The BERKELEY Times Vol. 28 - No. 34
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February 4, 2023
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─Photo by Bob Vosseller Beaches like this one in the South Seaside Park portion of Berkeley Township will be part of a beach replenishment program. By Bob Vosseller cost of a planned beach $7,550,000 local cost Park, Seaside Heights, up the northern barrier municipalities have OCEAN COUNTY replenishment for the for the project. Each Toms River, Lavallette, island municipalities faced financial strug– The county govern- northern barrier island. town would have to Brick, Mantoloking, that will be receiving gles as a result of the ment said it would be Last year, the county contribute. Bay Head, and Point assistance. COVID-19 pandemic funding the entire local agreed to pay half of the (Beach - See Page 4) Berkeley, Seaside Pleasant Beach make “We know our local
For Local Residents, Ciba’s Scars Run Deep
Deer In Senior Communities A Nuisance By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Residents of the senior communities move there for the quiet and serenity. That’s what deer like about it, too. And they were there first. For the decades since these senior communities have been carved out of the woods, deer
have been around. They gather at the waterways. They munch people’s plants. They go for leisurely strolls down the streets, sometimes in small herds. Every so often a resident will ask the elected officials what can be done to keep the deer population away from the
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- Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Christine Girtain, a Toms River high school science teacher and director said that if an environmental center is included it should include references to the site’s history.
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