TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 20 - No. 26
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Paralympian Brings 5 Medals Home
University swimming or feet, to a high degree standout sparkled at in one foot or minor the 2024 Paralympic limb absence.” They Games in Paris. They also claimed a bronze took home five med- medal in the mixed 400 als - two gold, two freestyle relay. They silver and one bronze. set the world record in Raleigh-Crossley, a the preliminaries of the first-time Paralympi- 50 free in 27.28 in S9. an, won gold in the They set a Paralympic 100-meter backstroke record in the 100 fly in and 100 butterfly and 1:05.19. They were secraced to a silver medal ond in the 50 freestyle in the 100 freestyle in 27.38. They won in the S9 class. The the 100 backstroke in classification is specif- 1:07.92 and was second ically “for swimmers in the 100 freestyle in with coordination af- 0.65s. fected at a low level “All medals have such in the arms and legs, significance to me,” high degree of weak- they said. “All are very ness in one leg or the special.” absence of limbs,” Soon after they left according to LEXI, the medal stand, Raan online information leigh-Crossley saw their system that explains children in the crowd parasport designa- and stopped to embrace tions. them with the medal Photo courtesy Christie Raleigh-Crossley Raleigh-Crossley, hanging around their Christie Raleigh-Crossley celebrates with her family 37, sped to a silver neck. in Paris. medal in the 50 free- “It feels like a dream,” style in the S10 class, they said. “It does not By Chris Christopher High School South, Ocean TOMS RIVER - Christie County YMCA of Toms which is “for swimmers feel real at all. I don’t Raleigh-Crossley has sped River, Toms River Coun- with movement affect at know when it will finally to celebrity status. try Club, Florida State a low level in the legs, (Paralympian The former Toms River University and Rowan moderately in the hip joint See Page 4)
County Plans Warming Centers For Homeless By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY - Even before the f irst f rost blan keted Ocean Cou nt y days ago, officials had already taken steps to ensure the well-being of the county’s unhoused population during frigid temperatures. The Ocean County Board of Commissioners recently passed a comprehensive Code Blue plan for the 2024-2025 season, which includes
approval of multiple warming centers throughout the county. A significant addition to this year’s plan is the inclusion of a county-owned facility at 1959 Route 9 in Toms River, commonly known as the “Pic Building” at the Ocean County Career Center. This facility will provide a number of beds for adults experiencing homelessness
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Downtown Redevelopment Could Be Halted By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A controversial downtown redevelopment plan is one step closer to being shut down. Back in 2018, the administration changed the zoning in the bulk of the downtown area to allow proper t y owners to make the most of what they have. There were 10% of buildings that were allowed to go up eight to ten stories. The rest would be lower, and of staggering height to create visual diversity. There would also be parking, parks, open recreation, and other amenities. Although these ordinances went into ef fe ct ba ck t he n , very little actually changed downtown. There was only one notable exception. Under the previous administration, t h e c r i m e - r id d e n
Red Carpet Inn was demolished and the land purchased by t h e t ow n . C a p o dagli Property Co. originally planned two, 10-story apartment tower s over ground-level retail and a boardwalk around the river in that area. This boardwalk would be for passive recreation, not for r ides a nd games like in Seaside. This plan was changed to six stories during the heated election last year. Other amenities, such as an amphitheater, remained unchanged. Mayor Daniel Rodrick has said his win last year over former Mayor Maurice Hill was the residents’ rejection of development plans like this. Capodagli wasn’t going to pay taxes on (Downtown See Page 5)
Voters Talk About Heated Campaign Season By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – No one needs to remind you that it is election season. There are signs, banners and f lags everywhere and you’d be hard pressed to take a drive without spotting a vehicle with a political bumper sticker or some messages posted on car windows. Early voting had those eligible coming out in droves to county libraries and you
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didn’t have to choose your local library if you saw the line was too long. Many voted early for the first time and Jersey Shore Online.com/Micromedia Publications talked to a number of random voters who took advantage of this option. While we did not poll them on who they voted for we did ask what their views were concerning this presidential (Voters - See Page 27)
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