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ARK PRESS I MONDAY, 8, 2 0 02 I TOMS RIVER BUREAU For coverage in northern and central Ocean County (from Berkeley north), contact Toni Callus-. 8 Rohbins St, Toms River, NJ 08753 (732) 557-5730; fax: (732) 557-5759; uaUasapp.com MANAHAWKIN BUREAU For coverage in southern Ocean (from Lacey south), contact Karen Sudol, bureau chief: East Bay Manahawkin NJ, 08050 (609) 97 8-45 83, fax: (609) 978-4593; ksudolapp.com mwm v. t- project." WARETOWN OCEAN COUNTY a Election Day rides available to disabled, Disabled Voters in Ocean County will be offered free rides to the polls on Election Day in Vans and buses equipped with wheelchair lifts, county officials said. i The vehicles will be supplied by the Michael A. Loor i Bus Middletown, at the request Ciba-Geigy Corp.

TOP 3 ISSUES SOLUTIONS SMELL FROM LANDFILL: "They've got to cap it with something other than the garbage they're using now. They have to burn off the methane or cap it. It wasn't done right (capped correctly) in the beginning, so it's got problems." 2. EDUCATION COSTS: "Taxes in the school and the cost of sending students to Southern Regional is a sore point in town. It's the school board's problem, but I would like to see if we could get involved with Barne-gat somehow.

They might be cheaper than Southern Regional. (Southern's) prices are outrageous we're subsidizing Stafford Township. 3. TOWN CENTER: Opposes a ballot question to create a town center along Route 532. "That's up to the voters.

We fought last year to get that on the ballot. Who's going to come to Ware-town? How are they going to draw people to a hotel and convention center in Waretown? It's a big project for a small town that has nothing to fill it up. I believe it's a little too soon for a town this size." TODAY OCEAN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ACTION NOW INC. (OCEAN 8 p.m., OCEAN Inc. offices, Toms River.

BARNEGAT Board of Education, 7 p.m. executive session, regular meeting to follow, Russell O. Brackman School. BEACHWOOD Planning Board, 7:30 p.m., municipal building. BRICK Municipal Utilities Authority, 7:30 p.m., authority offices, 1551 Route 88 west.

JACKSON Township Committee, 8 p.m., municipal building. LAKEWOOD Board of Education, 7:30 p.m., high school commons, Somerset Avenue. MANCHESTER Township Council, 7 p.m., town hall. PINE BEACH Borough Council, 7:30 p.m., municipal building, Pennsylvania and Hillside Avenues. PLUMSTED Township Committee, 7 p.m., regular 8 p.m., municipal building.

POINT PLEASANT Environmental Commission, 8 p.m., municipal building. SEASIDE PARK Board of Education, 7:30 p.m., board office, 107 Third Ave. SEASIDE PARK Board of Adjustment, 7:30 p.m., municipal building. TUCKERTON Board of Education, 8 p.m., elementary school. Caucus meeting: The public invited and public participation la allowed at all meetings.

All meeting timet and dates are subject to change. Please contact your local officials for fication. UPCOMING 3 POINT PLEASANT BEACH: Playwrights III will present a series of one-act plays at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Call (732) 89M575 to register.

LAKEWOOD: Lakewood Community School will hold a "Goddess in You" seminar discussing aspects of feminine energy and using meditation and imagery tomorrow at Lakewood High School. Register at (732) 905-3685. BRICK: Ocean County American Legion Auxiliary will hold a dinner at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at American Legion Post 348 in honor of Maggie McMahon, president of the state American Legion Auxiliary Department. An executive board meeting will follow at 8 p.m.

LACEY: The Woman's Club of Lacey will hold a card party at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Community Hall at Route 9 and Lacey Road. Tickets are $3. Bridge players can call (609) 693-7606. TOMS RIVER: A Halloween show, featuring some of the creepier things related to the evening sky, will be offered at 7 p.m.

Wednesday through Friday at Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College. Tickets are $5. Show may not be suitable for very young children. Gall (732)255-0342.

Ocean Community Church will hold a Mischief Night Carnival from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at thechdrch, 1492' Route 72 West. Costumes are optional. Call (609) 597-5151. The Atlanta-based retailer said it wants to build a store on more than 35 acres off Route 9, across from Sunrise Boulevard in Forked River.

Louis A. D'Arienzo, Lacey's director of community development, said the application 'could go before the.Planning Board as early as December, Erik Larsen TRENTON Senate to consider slow-boating rules 1 I i The state Senate will consider banning boaters from operating their crafts at high speeds in shallow waters. The measure passed the Senate Environment Committee In a6-to-0 vote last week. State Marine Police, wildlife officers and municipal police would be able to fine violators as much as $5,000. Anyone? found to have damaged wet- lands or marsh areas could be held liable for restoration.

I Public employees doing their jobs would be exempt, although they must operate at no-wake speed in sensitive areas, officials said. Bill McLaughlin WARETOWN Greater fines mulled for ATV violators The cost of riding an all-terrain vehicle illegally in the township may soon go up. The Township Committee introduced a measure Thurs-. day that would increase the fines levied against those caught riding an ATV illegally in town. Violators are currently fined $100 per offense, but the pro-'.

posed ordinance would change that to $100 for the first offense and $500 and 15 hours of community service for a subse- quent offense. The measure also would increase the fee levied for im-' pounded ATVs from $4 to $40 per day. "People would come down for the weekend, get caught a couple times and only pay $200," Township Attorney Gregory McGuckin said. "It wasn't a real deterrent." 1 Gregory J. Volpe SEASIDE HEIGHTS Bar patron may sue, appeals court rules A Union man is allowed to sue Seaside Heights for being falsely arrested and injured in 1996, according to a state appeals court ruling.

The case dates to June 23, 1996, when the Union man was leaving a borough bar, Temptations, according to the decision from the state Superior Court's Appellate Division. Police officers, trying to quiet a verbal disturbance among patrons, ordered customers out of the area, but the Union man refused and was arrested, according to the decision. The man sued the borough, its police department, Police Chief James Costello and Police Officers Joseph Minialga and William Kagan, authorities said. The Laws Division of state Superior Court later dropped the police officers as defendants because the Union man did not properly notify them of an intended suit. So the borough argued that it, too, should be released.

But the appeals court ruled the borough could be held responsible for an employee's action, even if there was a dismissal against individual police officers. Joseph Sapia township, but it's not being used as it should be." Kfaft said the township has applied for a grant to build a walking and bicycle path around the lake, is designing a skate park at the facility and is building a gazebo there. 3. MORE STATE AID FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT: "I want to work with the school board to persuade Gov. McGreevey to get rid of the freezes in state aid.

When you freeze the aid and you're growing, it's like a decrease." NAME Kenneth P. Smith PARTY Democrat ADDRESS 8 Acorn St. AGE 63 PERSONAL Married, with two children Motor coach operator EDUCATION Graduated high school; some college and industrial classes when working for has offered to pay for a flare system to burn off gas, because officials and residents were tiring of waiting for the state Department of Environmental Protection to fix the problem. Smith also wants to curb school costs by seeing whether it would be cheaper to send students to Barnegat High School scheduled to open in 2004 rather than Southern Regional. "Taxes in the school and the cost of sending students to Southern Regional is a sore point in town," he said.

"It's the school board's problem, but I would like to see if we could get involved with Barnegat somehow. They might be cheaper than Southern Regional. (Southern's) prices are outrageous we're subsidizing Stafford Township." Kraft declined to say whether he would favor a switch of high schools, saying it could become a negotiation point in the future. Smith said he's urging a "no" vote on the ballot question over designating a 500-acre section along Route 532 for a town center to attract commercial and recreational ratables, including a hotel, convention center and golf course. "That's up to the voters," morning has been charged with driving while intoxicated, po-4 lice said.

Matthew Nesgoda, 21, of Chestnut Way Circle, had a blood alcohol content of .13 percent after a Breathalyzer test was conducted at police headquarters following the arrest, police said. The legal limit in New Jersey is .10. The engine of Nesgoda's 1994 Chevrolet two-door sedan was running at the time he was found, at about 4:25 a.m., police said. Nesgoda was issued a mons for DWI and released pending a hearing in Municipal Court, police said. Erik Larsen Woman 'critical' after collision EAGLESWOOD: A Little Egg Harbor woman who was seriously injured in a head-on collision last week remained in critical condition at a Camden hospital, a nursing supervisor said.

Debra Paparteys, 50, was rushed to Cooper Hospital Medical Center on Wednesday after her car crossed the center line near Cox Cro Road and collided with a pickup truck driven by another Little Egg Harbor resident, Greg Halka, 34, according to police. Paparteys was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, police said. Nicholas Clunn Cops: Man tried to lure child STAFFORD: An Egg Harbor City man has been charged with I NAME Robert Kraft PARTY Republican ADDRESS 28 Bay Parkway AGE 40 PERSONAL with one son OCCUPATION Landscape contractor EDUCATION Ocean County College i 4 QUALIFICATIONS One, three-year term on the committee TOP 3 ISSUES SOLUTIONS 1. PRESERVING OPEN SPACE: "I'm really proud that we were the first municipality (in southern Ocean County) to institute an open-space tax. We were able to preserve 58 acres on Lighthouse (Drive) and Main Street, and we're looking to identify more properties to be purchased." 2.

RECREATION: Kraft wants to improve recreation facilities at Waretown Lake. "I want to improve some of the amenities in town. In my opinion, the lake is the hub of the recreation in the Waretown From Page Bl used to build a bicycle and walking path around the lake. mayor also wants to lobby the governor's office to lift the freeze on state aid to school districts, saying it's penalizing a small, growing municipality like Waretown. Smith agreed with Kraft's stance on open space.

He also conceded that Kraft's administration has done well providing recreation, though he 6aid he would" like to see more done for older children and teenagers. He also said Kraft's stance on state aid is good, but unlikely to happen. "That would be nice," Smith said. "But he would have as much chance as a snowball in hell because it doesn't seem like (Gov.) McGreevey is going to change that." Smith said his first priority is to fix the odor that's been coming from the landfill since July, when ventilation pipes were installed to prevent escaping methane gas from rupturing the recently capped portion. Smith said the gas needs to be burned off.

Kraft said his administration Pops: Man owes child support LAKEWOOD: A 31-year-old Woehr Street man was charged Friday with not paying more than $30,000 in child support, police said. Officers arrfcsted Terrell Holmes at East Fourth and South streets on Friday night, police said. A background check revealed warrants for $13,088 and $17,690 issued for Holmes, Lt. Robert Lawson said. Holmes was taken to the Ocean Jail, Toms River, in lieu of $30,000 bail, Lawson said.

A. Scott Ferguson Pilot condition is 'satisfactory' NEPTUNE: The condition of student pilot Thomas Reaves, 52, Howell, whose single-engine fixed wing plane crashed Thursday in Lakewood, has been up- dated to satisfactory, authorities said. Reaves was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, for a head injury following the crash at Swarthmore and Cedar Bridge avenues, according to officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, who said Reaves was flying solo. Tracy Robinson Man facing DWI charge STAFFORD: A Barnegat man found unconscious and slumped over the wheel of his car at the corner of Whitecap and Riptide avenues in iie Ocean Acres development early Saturday ot ocean County transportation officials. County Free- holder James J.

Mancini said the bus company will work directly with members of the Monday Morning Project, a disabled advocacy group, to" conduct the program. Additional transportation will be provided by CommU- nity Options in the Forked River section of Lacey. Volunteers will take reservations for rides and help the bus company schedule pick-up times. Disabled seniors in need of a ride should call their local Republican or Democratic club, or call Nancy Penrod at (732) 458-7641, officials said. The callers will be asked for the type of wheelchair or scooter Jhey use, whether they will be traveling alone or with a companion, and the location of their polling place, officials Availability is limited, so interested parties are urged to call as soon as possible.

The deadline for reservations is Friday. Cynthia E. Spalding BRICK 6 local groups receive grant funds Six local community orga- week through the township's Community Development Block Grant program, financed by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The recipients were: Word of Life Ministries which manages a food bank for the needy. Meals on Wheels which cares for homebound senior citizens.

Providence House which serves victims of domestic violence. VetGroup of Ocean County which offers job training and counseling to veterans. Interfaith Hospitality Network which assists the homeless. Contact of Ocean County a counseling and referral service. Joseph Picard LACEY Party doesn't endorse woman's statements A spokeswoman for the local Democratic Club was not speaking for the group Thursday when she criticized a proposal that would bring a Home Depot store to town, Township Committeeman Robert G.

Bis-choff and club President John Coan said during the weekend. Regina Discenza of Sunset Drive was reading from a two-page handwritten statement when she addressed the Republican-controlled committee during its meeting Thursday. Bischoff, who is the lone Democrat on the five-member municipal panel, said Discenza was speaking as a private citi zen ana ner comments suuuiu not be interpreted as the opinion of local Democrats or of the club's leadership. Discenza said Coan tried to convince her before the meeting not to criticize the Home Depot proposal. Discenza said she was speaking "solely as a Lacey resident who lives nine-tenths of a mile from the proposed site of The Home Depot Smith said.

"We fought last year to get on the ballot." Kraft said the center is necessary to bring ratables to a town in which most revenue comes from homeowners, and 640 residents including 500 children live below the poverty level. The center could be the trigger that finally opens up Route 9 to commercial development, the mayor said. "It's a vision that fits this township," Kraft said of the center. "We need ratables because 97 percent of the taxes are paid by residents." But Smith said the project is too soon for a small town. "Who's going to come to Waretown?" he said.

"How are they going to draw people to a hotel and convention center in Waretown? It's a big project for a small town that has nothing to fill it up. I believe it's a little too soon for a town this size." The mayor countered, using a cliche from the baseball film "Field of Dreams." "If you build it, they will come," he said. "This creates a reason for people to come to Waretown, and Route 9 will follow." Kraft also said the project would be helped, by the improvements planned for the interchange at Route 582 and the Garden State Parkway. attempting to lure an 8-year-old girl into his motor vehicle at the Manahawkin Trailer Park on East Bay Avenue on Thursday afternoon, police said. Glenn Everest, 47, was ar- rested the next day by the Mul-lica Township Police Depart- ment at his home after neighbors identified him as the suspect, police said.

No further details were available yesterday, polices4id. i 1 Everest was released bn $20,000 bail with no 10 percent option shortly after his arrest, police said. Detective Frank Heim and Officers Cheryl Silva and Herb' Miller are investigating, police said. rihi Larsen Knife Incident I 1 leads to charges; STAFFORD: A local teenager was charged last week with sim- pie assault and harassment f. after police said he threatened.

to injure unother teen with' pocketknilb more than a month ago-' dished the weatym during a dispute with a 14-year-old boy on' "Sept. 26 at thft corner of Jiran Road and Oak Avenue, police said. Because of their ages, police declined to identify the teens. The suspect produced the knife after an ongoing dispute between the boys escalated into 1 a physical confrontation, police After his arrest bn Oct 20, the 16-year-old was released to his parents pending a hearing in juvenile court, police 'Erik Larsen LAKEWOOD: Lakewood Halloween Fun Festival for children ages 3 to 12 will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at Town Square.

If the weather is bad, the site will be Lakewood High School.Call TOMS RIVER: Toms River Volunteer Fire Co. 1 will sponsor a Halloween parade starting at 7 Ptm. Thursday at the shopping center at Route 37 and Main Street. Registration will be held from 9 a.m. to p.m.

at Henry Runco Firehouse, 29 Robbins St. Call (732) 349-0144. BRICK: Indoor volleyball for, single Christian adults befcins at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anil's United Methodist Church, 714 Herbert- svilla R(ted.

Call (732) 84W729 from 6 to 9 p.m. LAKEWOOP: First Baptist )t r.hnrrh Will have a rummaee i sale from 9 a.m. tc2 p.m. and Saturday -the church, First street ana ijuton Avfnue. I Call (732) MANCHESTER: Cresiwood Village will hold its monthly yance featuring the band Pipers' 1 Alley from to 11 p.m.

Friday at the clubhouse on Schoolhouse Roiftl, Whiting fcctionTTickets are $5 in ad vaace, told at the clubhouse frotti 11 un. tdnoon $7 at the door.iCal! Aida eeks at 32) 350-1384: SEASIDE HEIGHTS: Tie annual party to benefit Animal Birth i Control wiD be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Frida at Yakety-Yak Club, 408 Boulevard. Cost is 15 per person. Call (7S2) 793-7489.

TOMS RIVER: Laclire of Elks jfS Lodge, 1875 will hiid an auction at 6 pin. Fridatat the lodge, 600 WashhTgton St. Admission is $5V 1 Call (7ft) 929-8151. a -1 I i.