The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 28 - No. 21
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LEISURE VILLAGE WEST CELEBRATES HALF CENTURY IN MANCHESTER
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─Photos by Bob Vosseller Members of the Happy Days String Band perform music during the Leisure Village West 50th Anniversary Celebration. Inset: These Leisure Village West ladies donned mummer attire to add to the atmosphere of the Encore Clubhouse grounds.
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Food trucks, musical groups, a giant craft fair, carnival games and a senior Olympics were all part of a half century celebration at Leisure Village West. The recent milestone event also featured per-
Can You Rent Your Property Per Hour To Dog Owners? By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Andrew Decker wanted to make a little extra money and having seen an online business concerning leasing property on an hourly basis to pet owners, decided to give it a try. Dog owners would pay a nominal fee to rent his backyard property an hour, one dog at a time, but the app company advised users to check first with their municipality to
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learn of any applicable permit fees involved with that service and that is something Decker failed to do. Borough Attorney Ian Goldman is researching the matter further but Decker has to go to court for a violation notice he received from the Code Enforcement Office. During a recent Lakehurst Council meeting, Decker explained his predicament to Mayor Harry Robbins (Property - See Page 4)
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off the event. Anniversary Committee Chairperson Joy Carmody couldn’t have been happier with how everything went. She also served as the organizer of the craft fair that featured a large (Celebrates - See Page 5)
Two Long-Term Officials Lauded Upon Retirement
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – Regular meetings of the Ocean County Commissioners routinely run short – albeit not necessarily sweet. Last month’s gathering was the exception on both accords as off icials spent time lauding two
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formances by several groups in the village. A special parade that included township and county officials, representatives of the LVW Executive Board, township fire trucks, first aid squad and vehicles, and the Ocean County Sheriff ’s Office kicked
long-time public servants. Both Carl Block and Stephen Scaturro ended decades of government work. Stephen Scaturro became Ocean County’s Director of Consumer Affairs sixteen years ago. Meanwhile, Scaturro’s lifelong com-
mitment to serving his country and its people started before he even hit his eighteenth birthday. At just 17 years old, Scat ur ro joined the United States Army. He lat e r be ca me a founding member of the Brick Township (Officials - See Page 7)
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