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Events listed for Saturday, Nov. 4

Bartholomew County

Columbus Eastern Star Breakfast 8 to 11 a.m., St. Johns Masonic Lodge, 4131 Rocky Ford Road, Columbus. Biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, pancakes and a drink. Bake sale items available. $8 Adults and $3 children under 12. Benefits Columbus chapter charities such as the Service Dog Project.

12 steps to Recovery from Compulsive Eating 10 to 11 a.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Megan and Brittany are members of a 12-step program for compulsive eating. They will share their past experiences struggling with food and compulsive eating and how they have found recovery.

Try Hockey for Free 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Hamilton Community Center and Ice Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Drive, Columbus. Ages 4 to 10. Free equipment is available to use. Please arrive 30 minutes early to get fitted for your equipment and wear tall socks. Register at cbusinparks.com/TryHockey

Tea-Rex Storytime and Tea Party 11 to 11:30 a.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Kick off Dino-vember with a Tea-Rex Storytime and Tea Party. Well listen to dinosaur stories while we sip tea or lemonade and much on cookies. Stick around for photos with a real (inflatable) dinosaur.

The CritShow Live & Learn Noon to 3 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Learn how to play Monster of the Week with local actual play podcast group The Critshow. The Crit Crew will teach you everything you need to know as you play along with them on their adventures. Program geared toward ages 13+.

The Disassemblers 1 to 2 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Satisfy your curiosity and help us take things apart to see what we can discover.

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The Hereward Community Rail Partnership (CRP), which helps to promote and develop the Hereward Line and its five stations at Peterborough, Whittlesea, March, Manea and Ely, held an Afternoon Tea Party at March Railway Station on TuesdayOctober 24.

The event was an opportunity to look back on a decade of success delivering the Community Rail Development Strategy locally, helping communities to see how their local stations and railway can connect them to people, places and opportunities to flourish.

A number of railway representatives were invited to the event, which also showcased how the partnership has grown over the years and delivered improvements to stations and opportunities for communities through collaborative working.

Cllr Chris Seaton is chairman of the Hereward CRP and portfolio holder for transport at Fenland District Council, which manages the CRP in partnership with train operators, railway user groups, station adoption groups and local residents who help look after the line.

He said: It was great to see so many people involved with the Hereward Line over the years come together to celebrate what has been achieved, discuss different projects, activities and events, and make plans for the future.

Thanks to them, we have developed a flourishing partnership that delivers for its communities and will continue to do so in the years ahead.

Im looking forward to seeing what the next ten years brings.

As well as an afternoon tea with cakes and sandwiches, the celebratory event included the debut showing of the Hereward CRPs latest video Travel along the Hereward Line Enjoy a Journey of Discovery, which can be viewed here.

Guests also received a 10-year anniversary memento booklet, featuring a decade of CRP highlights, and were given a tour of March Stations refurbished ticket office and waiting room, and the Friends of March Railway Stations Community Rooms and model railway.

The Hereward CRP kickstarted its 10-year anniversary celebrations in October last year, with a Herewards are go! event the length and breadth of the Hereward Line.

There were parties on the platforms with bunting, special activities and anniversary biscuits, and railway representatives boarded trains to chat to passengers and hand out more birthday biscuits.

For more information on the Hereward CRP visit its website.

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Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on November 1, 2023, Andrew Fantasia, 27, of Beachwood, was charged with Possession of Child Pornography and an additional count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Fantasia had previously been charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, and Official Misconduct, on October 25, 2023.

An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Special Victims Unit and Jackson Township Police Department determined that between February 2023 and June 2023, Fantasia while employed in his official capacity as a teacher at Carl W. Goetz Middle School and club advisor at Jackson Memorial High School had inappropriate sexual contact with a student on high school property. The investigation further revealed that Fantasia requested nude photos from the victim.

On October 25, 2023, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Special Victims Unit, Jackson Township Police Department and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, executed a court-authorized search warrant at Fantasias residence; as a result, Detectives seized multiple electronic devices in Fantasias possession. Fantasia was taken into custody and transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.

A full forensic analysis of Fantasias electronic devices, conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office High Tech Crime Unit, revealed nude images of the victim on Fantasias cellular phone. On November 1, 2023, Fantasia was served with the additional charges as noted above by way of warrant at the Ocean County Jail.

Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Special Victims Unit, Ocean County Prosecutors Office High Tech Crime Unit, Jackson Township Police Department, Jackson Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation.

The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).

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Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on November 1, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a mobile home fire was reported on Lakewood Road in Plumsted Township. Upon arrival, emergency service personnel observed heavy smoke emanating from the mobile home, with a male victim outside the residence and another victim still trapped inside. The male victim, later identified as the homeowner, Paul Hakos, 79, was transported to CentraState Medical Center in Freehold for treatment of his injuries. He is listed in stable condition. Firefighters located the body of a female victim, later identified as Catherine Hakos, 63, in the back bedroom of the residence. Ms. Hakos was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A thorough and extensive investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office-Arson Squad, Ocean County Fire Marshals Office, Plumsted Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Plumsted Township Fire Marshals Office, 0and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, has revealed that the fire originated underneath the structure, and that a failure of energized electrical equipment could not be eliminated as the cause. The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental.

Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the Ocean County Prosecutors Office-Arson Squad, Ocean County Fire Marshals Office, Plumsted Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Plumsted Township Fire Marshals Office, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their combined and cooperative assistance in connection with this investigation.

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November 2, 2023

LAKEWOOD, NJ (OCEAN)Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on November 1, 2023, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Officers from the Lakewood Township Police Department were summoned to the Lakewood Housing Authority on Sampson Avenue for a report of an explosion that developed into a structure fire. Responding Officers observed a male victim, later identified as Ronald Prichard, 67, the sole occupant of the housing unit, to be suffering from serious injuries. Mr. Prichard was transported to Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, in Lakewood, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

A thorough and extensive investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Lakewood Police Department Township Detective Bureau, Ocean County Fire Marshals Office, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, revealed that the origin of the explosion was in the bedroom of the housing unit, and the cause of the explosion was the release of natural gas to an open flame.

Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Lakewood Township Police Department, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Ocean County Fire Marshals Office, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collective assistance in connection with this investigation.

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