The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 29 - No. 13
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New Senior Services Office Opens In Whiting
Law Governing Mobile Homes, Gatherings Questioned By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Proving that public input is important, remarks made during the latest Township Council meeting led to the tabling of an ordinance and further review of a township bill. An ordinance that would further regulate mobile homes and trailers was put on hold (a practice referred to as “tabling”) after a resident questioned its content. Keith Forgue of Madison Avenue told the governing body he wasn’t comfortable with some of the verbiage of the ordinance and that it provided too many loopholes. He asked for the Council to table ordinance 23-08. “One of the things here was the description of the building and I noticed in here they were going to change it to any structure and there is a
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Photos By Bob Vosseller Mayor’s Office Executive Secretary Kaylan Ricotta, left joins Ocean County Commissioner Gary Quinn, Ocean County Senior Services Director Maria LaFace, Mayor Robert Arace, Confidential Aide Judy Noonan and Councilman James Vaccaro in cutting the ribbon on the new senior services office. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Lucille Hines has lived in the Whiting section of the township since 2000. The 91-year-old recently had a problem that required immediate attention and she
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The Emergency Services building at 82 Lacey Road will be a place for seniors to get information about services.
found the solution to her dilemma just a short distance from her home. Hines came out a bit early to the Emergency Services building at 82 Lacey Road which now houses a senior services office. She came there
having read about the new office’s opening that was taking place that morning. She shared her story with Judy Noonan, Mayor Robert Arace’s confidential aide, who was joined by Kaylan
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Jersey Devil Statue Theft Leads Down A Road To History
Photos by Stephanie Faughnan Popular folklore points to the end of this road through the Pine Barrens in Leeds Point.
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Photo By Bob Vosseller An investigator for the Legalized Games of Chance Commission puts the hammer down to send a rubber frog flying to test the balance of the Seaside Heights boardwalk attraction during a recent inspection. By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Making sure rubber frogs have all their limbs and arcade game claws are (Boardwalk - See Page 16)
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