In response to the May 18 arrest of a 15-year-old for bringing his father’s loaded handgun and a knife to Ocean Acres Park, Stafford Township police will increase and improve monitoring at local parks with a new Class 1 program, Mayor Greg Myhre announced at the June 21 municipal meeting. The public is invited to review the police department’s plans at a workshop on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. at the Ocean Acres Community Center.

“Essentially, park rangers are going to go around and provide additional security for our parks, which we feel is much…