TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 18 - No. 37
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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 unsheltered – homeless people are counted at various locations where they are known to gather. Although some homeless try to stay off the
─Photo courtesy Just Believe grid, these counts provide a reasonably accurate number of how many men, women, and children have no permanent housing. While being counted, they are also being evaluated to
-Photo courtesy Kaitlyn Culbert Kaitlyn Culbert worked with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and Pinelands Nursery on a 2,500 square foot pollinator garden at Jakes Branch County Park.
(Homeless - See Page 4)
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the 2022 New Jersey Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award. The High School North Junior is on a roll, winning scientific awards and educating others. Last year, her work was published in Journal of (Research - See Page 6)
Residents Urged To Attend Ciba Meeting By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Local officials are urging the public to speak out about the settlement that will protect 1,000 acres of Ciba-Geigy property as open space, but allow about 250 acres to be developed. Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill and Council President Matthew Lotano encouraged Toms River residents to attend the “Com munit y Speak Out” being held on January 25 from 6-9 p.m. at Toms River High School North’s auditorium. It is a chance for the public to express concerns and let their voice be heard.
They said a video of the event will be submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection during the official com ment period on the settlement. Additionally, Save Barnegat Bay, who is hosting the Speak Out, will include a transcript of it as part of their comment. According to a settlement announced by the DEP, about 1,000 acres would be preserved. Of this, approximately 790 acres will be maintained as open space and will include restoration projects. The remaining 210 acres (Ciba - See Page 9)
Could Toms River Get A Splash Park?
HIGH SCHOOLER’S RESEARCH MAKES NATIONAL NEWS By Chris Lundy TOMS R IVER – A high school student brought national attention to her local project: providing habitat and awareness for the bee population. Kaitlyn Culbert was interviewed by CBS after winning
January 21, 2023
By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER During the first Township Council meeting of the year, politicians like to set goals. This time, Councilman Joshua Kopp said he’d like to look into building a splash park for Toms River. He said he enjoys taking his 4-year-old daughter to the one in Berkeley Township. In 2023, he’d like to look at locations in town that could host it. The one he’s referring
to opened in 2018 at Berkeley Island County Park. This was later renamed the John C. Bartlett, Jr. County Park at Berkeley Island. Bartlett was a county leader who championed preserving open space. He lived in nearby Pine Beach and the park had been his baby since 1982. Berkeley Island sits on a 25-acre peninsula that juts into Barnegat Bay and Cedar Creek. It’s located at 399 Brennan (Splash - See Page 5)
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