The BERKELEY Times Vol. 30 - No. 36
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Wound Kits Set Up Throughout Central Regional Schools t o m a ke t he health, wellness and safety of students and staff a top priority,” Supe r i nt e nde nt Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder said. “T hese safety kits will make sure that ou r dist r ict is safe in the eve nt of a n emergency. “Hopefully, we will never have to use these kits, but Photo courtesy Central Regional t he y a r e i n Central Regional School Resource Officer and Berkeley Township Pateg ral to the trolman Thomas Eichen places a safety kit in the high school cafeteria. wellbei ng of our staff and students,” she said. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The first set of wound kits The best locations for the kits were chosen have started to be delivered to the Central by a team made up of CarneyRay-YodRegional School District to safeguard students er; Stewart Krentzman, the founder of the not-for-profit Survival+ For Schools; and staff. In the event of an emergency, these kits can School Resource Officer Patrolman Thomas help a staff person treat wounds before first Eichen; and first responder and member of responders arrive. They include various first the Survival+ team Robert Baran. These inaid supplies and a blanket. They can be thrown cluded classrooms, main offices, guidance offices and media centers. across a hallway if needed. A few months ago, approximately 150 “Since I began as district superintendent (Wound Kits - See Page 4) in January 2024, it has been my priority
Black History Month Event Celebrates Culture And Cuisine By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – It was a showcase of culture, cuisine, and history during the Annual Black History Month Celebration hosted by the Toms River Area NAACP at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch. Toms River Area NAACP President Bahiyyah Abdullah told The Toms River Times, “This has probably been going on for longer than 25 years now. We are very pleased to collaborate again with the library and the Friends of the Library for Black History Month. We are so pleased to have David Mills who is going to talk about Langston Hughes and we are very glad to share
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Polar Bear Plunge Returns For Charity
Photo by Bob Vosseller Polar Bear Plungers jump in as others exit the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the Seaside Heights oceanfront for the 32nd Annual Polar Bear Plunge. By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – There isn’t anything quite like a dip into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean on a winter afternoon and thousands of people came out again to do just that for this year’s Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights presented by New Jersey Law Enforcement. The effort is part of the year-round fundraising of Law Enforcement Torch Run events and involves individuals, organizations, and businesses who support Special Olympics New Jersey athletes by jumping into the ocean. Registration started at 9 a.m. and parking started to dwindle around the borough especially around Blaine Avenue where the registration area was. By 12:30 p.m. the boardwalk was crowded with thousands of spectators, many of them were bundled up. Plungers carried towels and other items as they headed towards the entry point of the beach at 315 Boardwalk. The 1 p.m. whistle alerted them it was
time to hit the water on the main beach between Webster and Dupont Avenues. Plungers had to individually raise a $110 minimum to a $125 minimum depending on when you registered to participate rated. You could be an “Early Bear,” “Now I’m Ready Bear” or an “Almost Missed It Bear.” Those registered picked up their perk items of hoodies or sweatshirts and there was other merchandise you can buy. Approximately 7,500 people made up of around 570 teams plunged into the icy surf raising more than a combined $2.5 million to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey. Including spectators, around 65,000 people came out to boardwalk. One plunge team from Bloomfield who have a house in Ocean Beach III made a terrible discovery while walking on Hancock Avenue to reach the beach for the plunge - they had no towels. They’ve been plunging for 10 years now. “We are a two-member team, the (Polar Plunge See Page 4)
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