The BERKELEY Times Vol. 30 - No. 12
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Street Dedicated To Lifeguard
September 14, 2024
Traffic Light Finally Approved At Busy Intersection
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Photo by Chris Lundy Right now, there is just a stop sign, but officials want a traffic light.
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Photo courtesy Berkeley Township Councilman Douglas Bowens, Mayor John Bacchione, and Keith Pinto’s parents Gail and Carlos join brothers Kevin and Tyler at the street dedication. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – In South Seaside Park, a street was dedicated in memory of a lifeguard who lost his life when a sudden storm rolled in. Keith Pinto, 19, was killed by lightning on August 30, 2021 when he was working at White Sands Beach. He was trying to get other beachgoers to safety. Seven others
– three of them lifeguards - were wounded that day. 22nd Avenue in South Seaside Park was named “Keith Pinto Way” in his honor. A proclamation was presented to the family during the most recent Council meeting. Loved ones recalled his sense of humor and warmth. They said he was a hard worker who (Lifeguard - See Page 4)
By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Township officials have wanted a traffic signal to be built at the corner of Hickory Lane and Route 9, and they have finally received the green light for it. The road has handled increasing traffic recently. For a long time, Hickory led to a group of wa r ehou s e - si z e d commercial buildings and the Ocean County
Utilities Authority. Now, though, there are scores of homes and the residents use Hickory as the easiest way to get to Route 9. However, during certain times of the day, making a left onto Route 9 north is dangerous. Drivers would often wait a long period of time, and then get impatient and take a chance when there was a small break in traffic from the northbound (Intersection See Page 4)
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Observed
Photo courtesy Berkeley Township The O’Brien family posed by the large gold ribbons in front of Town Hall.
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By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – September was named Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, because as sad as this subject is, it needs to be in the public eye. “When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family is impacted,” Mayor John Bacchione said, while reading the proclamation about
naming the month. He said the township’s heart is with the families going through trying times, and that this is a tribute to the health care and support system for children. The proclamation was given to the O’Brien family, who know too well about childhood cancer. Janet O’Brien’s daughter, Emiliana Rose, passed away in 2015 at just 13 years of age. She had been fighting osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer.
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Emiliana had some medical complaints in January of that year, but they had been called tendonitis and other things until the diagnosis finally came a few months later. Doctors fought hard with radiation and chemotherapy, and Emiliana fought harder, never giving up hope. She earned her wings on December 1. All of this happened in the course of one year. O’Brien has said that Emiliana would ask “Why doesn’t anyone know anything (Awareness - See Page 4)
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