Monday, May 6, 2013
Beatles, Rolling Stones, freeholders and more
MONDAY - Art of Bonsai Workshop, 6 p.m., Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Ages 13-18. Learn the art of creating your own bonsai from members of the Deep Cut Bonsai Club. Students will be provided with a plant to work on. Space is limited. Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-269-2144. MONDAY - Berkeley Township Council, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road, Bayville. Caucus meeting starts at 7 p.m., followed immediately by the regular meeting. Hint: most of the discussion takes place during the caucus meeting. MONDAY - The Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones - 1963-1969, 7 p.m., Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, Washington Street, Toms River. Music video …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Fishing contest, public hearing on county budget
MONDAY - English Conversation Group, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Open to anyone who wants to learn how to converse in English. MONDAY - TAB Presents: Sing the Night Away, 6:30 p.m, Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. For ages 13 to 18. Please register online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-269-2144. TUESDAY - Booksigning - "The Last Newspaper Man" - 7 p.m., Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, Washington Street, Toms River. Meet Mark Di Ionno, a Star-Ledger columnist and hear him discuss his fictional book about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Register online at www.theoceancountylibrary.com or call 732-349-6200. …
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Fire confined to garage and attic of Barbuda Drive home
No one was injured in a fire that broke out in a house at 77 Barbuda Drive home in Holiday City early this morning, Manitou Park Fire Chief Will Jubert said. "Everyone was out of the house when rescue companies arrived," he said. The blaze broke out in the garage of the one-story ranch around 12:24 a.m. and was confined to the garage and the attic, Jubert said. "It wasn't fully engulfed, it was a working fire in the garage," he said. It took firefighters about 20 minutes to knock the blaze down, Jubert said. The Pinewald Pioneer Fire Company, the Toms River Fire Department 2 and the Bayville Fire Company also responded, he said.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Mayor, Township Council members dispel misconceptions about new program
Residents in the senior communities will not see a tax hike or pay more for EMT coverage under the township's new nighttime program. That was the message several officials had for a Pulaski Boulevard woman who questioned the recent switch from MONOC to a shared services agreement with Tri-Boro First Aid Squad at the Oct. 9 Township Council meeting. "We cannot afford to have our taxes go up," the woman said during the public portion of the meeting. "MONOC has been giving services for free." "Evidently you don't have all the facts," Township Council President James J. Byrnes said. "MONOC is a business," Township Councilman Thomas Grosse said. "Their thing is generating revenue. This is a self-sustaining program. Your taxes will not go up. …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Accident happened on Plaza Drive in Holiday City
A Toms River man is facing drunk driving charges and driving on a suspended license after a one-car accident on Plaza Drive in Holiday City recently, Detective Sgt. James J. Smith said. Patrolman John Houghkirk Jr. arrested Jeffrey Figlar, 45, on Sept. 26, shortly after the 7:23 p.m. accident occurred. Houghkirk responded to the scene after a resident called and said a red Ford Ranger had overturned in the roadway, Smith said. When Haughkirk arrived, he found the overturned vehicle partially suspended in a nearby tree, said Smith. "The rear was eight feet off the ground," he said. "It was determined he was intoxicated." Figlar - who apparently had lost control of the vehicle - was not injured in the accident. He was taken to Community …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Pilot program now in place, Township Council President Says
Emergency medical technicians from the Tri-Boro First Aid Squad started their first overnight shift based out of the Holiday City First Aid Squad's building on Jamaica Boulevard on Saturday, Township Council President James J. Byrnes said. "They are going to provide support from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.," Byrnes said. "They are able to do a shared service with us to get it going." The Tri-Boro EMTs will provide services temporarily, until the township hires their own, he said. "They are able to do a shared service with us, at no cost to the taxpayers," Byrnes said. "The EMT's will be local people. They are going to know the neighbors and the neighborhood. The service should be better." Township officials worked on a plan earlier this summer to …
Sunday, September 9, 2012
70-year-old man died of smoke inhalation and burns
Authorities have identified the 70-year-old man who perished in an early morning fire in his Biabou Drive home and ruled the blaze accidental, Senior Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Michel A. Paulhus said today. An autopsy done by the Ocean County Medical Examiner's Office determined that Joseph A. Lasko died of smoke inhalation and burns after the fire broke out around 4 a.m. in his Holiday City home, said Paulhus. "It's an accidental fire, most likely caused by improper disposal of smoking materials," Paulhus said. Manitou Park Fire Department Chief Will Jubert said that his squad was dispatched to a home located at 35 Biabou Drive at 4:19 a.m., where they found a structural fire in progress. “There was heavy fire in the front of the…
Monday, August 20, 2012
There's plenty to do in the waning days of summer
Monday - Learn how to seine in Barnegat Bay and discover the creatures that live in it at Island Beach State Park. Free daily tour starts at 1 p.m. Please pre-register at Ocean Bathing Pavilion #1. For more information, call the park at 732-793-0506. Monday - Hunger Games movie matinee, 2 p.m. for ages 13-18, at the Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Register online at www.theoceancountylibrary.com or call 732-269-2144. Monday - Sunset hike along the Barnegat Bay, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Island Beach State Park. Fee is $5 per person. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 732-793-0506. Tuesday - Make a bottle cap necklace, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m, Jakes Branch County Park, Double Trouble …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Age, illness, sour economy takes toll on First Aid Squads in Holiday City area
Township officials are working on a plan to supplement first aid coverage in the senior communities at night, as squad memberships continue to drop. "We have a very serious problem," Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said at the Aug. 14 Township Council meeting. "Response times in the senior communities at night are longer and longer. As the years go by, it becomes more difficult to get volunteers." Township Councilman Thomas Grosse said members of the public safety committee met recently with first aid squad representatives to discuss the "dwindling numbers" in squads in the senior communities. Age, illness, seniors who have to work, and an increase in required training hours from 140 hours to 195 hours have contributed to the problem, Grosse …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Meetings, Island Beach State Park and more
Monday - Learn how to seine in Barnegat Bay and discover the creatures that live in it at Island Beach State Park. Free daily tour starts at 1 p.m. Please pre-register at Ocean Bathing Pavilion #1. For more information, call the park at 732-793-0506. Monday - Sunset hike along the Barnegat Bay, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Island Beach State Park. Fee is $5 per person. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 732-793-0506. Tuesday - Berkeley Township Council, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. Caucus starts at 7, followed immediately regular meeting. Hint: most of the discussion takes place at the caucus. The room pretty much empties out by the regular meeting. Tuesday - Members of the Ocean County Health Department will …
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