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Stafford Students Visit Field Of Dreams – And Love It By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – An excited group of Stafford Township students with multiple disabilities enjoyed a field trip made of the kind of dreams every kid longs for. The RWJBarnabas Field of Dreams complex opened earlier this year and has already established itself as a big hit throughout the state. While there’s plenty to do for adults and children with special needs, there’s also an emphasis on facilitating an inclusive environment. Students eagerly stepped off the school bus and headed towards the black gate ahead of them. They came from Ocean Acres School, McKinley (Students - See Page 4)
–Photos by Stephanie Faughnan Kids enjoyed the different activity stations throughout the park.
Community News Pages 8-9
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14
Inside The Law Page 17
Classifieds Pages 18
Helpers Of Homeless Show Strength In Numbers
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Dozens of people who work or volunteer to help the county’s unhoused population met at St. Luke’s church in Toms River to discuss shortcomings in the system and work together to find solutions. It started with talks by Gemma MacCarrick Brennan, President of St. Vincent de Paul Society (Homeless - See Page 5)
Will There Be Any Big Elections In 2023?
By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY - For those of us feeling election fatigue, there’s some good news: there will only be one huge election statewide in 2023. But, individual towns will have some nasty political battles. National Races There won’t be any races for U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Even though votes are still being counted as this is being written, and Georgia’s
Senate race has gone to a runoff, the national picture is unlikely to change next year. The only way change could happen is if someone retires (or gets arrested or dies) in the middle of their term. If Senator Bob Menendez, for example, steps down tomorrow and the Democrats pick Mikie Sherrill to replace him (as an example), –Photo by Bob Vosseller then she would have to run in November of 2023 to complete It won’t be long before we see these signs again. This (Elections - See Page 4) one was in Toms River.
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