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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
June 29, 2009
Project
Lifesaver Available At No Cost
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Project Lifesaver, providing
a small personalized tracking bracelet to persons of any age with
Alzheimer’s,
Dementia, Down syndrome or Autism, is now available at no cost to Plumsted
Township
residents. Plumsted’s Senior
Outreach Search (SOS) program and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office are
funding
and implementing Project Lifesaver.
With Project Lifesaver, if a
person wearing the tracking bracelet has wandered off from their
caregiver, the
Ocean County Sheriff’s Office will respond with tracking equipment that
transmits a signal every second to their receiver. Response time to
locate the
person is generally within 10 minutes for the time the call was made.
For more information on the
Plumsted Township Lifesaver Program, residents may call the Senior
Outreach
Search offices at 609-758-2241 ext. 111 or the Ocean County Sheriff’s
Office at
732-341-3451.
Tax deductible donations to
support this program can be made to: Plumsted Township S.O.S. in the
Memory of
Barbara Buzgo.
The 13th
Annual
Luby Britt Memorial Fishing Tournament, sponsored by the New Egypt Elks
YAC/SCC, will be held on Sunday,
July 12th
at the Oakford Lake Park,
Lakeview Drive (off Main Street, New Egypt), from 9am to 11am.
Registration for
the children, up to 13 years old, begins at 8:45 am.
Prizes will be awarded for
all age groups participating in the fishing tournament. There is no
cost,
however, bait and tackle is not provided at the Park. Refreshments will
be
served and prizes awarded immediately following the tournament at the
New Egypt
Elks Lodge Pavilion, 105 Lakewood Road,
New Egypt. For more information call the
Elks Lodge at 609-758-8700 or email NEELKS2457@YAHOO.COM
Private fundraising, with
major donations from the New Egypt Agway and Blacey’s Auto Parts, have
made it
possible for Plumsted Township to continue its tradition of an
Independence
Day fireworks display. Faced with cuts in state aid, the Township
Committee
adopted a budget with no tax dollars appropriated for fireworks,
however, the
American Legion Post 455 stepped forward to sponsor this year’s
fireworks with
donations from businesses and citizens.
The fireworks display will be
Saturday, July 4th,
at the new Egypt High School
athletic field grounds (rain
date is Sunday, July 5th). The fireworks display
begins at 9:30
p.m., but the American Legion has planned festivities from 12:00 noon
to 10:00 p.m.
with food, refreshments, games and attractions. Live entertainment
concerts
start at 5:00 p.m. and features The Mahoney Brothers, Juke Box Heros
Show. Also
appearing are the teen pop sensations, Diverse, Riverwinds and local
favorites
Second Time Around. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and for more
information
contact event chairman, Al Hutchins at 609-758-3005.
Friends of the Plumsted
Library are accepting donated books, CD’s, DVD’s and
jigsaw puzzles on
Saturday, July 4th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
at the trailer directly behind the Library, 119 Evergreen Road,
New Egypt. The book
drop-off will be held every morning on the first Saturday of each month
in
preparation for the annual fundraiser book sale held in November.
Due to the rain, “Cruz
Nites,” featuring the display of classic and antique cars,
was canceled June 11th
and has been re-scheduled for Thursday,
June 25th. The Cruz Nite summer events
are held on portions of
the New Egypt Downtown Main and North Main Streets. Next month, Cruz
Nites
return to the advertised schedule of the second Thursday of each month,
from
July 9 to September 10 (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.).
Sign
up for Plumsted
Township’s
free “E-Mail
News Alert Service” by emailing INFO@PLUMSTED.NET. Browse the Township website: www.plumsted.org
for
more information and current events.
The
next regularly scheduled public meeting with Township Committee
members Eric
Sorchik, Mike
McCue,
Steve Reed
and Deputy Mayor Dave
Leutwyler
is July 1st and August 5th at 8:00 p.m.
Public comments and participation are encouraged
at all Township
Committee meetings. Browse the Township website: www.plumsted.org
and www.mainstreetne.org
for more information and current events.
Meet The Mayor 2009
Schedule
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As a result
of the new Township Committee meeting
schedule, the dates for the monthly one-on-one personal meeting
sessions with Mayor Ron Dancer at the Library every month have also
been revised. In 2009, meet personally with the Mayor at the Library on
the second 2nd Wednesday of each month (next July 8th and August 12th)
from 7 to 9 p.m. to discuss local concerns or State
issues. Residents
may call the
Library (758-7888) in advance to schedule a specific time for your
convenience. The Mayor encourages residents to
contact him
anytime at 758-2241x102 Township / 758-3497 Home / r.s.dancer@att.net.
Sign
up for Plumsted
Township’s
free “E-Mail News Alert
Service” by emailing INFO@PLUMSTED.NET. Browse the
Township
website: www.plumsted.org
for more information and current events.
Can't get to the meetings or the hours scheduled
at the library. To discuss your concerns and issues personally with the
mayor, click for more information.
Contact the State
Legislative Office
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For Federal issues, contact
our Congressman Chris
Smith at 609-585-7878 and for County matters,
contact
Freeholder
Director Gerry Little at 1-800-722-0291. Browse the
Township
website:
www.plumsted.org
and www.mainstreetne.org
or www.downtownnewegyptnpp.org for more information and
current events.
For more
information on our Township, residents are also encouraged to
visit:
Official web site of Ocean County Government:
www.oceancountygov.com.
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