The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 29 - No. 27
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School’s House System Lakehurst: $3M Inspired By Harry Potter In School Projects On Ballot
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By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – School officials are asking the public to vote in favor of a bond referendum to raise $3 million for the construction of a kitchen and the replacement of the roof at their elementary school. The vote will be put to residents during the November 7 general election. There is state aid available to offset the cost to borough taxpayers, officials said. The projects have been submitted to the New Jersey Department of Education for Debt Service Aid. If the public votes yes, the state will fund 72.9% of the project. If the public votes no, the project doesn’t get done and Lakehurst doesn’t get funding. This debt service aid is only available if the district bonds for their portion of the project. The district is asking the public’s support in borrowing money for the project for a 15-year repayment schedule. If the school district performed this project using their operating budget, they would not be eligible to obtain the up to 72.9% of State aid to offset local
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By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Building connections in school can be a colorful experience. An in-
Photos courtesy Manchester Schools Colors played a strong role at the Ridgeway Elementary School’s kick off of the House System designed to build a sense of connection throughout the school among all students. novative new program - that Last year, the Ridgeway Elborrowed some inspiration ementary School introduced a from Harry Potter - is now House System to their school (House - See Page 5) expanding to another school.
Lacey Native Charged With Threatening Officials
By Stephanie Faughnan LOS ANGELES, CA – A Lacey native is being held without bail in a federal detention center in Los Angeles after he allegedly made numerous threats to New Jersey officials over the phone and via email. Jonathan Lipman, 34, now of Los Angeles, stands ac-
cused of sending threatening messages to Monmouth and Ocean county officials. The FBI investigator who filed the criminal complaint provided the court with a timeline that began in May 2022. The list of those named as targeted directly or by reference includes New Jersey Superior Court Judge
Kimarie Rahill, Lacey Municipal Court Judge Benjamin Mabie, Ocean Count y Com missioner Gar y Quinn, Oceanport Municipal Court Judge John Patti, Oceanpor t Police Chief Michael Kelly, and two Lacey police officers. According to the complaint, messages shared on
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the Lacey Township Police Depar tment’s Facebook page around May 3, 2022, by a user identifying as “Jonathan Lipman” included phrases such as “You and your officers and their families will regret your continued cover-up” and suggesting “their children (Charged - See Page 4)
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Meals On Wheels Requests Federal Support By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – The national Meals on Wheels program has its eye on c ong r e s sion a l f unding and is urging voters to “save lunch.” In Ocean County, federal funding accounts for 25% of Meals on Wheels’ annual budget. However, officials said the money has not kept up with the cost of inflation, nor the expanding senior population. “Meals on Wheels of Ocea n Cou nt y ser ves 1,000 meals per day and
is a crucial lifeline and wellness check to Ocean County seniors,” said Executive Director Jim Sigurdson. “We are asking you to reach out to Ocean County’s federally elected officials: Senator Cory Booker, Senator Robert Menendez, Congressman Chris Smith and Congressman Jeff Van Drew and tell them how critical this funding is to our seniors.” They provided a website, SaveLunch.org, where residents can easily reach out (Support - See Page 5)
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