The BERKELEY Times Vol. 28 - No. 50
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JCP&L Plans For Cable Under Bay By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – A representative of Jersey Central Power and Light told officials that one of the projects coming with a proposed rate hike will be an underwater cable from the mainland to the barrier island. Ken Brown, external affairs liaison for JCP&L, serves as the face of the company to municipalities. He said during a recent Township Council meeting that one of the improvements is the replacement of a cable that will run 8,000 feet from Pier Avenue in Good Luck Point to 13th Avenue in South Seaside Park. It’s just in the conceptual phase right now but
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─Photo by Chris Lundy The WOBM pit was saved as open space, and won’t be hundreds of homes. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Most people would probably answer “yes” to the question in the headline. However, maybe
the real question is: “Would you pay more taxes to preserve more open space?” As part of a presentation listing the open
space that has been preserved over the last dozen or so years, Mayor Carmen Amato noted that a referendum to increase the open space
tax to buy even more land could be on the ballot in 2024. The town currently has an open space tax (Space - See Page 4)
Power In The Pines Air Show Takes Flight Again After 5 Years By Andrey Nalbantov LAKEHURST – It took more than 20 minutes to go the last mile to get into Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (MDL) Sunday ─Photo by Andrey Nalbantov morning - watching the The most sought-after events were the military same traffic light turn demonstrations. red three times in a row
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– because of how many carloads of people were going to see the Power in the Pines show. After waiting five years, waiting even longer due to traffic built up the anticipation. Saturday’s weather was rainy, which made
even more people pile into the event on Sunday. Even though the base opened its gates for the event at 9 a.m., the enthusiastic visitors were already preparing to swarm each one of the three entrances in
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could start in fall of this year. There are existing lines right now, but they are more than 50 years old and not currently in use, he said. Brown said that even if JCP&L’s request for a rate increase is approved, the company would still have the lowest rate in the state. Like other budgets, the power company is impacted by inflation and the need to maintain a quality workforce. The payments also help provide a discount to seniors. After the meeting, JC P&L s p oke s m a n Chris Hoenig told The Berkeley Times that the senior discount is (Cable - See Page 6)
Former Skinhead Teaches Students About Life Without Hate
By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY – A former leader of an international hate group is now spreading a different message: how to be compassionate to others and how to break a cycle of anger and violence. Arno Michaelis was the keynote speaker at a leadership conference at Ocean County College, held in (Hate - See Page 5)
─Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Arnold Michaelis is a former white supremacist who hopes to inspire kids to be kind and compassionate.
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