The
SOUTHERN OCEAN Times Vol. 10 - No. 11
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Carnival Celebrates Hospital’s 50th Anniversary
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Community News Pages 8-12
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Inside The Law Page 19
Classifieds Pages 22
Stafford Sex Ed Lessons To Be Take-Home
By Stephanie Faughnan STAFFORD – School districts throughout New Jersey took advantage of “home rule” in fulfilling the state’s latest curriculum requirements. Some consider Stafford’s choices as particularly innovative. The local district has opted to assign some of the more controversial materials as takehome lessons. Additionally, Stafford Schools will leave it to the Southern Regional Middle School – a different district - to take on some of the more sensitive subjects that need to covered in grades 6-8. The New Jersey’s Department of Education calls its student learning standards “a blueprint for curriculum development, instruction, and assessment.” All subjects have been updated for children enrolled in K-12 public schools. The Comprehensive Health and
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–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan A stilt walker made the rounds throughout the carnival and turned the jump rope as local children took on the challenge. By Stephanie Faughnan STAFFORD – What better way for a medical center with humble beginnings to celebrate the community than a good old-fashioned carnival? Organizers of Southern Ocean Medical Center’s 50th-anniversary festival outdid themselves with last week’s outdoor Family Fun Day. Participants enjoyed everything from food to boardwalk-style games to face painting, bouncy houses, a dunk tank, and more.
The festivities came at no cost to attendees – other than hopes that bright smiles would add to the beautiful sunny day. Just about every face met the planned expectations as children and adults alike took advantage of great times. A costumed stilt-walker stood at least a dozen feet above the crowd and engaged a group of kids by turning one end of a jump rope. He got his groove on with some carnival dancers and brought out
(Lessons - See Page 18)
New Lacey Community Center Keeping Active
(Anniversary - See Page 4)
Killer Identified In 1991 Cold Case By Alyssa Riccardi BARNEGAT – Over 30 years later, authorities have identified the person responsible for the murder of a young woman in Barnegat in 1991. On September 7, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that John Pelletier, formerly of Barnegat, murdered of Deborah “Debbie” Ann Bloomquist, 30, of Ocean Township (Monmouth County), in 1991. Officials stated that Pelletier passed away in North Dakota in 2015.
On October 26, 1991, the body of a young woman, who was later identified as Bloomquist, was found in a heavily wooded area in Barnegat. An autopsy uncovered that Bloomquist died from multiple stab wounds and that she was the victim of a sexual assault. Investigation began on Bloomquist’s murder and biological evidence was collected and preserved. During that time, the technology did not exist to submit this evidence for DNA testing. At the time of death, Bloomquist had
been living in a motel in Monmouth County and was last seen at a tavern in Asbury Park on October 24, 1991. Bloomquist had no known ties to the Barnegat area, authorities said. No leads were established and the case went cold. Over 10 years later, the biological evidence collected from the scene led to the development of a male DNA profile. In January 2022, the case was presented to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General - Cold Case Task (Cold Case - See Page 4)
–Photo by Bob Vosseller Members of a women’s group engage in some exercise at the Charles A. Smith Community Center in Lacey Township. By Bob Vosseller LACEY – Organizations like the Old Guard of Forked River, Lacey Italian-American Club, the Lacey Municipal
A ll ia nce, Women’s Club of Lacey and several others have settled in to using the new township community (Center - See Page 14)
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