The BERKELEY Times Vol. 31 - No. 4
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July 19, 2025
Court Upholds South Seaside Park Leaving Berkeley
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Photo by Chris Lundy Many homes in South Seaside Park are small bungalows that haven’t changed while the area has grown around them.
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Angelina Sciara’s 1986 Corvette was eye-catching. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY - Jersey Shore Car Shows and the Berkeley-Lacey Relay For Life held a fundraising ‘Cruising For A Cure,’ which featured more than a hundred vehicles and at least that many stories. The music blasted oldies out over Veterans Park and a few food trucks ringed the field. The show opened with a light misty rain, but the sun fought its way through. People checked out the cars and trucks, and the own-
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ers got to do one of their favorite things - talk about their cars. Angelina Sciara’s eyeshadow matched her ‘86 Corvette. Her fiance had bought it and started fixing it up for her before he passed. She took on the challenge, giving it a paint job, ground effects, and more. She hired a tattoo artist to airbrush a tiger on the hood. If that wasn’t enough personality, it has sayings on all sides. One of them is “Italian Princess,” which (Car - See Page 4)
Police: Double Fatal Crash Filmed For Snapchat
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Police said that video taken during a high speed chase was recorded and shared so that the people in the car could show off to people on Snapchat. The videos, including one of the crash that killed two young people, were shown in court, according to a report by The Patch. The incident was also shown in court from a different perspective – that of the police dashcam. “The purpose was to film it and post it in their 28-person Snapchat group for clout,” Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Travis Clark said in The Patch article. Pros-
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ecutors said that their BMW was upgraded to go over 100 mph and that they changed the license plate to a fake plate after they first got spotted by police. The crash claimed the lives of two residents, Evan Fiore, 23, and Kiley Armstrong, 21. On the night of March 7, Fiore was driving his Toyota Camry at the intersection of Routes 166 and 37 when the BMW collided with them. Passengers in Fiore’s car were Kiley’s twin, Krista Armstrong, and Ryan Chapman, 19. They were severely (Crash Filmed - See Page 5)
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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The New Jersey Supreme Court decided South Seaside Park can leave Berkeley Township and petition to join Seaside Park. The Supreme Court only ruled that SSP can leave Berkeley. Whether it joins Seaside Park is up to that town. If Seaside Park declines, then nothing changes. For many years, residents in SSP have claimed that they are not treated as equals by the rest of Berkeley. Shore residents usually pay more in taxes than the mainland because it’s a desirable place to live. Some SSP residents have said they receive less services. They feel that they have more in common with Seaside Park and might be better off there. (Seaside Park - See Page 6)
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By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY - The Ocean County Homelessness Trust Fund Task Force is seeking people to help review and evaluate proposals from organizations that are applying for support. Interested people must be 18 or older and living in Ocean County. The county especially wants to hear from people who have been homeless or close to it, or if they have loved ones who were homeless. Advocates had pressured county officials for years to create a Homelessness Trust Fund like most other counties in New Jersey. Last year, it went into effect. The county started collecting a $5 fee on certain documents (Programs - See Page 4)
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