Community Corner

The Week in Review

Stories you might have missed from the week of Oct. 17

It was a busy news week for us here in Barnegat. Here's a rundown of the big stories from the past seven days:

 

  • Barnegat residents turned out in force Monday for the . The word of the day was taxes; with bills hitting mailboxes the week before, many came to express fresh frustration over climbing costs.

 

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  • Residents and officials from several neighboring towns gathered Wednesday in Waretown to , an issue Gov. Chris Christie is pushing as a way to cut down on costs in New Jersey's local governments.

 

  • Operators of the , checks and policy changes with the passing of new recommendations by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week. The recommendations come after months of study to determine if changes were needed at U.S. plants in the wake of the Japan nuclear disaster.

 

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  • We broke the news this week that the father of Todd Wolford, a Waretown resident shot and killed by an Ocean Township police officer earlier this year, is for $5 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.

 

  • On Wednesday, advocates for the homeless came before the Ocean County Freeholders to . Speakers were asking for the establishment of a trust to fund assistance programs, as well as the construction of housing on county-owned land.

 

  • It was announced this week that due to a high level of interest, the much-anticipated , instead of in the municipal courtroom.

 

  • , including , joined in the Department of Environmental Protection's Barnegat Bay Blitz this week, picking up trash as part of a watershed-wide effort to help the bay.

 

  • A Barnegat resident who works as an assistant principal at Pinelands Regional High School was after allegedly participating in a drug deal on school grounds during the school day.

 

  • According to a recent study of school testing data by Inside Jersey, .

 

  • The Bengals boys' varsity football team had a Friday that also got them their first title. Andrew Jones has a great game recap here, with input from players and coach Rob Davis.


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