School budgets fared pretty well in Ocean County Tuesday with 22 of 29 districts giving the nod to proposed spending plans….those rejected were Brick, Berkeley, Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, Seaside Heights and the Central Regional School Districts. Toms River Regional District voters approved the budget by a 2-to-1 margin, a resounding victory for Superintendent Michael J. Ritacco and the Board of Education while in Lakewood voters said “no” by a better than 5-to-1 margin.. Only 48,283 of nearly 369,000 eligible voters in Ocean County cast ballots, that’s just 13.5%. Proving that every vote counts Pinelands Regional passed its budget by 30 votes, Jackson voters approved their first budget in seven years by 123 votes and Brick’s spending proposal was defeated by just 48 votes out of more than 4,600 cast.
A couple of upcoming events to make you aware of:
The Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours/Networking Event at Anthony’s Café on Main Street in Toms River tomorrow from 5-7pm. The get together is open to both members and non-members and for more information you can call the Chamber office at
(732) 349-0220.
A final reminder for Sunday’s Hometown Heroes Fundraising event at Hemingway’s in Seaside Heights for the benefit of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County. This year’s honoree will be Sue Sedivec, the Executive Director of the community and school-based mentoring program. Sunday’s event runs from 3-6pm and will feature great food, live music, door prizes and a gift auction with all the proceeds going to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County. Tickets are $25 and you can call BBBSOC at (732) 905-5349 for tickets and more information.
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