The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 30 - No. 37
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Photo courtesy Manchester Schools Kevin Burger, of Kevin’s Kids, and his wife Peggy are seen working behind the scenes at “The North Pole.” The couple and many community volunteers worked to sort through all of the incredible donated gifts. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The school district’s popular holiday gift drive Kevin’s Kids turned 42 this year. The program involves many volunteers that leads to families in need having a brighter holiday. The effort involves assisting
every Manchester school district family in need with their holiday gift list being fulfilled. This gift drive does not collect generic gifts, rather they fundraise and shop confidentially from specific gift wish lists submitted by families who ask Kevin’s Kids for support during
the holiday season. The program began more than four decades years ago when a first grade teacher at Whiting Elementary School shared with Kevin Burger, the school’s principal at the time, about a student who informed him that (Holiday - See Page 4)
Local Filmmaker Provides Sequel To Holiday Favorite
By Bob Vosseller JERSEY SHORE – Have you ever wondered what happened next for Ebenezer Scrooge after his epiphany about the spirit of Christmas and what matters most in life? A New Jersey filmmaker is exploring that premise with “Ebenezer The Traveler” a film that premiered on Apple+TV on December 6. It will also be available on Amazon Prime and over a dozen streaming services. Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Joe Valenti’s holiday drama which he described as a charming family holiday film written by Leland R. Prater that stars Jerry Parisi, Amanda Rae Dodson, Leland R. Prater, Michael Bertolini, Austen
Shane, Emily Jeanne Phillips, Christopher Brian Roach and Lou Martini Jr. The movie was directed, filmed, edited and produced by Valenti, a Toms River resident who heads Valenti Vision Films. Following the merriest Christmas day of Ebenezer Scrooge’s long and miserable life, the day after fi nds him much less merry, and instead much more dead. Reunited with his old partner Jacob Marley, a no longer quite so Tiny Tim, and his beloved sister Fan, together they are tasked with earning their own redemptions, and regaining Scrooge’s second chance, by crossing over time and the mortal plane to help guide others who are in danger of losing their way. (Filmmaker - See Page 7)
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$500,000 Water Project Planned
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER T h e To w n s h i p Cou ncil recently introduced an ordinance appropriating $500,000 for its water treatment utility and tabled an ordinance that concerned tree removal during the latest township council meeting. Ordinance 24-47 was introduced and will serve to appropriate half a million for various capital improvements and repairs for the water capital east improvement fund. The ordinance
was unanimously approved for introduction by the governing body. A second hearing, when it would be voted into effect, is expected soon. Earlier in the year, the governing body under the direction of the administration adopted a 10-year maintenance plan for its eastern and western water treatment facility. Tree Ordinance During the same meeting, Ordinance 24 -17 was t abled, which means held off (Water - See Page 5)
Unruly Neighbor Dispute Ends By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Resident Vanessa Cisneros of Midway Avenue came out to a recent Township Council meeting to thank officials for the resolution of a problem in her neighborhood. For more than a year, the resident has come out to many council meetings requesting help concerning unruly neighbors who were tenants of a house on the block. The mayor, governing body and council have been working on addressing the issue. “You all know me. I’ve been here complaining, complaining, complaining but I wanted to take a moment out to come in and say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the hard work that you guys do. The issue for now has been resolved. The people who were causing all the problems (public urination, loud noise and cursing late into the evening, public consumption of alcohol) they moved out. Thank God,” she said. (Dispute - See Page 4)