside The Law Page 21
Classifieds Page 24
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Residents and visitors were transported to Waikiki recently for “A Night In Paradise” but in reality, they only had to travel as far as Harry Wright Lake. One of the most popular programs of the Town-
ship Recreation Department’s summer series of free events is an annual Luau which this year featured a new group that provided some familiar favorites and their own spin for a highly entertaining Hawaiian Night. Featured was hulu dancers who did their best to get attendees off their beach chairs and in front of the stage where they got a grass skirt and leis to fit the atmosphere for a hulu lesson. “The hands tell the story,” a member of the Luau (Hawaiian - See Page 5)
Manchester Students Receive Scholarships By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The Manchester Educational Foundation (MTEF) recently announced this year’s scholarship winners. The MTEF awarded $52,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors in the Manchester Township High School Class of 2022. MTEF members administer these scholarships on behalf of several community organizations and memorial gifts. Nineteen scholarships were awarded to 14 students. They include: • Sean Becker - Riverpointe Women’s Club (Students - See Page 5)
–Photo courtesy Manchester Schools The Manchester Educational Foundation awarded $52,000 through 19 scholarships to 14 graduating seniors.
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–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Kaitlyn Luldam stands outside her camper with her eight-year-old twins, worried that she can’t find a place for the family to move. By Stephanie Faughnan MANCHESTER – The impending sale of the Surf and Stream Campgrounds has created an unsettling sense of déjà vu for Kaitlyn Luldam, a 32-year-old single mom. Ludlam, her eight-year-old twins and thirteenyear-old son still live in the camper they moved (Homelessness - See Page 4)
Feedback Wanted For Proposed Park
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Tow nship residents who have questions and concerns regarding a planned county park will have the chance to express themselves at an open public forum at the library. The Green Acres public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. September 8 at the Manchester branch of the Ocean County Library, 21 Colonial Drive, across the parking lot from the Town Hall parking lot.
The plan concerns a proposal to convert a portion of a 260-acre parcel along Ridgeway Road into active recreational use for what would be the latest Ocean County park, at 3623 Ridgeway Road. The park will occupy land on both sides of Ridgeway Boulevard, spanning Ridgeway Road from Route 547 which is also known as South Hope Chapel Road to the railroad tracks. The late Ocean Count y Freeholder Joh n (Park - See Page 7)
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