Honoring Lucy Greene

For nearly four decades Lucy Greene has been the heart and soul of the Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce. She has worked tirelessly as an advocate for the business community and at the same time has contributed much to the fabric of the area in which we live, work and play. Greene as Chamber President has championed causes which saved the naval base at Lakehurst from being closed and also changed the name of Dover Township to Toms River Township. Simply put she been a tremendous asset to the Chamber of Commerce as well as a wife, mother, grandmother and church leader.

Next Thursday (July 22) the Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Lucy’s retirement after 38 years of service with a luncheon in her honor at the Holiday Inn of Toms River. The event begins at 11:30 and past and present chamber members are invited to come out and salute a woman who has given so much and asked for so little. Special contributors to the luncheon are New Jersey Natural Gas and United Water of Toms River. For reservations and information call the chamber office at
(732) 349-0220.

Toms River’s Jeff Frazier was hitless in two at-bats but gave his many supporters a bit of a thrill in last night’s Triple-A All-Star game in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The former South Indian and Rutgers star ripped a shot to deep centerfield in his first at-bat which was caught against the wall. The game was broadcast live on the MLB Network and the announcers made mention that Frazier had a large group of family and friends in attendance. He now goes back to playing with the Tigers Triple-A team in Toledo where he’s having his best season as a pro.

By now you’ve obviously heard or read that a pair of sharks has been spending some time in the ocean around Seaside Park this week. Longtime Beach Patrol Captain Joe Gomulka told me yesterday that “shark” is the one word that keeps swimmers out of the water. He added that on days when rips and currents make swimming dangerous it’s hard to convince people to stay out of the water but just the mention of sharks and they gladly get out.

Of course there is a much greater chance of a drowning than a shark attack.