ASBUmr PARK PUBUC UBRART f ASBURY PARK. NEW JERSEY ! Serving Our Loyal Readers Since 1875 -3TZ./.0 rw ‘Mywd Aanasb ■3 AW lS ai.3 0013 ■an onand Maww Aanasw A6/TS/3T 9TI0 I VOL. CXX NO. 29 TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE THURSDAY, JULY 20,1995 USPS 402420 THIRTY-FIVE CENTS Your T ow n TRAGEDY AT SHORE BEACHES Schneider, Sheehan Rough Seas And Recklessness Lead To 4 Deaths And 9 Rescues Campcdgn Kick-Off p a g e s Bradley B.O.E. Plans Cuts pages Dr. Buddie Joins ConvaCenter Staff page 10 Fletcher Lake Comm. Seeks Money p a g e s Benny Goodman Tribute July 22 page IS Ocean Grove lifeguards participating In the rescue attempt of 16-year-old drowning victim Juan Evangelista Grove Fine Arts Rios are (left to right): MARK MITCHELL, PAUL BAGDANOV, JIM ‘Red Eye‘ DAVIES, MICHELLE DAVISON, Senior Show Aug. 19 Head Lifeguard DAVE MITCHELL, MELISSA SWIATEK, MATT MITCHELL, PETE ‘Hudson’ LOFTUS, and Beach­ front Supervisor DAVE SHOTWELL Not in photograph are Liz Byham, Brice Byham, Barbara Milne and Dan page 13 Stockdale. Ocean Grove - Two the Oceanview Family Res­ 30 minutes. Along with the boy’s family witnessed the drownings - one at the non­ taurant in Ocean Grove. The Ocean Grove lifeguards, drowning and were visibly swimming beach in Asbury incident happened Sunday rescue vessels from the shaken. In later interviews, Zitm Park’s south end and one at about 5:30 in the afternoon Shark River Station appeared friends and neighbors ad­ Bradley Beach - were tragic after the lifeguards in both on the scene. First aid mitted that many people they is pleased to Spotlight reminders to beachgoers to towns were off duty. squads from Ocean Grove know only go to the beach S u e M ille r swim only where so desig­ Lifeguards from Ocean and Neptune, paramedics after the lifeguards and nated and only when a Grove were called to the from Jersey Shore Medical beach patrol have left. They page? lifeguard is present. scene after a distress call Center and the fire depart­ claimed this is usually due to A 16-year old youth from from the boardwalk. The ment from Asbury Park all lack of money to pay for the F o u r T r e e s Asbury Park drowned off­ boy, Juan Evangelista Rios, took part in the rescue ef­ beach badges. R estaurant shore in an area between the was found in the surf after forts. Casino in Asbury Park and being submerged for almost Members of the young TwiBght Dinner Continued on Page 3 6 Entrees (B cjcuJ i C i m m a To Choose From MAIN STREET- BRADLEY BEACH $9.95 served 4-6PM caU77S-0100 Township Committee Opposes Closing Of fo r le oom r t oao Now Open TOayoA Week Shark River Coast Guard Station Neptune - At the town­ ty of boaters and other in- ping station. Herbst stated Resolutions: ship council meeting Mon­ dividulas who enjoy recre­ that ’Ihe odor is unbear­ the liquor license for the day evening, the committee ational activities on the able... you might as well be Green Parrot, Inc. was passed a resolution encour­ waters surrounding the in the bathroom." renewed; aging the continued opera­ Township of Neptune parti­ The Fletcher Lake Com­ the retirement of R. Kent tions of the U.S. Coast cularly in the open ocean mission had met on July 13 Cole, Lt. Edward Ziegler, Sgt. Guard Station at Shark River. where specialized equipment and were confronted by resi­ George Bray and Sgt. Carl The Coast Guard announced is necessary for rescues dents in the area presenting Ritter from the Police Dept, at a public meeting June during high winds and rough the same complaints. The was acknowledged; 25th that it was steamlining seas.“ Commission stated that they the retirement of Lois and consolidating coast It was also noted by had no funding for clean-up Lawson from the Finance guard stations and that the Mayor Richard J. ladanza of the lake (see related story Office was acknowledged; facility at Shark River would that the Coast Guard’s pro­ this issue). a bid for an Emergency be affected in this measure. ximity enabled them to arrive Township Business Ad­ Response Crewcab Truck It was announced at that quickly to assist in the at­ ministrator John O. Gross at was awarded to International time that Coast Guard Sta­ tempted rescue of a young Monday’s council meeting Trucks of Central Jersey; tion Manasquan Inlet would boy who drowned Sunday in did advise the concerned extension of the grace take over the duties and the waters between Asbury citizens that it was taking period for third quarter 1995 services of the Shark River Park and Ocean Grove. measures to combat the tax payments was approved; Station. Local citizens joined In another water-related odor problem from the sewer Patrolmen Joseph Burst, by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., issue Monday night, Herbert facilities. If the township is Andrew Leather and Darrell (D-NJ) came out at the June Herbst, president of the unsuccessful in those efforts, Furman were assigned to the 25th meeting supporting the Ocean Grove Homeowners it may have to corrtract with Police Dept. Detective The Sharp Eye Of The Times Station. Assn., spoke out strongly an outside agency. Bureau; and, The Neptune Township about the unpleasant odor For the Record the payment of bills Council stated in its res­ totalling $1,880,712.07 was July 20, 1995 page 19 emanating from Fletcher July 17,1995 olution that the closing Lake and the nearby Penn­ authorized. Vol. 120, #29 The Township Commit­ "would compromise the safe­ sylvania Avenue sewer pum­ tee approved the following PAGE 2 THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1995 Coming Events This is a PAID directory of events. Rate: .75 cents per line/ Minimum Charge $5.25 CALL 775-0007 i i ” M y FRI. & SAT., JULY 21 & 22 THURS. - SUN. BOOK SALE - hardcover, AUGUST 10 - 13 paperback, magazines - MT. CARMEL Christian by Richard Gibbons A n sw e r Auditorium Paviiion. Fri. 10 Ctr. 1st East Coast Youth In the very earliest days of Ocean Grove (summer, 1869) am - 4 pm; Sat. 10 am to 2 Conference. Thurs. 7:30 pm. there were twenty of so persons living here. by Billy Graham pm. Sponsored by Ladies Fri. 9 am - sessions & work­ Theirs were mostly familiar names out of Ocean Grove’s Aux. of Auditorium Ushers shops, 7:30 pm speaker. past: Stokes, Osborn, Hughes, Howland, Stockton, Martin, DEAR DR. GRAHAM: Where is our society headed? Do for Ocean Grove projects. Sat. 9 am speaker, athletic Andrews. you see any encouraging trends or signs of spiritual re­ (28-29) games 1 pm. Picnic lunch The families lived in tents mostly huddled near Wesley newal? When i read the headlines every day it seems like (registered guest) 7:30 pm. Lake, near where the present Pilgrim Pathway meets the things are only getting worse and worse, and I wonder if there is any hope. - K.J.: SAT., JULY 22 Concert Sun. 10 am. Speak­ lake. Underbrush had been cleared away and there was a DEAR K.J.: No one except God knows the future, of OCEAN GROVE Home boarding table. er (worship service). Regis­ course. But as a Christian I have hope - not because the Owners will meet at 10 am in tration fee ages 7-10 $5; 11 That was it, so far as inhabitation of the grounds is world is getting any better (for it is not), but because the Community Room (next to & up $10. Concert ticket $10. concerned. future is in God's hands, and He is still at work. Jesus Pathway Market). Election of W. Farms Rd., Farmingdale. Just as they did at their homes far away, the pioneer said, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and trustees will be held. Special (28-29) families held their daily devotional services. I, too, am working" (John 5:17). Whenever I am asked this question I think of the parable guest will be Police Commis­ In their little compound, hymns sung in one tent could Jesus told about the wheat and the weeds. (You can read sioner Richard Murphy. The SAT., SEPTEMBER 30 be heard by neighbors. Those who were here in that time it in Matthew 13:24-30). In it He told of a farmer who plant­ topic will be police enforce­ BUS TRIP to Flemington said the clearest voice was that of Joseph Hillman of Troy, ed his field with wheat. But an enemy cam along and sow­ ment & quality of life or­ Outlet by Knights of Colum­ N.Y. ed weeds in the field. Eventually both the wheat and the dinances in Ocean Grove. bus Ladies Aux. Bus leaves On a Tuesday night, July 31, the pilgrims filtered into a weeds grew up together - each growing stronger and Public is invited. (29) 8:30 am, 203 W. Sylvania clearing as Mr. Hillman broke into song. Soon, all were stronger side by side. Only at harvest time (a symbol of the last judgment) were they separated. singing. Ave., Neptune City.. $15 in­ Today we see both the "wheat" and the "weeds” - both FRI. & SAT., JULY 28 & 29 cludes coupon book to save Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thornley invited as many as pos­ good and evil - growing together. On one hand, there are BAZAAR in Auditorium in stores. Book early to save sible to join in a service in their tent. many encouraging signs: flourishing churches in many cit­ Pavilion, OG, sponsored by spot.