The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 28 - No. 41
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By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township School District officials are looking to the future and they want to know what parents and the public see in that future. The Strategic Planning will start this spring. It is in the process by which the Board of Ed-
ucation develops goals and strategies to achieve educational success for the school district. All are invited to participate in the Strategic Planning Event scheduled for March 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Manchester Township High School. It will be a time to reflect on where they are as a district and where they want to go. Those interested in
Manchester School Hosts 54th Annual Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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–Photos By Bob Vosseller Members of the Gospel Chorus perform during this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute program held at the Manchester Township High School. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – For the 54th year, students and local leaders hon-
ored the memory of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr at Manchester Town-
ship High School. As per tradition, the celebration included a performance by the district’s
Gospel Chorus. It also featured keynote speaker Wincey Terry Bryant. (Tribute - See Page 4)
Local Homeless To Be Counted; Those Lost Were Remembered
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – As social workers are getting ready to count how many homeless people there are in each community, they also said goodbye to those they lost last year. The Point In Time counts are at the end of January. It’s when sheltered – and un-
sheltered – homeless people are counted at various locations where they are known to gather. Although some homeless try to stay off the grid, these counts provide a reasonably accurate number of how many men, women, and children have no permanent housing. W hile being cou nted,
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Lakehurst Discusses High Heating Bills By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Council President Steven Oglesby feels things are getting too hot when it comes to the bills the borough is receiving for a municipal building. He said at a recent Borough Council meeting that he’s been checking the heating bills on the bills list and “I see once again the emergency services heating bill was over $1,000. The Borough heat bill is $266 a month. The next big one is the public works building - which makes sense - which is a little over $900. “I’d like to suggest a survey or something from New Jersey Natural Gas to find out why it is as high as it is. We are bleeding money from that building, which is not occupied. I know it has to remain at minimum temperature but a $1,000 a month? There is something wrong here,” he added. Landlord Ordinance An ordinance regarding mercantile licensing and landlord registration was amended to raise the landlord registration fee from $100 to $200. It will also include the State Mandate P.L.2022, C.92 that requires business owners and landlords to maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $500,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence. All Ordinances Online Councilwoman Patricia Hodges and Borough Clerk Maryanne Capasso were pleased to announce that all of the borough’s ordinances (Bills - See Page 5)
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