TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 18 - No. 27
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100-Year-Old Navy Veteran Recalls His Service In WWII
November 12, 2022
County Marine Unit Stars In Save Barnegat Bay Video
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─Photo by Stephanie Faughnan The Sheriff Department’s vessel intended for more shallow waters was out in warranty repairs so the film crew went out on another marine unit boat.
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By Bob Vosseller TOMS R I V ER – Roman Charkowski recently enjoyed his 100th birthday which thanks to family members and the staff at his residence at Rose Garden Nursing & Rehab Center - it made for quite a celebration. The World War II
Navy veteran has lived at the facility at 1579 Old Freehold for several years now. Rose Garden Activities Director Kevin Bassinder was one of the main organizers of the celebration which featured a visit by Lieutenant Commander James McCarty of Naval Weapons Sta-
─Photos courtesy Bob Vosseller and Rose Garden Nursing & Rehab Center, Toms River (Left) Roman Charkowski shows off one of two tattoos he got during his service. (Right) A vintage photo of Roman Charkowski, a resident of the Rose Garden Nursing & Rehab Center in Toms River, in uniform during his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. tion Earle who greeted Charkowski and read him a letter. Following some food, cake and family time, Township Mayor Mau-
rice “Mo” Hill came in dressed in Navy whites to present a proclamation to him. “We would like to (Veteran - See Page 6)
Threat Made To Synagogues Follows Trend Of Rising Hate Crimes By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – A threat to synagogues in New Jersey reported by the FBI underscored what Jewish people in the state already knew: bias crimes against them are increasing. Authorities were silent as to the exact nature of the threat, only that it was
“credible information” and that people should take heed of the warning. “The FBI has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ. We ask at this time that you take all security precautions to protect your community and facility. We will share more information
as soon as we can. Stay alert. In case of emergency call police,” FBI Newark stated. “The FBI takes all threats seriously and we are working with our law enforcement partners actively investigating this threat. We are also engaged with our faith-based partners in the affected community.
We are taking a proactive measure with this warning while investigative processes are carried out.” The location was not specified. The “affected community” could mean the Jewish community as opposed to a town or neighborhood. Every year, the ADL
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(A n t i - D e f a m a t i o n League) Center on Extremism tracks incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assault in the United States. The number of incidents reported in 2021 was 2,717 - a 34% increase f rom 2020 a nd t he highest number since (Threat - See Page 5)
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER - Britta Forsberg smiled as she talked about the day when she stopped in on a whim to see Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy. “His office asked me if I had an appointment,” said Forsberg. “Even after I told them no, the Sheriff agreed to meet
with me. I sat down and asked the Sheriff if I could get him a boat, would he use it.” Forsberg serves as the Executive Director of Save Barnegat Bay and leads the fight to protect and restore this important waterway. She credits the Ocean County Sheriff’s department with going (Bay - See Page 4)
School Board Member Defends New County Job By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – Critics have said that a school board member who was recently hired to a county job was a political hire, but Lisa Contessa said politics had nothing to do with it. The website RiseUpOceanCounty, which
has been called anti-Semitic for how it covers development in Orthodox Jewish areas, has had a different focus lately: the battle among Republicans in Ocean County. In an article that was mostly an attack on GOP leader George (Board - See Page 20)
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