The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 31 - No. 3
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Photos courtesy Manchester Township (Above) The Easter Bunny sits beside two Manchester Township girls during a recent Easter event held at Manchester Township Town Hall. (Right) Local children stand in front of the fence after a photo with the Easter Bunny. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – It was partly overcast and breezy outside but inside the community center meeting room in Town Hall, it was a perfect spring day and a perfect place for an Easter event. That event brought a whole lot of children inside the building seeking the coveted prize of a golden egg Easter basket plus a photo oppor-
tunity with a certain white-haired hare. Numerous children ages 2-10 and their families (Bunny - See Page 4)
Volunteers Team The Old Man On The Bay’s Miraculous Rescue Up To Clean By Stephanie Faughnan Self-proclaimed as the “Old WA R ET OW N – Fo r Man on the Bay,” Mazzi Local Beaches 70-year-old John Mazzi of knows Barnegat Bay like By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – Despite the cold and rainy weather, hundreds of volunteers hit the beach to pick up litter or harmful debris found at the Jersey shore. The bi-annual initiative is a part of Clean Ocean Action’s (COA) Beach Sweeps, which (Volunteers - See Page 9)
Ocean Gate, fishing has never been just a job - it’s been his whole life. “I’ve been fishing since I was six,” he said. “The only time I ever stopped was when I served in the Air Force. Fishing is my livelihood, my recreation - my life.”
Police Chief Discusses Fatal Crashes
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township Police Chief Antonio Ellis recently discussed the Goal Zero program during a recent council meeting along with several other police related issues. Goal Zero involves the police department joining forces with law enforcement in surrounding communities to participate in a high visibility county wide enforcement detail confronting the staggering rise in traffic deaths New Jersey has exper ienced i n recent years. High visibility enforcement details took place in late March and will continue. Between Monmouth and Ocean counties, 55 miles of roadway will be simultaneously enforced. Traffic safety culture and driving behaviors must change to keep people alive on New Jer-
the lines on his weathered hands. But on Wednesday, April 9, the water turned against him. What began as a routine Photo by Stephanie Faughnan clamming trip turned into a John Mazzi stands in front of his boat multi-hour fight for survival, while holding the clamming rake that as Mazzi stood stranded on a helped save his life after 12 hours on (Rescue - See Page 7) the Barnegat Bay.
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sey roadways, according to township police. “As of March 18, 2025, 101 people have lost their lives on New Jersey roadways in 2025. Thirteen of these deaths occu r red i n Ocea n County. This is an initiative started in Holmdel Township,” Chief Ellis said. “These numbers are staggering. We are currently number one in the state at this time for fatalities so we take this seriously.” Law enforcement age ncie s i n O c e a n County are dedicated to lowering these numbers and keeping our roadways safe by holding Code: Zero details on the last Thursday of every month through September. The color of the logo used for the Goal: Zero prog ram represents visibility for pedestrians and school safety, green. The black bar is a mourning band for all lives lost in traffic crashes. “Pat rol ma n Mat t Menosky of the Holmdel Police Department put this on about a year ago and did a successful zero tolerance campaign,” Ellis said. “This will most likely be grant funded through grants secured by (the State Division of Highway Safety) so there will be no cost to public taxpayers. It is for officers to get out there and do (Chief - See Page 4)