The BERKELEY Times Vol. 28 - No. 39
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Park Upgrades Planned School State Aid Released
By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – The next school year begins in less than six months, but dist r ict of f icials ju st n ow l e a r n e d h ow mu ch mone y t he y are getting from the state. Eve r y ye a r, t h e state lists what kind of aid that they are givi ng for the up coming school year. In this case, it was published on March 2 for the 2023-2024 school year. For the last few years, a different funding formula has been used which has reduced
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A walking or bike trail is planned for Veterans Park.
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Inside The Law
March 11, 2023
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Township officials are looking at making improvements to several recreational facilities in the area, but first are waiting on grant money and state approvals for the
larger projects. The township wants to use 31.9 acres of vacant land at the Eastern Boulevard Soccer Complex to make three new soccer fields, three softball fields, a roller hockey rink, and three
aid t o d ist r ict s i n Ocean County that are seeing fewer students. That money is being redirected to districts with growing enrollment. Some local districts got a modest increase such as Berkel e y (+ $ 3 2 6 , 2 2 9) , Cent ral Regional (+$250,949), Lakehu rst (+$207,948), M a n c h e s t e r ( + $ 2 7 0 , 0 31) a n d Souther n Regional (+$367,264). T he on ly O ce a n County districts that got a significant increase was Barnegat (School - See Page 5)
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Former Fire Chiefs Honored At Memorial Exhibit
parking lots. Mayor Carmen Amato said that the State Department of Environmental Protection permit applied to by the previous administration has expired so now (Park - See Page 6)
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Group Urges Unity Among Cultures
-Photo By Bob Vosseller Buttons and caps promoting the Say Hello campaign are seen at a table where the mission of the Ocean County Human Relations Commission’s mission of unity was discussed along with one of its projects, created by Reverend William Simmons, called the Say Hello campaign.
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Just say “hello.” It seems simple enough. It is part of the Ocean Count y Human Relations Commission’s suggestion to help bring unity within a ver y
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diverse county. As part of their overall goal, members meet monthly either virtually or in person to discuss what positive change they can work toward. (Unity - See Page 4)
─Photo courtesy NJ Fire Museum The accomplishments of former Fire Chief Garland “Griff” Griffin of Manitou Park were noted at an exhibit at the New Jersey Fire Museum & Fallen Firefighter Memorial Exhibit in Allentown. By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Former Ridgeway Fire Chief Frank Copeland of Manchester, and former Manitou Park
Chief Garland “Griff” Griffin of Berkeley were part of an exhibit honoring Black fire chiefs at the New (Chiefs - See Page 5)
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