If some of the local retailers are running low on notebooks, glue sticks and crayons, blame a bunch of the first responder agencies that serve Southern Ocean County and beyond. After all, they stuffed a bus with school supplies on Aug. 23.
“The first year, we did about 200 items, and last year we brought about 450,” said Debbie Freeman of Stafford EMS, as she and dozens more volunteers converged on the Applebee’s restaurant on Route 72 in Manahawakin for the annual “Stuff the Bus” event.
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