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June 24, 2023
Educator Tells The Story Of Juneteenth By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The story of Juneteenth started on June 19, 1865, when slaves were told they were free two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. The slaveowners kept their freedom a secret until Major General Gordon Granger marched troops into Galveston, Texas to tell them. Michelle Washington Wilson lent her talents as a storyteller in a presentation at the township library entitled “When the Cavalry Came to Call.” “I’m here to talk to you about Juneteenth, a federal holiday signed into law in 2021,” she said. Originating in Galveston, Juneteenth has since been observed annually in various parts of the country, Photos By Bob Vosseller often broadly celebrating African-American culture. Storyteller and educator Michelle Washington Wilson President Joseph Biden speaks about the significance and history of Juneteenth signed the Juneteenth Naduring a program held at the Jackson Library. tional Independence Day
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Teachers And Retirees Honored
Photo By Bob Vosseller Plumsted Board of Education President Susan Potter, left joins retiring Superintendent Michelle Halperin-Krain and retiring teacher Patricia DiChristofaro who received a special gift during the June BOE meeting.
By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – Current and retiring educators were honored during a recent Board of Education meeting. During that session, the Board recognized the Teachers of the Year: Christine Mille of Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, Lisa Malloy of New Egypt Middle School and Dennis Wilno of New Egypt High School. NEHS Principal Fred
Geardino described Wilno’s work saying, “he is always touching hearts on every level. He is constantly connecting with students and their families. Your flexibility and grace show how deeply you are in fostering the education of our students.” “He loves education so much he even works part time as a librarian in the evening and that is how we first met and he (Teachers - See Page 4)
Act into law. “It has been called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day and Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the blend of the word June and nineteenth because it was on June 19 th 1865 that people working as slaves in Texas finally got the word that we were free at last,” she said. She noted, “the celebra-
tion started in Texas with church picnics and speeches and spread as black Texans moved elsewhere.” The story of Juneteenth has moved people who hear of it. She shared people’s reactions to her presentations in the past. “Just a few months ago I presented another program (Juneteenth - See Page 4)
County Creating Homelessness Trust Fund
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – After many years of criticism over the way Ocean County handles homelessness, the leaders are creating a trust fund that will pay for temporary housing and other services. The county will charge a $5 fee on certain documents filed or recorded with the County Clerk’s Office. In 2022, there were more than 130,000 documents, officials said. The fee is expected to go into effect Sept. 1. “Based on the number of documents recorded over the last three years, the fund could raise anywhere from
$275,000 to $390, 000,” Commissioner Barbara Jo Crea said. “These funds are raised annually and will be used to support ongoing homelessness and housing instability programs along with the Code Blue program.” Code Blue is a state law that opens shelters when the temperature approaches freezing. All of the shelters are run by volunteers, church groups, and nonprofits. The money will stay in Ocean County, officials said. “We can use the funds raised (Fund - See Page 5)
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