The BERKELEY Times Vol. 30 - No. 37
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Photo by Chris Lundy Many of Berkeley’s officers came out to show their support of four cops who were getting promoted at a recent Township Council meeting. By Chris Lundy have the support of the mayor and council, the BERKELEY – A crowd of supporters report- community and our fellow officers.” ed for duty at a Township Council meeting to In other police news, the Township Council witness four officers being promoted. supported State Assembly bill A-5175. This Capt. Brian Woermer, Lt. Timothy Pizzella, bill reinstates automatic cost-of-living adjustSgt. Alexander Houle, and Sgt. Jonathan Mul- ments for annual pension, ordinary disability vihill were sworn in by Mayor John Bacchi- pension, or accidental disability pension retireone. The line of blue filling the front of the hall ment benefits for certain members of the Police made it difficult to fit them all in one photo. and Firemen’s Retirement System. To qualify, Chief Kevin Santucci thanked the officers they must have been retired and receiving rewho came out to make it a positive experience. tirement benefits for a minimum of ten years. “We deal with a lot of negativity in our jobs,” According to the bill statement, these COLA Santucci said. “It makes our jobs a lot easier to (Officers - See Page 4)
Spadea Wins Ocean County GOP Endorsement
Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea speaks after accepting his endorsement by Ocean County Republicans.
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER - Bill Spadea clinched the gubernatorial endorsement at the Ocean County Republican Convention, securing 129 votes to defeat Jack Ciattarelli, who received 83. The Ocean County Republican Organization also endorsed legislative and county-level candidates in an effort to strengthen Republican influence in the upcoming elections. Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore privately predicted that Spadea would win with a 60/40 split as the voting process was underway. His forecast proved
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Mayor Addresses Bulk Pick-Up Rules By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Mayor John Bacchione addressed a rumor that’s been spread around that the town doesn’t do bulk pick-up in the Bayville section of the township any more. “Bulk pick-up has not stopped,” the mayor said. In Bayville, it used to be four times a year. Now, a resident has to make a call to the Public Works Department and they’ll schedule it. One of the main reasons for this change was that if someone was putting something out for bulk, it might sit out there for weeks waiting for the bulk pick-up day. Now, it’s done more quickly. It also saves on time for the workers and gas for the truck. Instead of them driving around hunting for bulk, they know exactly where to go and get the job done. “We get more picked up and we know it’s out there. It’s not sitting there,” he said. The township has rules that residents have to follow, such as not putting out treated wood. More details can be found at the township’s website at twp.berkeley. nj.us/ Last year, township officials discussed issues with bulk pick-ups. Mattresses were being left out for weeks
– without the mattress cover that is required. This led to unsightly and unsanitary conditions. There was also a concern that residents were allowing friends and relatives from out of town to come and drop off their bulk at their homes in Berkeley. Holiday City and Silver Ridge Park gets bulk pickup once a week. For the regular trash, this area is switching over to robocans to save money. Bacchione said that an overwhelming majority of the town’s workman’s compensation claims come from Sanitation Department workers lifting heavy cans all day. In other news, Councilman James Byrnes suggested making a change to the regulations for when a utility company opens up a road to work on the infrastructure beneath. In these situations, the company is required to repair it when they are done. Byrnes said that the repairs haven’t been up to the township’s liking. He suggested increasing the amount of money that a company has to put up in a bond before the work is done to ensure it gets completed properly.
remarkably precise, missing the actual result by less than one percentage point. The Voting Process Gilmore said he had anticipated a decisive outcome at the convention and defended the endorsement process against criticism. Actual voting booths were set up at the convention location at the Clarion Hotel in Toms River to allow for secret ballots. (Spadea - See Page 5)
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