The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 30 - No. 19
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Photo by Bob Vosseller Manchester resident Tabitha Johnson holds up a photograph of a proposed office building from an application that received its fi nal subdivision and site plan approval during this week’s Township Planning Board meeting. Johnson expressed concern that Manchester was being overdeveloped during that session. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Residents have been worried about overdevelopment and took their concerns to a recent meeting of the Planning Board where three developments were being decided. The first developer was called Parkwood Square, LP/Parkwood Center B LLC. They wanted to build garden apartments, commercial property, and townhouses on Lakehurst Whitesville Road. The plan was approved with 20 plus conditions imposed by the Board. Mayor Robert Arace recently stated in a social
media post, “I remain adamantly against overdevelopment in our township. The best way to stop overdevelopment is through the preservation of land. By working with the Ocean County Natural Land Trust, my administration has preserved 116 acres and prevented the construction of four apartment buildings and 98 units.” He noted that “the county is set to preserve 88 acres along Route 571, which will prevent the construction of 440 homes. I worked with the county for 18 months to ensure that this parcel (Concerns - See Page 4)
Is 25 Years In Jail Enough For Death Of A Child? By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – As Christopher Gregor was sentenced to 25 years for endangerment and aggravated manslaughter in the death of his son, people following the case were upset that he didn’t get
the maximum. The video of Gregor putting his son, Corey Micciolo, 6, on a treadmill and speeding it up so the boy fell off multiple times – and then biting the boy’s head - has become infamous and leant weight
to the sentencing, the judge said. However, the charge of endangering only received a sentence of 5 years out of a maximum of 10. The treadmill inciPhoto courtesy Asbury Park Press dent, which took place Christopher Gregor was sentenced to 25 years (Jail - See Page 17) in prison.
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Drowning At Crystal Lake Underscores How Dangerous It Is By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – In an all too familiar story, another drowning incident occurred at Crystal Lake in the area often referred to as Heritage Minerals. Firefighters were dispatched for reports of someone going under the water and not coming back up. The Ridgeway Chief was the first on location and confirmed the last known location of a submerged individual later identified as Victor Arias-Peralta, an 18-year-old Perth Amboy Township man. The teenager unlawfully visited the Heritage Mineral property and attempted to swim in the lake with other individuals at around 6 p.m. Arias-Peralta and a friend were attempting to cross Crystal Lake when he appeared to suffer from severe fatigue and went into distress approximately 20 yards from the shoreline. (Dangerous - See Page 7)
Ciba’s Sins: Then And Now
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – As a nonprofit group prepares to fight a court battle regarding environmental damages, they looked back on what caused this problem. For decades, a company known locally as Ciba-Geigy dumped unknown tonnage of toxic waste in the river and groundwater, actions that some say has resulted in a local cancer cluster – although no direct link can be proven. Ed Vienckowski, board chair of Save Barnegat Bay, called the Ciba land an “environmental crime scene” during the
group’s recent meeting which took place at the Lavallette First Aid Squad building. Some people back then knew something was wrong about what Ciba was doing, but many were unaware. Some intentionally looked the other way. But they couldn’t ignore it any longer when, in 1984, a Ciba drain pipe burst near the intersection of Vaughn and Bay avenues. Health concerns rose overnight, especially when it was learned that Ciba’s outflow pipe dumped chemicals off (Ciba - See Page 5)