The
SOUTHERN OCEAN Times Vol. 10 - No. 39
In This Week’s Edition
MICROMEDIA PUBLICATIONS
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM
Non-Profit Helps Families Facing Housing Crises
jerseyshoreonline.com
Community News Pages 8-11
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Inside The Law Page 17
Classifieds Pages 18
(Meetings - See Page 5)
–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Administrative Assistant Tammy Staub and Executive Director Elizabeth Golla show Family Promise’s storerooms. By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY – Daffodils ador n the perimeter of the unassuming grey house nestled amidst commercial businesses on Route 9
in West Creek. The vibrant yellow blooms represent new b e g i n n i n g s , a f i tting symbol for the non-profit that owns the building. Family Promise of the Jersey Shore
aims to help struggling families grow permanent roots of their own. Dozens of children have hopped on the swings and slid down the slide outside the house while parents sat
on the back deck. The interior of the house has a friendly and warm décor with family photos of people who may not have ever crossed paths – but are on the (Crisis - See Page 4)
Jason Voorhees Visits Lacey By Bob Vosseller LACEY – It didn’t happen on a Friday and it wasn’t on the 13th of the month but hockey masks, images of Crystal Lake and memories of movie slasher Jason Voorhees were what brought around 75 people to the township. Fans of the horror film franchise Friday
Meetings Will Educate About Tax Changes
By Stephanie Faughnan WARETOWN – Local Tax Assessor Martin Lynch plans to conduct two informational sessions regarding the upcoming changes in tax assessments of the township’s 4,600 residential properties. Meetings are scheduled for all residents at April 11 at 7 p.m. at the Waretown Volunteer Fire Company, and for residents of Greenbriar Oceanaire at their clubhouse on April 10 at 7 p.m. Towns are required by law to undergo this process once the average property assessment is more than 15% off from where it is supposed to be. Market pressures make home assessments go up and down based on a number of factors. A re-assessment is done to make sure everyone is paying their fair share. The assessment is not the same as the purchase price of the home.
BREAKING NEWS @
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April 1, 2023
the 13th came out to see actor, performing artist and composer Ari Lehman who visited Father and Son Sports Card Memorabilia store recently. His visit followed his appearance at The Big Event horror convention in Queens N.Y. earlier that day. Lehman is known best for being the first
actor to portray Jason Voorhees as a child in the inaugural movie of the franchise. The native New Yorker currently performs in a punk rock/heavy metal band, First Jason. He grew up in Westport, Connecticut, and is trained in classical music and jazz piano. (Jason- See Page 12)
–Photo by Bob Vosseller Actor/composer Ari Lehman at left, joins William Mohally of Stafford who wrote for the horror magazine Fangoria.
Nearly 400,000 Pieces Of Trash Removed From Beaches In 2022
By Alyssa Riccardi LONG BR ANCH – Ever y thing f rom cigarette butts to a giant 3-foot teddy bear were among the thousands of pieces of garbage collected off our beaches during Clean Ocean Action’s (COA) 2022 beach sweeps. The Long Branchbased environmental organization recently released their 2022 Beach Sweeps Report.
Volunteers rallied together last year to pick up a total of 376,969 pieces of trash, according to the organization. Some of the most common garbage items included thousands of plastic bottle caps and lids, over 37,000 food and candy wrappers, and more than 22,000 cigarette filters. Amidst the garbage was the “Roster of the (Beaches - See Page 5)
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