TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 20 - No. 14
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Photo courtesy Asbury Park Press Christopher Gregor listens as he is sentenced. His attorney, Mario Gallucci, stands with him.
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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – As Ch ristopher 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 incident, which took place on March 20, 2021, did
not contribute to the death from blunt force impact to the chest and abdomen on April 2, 2021. The exact cause of these injuries might never be made public, but Gregor was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the aggravated manslaughter charge in relation to the boy’s death. The maximum is 30. Gregor will have to
serve 85 percent of the 20-year sentence before being eligible for parole. The 885 days he has served since his arrest would be subtracted. The 5-year sentence will take place immediately after the 20-year sentence. Gregor, now 32, will have 5 years of supervised parole after all that. “It was not as long as we wanted but at least he will not be able to start his life over,” Corey’s mother Breanna Micciolo told reporters outside the courtroom. Family Members Speak The final part of the trial was a sentencing hearing, where Judge Guy Ryan listened to the parties involved. Gregor stood up and read from a speech (Sentencing See Page 4)
Local Candidates File For Election By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – While the nation – and perhaps the world – is interested in who is at the top of the ballot on November 5, there are a lot of local elections that might be under the radar. Ma ny of t hese a re for school boards. These candidates are not allowed to note their political affiliations, so they include a short slogan instead.
Toms River There is one, one-year term on the Township Council that will be on the ballot in November. This is to fill the Ward 2 spot that Mayor Da n iel Ro d r ick va cat e d when he won the mayoral election last year. Republican William R. Byrne will comp et e w it h De mo c r at Susan Payne Gato. There are two, three-year terms on the Board of Ed-
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ucation representing Toms River on the ballot this year. Dom i n ick Fa r ro is using the slogan “Education, Tr a n s p a r e nc y, Ac c ou ntability.” Lisa Contessa is using the slogan “Fight! Fight! Fight!” Maria Matarazzo and Dia ne Oxley a re usi ng t he slogan “Students First.” Jennifer Howe is using the slogan “Advocating Educational Funding.”
Beachwood There are two Republicans running for three-year terms on the Borough Council: John P. Farro, Jr. and Dan Santos. No Democrats filed to run. Beachwood’s representative on the Toms River Board of Education, Melissa Morrison, has resigned but did so after the deadline for her seat to be on the ballot.
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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 2nd Avenue in Ortley Beach. During the meeting,
a short documentary was screened called “From Sea To Shining Sea.” It followed the Greenpeace workers who came out in 1984. It was approved for screening by Tom Fagan, director of the board of Clean Ocean Action. Jon Hinck, who would later become a state lawmaker in Maine, led the charge. “It’s come down to direct action as a last resort,” he said to the camera. In a surreal moment of the video, Hinck calls the plant to inform them that divers are about to clog up the pipe and that the factory should halt production or else there could be expensive damages. The video showed underwater footage of the pipe. They also interviewed beachgoers, like a group of surfers who described the globs of chemicals that come out of the pipe, and get churned up after nor’easters. This kind of information is important to Save Barnegat Bay, whose lawsuit hopes to quantify the harmful effects of the pollution. Another effect mentioned in the film is that sea clams have died out in the area. There’s a brief comment from then-mayor, the late Roden (Ciba - See Page 5)
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