The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 30 - No. 7
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Council Introduces Municipal Budget By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The township budget was introduced during a recent council meeting which also featured several proclamations. Township Clerk Teri Giercyk read the introduction of the budget resolution into the record. The total budget for 2024 is $47,512,280.54. Taxes will account for $27,445, 220.13 of this and other revenue, such as grants and fees, will make up the remainder at $20,067,062.51. Although the township collects school tax and other kinds of taxes, this is only the municipal portion. The Township Council unanimously voted to introduce the ordinance. The public hearing for the spending plan will be held on Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. in Town Hall on Colonial Drive.
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Photo courtesy Ricardo Garcia Ricardo Garcia, left, prepares to photograph cast members of his latest production, “The Golden Playground” in a scene shot at Horicon Lake in Lakehurst. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – A new video production by Ricardo Garcia, a Leisure Village West (LVW) resident who last year brought that community together as cast and crew members of the telenovela soap spoof “Where is my Guacamole?” followed up that hit with “The Golden Playground.” That production which also involves seniors in LVW and beyond recently premiered at a clubhouse at LVW. The project was showcased with a red-carpet event that Garcia called, “nothing short of spectacular.” It featured a star-studded parade that culminated in a moving tribute to the celebrated Venezuelan director and actor.
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Proclamations That meeting also featured three proclamations that that Mayor Robert Arace presented. Township Veterans Advisory Commission Chairman Roger P. Grenier received the proclamation for
Garcia had also played the role of Pancho (Guacamole) last year when he got the community of LVW involved as cast members and production assistants for his outrageous spoof of a Spanish soap opera, “Where Is My Guacamole?” Garcia knows a lot about that genre having appeared in several telenovelas. “I worked for Telemundo television and have been working in the entertainment business for years. First, I was an actor and I worked in soap operas in Venezuela and I came here to the United States.” He told The Manchester Times that he “was working in TV and I wanted to produce and so
(Budget - See Page 5)
Tentative Date Set For New VA Clinic Opening
(Hollywood - See Page 4)
Trump Rally In Wildwood Draws GOP Supporters By Bob Vosseller JERSEY SHORE – Former President Donald Trump got some good weather for his beach front rally that allowed him to catch up on some campaign time lost during his many hours in court in New York. The Wildwood rally followed a volatile
week of testimony in his hush money trial in relation to an alleged pay out to adult actress Stormy Daniels. It marked his third campaign rally since the start of that trial four weeks ago. His stop at the Jersey shore, unlike his visits to Michigan and Wisconsin the prior
week, didn’t bring him to a battleground state. Trump isn’t expected to win the Garden State in November. He lost by about 16 points to President Joe Biden in 2020. Trump said however that New Jersey could go his way this time out as he spoke to the crowd in Wildwood, (Rally - See Page 7)
Photo by Chris Lundy The Toms River VA Clinic is mostly constructed. Photo courtesy Donald J. Trump for President 2024 Former President Donald Trump addressed thousands of supporters at a Wildwood rally.
grand opening of the Veterans Administration clinic is July 16. (Clinic - See Page 4)
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