Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Letter to the editor submitted by Mayor Michael Fressola
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Wednesday, January 30
The following is a letter submitted by Manchester Mayor Michael Fressola: Dear Manchester Residents, I am happy to report more good news from the Manchester Township Little League. Manchester Little League is a part of District 18 which includes the Little Leagues of Barnegat, Beachwood, Berkeley, Stafford, Brick, Jackson, Holbrook, Lakewood and both Toms River leagues. At the end of June every year, Little League District All-Star teams all over the country, including Manchester, commence their quest to reach the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. In addition, Manchester runs the M.I.T. Tournament. Since 2009, Manchester Township Little League has hosted the Mason Invitational Tournament each July. It is called the MIT for …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tournament will benefit 15-year-old township teen
A one pitch softball tournament sponsored by the Manchester Little League and Manchester PBA 246 aims to benefit a 15-year-old battling a debilitating disease. The all-day "Bat for Matt" event to benefit high school sophomore Matt Michalski kicks off at the township's Little League complex on Route 571 at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, and is being billed as a "day of laughs, fun and competition." Michalski is battling Dysautonomia, a malfunction of his autonomic nervous system that includes symptoms similar to organ failure. According to WOBM, Michalski "can’t do any of the things that a teenager would like, including going to school, riding a bike, playing baseball or walking around with his friends." The entry fee for teams is $200, and …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Manchester boy being sued for errant warm-up throw that struck a spectator two years ago
The public support that a Manchester family has received for being sued after an errant Little League warm-up throw injured a spectator has been "a real eye-opening experience," said Bob Miglaccio, father to 13-year-old catcher Matthew. "A lot of the things I read choked me up," Bob Migliaccio said. Since the incident, the Migliaccio family has received emails and phone calls from around the world. "They're just calling to say, 'we're behind you, we support you.' The outpouring from people is overwhelming," Bob Migliaccio said, adding that he has been contacted by citizens as far away as Germany and England. Matthew Migliaccio was 11 when his practice throw left the Manchester Little League field where he was warming up and struck …
10th District drafting legislation after 11-year-old boy's practice pitch struck a spectator at Little League field
Planned legislation — spurred by the story of a Manchester Little League player being sued for $500,000 after his errant pitch struck a Whiting woman — could mean spectators will watch at their own risk during nonprofit youth sporting events. Representatives from New Jersey's 10th Legislative District, which includes Manchester and Lakehurst, are planning to introduce legislation that would expand the assumption of spectator risk at professional events outlined in a 2006 state law to nonprofit youth sport events. The law states that in most instances, a spectator is responsible for his or her safety at the venue from things like, for example, a ball hit into the stands. "You're sitting in your seat and get hit by a ball. There's an …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
A Manchester boy has been sued over a pitch that struck a Whiting woman in 2010
A Manchester boy is being sued for $500,000 for an errant pitch that struck a spectator in the face two years ago at the township's Little League field, according to his father and media reports. Matthew Migliaccio was 11 when a practice pitch he threw left the field and struck a Whiting woman in the face. His father, Bob Migliaccio, told Patch in an email that the league originally told the family that "he had nothing legally to worry about." That is not the case any longer, he alleges. "Little League at every level will not help in his defense," he writes. "The policy of Little League is not to cover spectators under its insurance plan, so we are on our own." A lawyer for the Migliaccios told the Associated Press that the lawsuit, which…
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Events in and around Manchester and Lakehurst this weekend
Looking for something to do locally this weekend? Check out these nearby events and feel free to contribute your own, either in the comments section below or on our events calendar. UPDATE: Lakehurst's Easter Egg hunt, scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Lake Horicon Park, has been canceled due to inclemate weather, said borough Clerk Burnadette Dugan. 1. The Manchester Municipal Alliance will host its first Penguin Plunge on Sunday, 1 p.m. at Harry Wright Lake in Whiting. Plungers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 18 or older, with a maximum of three minor participants registered to each adult. 2. The Lakehurst Volunteer Fire Department will hold a flapjack fundraiser at the Manchester Applebee's from 8 to 10 a.m. …
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6:02 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
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