Week in Review

Below you'll find some of the top stories from Manchester last week. To stay updated with the latest news all week, be sure to follow Manchester Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

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• Volunteers helped raise over $43,000 at Manchester's overnight , held last weekend at the  track.
• Jersey Central Power and Light Company has for its Ocean County customers for the next 12 months, and says it has plenty of power to supply the area through the current heat wave and the summer ahead.
• Outgoing Manchester Township High School students were honored last week when .  
• Great white sharks, like the fictional shark in "Jaws," can frequent waters off the New Jersey coast. And although they are one of the largest predators in the world, , a shark expert said.
• Manchester police have made since late May, according to information released by Capt. Lisa Parker.
• State and federal officials to honor the township's three elementary schools as the  to receive the silver award from the USDA HealthierUS Schools Challenge.
• According to information published by the Ocean County Clerk's office, newcomers Robin Busch and Ed Seaman Jr. , defeating incumbent Patricia Ford. A Lakehurst Borough Council incumbent was defeated by two newcomers for the Republican nomination as polls closed in Tuesday's primary.
• New Jersey is beginning to turn a corner. Gov. Chris Christie  with a half-hour speech that began with that sentiment, as he outlined a familiar "reform agenda" that emphasized the steps he felt were necessary to repair an underfunded pension system, troubled education results and taxpayers' property tax burden. 
• An attorney for Jahmell W. Crockam, the man , originally scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday at the Ocean County Courthouse.