Popcorn Park, Associated Humane Societies. Accessed September 13, 2013.
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Davis, Mike. "Oyster Creek shut down: Lacey nuclear power plant, oldest in US, closed after 49 years", Asbury Park Press, September 17, 2018. Accessed September 30, 2018. "After over 49 years, the nuclear reactor at the Oyster Creek Generating Station was powered down on Monday, the final day in the life of the country's oldest commercial nuclear power plant.... Now, Oyster Creek's property taxes and energy tax receipts account for more than $13 million, over one third of the town's revenue.... Holtec will take over the process of decommissioning the plant and restoring it for future development, a process that Exelon has estimated will cost upward of $1.4 billion."
Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1985, p. 247. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Jorge A. Rod, Rep., Lacey - Assemblyman Rod is the mayor of Lacey Township, an office he assumed in 1981, after having served nine years on the Township Committee."
"Home". Saint Pius X Church. Retrieved June 23, 2020. 300 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731 - It has a Forked River postal address but is outside the CDP.
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"Interact, Rotary, wrestlers raise funds"Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Times Beacon, May 29, 2008. Accessed December 26, 2012. "A Jersey Shore title match will be held between champion Nicky Oceans versus Lacey Township's own Rhett Titus."
Joyce, Greg. "Mark Leiter Jr. gets surprise call from IronPigs to Phillies", The Express-Times, April 19, 2017. Accessed May 10, 2017. "The Lanoka Harbor, N.J. resident split 2015 between Reading and High-A Clearwater -- both starting and relieving -- after splitting 2014 between Clearwater and Low-A Lakewood, only starting."
Farquharson, Ian. Rock the River Boat Parade in New JerseyArchived 2016-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, local.com. Accessed September 13, 2013. "Originally known as the Night of Lights Boat Parade, the event went through a few changes in the late 2000s, when local businesses took over sponsorship and organization. It became known as Rock the River in 2008, and these days commonly has the name Lacey Lights Boat Parade."
Suhay, Lisa. "Jerseyana; Where They Don't Speak With Forked Tongue", The New York Times, December 8, 2002. Accessed September 13, 2013. "'It's FORK-ed River,' Jennifer Sawicki, 25, who was born in the town, said with a laugh.... Donald M. Launer, a resident and author of A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters (Rutgers Press, 1997), had a long laugh at the idea of asking people how to pronounce the name and at the mere thought that anyone in Forked River would say Forkt. 'The name originated in the 1700s, and it is the typical archaic pronunciation that has just stuck,' he said."
"Jersey Shore Diversions Beyond The Beach", The New York Times, July 12, 1981. Accessed July 27, 2013. "In Forked River, the Old Schoolhouse Museum on Route 9 is a tworoom grade school that was built around the time of the Civil War and was not retired from service until 1954."
Kamin, Arthur Z. "New Jersey Q & A: Keith Elias; From the Ivy League to Giants Stadium", The New York Times, October 23, 1994. Accessed August 12, 2014. "Lacey Township is where it all began -- on the Pop Warner team, an instructional program for 7- to 13-year-olds -- for the 5-foot-9-inch 191-pound Mr. Elias, one of a small number of Ivy Leaguers to earn a place on an N.F.L. roster."
Ocean County Wastewater Management Plan: Lacey TownshipArchived 2016-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Planning, January 2015. Accessed July 28, 2016. "All land west of the Garden State Parkway (about 66.93% of the municipality's total area) is located within the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan Area. The Balance of Lacey's land area is within the CAFRA region to the east."
Ocean County Airport, Ocean County Department of Planning. Accessed February 25, 2020. "Ocean County is an Airport is an 822-acre facility located in the heart of the NJ Pinelands in Berkeley and Lacey Townships."
Barnegat Branch Trail-Conceptual Plan: Existing Right-of-Way ConditionsArchived 2017-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Planning. Accessed September 21, 2016. "The former railroad right-of-way is an intact and largely continuous linear corridor that runs 13.6 miles and contains approximately 92 acres. As noted, the Trail corridor spans seven municipalities. From the south the municipalities include: Barnegat Township, Ocean Township (Waretown), Lacey Township (Forked River, Lanoka Harbor), Berkeley Township, (Bayville, Pinewald) Beachwood Borough, South Toms River Borough and Downtown Toms River."
Sporer, Jeff. "Former Lacey Township quarterback Warren Smith has Maine challenging for conference title", The Press of Atlantic City, November 7, 2011. Accessed September 2, 2015. "Three years later, the 21-year old Lacey Township High School graduate is leading the University of Maine in a November charge toward the Colonial Athletic Association championship.... 'We call it November tough here at Maine,' said Smith, a senior from the Forked River section of Lacey Township."
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"Exelon to shut NJ Oyster Creek reactor in 2019", Reuters, December 9, 2010. Accessed August 12, 2014. "Exelon Corp (EXC.N) will shut the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey in 2019, about 10 years before its license expires, in a deal with the state allowing the reactor to operate until then without building expensive cooling towers, the company said in a release late Wednesday.... The decision also delays any immediate economic impact on Lacey Township, where the plant is located, Exelon said, noting Oyster Creek is one of the largest employers in Ocean County, providing more than $70 million annually in wages for nearly 700 plant workers, property taxes and purchases of goods and services from New Jersey businesses."
Lacey Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-School Handicapped through twelve in the Lacey Township School District. Composition: The Lacey Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lacey Township."
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Lacey Community ProfileArchived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, Ocean County Library. Accessed September 2, 2015. "In 1809, John Lacey, a Revolutionary War general, built Ferrago Forge---for his contribution to the growth and importance of the area, the township was named for him when it was incorporated in 1871."
Staff. "Feds OK new license for NJ nuclear power plant", The Washington Times, April 1, 2009. Accessed December 26, 2012. "The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 on Wednesday to grant a new license to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township, N.J. It provides 9 percent of New Jersey's electricity. Oyster Creek and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station in upstate New York both went online Dec. 1, 1969. But Oyster Creek is considered older because its initial license was granted first."
Lacey Community ProfileArchived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, Ocean County Library. Accessed September 2, 2015. "In 1809, John Lacey, a Revolutionary War general, built Ferrago Forge---for his contribution to the growth and importance of the area, the township was named for him when it was incorporated in 1871."
Ocean County Wastewater Management Plan: Lacey TownshipArchived 2016-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Planning, January 2015. Accessed July 28, 2016. "All land west of the Garden State Parkway (about 66.93% of the municipality's total area) is located within the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan Area. The Balance of Lacey's land area is within the CAFRA region to the east."
Farquharson, Ian. Rock the River Boat Parade in New JerseyArchived 2016-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, local.com. Accessed September 13, 2013. "Originally known as the Night of Lights Boat Parade, the event went through a few changes in the late 2000s, when local businesses took over sponsorship and organization. It became known as Rock the River in 2008, and these days commonly has the name Lacey Lights Boat Parade."
Barnegat Branch Trail-Conceptual Plan: Existing Right-of-Way ConditionsArchived 2017-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Planning. Accessed September 21, 2016. "The former railroad right-of-way is an intact and largely continuous linear corridor that runs 13.6 miles and contains approximately 92 acres. As noted, the Trail corridor spans seven municipalities. From the south the municipalities include: Barnegat Township, Ocean Township (Waretown), Lacey Township (Forked River, Lanoka Harbor), Berkeley Township, (Bayville, Pinewald) Beachwood Borough, South Toms River Borough and Downtown Toms River."
Carchidi, Sam. "It's Time: The Basketball Playoffs Are Here", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 29, 1988. Accessed December 21, 2014. "There isn't a clear-cut favorite among a contingent that features second-seeded Lacey Township - which is led by swingman Chris Fleming, a University of Connecticut-bound senior who is averaging 31.9 points per game - third-seeded Eastern, sixth-seeded Willingboro and seventh-seeded Middle Township, which won the Group 2 title last year."
"Palguta Named to Men's Soccer All-Ivy Second Team", CSTV. November 16, 2004. Accessed October 10, 2007. "It was announced today by the Ivy League offices that Cornell senior defenseman Scott Palguta (Forked River, N.J.) has been given All-Ivy honors, being named to the second team."
Vosseller, Bob.
"Interact, Rotary, wrestlers raise funds"Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Times Beacon, May 29, 2008. Accessed December 26, 2012. "A Jersey Shore title match will be held between champion Nicky Oceans versus Lacey Township's own Rhett Titus."
