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Italian Heritage Celebrated At Columbus Day Festival And Parade
Sicily, in southern Italy. The group’s music featured a blend of traditional instruments, such as the tambourine, accordion, guitar and mandolin along with poly phonic vocal arrangements. These songs often communicate tales of daily life, love, and the sea. On the morning of the parade, Band Director Giuseppe Bianchi joined fellow members for some Photo by Bob Vosseller breakfast served up by The group Cantori Popolari Delle Isole Eolie gather at the Our Lady of members of the Lacey Perpetual Help Church Hall in preparation for this year’s Italian Festival Italian-American Club w h o p r ov id e d m e a l s and Ocean County Columbus Day Parade in Seaside Heights. for the performers at a By Bob Vosseller County Columbus Day Parade church facility of Our Lady of OCEAN COUNTY– It was a Committee brought a folkloric Perpetual Help Church at 100 weekend of Italian pride! Sev- performance group from Italy Grant Avenue. eral Seaside Heights streets to entertain attendees during the Bianchi said, “We are staying showcased the sounds, scents weekend. They took part during here for eight days and 99% of and excitement of Italy as one of the festival and also marched those in my group it is their first Ocean County’s most treasured down the Boulevard for the pa- time here, our group is 47 years fall festivals returned. rade. old. We have traveled all over For three days the Borough Cantori Popolari Delle Isole the world, Australia, Mexico, played host to this special eth- Eolie originates from the Aeolian Russia, Poland, Switzerland, nic event that included the 33rd Island, a volcanic archipelago in Spain, Portugal and all over. annual Ocean County Columbus the Tyrrhenian Sea. Their mis- We have a school that has small Day Parade that enjoyed perfect sion is to preserve the traditional children from four to 12 years weather. sounds and cultural heritage of the old and they are learning the As per tradition, the Ocean Aeolian Islands located north of (Columbus Day - See Page 4)
VA Clinic To Close As New One Opens By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Veterans Administration clinic in Toms River is set to have a grand opening soon, while the one in Brick closes its doors. The Toms River clinic’s official address is 1051 Hooper Avenue. There’s an entrance to the facility from Hooper and another entrance on Caudina Avenue, which is the back road past two banks that leads to the Seacourt Pavilion.
“Patient Day One” of this building will be October 22, said Xiomara Johnson, a Navy veteran who serves as Deputy Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place in November. That exact date will be announced in the future, and is likely to have veterans, politicians, and other stakeholders invited. (VA Clinic - See Page 5)
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7 Candidates Vie For Central Board Of Ed By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – While most people are focused on the presidential election this year, there are a few local choices to be made. There are two, three year positions representing Berkeley on the Central Regional Board of Education. There are seven people running for these two spots. The Berkeley Times sent the same questions to all of the candidates. Their answers will be lightly edited for such things as punctuation and flow. School board races are supposed to be nonpartisan, so candidates don’t have their political affiliation next to their name on the ballot. Instead, they get a short slogan. Education, Integrity, Unity The duo using the slogan “Education, Integrity, Unity” are Megan Bowens and Danielle N. Grochowicz. Bowens has been a public school teacher for 16 years and has experience teaching general education, special education and multilingual education across many grade levels. She is currently an ESL teacher in Lacey. “Serving in public office has been a goal of Megan’s for quite some time now. She (Candidates - See Page 4)
School, Council Elections Coming In November By Chris Lundy SOUTH TOMS RIVER - Two people are vying to be the South Toms River representative on the Toms River Board of Education. Joseph Jubert is running under the slogan “Honesty Integrity Tradition.” He did not respond to questions from The Berkeley Times by print deadline. Krista Whittaker is running under the
slogan “Make STR Matter.” Her answers are listed below, lightly edited for such things as punctuation or flow. “I have been a nurse for 22 years, currently in pediatrics working at Aveanna Healthcare since 2016,” Whittaker said. “I provide care to patients in home settings that allows them to stay home with families instead of in group facilities or hospitals. Care (School Election - See Page 7)
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