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Photo courtesy Lynn Brotherston Volunteers jump into their kayaks and paddle through waterways to clean up trash. By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – Local volunteers are using their kayaking skills to clean Jersey Shore waterways – one paddle stroke and one piece of litter at a time. St roke You r Eco,
Paddle for the Planet brings people together in the NJ waterways by vessel (kayak, canoe and/or paddle board) to remove any kind a garbage or trash that does not belong. St roke You r E co
founder Lynn Brotherston is an avid kayaker and paddle boarder who started the initiative back in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I started it as a meet up group. I was go-
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Driveways That Block Street Parking Banned Near Shore
ing out by myself and I would see a bunch of garbage. I thought somebody has to do something about this,” Brotherston said. “Then I was posting meet ups online and it just transpired from there. My fi rst clean up I think we had about 20 to 25 people; it was awesome.” The group ventures into local lakes, rivers, streams, and parks to clean the polluted waterways. Some popular locations include Deal Lake in Asbury Park, Forge Pond in Brick, Lake Shenandoah in Lakewood, and Shark R ive r i n Ne p t u n e. Brotherston explained how these waterways constantly had trash floating in them. “It’s l it t e r i ng. It might be a lot of fishermen. It’s also a lot of dumping,” Brotherston said. “Forge Pond for instance, if you’re
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The governing body voted to establish driveway widths in R-5 and R-75 zones and to establish design and setback requirements for parking areas so that on-street parking is still available for cars. Until this ordinance, the township did not have minimum or maximum driveway width requirements, and some residents have used stone or pavers along the entire width of their property as their driveway, resulting in the appearance of the elimination of all onstreet parking since it would seem that you are parking in front of someone’s driveway. During the most recent council meeting, Councilman Derrick Ambrosino said the council’s Land Use Committee recommended an ordinance that establishes some rules regarding the width of driveways, designated by curb cuts, in an effort to ultimately create more on-street parking, especially in certain parts of town such as the barrier island and mainland waterfront development. The ordinance establishes a minimum and a maximum width for a driveway of nine and 18 feet, and a minimum requirement of separation of 25 feet if there are two driveways on that property, he said.
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Local Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – The haunting echoes of World War II reverberated through the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library as Holocaust survivors Gela Buchbi nder a nd Mona Ginsburg shared their harrowing experiences with over 100 stunned attendees. The event, the fourth in the
“Combatting Hate” series, offered a stark reminder of the horrors inflicted upon millions during one of history’s darkest chapters. Both women, now residents of the same Toms River senior village, were mere children when the world erupted into chaos. Their stories, while different in detail, share a common thread
of unimaginable suffering and resilience. Gela Buchbinder At 99 years old, Gela Buchbinder is a tiny woman with a spark of feistiness that likely helped her survive as a teenager. Her life, as part of a family of six, took a dramatic turn in 1939 when the Nazis invaded their (Holocaust - See Page 4)
Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Holocaust survivors Gela Buchbinder and Mona Ginsburg shared their experiences at a recent presentation at the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library.
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