The BERKELEY Times Vol. 30 - No. 6
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Photo courtesy BTUSAR Divers clean jellyfish polyps off of lagoon structures. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Jellyf ish have been a g r ow i n g i s s u e i n shore communities lately, but a group of env i ron ment alists and divers have learned a way to prevent the problem – but they need your help. The idea is simple – disrupt the life cycle of the bay nettle so that it never makes it
to adulthood. The process is hard – scraping the polyps f rom all docks and a r t i f ic i a l m a t e r i a l throughout entire lagoon areas. Paul Bologna, a biology professor and the Director of the Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences Program at Montclair State University, gave a presentation at a meeting of
Save Barnegat Bay. It was the culmination of a multi-year experiment called Stop the Sting, and they learned quite a bit. “We usually think of adult jellyfish as a problem, so we don’t think about their earl ie r l ife cycle,” he s a id . T he re’s go o d reason for this. Little is k now n about the early stages of most
jellyfish breeds. We do know that bay nettles reproduce sexually, which creates polyps that attach to other objects in the water, he said. However, the polyps can reproduce asexually. “They clone themselves like crazy.” One jellyfish could lead to thousands if lef t u nchecked, he said. “We could draw every jelly out of the bay and they’ll all be back the next year” because of the way the polyps reproduce, he said. The proliferation is also due to development on the water. Lagoon areas in particular are breeding grounds. There are many bulkheads and docks where the polyps can attach. Lagoon water is still, which leads to poor water quality, which makes f ish weaker
(Jellyfish- See Page 4)
July 27, 2024
Officials: Some Take Advantage Of Bulk Pick-Up
Photo by Liz Ciocher A boxspring and mattress was left on Rt. 9 for bulk pickup. By Liz Ciocher BERKELEY – A new ordinance to control bulk pickup garbage was proposed at the Tow n s h i p C o u n c i l meeting. A councilman has expressed his concern with the bulk pickup remnants along busy roads. “There’s been mattresses all on Route 9 for the last two weeks. We can’t give these people
tickets for littering?” said Councilman James Byrnes. “They go to court, they don’t show, they push it back another month, meanwhile this crap [lies there].” Byrne’s suggestion of issuing tickets for littering to the property owners with their trash on the street comes from his own personal experience living in Berkeley. On (Bulk - See Page 4)
Forum Teaches How To Prevent Scams $7.5M Awarded For Homeless
Photo by Bob Vosseller Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy speaks at the podium at the Crestwood Village Club House. Ocean County Director of Consumer Affairs Ronald Heinzman, seated at left joins Commissioner Gary Quinn and Ocean County Senior Services Director Maria Laface.
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – A forum to fight fraud drew over 160 attendees, showing just how many residents are concerned with scams – particularly the ones that target seniors. Noting the increase in local scamming incidents, Judy Noonan, the Mayor’s Confidential Aide and Township
Senior Service Liaison, assisted by fellow township staff member Frank Nicolato and the leadership of Crestwood Village V, organized a public forum about the growing problem. The forum was held at the Crestwood Village V Club House in Whiting and featured several speakers from (Scams - See Page 5)
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Housing Programs
By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY This is the third installment in our series on Ocean County’s appropriation of $12.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to prevent homelessness and assist the unhoused.
Part One provided a general overview of the awards and painted a broad picture of homelessness in Ocean County. Part Two delved into the $5 million awarded to Bright Harbor Healthcare for establishing a Young Adult Bridge Housing program. So,
what about the remaining $7.5 million? The Ocean County Commissioners earmarked those funds to award a competitive contract to HABcore, Inc. in collaboration with Family Promise of the (Housing See Page 18)
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