The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 30 - No. 26
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A Journey Into Manchester And Lakehurst’s Storied Past
Residents Question Traffic Problems
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Community News Pages 10-15
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 20
Inside The Law Page 23
Classifieds Pages 27
Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Manchester Township Librarian Michael Mahoney taught some local history at the Lakehurst Historical Society meeting. (Top right) The area was known for farming, brick making and harvesting bog iron. (Bottom, right) In many ways it all started with Henry Hudson (1565-1611) and the Dutch East India Company. By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Residents learned the fascinating story of how the two closely knit communities of Manchester and Lakehurst were formed including their industry, agriculture, environment, recreation areas and the people who made these communities unique. Librarian Michael Mahoney delved into the history during the latest
Lakehurst Historical Society meeting which d rew a good- si ze d crowd to the borough’s community center. Mahoney has been a librarian for the Ocean County Library system for 16 years, eight of which was at the Manchester branch. The PowerPoint presentation he used had been developed by another librarian and he had modified it in recent
years. He started off with the historical figure of Henry Hudson. Hudson (1565-1611) was a British explorer who worked for the Dutch East India Company. Mahoney noted that, “He discovered the Hudson Bay, Hudson River. He went down all the way to Barnegat Bay. In 1611during his last expedition, he got stuck in ice during the winter in Canda. His
crew mutinied on him and placed him and his son and bunch of other people on a boat and he was never heard from again.” “While that was a treasonous offense, they brought the boat back to England, but no one was ever hung or tarred and feathered for it, so poor Henr y Hudson was lost at sea,” Mahoney said.
journal about the two congregations who merged. Ahavat Achim (love of brotherhood) and Ahavat Shalom (love of peace) are inextricably intertwined. Now, they are joined as Ahavat Olam (eternal love). This joining together in love and harmony is a lesson for all: “May all people join together in solidarity to build a better world that elevates universal values of loving kindness, justice, and the infi nite dignity of (Anniversary - See Page 4)
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By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Road safety issues have been discussed during several recent Township Council meetings, as drivers point out problem spots on local streets. Resident Alice DeVito, Pine Lake Park asked the governing body if new developers contribute to a fund to pay for road improvements to handle traffic. Township Attorney Lauren Staiger and Business Administrator Carl Block told the audience that this was a concept that the municipality could not implement. Developmenters typically are required to provide a traffic study with their application, Block explained. Resident Jeff Dingfeld, Route 547 asked about the zoning map change tied to ordinance #24-30 and inquired if a traffic study had been (Traffic - See Page 16)
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Congregations Celebrate Loving Anniversary By Chris Lundy HOWELL – The most important religious ceremonies have one thing in common – they bring people together. How fitting it is, then, that a recent B’nai Mitzvah Gala celebrated two synagogues that joined together 13 years ago. A number of prominent religious leaders congratulated them on their Bar Mitzvah and spoke about the past and future of the congregation. Rabbi David Amar wrote in a
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Photo by Stephanie Faughnan OCVTS pre-nursing students check vital signs on patient mannequins set up in their new training classroom at OCC. By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – Dozens of young people in navy scrubs stood in the center of a simulated hospital ward, surrounded by life-size patient mannequins neatly tucked into beds. This scene set the stage for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the relocation of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) pre-nursing program to Ocean (Nursing - See Page 5)
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