Although Barnegat Township’s Adopt-a-Street fall cleanup initiative was canceled last year due to inclement weather, the group got back on track on a sunny and crisp May 11 as volunteers cleared numerous streets of litter.

Adopt-a-Street now has three new managers – Julia McHale, Lexi O’Halloran and Ava Redline – who are all freshmen at Barnegat High School. New leaders were needed since the previous managers had graduated from high school and moved on to college.

McHale said the most common litter items are coffee cups, cigarette butts, plastic bags, plastic stirrers and small…