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BY JESSICA FASANO THE OCEAN STAR

BAY HEAD — Bay Head FireCompany No. 1 welcomed visi-tors to stop by the firehouse onSaturday, June 13, between 9and 11 a.m. All were invited to check out

the old and new fire trucks,talk to the company’s mem-bers, try on their gear andlearn about becoming a volun-teer.The fire company purchased

its new truck in April for$525,000 from Ferrara Fire Ap-paratus, of Holden, Louisiana.The new truck — called aquint, or quintuple combina-tion pumper — serves as botha pumper and a ladder truck. It

is also five feet longer than theold one, seats up to six peopleand features a 150-gallon-per-minute pump and 77-foot lad-der.To house the apparatus, the

roof of the firehouse had to beraised approximately two feetto accommodate its size. In or-der to do this, the fire

BY PAIGE TAYLORTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT PLEASANT BEACH— The boardof education, here, has picked theinterim superintendent who willtake the place of John Ravally whilethe search for a permanent leader inthe district occurs.During its regular monthly meet-

ing on Tuesday, the Point PleasantBeach Board of Education motionedto appoint Renae LaPrete as interimsuperintendent of schools for the2015-2016 school year, which theboard approved.Ms. LaPrete was in attendance

during the meeting and stood up tobe recognized by the board andmembers of the audience, who of-fered her a round of applause.“Dr. Ravally will help with her

transition,” Eileen Laterza, boardpresident, said.She also said Ms. LaPrete will be

in the position for six months or so.“One of things she’s going to do is

help us in our search for a replace-ment for Dr. Ravally,” Ms. Laterza

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Lawsuit delayedagain, set for July

Bay Head firemen welcome community

Gulls havetemporaryleader

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“Thank you for thevote of confidence. I’m

looking forward to workingwith everyone.”

RENAE LAPRETE Interim Superintendent

“I want people to knowwe’re part of the town.”

COUNCILMAN BOB HEINVolunteer, Bay Head Fire Co.

STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR

The lawsuit Jenkinson’s Pavilion has filed regarding the plannedfederal beach replenishment project in Ocean County has beenset back another 45 days.

RYAN MAYER THE OCEAN STAR

A BUSY WEEK IN THE GARDEN & AT THE LIBRARYOn Wednesday, homeowner June Pendino [above, from left] joined fellow Point Pleasant res-idents Sherry Urner, Dorothy Harkrade, Joan Brandley and Pat Lowe during the SeaweedersGarden Club of Bay Head and Mantoloking Garden Tour. Meanwhile, at the Point PleasantBeach Library, Point Pleasant Beach’s Willa Biskaduros [below], 7, read to therapy dog Molly— who decided to give her a kiss for all her hard work.

Point Beach Board of Ed.appoints Renae LaPreteas interim super

BY PAIGE TAYLORTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT PLEASANT BEACH —The lawsuit over the federalbeach replenishment proj-ect that Jenkinson’s Pavilionfiled against the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers [ACE],the New Jersey Departmentof Environmental Protec-tion [DEP] and the Boroughof Point Pleasant Beach wasscheduled to be heard inApril. However, it was sub-sequently extended for a90-day period.On April 22, the hearing

was adjourned for 45 days

to give the parties involvedtime to talk.On Tuesday, John H.

Buonocore Jr. — ofMcKirdy & Riskin, P.A.,Morristown, who is repre-senting Jenkinson’s in thelawsuit — said the partiesagreed to extend the origi-nal extension for 45 moredays. The attorney declinedfurther comment on thematter.The new expected hear-

ing date is July 19.The lawsuit, filed in

United States District

Jenkinson’s Pavilion’s lawsuit againstArmy Corps set back another 45 days

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JESSICA FASANO THE OCEAN STAR

Siblings Thomas [above, from left], 6, and Molly Fallivene, 3, ofBrick, joined Grayson Stapleton, 3, of Point Pleasant, in the firecompany’s new truck at Saturday’s open house. Meanwhile,Point Pleasant’s Blake Nedza [left, from left], 4, and AndrewBoden, 4, checked out the back of the truck.

SPOTLIGHT ON BAY HEADFIRE COMPANY NO. 1

Established 1913

Membership The departmentcurrently has around 60 volun-teer members.

Training Every Thursday at 7:30p.m. at the firehouse, located at81 Bridge Ave.

Maintenance Every Wednesdayat 9 a.m. at the firehouse.

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great sportsmanship.She said the board of edu-

cation of Point PleasantBeach wished to congratulateall members of the 2015 boysvarsity tennis team on theirindividual and team accom-plishments for the season. “The board urges all, espe-

cially younger students, toemulate the work ethic andsportsmanship displayed bythis team,” Ms. Laterza said.

Each team member will re-ceive a copy of the resolutionsigned by the board of educa-tion.Gerard Giordano was sep-

arately recognized during themeeting, as well, for receiv-ing an individual resolutionof achievement.Ms. Laterza said Gerard is

a member of the 2015 tennisteam and class of 2015. “Gerard, a four-year varsi-

ty player, earned an individ-ual record of 18 wins andonly 2 losses,” she said.“Gerard earned the dis-

tinct honor of being named

to the 2015 all-shore boys ten-nis team and whereas theboar wishes Gerard contin-ued success...as he moves onto his next level of studies,”she said.Ms. Laterza further stated

that the board extended con-gratulations to Gerard andencouraged him to continueto pursue excellence as anathlete and as a student.The student will also

receive a copy of the resolu-tion, signed by the PointPleasant Beach Board ofEducation.

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said. “We’re really excitedabout it. She comes highlyrecommended and we’re re-ally confident she’s going todo a great job.”Ms. LaPrete was appointed

as interim superintendent ofschools as needed for the2015-2016 school year at a perdiem rate of $567.31, effectiveJuly 1.According to the board of

education, Ms. LaPrete hasserved in several school dis-tricts as interim superintend-ent prior to this position —including at the WinfieldSchool District, ManasquanSchool District, Shore Re-gional and West Long BranchPublic Schools, as well as inClark Township PublicSchools.She received her master of

arts in educational adminis-tration and bachelor of arts inhealth and physical educa-tion from Kean College [nowUniversity] of New Jersey,Union.Ms. LaPrete’s career in ed-

ucation began in 1974 whenshe assumed a position as ateacher at Elizabeth PublicSchools. She has since servedin roles such as assistantprincipal, principal, assistantsuperintendent, superintend-ent and interim superintend-ent.Ms. LaPrete offered brief

remarks following her intro-duction during the board ofeducation meeting.

“Thank you for the vote ofconfidence. I’m looking for-ward to working with every-one,” Ms. LaPrete said, thank-ing the board.The board voted to ap-

prove the motion, with theexception of board memberJames Ireland, who abstained. According to Brian Savage,

board administrator, Mr. Ire-land abstained on the adviceof the board’s labor counsel.One of his family members iscurrently employed in thedistrict and would potentiallybe under the supervision ofthe interim superintendent.

BACKGROUNDAfter nearly 10 years guid-

ing the Point Pleasant Beachand Bay Head school dis-tricts, the SuperintendentRavally will soon call a largerdistrict home.The Franklin Township

Board of Education appoint-ed Superintendent Ravally tothe position of chief ofschools there on Thursday,May 7. Superintendent Raval-ly finished out the remainderof the year at Point PleasantBeach and Bay Head.He formally tendered his

resignation in May after serv-ing as superintendent ofPoint Pleasant Beach for nineand one-half years and BayHead for nine.Superintendent Ravally has

said professionally, it is agreat opportunity for him tomove on and continue tochallenge himself at a largerschool district.The board of education

will go through a formalized

search process to find thedistrict’s next permanentleader.The next board of educa-

tion meeting is set for Tues-day, July 28, at 7:45 p.m.

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The Point Pleasant BeachFarmers Market is slated toreturn for its 10th year withdates set for Sundays,through Sept. 27. The Farmers Market sets

up shop every year in theBorden’s parking lot, at thecorner of Route 35 South andArnold Avenue, and featureslocally-grown food and hand-made products.Participating this year are

Organic and IPM offeringsfrom Moonlight Acres, DeWolf Farm, Shangri La Farm,Robson’s Farm, Rolling HillsFarm, Sunshine Kate’s,Whiskerlicious, HerbertsvilleHoney, Healthy Puerh Tea,Jaker’s Pickles, Mee Wee’sTreats, Rockchapel Soap Co.,Crazy Steve’s Salsa, RellaWorks, Emily Fersch, SusanNemiroff, Twilight DanceDesigns, Megan Watt Flowersand more.Stay tuned for updates. Nonprofit fundraising is

welcome. Contact [email protected] formore information.

10th annualFarmers

Market set

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COURTESY OF KRISTINE TOOKER

RECYCLING DURING LOCKER CLEAN-OUTStudents at G. Harold Antrim Elementary School recently cleaned out their lockers and recycledmany items in the process of doing so.

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Point Pleasant Elks Lodge’sFluke TournamentCommittee have begun mak-ing plans for the 21st AnnualFluke Tournament to be heldthis year on Saturday, July 25. Over the past 20 years, this

tournament has received out-standing recognition fromanglers throughout the Tri-State area and has grown to bethe largest single port flukefishing tournament in theState of New Jersey.This year the tournament

will be in memory of RaySchrader, former presidentand CEO of Schrader YachtSales Inc., who has been amajor supporter of the tour-nament for many years.For the ninth year, in addi-

tion to the regular power boattournament, the Elks are hav-ing a kayak fishing division.This division will have sepa-rate prizes. Prizes for this division will

be announced at a later date.

The entry fee is $50 perkayak, which will also includeone ticket to the awards pic-nic. This year John Veprek will

again be chairing the event,and he and his committee arehoping to make this year’sevent the biggest and bestever. It is planned that thetotal prize money for thePower Boat division will againthis year will be $10,000 with$4,500 for the first place fishbased on 250 entries. There will also be a prize

for the largest fish caught byan Elk member who is in goodstanding. They must showtheir membership card atweigh in, and an award for achild 14 years old or younger. There is a boat registration

fee of $145 for four anglers:$25.00 for each additionalangler. All registered anglerswill receive free awards picnicfood coupons. The Captain’s Meeting

which will be held on Fridaynight, July 24. There will be

picnic food available for pur-chase on the night of thismeeting also. The awards picnic will be

held on the Elks Lodgegrounds following the tourna-ment. Family and friends ofthe anglers are welcome toattend the picnic at a nominalfee.The business community in

Point Pleasant, Point PleasantBeach and the surroundingarea has been very generousevery year in its support ofthe tournament. The Elks would welcome

any corporations or business-es that wish to become newsponsors by donating prizesor services to this worthwhileproject to raise funds to sup-port the Lodge so that it cancontinue carrying on with itscharitable work.For further information call

732-899-7638 or log on to theElk website, pointpleasan-telks.org.

Elks Planning for 21stAnnual Fishing Tournament

Court in December, is in rela-tion to the planned federalbeach replenishment projectthat will construct a continu-ous dune system along theOcean County coastline.The federal beach replen-

ishment project, led by theACE, is planned to encom-pass the area from theManasquan Inlet down to theBarnegat Inlet — runningfrom Point Pleasant Beach, tothe north, to Island BeachState Park, to the south. Itwill provide beach replenish-ment in the form of a bermand dune structure. In addi-tion to pumping sand ontothe beach to create dunes,the Army Corps plans towiden the beach, as well, cre-ating 200 feet of flat beach,plus the slope between thelow- and high-tide marks.The complaint was filed by

Jenkinson’s on the premisethat the ACE should notrequire the acquisition ofrights to oceanfrontlandowners’ property inorder to complete the proj-ect.In a previous statement,

the attorney said the lawsuitsought two basic forms ofrelief, including “declaratoryjudgment that the USACOEhas not mandated NJDEP totake private property to cre-ate public beaches beyondthe area the public alreadyowns; and to prevent theNJDEP and Point PleasantBeach from taking privateproperty without complyingwith the requirements of theNew Jersey Eminent DomainAct.”The ACE posted a state-

ment on the project to itsw e b s i t e ,www.nap.usace.army.mil,

regarding the project’s back-ground and status.It states that ACE and the

State of New Jersey remaincommitted to providing thecitizens of Northern OceanCounty “the entire author-ized project within all themunicipalities between theManasquan Inlet andBarnegat Inlet.”According to the ACE, the

construction funding waspreviously appropriatedspecifically for the project bythe Hurricane Sandy ReliefAct PL 113-2.“Once the construction is

completed, the project willprotect life and reduce dam-ages to infrastructure andproperty from the futurecoastal storms that willimpact Northern OceanCounty,” the website states.“USACE is currently waitingfor the necessary real estateeasements to be obtained inorder to begin the process toissue a solicitation, award acontract, and ultimatelybegin construction on thisvital project.” According to the ACE, the

State of New Jersey is“actively pursuing” the emi-nent domain process on allremaining properties in theNorthern Ocean Countyproject area, while also ask-ing remaining holdouts tovoluntarily submit their ease-ments so the process canmove forward.The ACE’s website states

the corps will continue tocoordinate with the state as itworks through the “verycomplicated real estateacquisition process.”“USACE remains opti-

mistic that we may be able tomove forward with the solic-itation by the end of the cal-endar year,” according to thecorps.

Bob Considine, aspokesperson for the DEP,could not comment on thelitigation.However, he said, “We’re

continuing to go through theeminent domain processwith surveys and appraisalswhere needed and we’re stillset on our goal of having acontinuous coastal protec-tion system on the NorthernOcean County peninsula.”

Paige Taylor covers Point PleasantBeach for The Ocean Star. She can bereached at [email protected] 732-899-7606 Ext 14.

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Point Pleasant Beach resi-dent FrankWatko skeyrecently grad-uated fromBerklee Col-lege of Music,located inBoston, Mas-sachusetts.M r .

Watkoskey isthe son ofC o l l e e nCoogan, of

Washington Avenue in PointPleasant Beach.Mr. Watkoskey, who gradu-

ated from Point PleasantBeach High School in 2009,received a bachelor of musicdegree in contemporary writ-ing and production. He was also a member of

DC Wonder Band. He is cur-rently employed in a weddingband in Boston.

Watkoskeygraduates

from Berklee

FRANKWATKOSKEY