The BERKELEY Times Vol. 30 - No. 33
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Photo courtesy Charley & Vlas Parlapanides Hades and Persephone might not be what viewers expect of these mythological beings. By Chris Lundy “ Blo o d Of Z eu s,” is up nominated in our category BERKELEY – Nominated against some of the pantheon are very talented and they for a highly respected writ- of modern animated shows. are as deserving.” ing award, Charley and Vlas The awards will be presented The nomination is speParlapanides, who grew up on February 15 at the Beverly cifically for episode 3 of in Seaside Park and attend- Hilton in Los Angeles. The Season 2, “Winter Is Born.” ed local schools, said they brothers took a moment to Individual episodes are nomstill feel like outsiders in the speak with The Berkeley inated, which is why – of six world of Hollywood. Times about writing in ani- noms – three are from “The The Writers Guild of Amer- mation and their local roots. Simpsons” and two are from ica (WGA) published their “We’re very proud to be in “Bob’s Burgers.” nominations for outstand- the Guild,” Vlas said. “To be This is not too surprising. ing writing in a number of recognized by your peers is a When you say “animation,” (Writers - See Page 4) categories, and their show, big honor. The other writers
By Chris Lundy BER K ELEY – Re side nt s w i l l b e invited to sign up to an energy bill reduction program made possible because of a new solar farm that was completed last year. Jim Kenny, a representative of Think Energy, said during the most recent Township Council meeting that every resident is guaranteed at least 20 percent off of the supply and delivery of electricity. Residents would need to go online at ThinkEnergy.com/Berkeley to sign up, he said. They need the information on their current electric bill. They would remain a Jersey Central Power and Light customer; it’s just that (Solar - See Page 5)
White House: NJ Drones Were Authorized By The FAA By Alyssa Riccardi NEW JERSEY – The mysterious drones that were seen f lying all across New Jersey and throughout the East Coast were “authorized to be f lown by the FAA,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The White House held its first official news briefing of President Donald Trump’s second administration on January 28. In a statement read by Leavitt, the president said the drones f lying over the state were “not the enemy.” “I do have news directly from the president of the United States that was just shared with me in the Oval Office, from President Trump directly, an update on
the New Jersey drones,” Leavitt said. “After research and study, the drones that were f lying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be f lown by the FAA for research and various other reasons. Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that enjoy f lying drones,” she added. “In time, it got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy.” The drone activity was first reported on November 19 by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office when patrol officers observed drone activity during the previous night. The sightings then gained heavy attention on social media, with speculation ranging from the drones
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being a new military technology tested by the government to them being operated by a foreign power. In December 2024, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense issued a joint statement claiming they received more than 5,000 reports of drone sightings but that only 100 leads were generated. “There are more than one million drones lawfully registered with the FAA in the United States and there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones lawfully in the sky on any given day. (Drones - See Page 5)
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