Thursday, October 13, 2011
First time candidate Gary Vaccaro shared his campaign goals and thoughts on the future of Oyster Creek Generating Station
Democrat Gary Vaccaro is pushing for a “new voice” in Lacey Township. As a first time candidate for township committee, Vaccaro shared his ideas and fielded questions at a town hall meeting on Wednesday night. “The reason I’m running is, I think we have a great town here,” Vacarro said. “I love Lacey Township…There are a lot of great attributes but over the past couple years I’ve been becoming very concerned about the direction the township is heading.” Economically, Vaccaro noted that taxes continue to rise, furloughs have been proposed, there has been a reduction of services, and no responsible planning by the majority party. “Secondly, I’ve seen the anger and frustration in people due to a lack of transparency and I think we need to …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
No Independents to challenge in general election
Lacey’s primary elections may have been uncontested but hundreds came out to the polls. Most’s seat is the only one open as his term ends Dec. 31, 2011. As the only Republican in the running, Most and Democrat newcomer Gary Vaccaro were the only candidates on the ballot. Out of 18,366 registered voters in Lacey Township, 684 came out to the polls on June 7, according to the Ocean County Clerk’s official primary election results. Most earned 486 votes while Vaccaro took 191 in their respective primaries. There were a total of eight write-ins. Most and Vaccaro will not be facing an outside challenger come November’s general election as no Independent candidates filed nominating petitions to be on the ballot. For a breakdown of the primary …
Friday, May 20, 2011
Committeeman David Most and other residents will be riding in the MS Bike Tour this weekend
Over a thousand cyclists will be stopping in Lacey Township tomorrow as part of the MS Coast to Coast Bike Tour, hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society New Jersey Metro Chapter. Committeeman David Most will be participating with a team from Oyster Creek Generating Station. Most, who is an employee at Oyster Creek, will be biking for a colleagues wife, Gail Derr, who lost her battle to MS, an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, on Jan. 31, 2011. “She lived each day to the fullest and lived her life only to better the lives of each and every one of us…her remarkable spirit and determination will live on through all those she has touched,” the team’s webpage said. Most’s team is made up of two other Oyster …
Friday, April 22, 2011
Due to financial restraints, the committee was unanimously opposed to housing a Mass Casualty Unit
As the township committee unanimously stated that Lacey does not receive its fair share of homeland security funds, Chief Bob Resetar of the Lanoka Harbor EMS Squad questioned why it would turn down a Mass Casualty Unit. “They just turned down $340,000 worth of homeland security that could have helped the residents of this town as well as the surrounding county because it would be a county resource,” Resetar said. The Lanoka Harbor EMS Squad had planned to apply for a Mass Casualty Unit, two years after they began participating in the NJ EMS Task Force but the township committee turned the application down. Six members of the LHEMS are currently trained under the Task Force, which is a consortium of paid and volunteer EMS providers from …
Monday, January 17, 2011
In anticipation for another year of budget cuts, the committee waives their salaries
The Lacey Township Committee chose to waive its salaries once again at last week’s committee meeting. As a result of the limited budget last year, the committee also chose to waive its benefits. “This year, we’re really not in much different shape as far as the overall revenue goes and the shortfalls…If we are going to be putting our staff in a situation where they’re going to have to sacrifice again and cut from their departments, then we should set the example and sacrifice and give up our salaries for another year,” Mayor Gary Quinn said. Each committee member has a salary of $7,000 plus health benefits, although new committee members are not permitted to receive health benefits under legislation passed by Governor Chris Christie. The …
Friday, January 7, 2011
Arrest made but further investigations underway as burglaries rise
The Lacey Township Police Department arrested Nicholas A. Merola, 19, of Seaside Heights today for multiple burglaries on Laurel Boulevard in Lanoka Harbor. Merola was residing at a Laurel Boulevard residence during the time period of the two burglaries he has been connected to: one on Sept. 25 and another on Oct. 2, stealing jewelry and household electronics valued over $30,000. Detective James Wood and Patrolmen Adam Ewart and Brian Flynn as well as the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Criminalistics Investigation Unit conducted an extensive three-month investigation concerning multiple residential burglaries reported on Laurel Boulevard between September and October. Merola was charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of …
Concerned Responder
3:43 pm on Saturday, April 23, 2011
CORRECTION--- BOB RESETAR, NOT BRIAN Forked River Fire has already received 3 grants this year, the last time Lanoka Harbor EMS received a grant was 2006. One of FRFD's grants required the Township's financial obligation to be approximately $12,500. This would be minimal in comparison and a far more inclusive resource!-- again, not trying to belittle FRFD's progress. The township thinks that when… more ›