Phil Stilton It was a close game, but Brick High School defeated Toms River East 1-0. Christine Frazee pitched 7 innings and struck out 13 batters for the shutout. Corrine Connelly, Jamie Fogarty, Frazee, Alexa Halley and Erica O’Rourke each had hits.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Brick Township
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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Toms River East
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Southern Regional crushed Toms River South 20-3 at home, led by 7 goals each by Will Johnson and Kyle Mulrane. Tristan Farina got his first win of the season in goal saving 7 out of 10 shots.
Southern Regional, led by Nick Fontana’s 6 goals powered their way past Jackson Liberty 15-2. Kyle Mulrane scored 4 goals and Tristen Farena was solid in goal for the Rams.
Jackson’s two goals were scored by Max Matthies and Dylan O’connor.
Justin Fall pitched 7 innings and struck out 8 batters to blank the Jackson Memorial Jaguars 2-0 in Toms River. Jackson mustered just 4 hits from Troy Bathman, Alex Iadisernia, Christian Pellone and Tom Pellone.
Indians Jared Kwicinski went 2-3 with an rbi.
Southern took a commanding 10-4 lead after the first half and a second half rally by Jackson Memorial fell short. The Rams defeated Jackson 12-9.
Jackson had 18 shots on goal versus Southern’s 26.
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Jackson Memorial
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4 | 5 | 9 |
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Southern
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10 | 2 | 12 |
TOMS RIVER-Toms River North is now 2-0 on the season after shutting out Central Regional 6-0.
Jade Warner went 2-3 with a double and an rbi. Amanda Joyce and Kaitlyn Clancy each had 2 rbi’s.
Lauryn Schuber struck out 11 in the complete game shutout. She gave up 7 hits, but Central Regional failed to get any runners across the plate.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Central Regional
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
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Toms River North
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Toms River North defeated Barnegat 25-19, 25-19 to win their first match of the season in volleyball after a tough civil war loss to rivals Toms River South a day earlier.
Robert Kauffman had 10 digs, Erik Wrightson and Zach Cottone each had 7 kills.
Tylar Rinkerman had 8 kills, while Drew Lang and Christopher Kluxen each had 7. Hunter Simeon had 8 digs. South defeated North 25-16 and 25-22.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final |
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Toms River South
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25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | ||
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Toms River North
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16 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Jackson Memorial pitcher Tori Aguilar struck out 7 and gave up just 3 hits to lead the Jaguars to 2-0 season opening win against Toms River South on Wednesday.
Jordyn Calderon, Abigail Reist, Jamie Sheeran and Breanna Sorochka each had hits. Sheeran drove in the Jaguars’ only two runs.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Jackson Memorial
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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Toms River South
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Jackson Liberty
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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Barnegat
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kaitlyn Clancy had 2 rbi and a double to lead the Mariners to a season opening 4-1 win at Jackson Liberty on Monday. Former Toms River Little League slugger Amanda Joyce went 2-4 along with Jade Warner and Tara Flavin. The Mariners capitalized on 3 errors made by the Lions.
The application for the Lakewood Shopping Village project in the Cedarbridge industrial center development by BMG was pulled from Tuesday night’s township planning board agenda.
“Over the past few weeks a number of Talmidim (disciples) have personally reached out to Roshei Yeshiva and me to share a range of concerns regarding the Cedarbridge application to build a shopping plaza,” read a letter from Rabbi Aryeh Malkiel Kotler. “While many of the issues raised reflect inaccurate information, among them are matters that deserve further evaluation and discussion.”
“We have been listening to a wide range of input, and have been working with a representative of the group of Talmidim on those, and will continue to do so, and to solicit input from others, in order to determine the circumstances under which the project could go forward,” the letter continued. “We are postponing the application as we continue to work on this.”
2017 has been a very strange year here in Ocean County in the news. Here’s our list of the top 10 craziest stories in case you missed them.
Million Dollar Heroin Man Released via Bail Reform Act
A Manchester man caught with a million dollars in heroin is back on the streets hours after a coordination law enforcement operation takes him off the street thanks to New Jersey’s bail reform and speedy trial act. Read it here.
St. Patty’s Day Drunk Driver’s Crash Caught on Video
Watch as a pizza delivery driver’s dash cam captures this reveler crashing into the median in Silverton. Read it here.
Deranged Man Shot by Toms River Police
Toms River Police forced to shoot a deranged man in apartment complex standoff. Read it here.
Accused Pedophile Weeps as He’s Sent to Jail
A man accused of sexual crimes against children in Little Egg Harbor finally incarcerated after outcry by the public and local chief of police, Richard Buzby. Read it here.
WOBM Radio Host Drives into Multiple Park Cars, Nothing to See Here
An odd story about money and power as a WOBM Radio host drives into several parked cars and eludes police, yet the media which receives advertising dollars from the wealthy host’s philanthropic organization remains silent. Read it here.
Ocean County Sheriff’s Officer Charged with Stealing Coke
Sharing a Coke took on a new meaning in Ocean County in March after a Sheriff’s Officer was charged with stealing cocaine from an evidence locker for his own use. Read it here.
Gymnastic Coach Charged with Child Porn
A local gymnastics coach who teaches young girls charged for possession of child [censored]ography. Read it here.
Letter says no Goyim at new Lakewood Shopping Plaza
A letter written by a Lakewood resident condemns the thought of non-Jews and Jews interacting at a newly proposed shopping plaza. Read it here.
Anti-Trump Protesters Scuffle on the Seaside Heights Boardwalk
Watch as these anti-Trump protesters engage Trump supporters at the March MAGA March in Seaside Heights. Read it here.
Finger Flipping Quad Rider Caught
A quad rider who vandalized a local school and flipped off the security camera was identified by police. Read it here.
A Dangerous School Bus in Lakewood
Watch as this school bus driver in Lakewood just can’t wait in traffic like everyone else. Read it here.
Barnegat Bay Pirate Ship For Sale
A replica pirate ship that sails the Barnegat Bay went up for sale. Read it here.
Ritacco Style Politics Blocked by Toms River School Board
The Toms River School Board blocked a move to appoint Ritacco tied firm to a $97,000 appointment. Read it here.
Little Egg Harbor Jumps Off Florida Overpass
A Little Egg Harbor Man jumps off a Florida overpass after pushing a cop down in the sunshine state. Read it here.
Man Exposes Himself to Point Pleasant Teenage Girls
Police searched for a man who exposed himself to teenage girls. Read it here.
Hooking Up For Bernie, Now Helping Seniors
A Brick woman who made national headlines by using dating app Tinder to campaign for Bernie Sanders given appointment to township housing authority. Read it here.
Yesterday, we reported on an article posted on the “Take Back Lakewood” website in which a post on the page claimed to show 1,200 signatures in opposition to a retail mall project in the Cedarbridge office park.
Along with the petition was a letter from an unsigned resident highlighting their opinions against the development, citing things like teenagers hanging out, boys and girls co-mingling, gentile (non-Jewish) owned shops and other reasons.
The letter also referred to non-Jewish residents as “goyim”, those who are not Jewish, many non-Jews feel it is a derogatory term. The letter referenced the potential presence of goyim within the shopping plaza as “terrifying”.
Today, Take Back Lakewood is walking back its claim that the letter and the petition were connected and the original article was pulled from the website.
“We have now spoken with the organizer of the petition who clarified to us that the petition had 2 simple lines on it – as written on the text of the petition page – it reads (in a mixture of hebrew and english) : ‘We are requesting from Cedarbridge Corporation to withdraw from their involvement in making a shopping center in our town’.”, TBL, stated.
“The intention of the organizers of the petition related to the fact that the Yeshiva (BMG) was founded upon and espouses certain values. Those values include living a life of austerity and shunning materialism in the pursuit of living a life dedicated to the service of God. Many in the yeshiva community choose not to eat out in restaurants (yes even kosher ones) choose not to indulge in nice cars or name brand clothing and instead dedicate their time and efforts in the service of God. Most do not have a TV in their home and many do not have internet. Some don’t even own a cell phone. They are entitled to choose to live their lives in that way the same way America allows individuals to choose how to live their lives. While they would not tell others how to live their lives and indeed many many people in Lakewood do live a more luxurious lifestyle with nice houses, cars and nice strip malls, they felt that it was unbecoming of BMG to tarnish it’s name by suddenly changing gears and promoting materialism since in this case, BMG/Cedarbridge was the applicant and developer. If a private developer were to apply for a mall that they would not object. The reality is that private developers have been building stores all over Lakewood and the BMG students have not objected to that. Their concern related to what they felt was a weakening of the yeshiva’s values and a lack of practicing what they preach in regard to materialism,” TBL continued.
“Furthermore, the intent of the letter which was written by an individual, was not to say that non Jewish stores should not be allowed in Lakewood. When BMG was initially accused of promoting materialism through a shopping center that would be built in the middle of a predominantly jewish area, some of the concerns related to the fact that there would surely be tenants who served non kosher food, draw traffic to the area on Sabbath when most stores in the area are generally closed, and possibly have stores like Victoria Secret etc which would display pictures of scantily clad women that would generally not be preferred by the ultra orthodox. Again, the primary objection related to the fact that BMG was the developer. It would be analogous to a Catholic Church building an abortion clinic,” the statement continued.
“No one in Lakewood is trying to deny business opportunities for gentiles,” TBL added.
You can see the full post on Take Back Lakewood’s website.
Although the letter and the petition are now alleged to be disjoined from each other, the letter highlighted the deep cultural divide between some in Lakewood’s Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and the surrounding communities which must be overcome as the Orthodox community expands into neighboring towns.
The original letter is published below:
TOMS RIVER-Ocean County Freeholder Joseph Vicari is now facing a primary challenger for the Republican nomination for his seat in the June primary.
Vicari, who received the endorsement from the Regular Republican Organization of Ocean County, will have to now campaign against Jenny Heinz of “Ocean County Conservative Republicans”.
Little is known about Heinz, except that she is a resident of Manahawkin.
Hassan was listed on the unofficial county candidate filing list released by Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella on Monday, the filing deadline for candidates.
LAKEWOOD-A group of residents in Lakewood are worried about what might happen after the 200,000 square foot shopping center, called Lakewood Shopping Village is completed and opens to the public.
The project is now facing renewed criticism from a handful of residents.
A hearing is set to be heard on the project Tuesday night. Some residents in Lakewood are upset over the project, which is affiliated with the Beth Medrash Govoha Yeshiva.
A petition circulating against the mall has gained over 1,200 signatures.
Opponents, in the petition letter said the “BMG mall” will promote a materialistic lifestyle and that the shopping center will be a hangout for teenagers.
“Even in Shoprite, there are stores that do not live up to the standards of the yeshiva,” the group wrote. “How can we expect shops in this mall to be any different?”
The letter continued, saying the mall will be a melting pot of of people whose lives are in complete contradiction.
“The yeshiva agreed to sign there will not be stores open on Shabbos, but it refused to sign that there will not be stores owned by goyim,” the petition letter stated. “It is clear their only concern is rental income. If a non-Jewish owner is prepared to pay more, will he be refused? Or will the excuse be given that it is against civil rights laws to prohibit rental due to race, creed or religion?”
“The threat of being a hangout, the presence and influence of non-Jews is terrifying,” the letter continued. “Why did you allow a place where boys and girls hang out together?”
According to the “Take Back Lakewood” page, the meeting will be streamed live on the First Amendment Activist Channel here. You can also call in to hear the live meeting at 712-432-4263
The Lakewood planning board attorney, according to a report on Joyce Blay’s News & Views threatened to put protesters in jail at a recent meeting in the township.
Since last year, Deutsch and other residents opposed to over-development have attended public meetings of Lakewood’s planning board and the Lakewood Zoning Board of Adjustment, not as development application objectors, but as public policy protesters.
At the March 21, 2017 meeting of the Lakewood Planning Board, retail advocate Herschel (Harold) Herskowitz took a seat behind Deutsch in the audience. Both men, seated next to the aisle, held up protest signs.
In a telephone interview with NJ News & Views later that evening, Herskowitz said he was not intimidated by Jackson’s comments during the meeting.
“I said, ‘Mr. Jackson, please, I want to be arrested!”
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Who has more support from the Trenton backed GOP establishment as Republicans head into the final two months of campaigning before June’s primary election? It depends who you ask.
The campaign for Jack Ciattarelli this week blasted the campaign for Kim Guadagno, telling establishment supporters that Chris Christie’s number two isn’t strong enough to defeat whoever the Democrats put against the Republicans this November.
In the contest of winning over County GOP club support, Guadagno managed to win 10 county party endorsements while Ciattarelli won 7 in a courting process that involved wooing county chairmen, Republican municipal mayors, municipal committeemen and county committeemen, New Jersey’s political elite.
“The Lt. Governor’s 10 county lines fail to equal 50% of the average Republican primary vote share statewide,” the campaign said in a statement. “In fact, if you add up the 7 county lines secured by Assemblyman Ciattarelli, plus the 4 counties that don’t award preferential ballot placement via a line, it equals nearly 51% of the primary vote share.”
Ciattarelli went on to blast Guadagno’s fledgling non-profit, Building a Better New Jersey Together.
“Building a Better New Jersey Together – belies a campaign that has been nearly devoid of substance thus far,” Ciattarelli said. “Newspaper editorial boards and the state’s leading conservative columnist have sharply criticized the Lt. Governor for a lack of substance and ducking the press.”
With New Jersey’s Republican establishment vote split down the middle, the primary at this point is anyone’s race once non-establishment voters head to the polls in June.
Guadagno has been working hard to come out from behind Chris Christie’s shadow where she had been firmly planted for the past eight years, but Ciattarelli said that’s not enough.
“Worse than being a weak frontrunner in the primary, Lt. Governor Guadagno is a near certain loser in a general election matchup against Phil Murphy – and likely by a landslide margin,” Ciattarelli’s camp claimed.
In a strange web video last week, Gudagadno distanced herself from the Governor’s $300 million dollar statehouse renovation, criticizing “Trenton politicians” for the cost.
Guadagno, in the video admitted that after eight years of the Christie/Guadagno administration, New Jersey still has the highest taxes and foreclosure rates in the nation.
On the undercard in the primary, candidates Steve Rogers and Joe Rullo continue their play on the actual Republican primary voters, content with not getting the establishment support.
Last weekend, Rullo headlined a Make America Great Again March in Seaside Heights before an audience of over 2,000 diehard Donald Trump supporters. Rullo hopes his open support of issues important to the Trump base in New Jersey will allow him to get the necessary Republican voters in June.
While Guadagno and Ciattarelli battle each other, Rullo is hoping to sneak in the back door.
Guadagno has raise more money than Ciattarelli. Her campaign raised $830,000 while reports claim Ciattarelli has not yet hit the $430,000 threshold, according to a report in the Observer.
JACKSON-Jackson Properties, Inc. is proposing to build a 35,600 square foot commercial and warehouse facility at southwest intersection of Hyson Road and Challenger Way. The application is requesting to be heard at the April 3rd planning board meeting.
According to land records, the property was purchased by the Township of Jackson for
Two buildings will be built on the 4.05 acre parcel. The lot was historically designated as residential zoning, but was changed to limited commercial during the last rewrite of the Township’s master plan, a project led by Councilman Ken Bressi, but is now Limited Commercial.
Under the designation of limited commercial zone, medical, professional, assisted living, day care, preschool and other various light commercial facilities can be built on the once residential property. Warehouse facilities are not on the list of applicable uses of the property.
Raymond F. Shea, esq. is the attorney representing the applicant.
JACKSON-Strategic Equity Solutions, of Lakewood is proposing to build a 25,095 square foot office and warehouse for use by multiple tenants at the intersection of Solar Avenue and Corporal Luigi Luigi Marciante Memorial Drive. According to the application before the Jackson zoning board, the 2.4 acre parcel is zoned LZ (Limited Commercial) under the township’s master plan.
A variance is required because the intended use does not confirm with the zoning of the property.
The applicant also seeks to gain a variance to confirm with a 200 foot lot frontage requirement on Solar Avenue where just 160 feet exists. The application also seeks to gain a variance for various other required setback shortfalls for parking and non-residential setback requirements.
The plan is being proposed by Strategic Equity Solutions of 730 West Kennedy Boulevard in Lakewood.
The plan could be heard as early as the April 5th township zoning board meeting. Attorney Steven Leone of Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks is representing the developer.