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Residents and visitors to Manchester Day enjoy a stroll through the food and vendor area. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER - You could take a swim, chat with your neighbor, pick up a flyer from a local organization, watch some entertainment and pick up a chocolate covered bacon stick. All of this and more were offerings of Manchester Day. The annual event was bigger and better than ever with plenty of activities and things to enjoy at Harry Wright Lake.
Within the stage area, games of Bingo were held, and there were demonstrations by martial arts classes and police K-9s. The canine from the Manchester Township Police was from the Netherlands. “Obedience is very important when we get these dogs. A lot of times when we do get the dogs (for the K-9 unit) the only way they eat is through obe-
dience and are fed from our hand and not from a bowl so the dogs have to (work) for their food,” an officer noted as another officer ordered the K9 officer to heel and walk with him. “Then we move onto a toy,” the other officer remarked during the demonstration. Local civic groups used the time to reach out to the public. Some were service oriented
like the Girl Scouts who ran a prize wheel game. The Whiting Veterinary Clinic and members of Toms River American Legion Post 129 were promoting their summer picnic. There was also Just Believe Inc. whose members were not only promoting their organization but their Car, Truck & Motorcycle and (Manchester Day See Page 4)
Fourth Of July Offers Cool Ways To Beat The Heat
Photo by Bob Vosseller A fixture of the Lakehurst Fourth of July Parade is bicycles decorated patriotically.
By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – It was a bit hot on Independence Day but residents and visitors shook off the heat as they lined up along Union Avenue to watch this year’s Fourth of July parade. The annual car show kicked off earlier in the day lining up along areas
of the street and filling parking lots and a side street near Lakehurst Elementary School and Lake Horicon. The parade featured a long line of emergency vehicles from not only the borough but nearby Manchester Township several fire trucks from Joint Base Mc-
Guire-Dix-Lakehurst. Local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts tossed out candy and special patriotic items to children watching the parade. Some of the vintage cars also rode along the parade route - one with a large stuffed animal tiger (4th Of July See Page 9)
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Rt. 547 Land Could Have Mixed Uses
idential zones and By Bob Vosseller M A NCHESTER create a place to live – An ordinance en- that represents Mantitled “Mixed Use chester Township in Land Development,” a unique attractive which sets standards way.” Permitted principal on what can be built on t he P i nela nd s uses include townZoning District area houses - 2.5 stor y along Route 547, was maximum building approved during the height, multifamily most recent Town- residential dwelling ship Council meet- which would contain ing. T he measu re eight or more dwellha d be e n ca r r ie d ing units - located from a prior meeting over a commercial as it required addi- use, mixed use buildtional information ings and commercial from the state and uses. “A size restriction the township planre com mended for ning board. Township Attor- change was a proviney Lauren Staiger sion for 50 feet goinformed the coun- ing to 45 feet and cil and public that 30 feet going to 25 “we did receive a feet. These are minor letter from the Plan- changes and they do ning Board with its recommend adopting review of this pro- such changes,” Staiger posed ordinance and added. An issue of bulk they did recommend it be adopted with variance was brought two minor changes.” up by resident WilThe ordinance pro- liam Foor who is a vides for a mix of member of the Plancommercial, residen- ning Board. Business tial and multifamily Administrator Carl Block said that would residential uses. The ordinance will be addressed in a sepper mit f lexibilit y arate ordinance that in design standards would address “bulk in order to promote standards.” Staiger concurred creative design concepts, attract addi- with Block, saying tional businesses, “that is something employment oppor- we’d have to revise tunities and places and consider in a septo live. It was stated arate ordinance. No to also serve as “an mention of bulk stanappropriate transi- dards was mentioned tion to adjacent res- (Council - See Page 4)