The BERKELEY Times Vol. 28 - No. 31
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Officials Want Utility Rates To Stay Flat
True Vine Shelters Growing Homeless Population
In This Week’s Edition
January 14, 2023
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Utility bills are something every homeowner has to pay. T hat’s why local officials are aski ng for a rate morator iu m that would preve nt a ny f ut u re increases. T he St a t e B o a r d of P u bl ic Ut i l it ie s is responsible for approving price increases. T he Reso lut ion approved by the Township Council said that the BPU approved double-digit rate hikes for four gas providers that became effective in October of 2022. For New Jersey Nat-
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There are separate sleeping areas for men and women. By Chris Lundy Route 9 brings people is located in a strip B E R K E L E Y - i n, a nd somet i mes, mall, at 340 Route There’s a line of peo- they get picked up by 9 in Bayville. In the ple to get in before a staff member before evenings, it opens its the shelter officially spending the night. doors to the homeless opens. A bus stop on TrueVine ministry population.
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─Photo by Chris Lundy They star ted as a church in a community center in 2017, Pastor Rhetta Jackson said. The Code Blue (Shelters - See Page 4)
Ocean County Commissioners Sworn In For New Terms
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – John P. Kelly was surrounded by family, friends, colleagues, staff, and elected officials from the state and local levels as he was sworn in for his 10 th term on the Board of Ocean County Commissioners. His oath of office was
administered during the recently held reorganization meeting of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. Joining Kelly were his children Jimmy and Dawn Marie who stood by his side holding the Bible. He ser ved as the Board’s Director in 2022 and has been
a member of the Board since 1993. Kelly said he looked for ward to working with his fellow Comm issioners a nd t he Ocean County staff to provide the best programs and services for County residents. “It’s a privilege to have been re-elected to this seat on the Board of
Commissioners. I look forward to a New Year providing services for our residents and making sure Ocean County remains affordable,” he added. Ocean County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines was sworn in for her third three-year term on the Board by former state Assem-
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blyman Jack Ciattarelli and accompanied by her nephew Grant Chedester and his wife Darlene. “To my colleagues on the Board – Jack, Joe, Bobbi Jo and Gary – I look forward to working with all of you in the New Year. Together we will continue (Terms - See Page 5)
ural Gas, their latest rate increase was unconscionable for seniors, Mayor Carmen A mato said. It had the effect of sticker shock when someone sees their bill for the f i rst time af ter the increase. The rate increases pay for the expanding services “and of cou rse out rageous salaries for their adm i n ist rat ion,” A mat o s a id . T hey a r e supporting a bill that would halt increases. Councilman Thomas Grosse asked how this would work, considering it is government (Rates - See Page 7)
County Asked For Parking Help By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Officials asked the county for help with parking issues on a road in South Seaside Park. Some roads are county roads so the county government are the only ones who can make changes to it. Berkeley Business Administ rator Joh n Camera said that the parking on 14th Avenue in South Seaside Park is residents only. The Township Council asked the county to enforce the residents-only
designation as well. The area has a lot of parking issues, especially in the summer, he said. Residents who live there find that they have nowhere to park. Some of the homes only have stones in their yard, and there’s no specific driveway. That causes drivers to park along the entire length of the property. Sometimes this blocks them in, sometimes this blocks them out. The South Seaside Park section of the town (Parking - See Page 6)
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