The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 28 - No. 50
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–Photo By Bob Vosseller Manchester residents, parents, district representatives and public officials participate in an interactive conversation recently held at the Manchester Township High School gymnasium.
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–Photo by Laura Michelle Construction continues on the Lakehurst Wawa on Route 70 which will feature a unique traffic plan. By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – One of the most anticipated events for the borough is the opening of a new convenience store in the form of a Wawa this summer. During a recent Borough Council meeting, it was noted that the Wawa, was expected to open in July, possibly as early as Fourth of July weekend. It is currently being built near the circle where Route 70 and Union Avenue connect by the former La Bove Grande, across the street from the Police Department.
Locals Won’t Settle For Ciba Settlement
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – Locals once again publicly voiced strong objections to a proposed settlement agreement that would allow development of property once owned by Ciba-Geigy and deemed a superfund site forty years ago.
T he New Je r sey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) conducted the five hour hearings after community members banded together in a public outcry against the proposal last month in a public forum hosted by Save Barnegat Bay. According to DEP of-
ficials, BASF initiated the settlement process for the land it now owns as a result of corporate acquisitions. Ciba-Geigy’s operations on the site resulted in both land and groundwater contamination. “The goal of natural resource restoration is (Ciba - See Page 4)
Drivers have noticed the ongoing construction of the Wawa and are also curious how entrance and exit ways will be routed. Police Chief Matthew Kline told The Manchester Times “I feel the engineers and state DOT (Department of Transportation) did the best they could with the traffic plan.” (Wawa - See Page 7)
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The gymnasium bleachers at the township high school were nearly filled but the crowd wasn’t there to cheer on the Hawks but to provide input toward the school district’s future. School officials want to know what parents and the public see in that future and they are designing a Strategic Plan that will guide the Board
of Education to develop goals and strategies to achieve educational success for the school district. The Strategic Planning Event was one part of that. The dist r ict par tnered with Dr. Tracey Severns of Teach4Results to facilitate the school district’s Strategic Planning process. Dr. Severns provided an interactive, (Goals - See Page 5)
Communication Snafu Prevents ROTC From Attending Competition
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The acronym for military slang term “snafu” can’t be spelled out here but it was an apt description for a recent incident involving the school district’s ROTC program. Manchester Township High School ROTC students had a competition to attend on March 18 and when they arrived at the school to pick up equipment and supplies that morning for that event, they discovered the school doors
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were locked. That problem led to a firestorm of social media posts by parents of the high school students and residents that were critical of what had taken place as the students were prevented from making the competition. There are approximately 20 students that take part in the school district’s ROTC program. School Superintendent John Berenato held a (ROTC - See Page 7)
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