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OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP MEMORIAL NEW EMERGENCY DAY PARADE IS BACK! DEPARTMENT AT OB MEDICAL CENTER OPENS
Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center has recently opened its brand new state-of-the-art Emergency Department to the public. A $39 million investment into the community, the new 24,000 sq foot facility will serve every patient from pediatric to geriatric. “At Hackensack Meridian Health, our focus is to provide the best healthcare experience possible and we see Old Bridge Medical Center is doing just that by officially opening their new Emergency Department to our community,” said Robert C. Garrett, chief executive officer, Hackensack Meridian Health. “This expansion will allow unprecedented access to a full continuum of care.” The new Emergency Department enhances care with safer, faster arrivals by expanding the number of ambulance bays, newly designed pediatric rooms, on-site technology that provides faster diagnostics and treatment, 20 private Emergency Room patients beds, a brand new concourse that connects all three buildings on the Continue on page 10
On Monday May 30, 2022, Old Bridge Township will be hosting our Annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. The parade will kick off at 9am from Memorial Elementary school, the parade will proceed down Laurence Parkway toward the waterfront, cross over route 35 and loop around shoreland circle before ending at Memorial Park in front of the Laurence Harbor Fire Company, where refreshments will be served, and we will
commence with our ceremony. We look forward to our annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony and are truly excited to be finally bringing it back after a short virtual stint through covid. We have worked through so much in these last few years and are excited to continue honoring and remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We are still in the process of selecting a Grand Marshall to
lead our parade. If you know a veteran that you would like to nominate for this prestigious honor, or if you or a loved one would like to be nominated, please see www.oldbridge.com/ recreation for more details. For questions on the parade of if you would like to participate in the parade, please email lvalsera@oldbridge.com or call 732-721-5600 ext 4999
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MAYOR’S MESSAGE
Mayor Owen Henry Memorial Day is the “unofficial” start of the summer and I am sure that all of our residents are looking forward to firing up the barbeques! It is an important time to acknowledge all of our veterans and active military members of our U.S. Armed Forces. It is our duty to honor, reflect, and remember all those who may have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. As we spend our weekends spring cleaning, you may notice volunteers with Mayor Henry’s Clean Team clearing litter in our parks and along our roadways. I would like to thank everyone who has participated
thus far and worked together to keep Old Bridge clean. If any not-for-profit groups are interested in volunteering, please visit the township’s website at OldBridge.com/CleanTeam. Please note the Township Recycling Center accepts paint and florescent bulbs the 2nd Saturday of each month, as well as a long list of other items that are accepted weekly. Visit OldBridge.com/Recycling for the full list. Additionally, the Department of Public Works offers appliance pick-ups, as well as brush collection by appointment only. Please call 732-721-5600 x6140 to be placed on the list, or email recycling@oldbridge.com. On Friday, May 27th, we invite all our veterans, VFW Posts members, and residents of Old Bridge to join us in the Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony. This annual event takes place at 10:30 a.m., in the Silver Linings Senior Center at the Old Bridge Municipal Complex, One Old Bridge Plaza. We begin the program by reflecting and re-
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membering all veterans with a few words from our VFW Post Commanders. As Mayor, I will also read the Memorial Day Proclamation and the Old Bridge Seniors are happy to provide a medley of music which is sure to inspire. The ceremony concludes with the VFW members laying the Memorial Day Wreath by our memorial site. We are also pleased to announce the return of our Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 30th. The parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Memorial School, 11 Ely Avenue, Laurence Harbor, and will conclude with Memorial Day services at Memorial Park, which is located directly across the street from the Laurence Harbor Fire House. It is a wonderful community event for all our residents and families to enjoy. It is also a great opportunity to show your thanks and support for veterans and military personnel who have dedicated their lives for our country. If you or your organization or troop would like to march in the
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Memorial Day Parade, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at x4999. Now that the warm weather is finally arriving, this is also a great time to enjoy all of the wonderful parks and programs the Township has to offer. The 2022 Summer Recreation Program Brochure is available and includes another exciting line up of classes, programs and events for residents of all ages. Registration for half day camp and all of our summer programming starts on May 11th at 6pm. For complete details, please visit our website at oldbridge.com. I would like to wish all of our wonderful Moms a Happy Mother’s Day, and for everyone to have a very healthy and enjoyable start to summer. Continue to stay safe and be well. Thank you. Mayor Owen Henry
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MAYOR’S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTING BUSINESSES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS
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By Steve Mamakas, Executive officer of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development Staying on the investment in a community that t h e m e of w hy is supportive of diverse local eme c o n o m i c d e - ployers, attractive to new ones, and v e l o p m e n t i s encouraging of entrepreneurship. important here? That’s the underlying goal of our But, first in the economic development programcorporate world ming and our efforts at Economic and private sector Development and Partnerships. performance, and productivity is measures by work done. So Mayor Office of Economic how would a town measure up to Development those standards? From an overall Pursuing Progress perspective. They will equate it to, “Think Old Bridge” what can be called “Measurable Shop, Dine and Buy Local Difference. Leading via a proactive Feature Business approach to economic development All of our businesses for the long-term health and duVisit the Mayor’s Office of Ecorability of our local economy and nomic Development Old Bridge community. Showing a measurable @ facebook.com\obetownedo or difference in the sustainability, Twitter @ twitter.com/obedonj to which includes local and outside check out all the exciting hapinvestment and even public and penings from grand openings to private partnerships brought into groundbreaking events across the the local economy; while outside town. visitors come to town for shopping, entertainment and visiting. This as OLD BRIDGE well helps anchor the local economy. Having no industry to support any community creates weaknesses in all aspects of development and a _ _ _ _ _ slow decline in Jobs, revenue, and Pursuing Progress then other services, etc. to support Mayor's office of Economic Development the residents. Showing the importance of working at the long-term economic future by actively building
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BRIDGEFEST 2022 Presented by The Bridge Christian Radio, Tickets are now on sale for the Friday Night Concert with Jeremy Camp at Bridgefest 2022! Bridgefest 2022, now in its 17th year, is a free two-day family Christian festival that will take place Friday, June 24 through Saturday, June 25 in beautiful Ocean Grove, NJ. This year’s concert features Jeremy Camp, a Grammy nominated, five times gold, and one time platinum award winning musician who tops the Christian charts with over 40 hit singles. His new album When You Speak is out now, and it’s hit single, also titled When You Speak reflects on listening to God’s voice in his own life! The night will be hosted by The Bridge Christian Radio General Manager, Robert Baltodano and Main Speaker, Gary Hamrick. Pastor Gary hosts the radio program Cor-
nerstone Connection and is Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg Virginia. With the live concert Friday night Bridgefest 2022 is gearing up to share the Gospel message with thousands of people who come out each year! It is the perfect time for family fun and we are excited for you to join us! Come listen live to your favorite On-Air Bridge Radio pastors like Lloyd Pulley, Chris Durkin, Bobby Hargraves, Johnny Zacchio, Tony Clark, and more! Bridge Bible Talk will also be live and on location Friday at 3PM to answer all of your Bible, and Christian Living questions! There will be many family activities including a beach baptism, boardwalk games, youth rally, sponsors and food trucks! To purchase tickets for the Friday night concert, visit bridgefest.org! We look forward to seeing you in June!
We have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of warmer weather and sunshine here on the farm. John has spent the winter planning which crops will be planted in the fields and sowing seeds and making cuttings of wintered over plants in our greenhouses. It seems as though the farm never really shuts down for the winter anymore, as there are lots of projects to take on. We would like to thank our customers who continued to visit our farm stand during the winter months for fresh eggs and firewood…we really appreciate your support. We are planning to open our stand around May 1st and we will have lots of bedding plants, hanging baskets, herbs, vegetable plants, fruit trees, shrubs and spring produce such as lettuces and greens. So far we have planted peas, string beans, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, scallions, potatoes, leeks, beets, swiss chard, spinach, lettuce and tomatoes are in the high tunnel greenhouse. We have a new field of raspberries going in and the garlic and strawberries that
have wintered over look great! If you are near Ticetown Road, take a ride past the orchard! The apples and peaches are in full bloom and putting on quite a show! Thank you for your continued support of our family farm. Five generations and counting…. we appreciate your patronage. If you have any questions, you can reach the office at 732591-1966, visit our website at hauserhillfarms.net, or find us on Facebook and Instagram. Our farm stand is located at 261 Ticetown Road, Old Bridge.
HAPPY SPRING FROM HAUSER HILL FARMS!
Hackensack Meridian Health executives, Old Bridge Medical Center team members and Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry celebrate the opening of the new Emergency Department at Old Bridge Medical Center.
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE By Himanshu R. Shah, Business Administrator 1. Division of Tax Collection SECOND at 732-721-5600, x2999. QUARTER 2. 2022 CDBG TAX PAY- ANNUAL ACTION PLAN MENTS The Township of Old The Bridge has prepared a Draft Township 2022 Annual Action Plan Division of for CDBG Programs in Ta x C o l - accordance with Federal Himanshu R. lection will regulations. The 2022 Draft Shah b e o p e n Annual Action Plan is availMonday through Friday, able during the period of between the hours of 8:00am April 15th, 2022 through and 5:00pm during the May 15th, 2022 for review second quarter tax collection and comments. Citizens period. They will also be may submit their comments open between 9:00am and through the mail, telephone 1:00pm on Saturday, May or in person, Monday to 7th, and between 8:00am Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 and 7:00pm on Tuesday, p.m. Comments will be May 10th. May 10th is the received until May 15th. last day to pay taxes without Comments submitted by interest or penalties. Pay- mail should be addressed to: ments received after this Himanshu R. Shah, Business date will accrue interest Administrator, Township back to the statutory due of Old Bridge, One Old date of May 1st. For ad- Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, ditional information, res- New Jersey 08857. Copies idents should contact the of the Plan are available for
public inspection during regular Township hours at the office of the Business Administrator and online at www.oldbridge.com/projects. Citizens may submit their comments via email to NShapiro@oldbridge.com. 3 . PA R K S A N D RECREATION The Old Bridge Township Parks and Recreation Department is seeking camp staff for our three summer camp programs that include Half Day, Full Day and Camp Robin. Please apply on the Township website at oldbridge. com/recreation. Should you have any questions please contact the Parks and Recreation office at x4999.
OLD BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR PERCUSSION WGI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER MEDALISTS!
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THE GOOD, BAD AND BITING OF SPRING By Anita Greenberg, DVM
Dr. Anita Greenberg and her husband, Dr. Daniel Belli, are the owners and operators of the East Brunswick Animal Hospital for more than 30 years. Dr. Greenberg has been a member of the Old Bridge Township Council since 2016 Spring is f inally here! As we look for ward to warmer temperatures and longer days, consider our fourlegged friends. Spring can bring certain problems for our pets. Wa r m e r t e mp e r atu re s bring an influx of parasites. Fleas are quite pervasive as they are carried by other pets, they are in the grass and, when they make it into your home, they thrive. Fleas are irritating to your pet when they bite for a blood meal.
Your pet may be allergic to the flea and have a flea allergic dermatitis. When your pet ingests the fleas it may get tape worms. Ticks are in the grass, near fields and woody areas. Ticks can cause Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Anaplamosis, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, and Tularemia to name a few. Flea and tick medication have come a long way and are very effective and efficient. Pet owners use to have to give flea baths, flea dips and fog their homes. Now there are topical flea and tick prevention. Topical may not be easy to apply, as you have to get down to the skin, not on the coat. This can be challenging in long-haired pets. There are chewable oral tablets that are very effective in flea and tick prevention. Once a month treatment is the best protocol to eradicate these parasites. Use a flea comb to check your pets. Comb through the coat and look for fleas and their “dirt.” The dirt, the dark debris
that looks like pepper, is the excrement of the flea, and the white parts are the flea eggs. Ticks don’t move fast and you can see their head and legs. Usually when they are attached to your pet their body is engorged with blood. When removing a tick, use a fine tipped tweezer, grasp the tick close to the skin, and swiftly pull back with steady pressure. Thoroughly clean the area and wash your hands. Heartworm disease is caused when a mosquito bites your pet, infecting him with Dirofilariasis immitis. The mosquito bite deposits heartworm larvae. The heartworm matures, living in major vessels and in the heart. An adult heartworm can grow up to a foot in length. A pet with heartworm disease, exhibits coughing, exercise intolerance and labored breathing. If left untreated, pulmonary thromboembolism, pulmonary hypertension and, ultimately, congestive heart failure can lead to death.
Prevention is the most effective treatment for your pet with a once a month chewable tablet, which also protects against intestinal parasites. There is also an option of a yearly injectable form. Other spring precautions to consider for your pets: • Easter baskets can cause a problem for pets. The chocolate ingested, especially Baker’s Chocolate, or dark chocolate is most toxic. The Easter grass can cause intestinal obstruction in cats and dogs. • Lilies are very common at this time of year and are highly toxic, causing kidney damage. • The bulb portion of tulips contains toxins that can cause gastrointestinal upset, depression of the central nervous system and cardiac problems. • Azaleas and rhododendrons contain grayanotoxins that can produce vomiting, drooling, weakness and depression of the central nervous system, and could lead to coma and death. • Peace lilies contain calcium
oxalate crystals, causing oral irritation and vomiting. They may cause difficulty in swallowing, intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips and tongue. • Herbicides and insecticides can also be harmful to your pet. Read labels completely and use caution. • While spring cleaning, keep pets away from products and chemicals containing ammonia, bleach or chlorine. • With the warmer weather, hawks, fox and other wildlife are coming out of their winter hiding spots and hunting for food. Small cats and dogs should not be left unmonitored, as they may become their prey. Enjoy the spring, the nice weather, the longer days and being outside after a winter of being shut in due to snow and Covid19. Life is beautiful! Take time to enjoy your surroundings.
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NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT OB MEDICAL CENTER OPENS ognition, the “Gold Standard”
Hackensack Meridian Health executives, Old Bridge Medical Center team members and Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry celebrate the opening of the new Emergency Department at Old Bridge Medical Center. Continue from page 1 hospital’s campus, and more. “At Old Bridge Medical Center, we are committed to serving our neighbors, friends and families by providing the best care for our growing community,” said William DiStanislao, interim president, chief hospital executive, Old Bridge Medical Center. “We look forward to serving more patients by delivering the highest quality care to every person who comes through our doors.” The project team for the ex-
pansion included Stantec Consulting (Project Management), FCA and Turner Construction. About Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center: For more than 100 years, Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center and Old Bridge Medical Center have provided a full continuum of health care services to residents of Central Jersey. Raritan Bay Medical Center is one of less than one percent of hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Rec-
for nursing practice, quality, and safety in patient care, four times. In 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked Raritan Bay Medical Center as high performing in Orthopedics, Nephrology, COPD and Heart Failure. The medical center is a New Jersey state designated Primary Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, recognizing optimal treatment of stroke patients. Raritan Bay is also a recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the AHA’s Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers and the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award recognizing high-quality care of patients experiencing a severe heart attack.
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LIVING STONES WHAT IS A WOMAN?
The cultural cry and assault upon womanhood and motherhood have resounded as a loud drumbeat Lloyd Pulley, throughout Senior Pastor the nation in recent years. One of the nation’s largest family entertainment companies, Disney, is busily deconstructing what family means. Parents’ rights are sidelined as educators indoctrinate children with the LGBTQ agenda and gender fluidity. In healthcare, hospital birth certificates provide the gender option “unknown” to allow children to choose one of over 69 genders (which soon will be a hundred) when they “feel” ready. Regarding motherhood, healthcare, and “women’s rights,” infanticide is up for a vote in California, and abortion is the leading cause of death in the United States. Biological women are taking second place in sports to men who wish to identify as women. And a newly appointed
Supreme Court Justice declared it takes a biologist to define what a woman is. We have gone beyond confusion! Consider how baffling it is that a man wants to identify as a woman but can’t even identify what a woman is! Many attempting to remove any moral boundaries in raising this next generation would do well to recall a failed education experiment conducted years ago that removed fences from an elementary school playground. Hoping to discover children would feel more unrestrained and thus be more creative by removing the fence, they found the opposite effect—children in playgrounds with no fences dared not explore near the edges. They stayed far from the borders, with young children clinging to their teacher, fearful of leaving her sight. The designated boundary gave the children confidence to explore the entire space— and moral boundaries also provide security and protection. It is no small wonder the increase of anxiety, depression, and even suicide among our youth has risen to such high levels, given the casting away of all moral restraint provided by our Creator God. He has told
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us who we are in His Word, and we find much more joyful freedom in discovering life while respecting His clear direction and distinctions found in the Bible. Rejecting His life-giving constraints comes at a high cost—even the most apparent and typically most robust connections of the mother-child bond are in danger of collapsing without a clear boundary. Isaiah 29:15 says, “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you.” Can a woman forget? Can a mother forget who she is and who she is called to be? How is it even possible that a mother may forget her nursing child? Can a godless society wear and erode that maternal bond away? The constant propaganda of a godless society has led to a declining marriage rate and increasing divorce rate, leaving many more single moms forced to provide for children alone. Morality is absent regarding sex, sexuality, commitment, and family values. Consider also the impertinence of “experts” ridiculing instruction from the Bible, leading to the steady increase of narcis-
sism. Stay-at-home mothers have been looked down upon and belittled for far too long! Have we forgotten how profound an impact a mother truly has? Has she lost her value and her elevated place in society? Are many women now convinced their role as mom is nothing compared to career and business success despite the volumes of books and studies that extoll motherhood? Countless biographies of great men and women attribute their success to their mothers. Thomas Edison, labeled as unteachable in school, said, “My mother was the making of me.” Because she believed in him and homeschooled him, he excelled despite his dyslexia. Mothers have a massive influence acting as proxies for God’s tender care in the home. Much better outcomes occur in families who uphold respect for a biblical framework for their children’s identity, training, and nurturing in the ways of God. What a great responsibility we have and owe to the next generation. When my daughter decided to homeschool her children, she remarked, “I didn’t want to deprive them of the great experience you gave me
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homeschooling.” Other parents sacrifice by placing their children in private or Christian schools, seeking to protect them from politically-motivated notions poisoning the wells of one-time great public schools. What powerful influence and hope for our nation when all mothers— single, married, grandmothers, step-mothers, adoptive mothers, foster mothers, mothers of children living and gone, spiritual mothers, and all other mothers— are once again celebrated and supported. We need to dispel the progressive nonsense of those who seek to remove the ancient borders of God’s design and definition of womanhood and motherhood. Let’s put the fence back up! We owe the next generation the kind of stability and security we received before the confusing tower of Babel in education walked us away from common sense. Women can be anything, but only women can be mothers— and a mother is a beautiful representation of God’s great care for you in sending His own Son to love and care for you sacrificially. He gave His life for you on Calvary’s Cross!
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IN MEMOR I A M
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HENRY A. KOHLER
ganville. He also had a home in Jupiter, Florida where he enjoyed many winters over the years. While in Clark, Henry was a member of the Clark First Aid Squad. He was a lineman for Public Service Electric and Gas, Irvington until he retired and then continued as a consultant with them after retirement. He enjoyed playing golf and loved traveling with his wife. Together they traveled to China, Spain, Ireland and England as well as many locations across the United
States. He was also a parishioner of Saint Clement Church, Matawan. Above all else Henry was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He loved being with his family and especially his grandchildren. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Henry is survived by his wife Patricia of 67 years whom he met when he was 13 years old on a summer trip to Rahway Park. He is also survived by his children and their spouses, son Robert A. and Laura Kohler, daughters,
Kathy and Kevin Kerrigan and Susan and Kevin McGuril and grandchildren, Daniel, Kelly and her husband Tyler, Cassandra, Brandon and Caitlyn. Visitation was held on April 25, 2022 at the Waitt Funeral Home, 501 Hwy 79 Morganville, followed by his funeral service at 6:00 PM. Burial with military honors was held at the Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemeter y, 350 Province Line Road, Ar-
neytown, NJ on Monday May 2, 2022 at 11:30 AM. memorial donations in Henry’s memory should be made to the: Wounded Warrior Project at: https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/ default.aspx?tsid=10043, o r t o t h e Nat i o n a l Fe d e r at i o n for the Blind at :https:// nfb.org/contribute/give
SALVATORE L. MAZZELLA
Mazzella in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Valley Stream Central High School in 1958. He graduated Kettering University (GMI) with a degree in Industrial Engineering in 1962. He earned his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1968. Salvatore worked for General Motors Corporation for over 33 years, retiring in 1995 as the Director of Material and
Production Control of the Linden, NJ, Assembly Plant. He ran his own management and consulting company, S. Hunter Enterprises, for many years after retiring from GM. He was devoted and active father, Scout leader, baseball coach, and all-around amazing dad to his four children, for whom he provided a wonderful and fulfilling childhood.
Salvatore is survived by his loving spouse of 45 years, Susan; his son, Scott Mazzella (Liz), Patrick Mazzella (Mary); two daughters, Kerri Mazzella, Mary Uzzolino (Peter); sister, Lucille Moran; eight grandchildren, Cooper, Fynn, Ryan, Emily, Noah, Alexa, Owen, and Caroline. He was preceded in death by father, John Mazzella,
mother, Rose Riamondi. Visitation was held at Waitt Funeral Home and Cremation Ser vice, 501 Hwy 79, Morganville, NJ. Fu ne r a l w as hel d on Friday, April 22, 2022, 1:30 pm at the Waitt Funeral Home, Morganville, NJ. Entombment will take pl a c e i n t he Marlb oro Mausoleum & Cemetery.
Mary Oveis in the Bronx, NY. She married Leo H. LeMaire in 1947, and they eventually settled in Old Bridge, NJ in 1957. They were blessed with four sons and a daughter. Adelaide enjoyed being a homemaker as well as her 20 plus years in the Insurance Industry. Adelaide was an avid reader and a lover of the ocean, par-
ticularly the Jersey Shore, and she cherished the many wonderful memories of the time spent there with her children. She was a civic mined individual as evidenced by her years of volunteer work with the Old Bridge Regional Hospital. “A d d i e” w a s a p r o u d member of “The Girls on the Go” and the Savvy Seniors
and their fun times together. Adelaide is survived by her sons Richard of Miami, FL, Gerald of South Amboy, NJ and Charles of Neptune, NJ as well as her daughter Jeanette of Matawan, NJ and her Grandchildren Gregory Nielsen and Brooke LeMaire She was preceded in death by her husband Leo LeMaire
and her son Ronald LeMaire. Visitation was held at Old Bridge Funeral Home 2350 Rte 516 Old Bridge NJ 08857. A mass was held on Tuesday April 19 from 10 AM to 11Am at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on 133 Amboy Road, Matawan,NJ . Burial will follow at St Rose of Lima Cemetery in Freehold, NJ.
her brother in law, Reverend Stephen Sansevere, her sister in law, Elaine McGraw, her beautiful and loving grandchildren, Matthew, Harper, Lainey and Quinn McGraw in addition to her nieces, nephews, John (Donna) Mastropietro, Amie (Brian) Glasser, David (Jennifer) Mastropietro and her great nieces and great nephews, Jason, Johnny, Justin, Joshua, Samantha, Michael Mastropietro and Olivia Glasser and of course many cousins and friends. Regina was predeceased by her parents, George and Regina Everett, her brother George, and her sister Susanne Sansevere. Regina cherished the time she spent with family and
friends, especially spending time with her grandchildren. Visitation was held at the Waitt Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 501 Hwy 79, Morganville, NJ 07751. A Mass Of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 10:00 AM, at St Gabriel’s Catholic Church, 100 N Main Street, Marlboro, NJ 07746. Burial to follow at St Gabriel’s Cemetery, 549 County Road 520, Marlboro, NJ.
December 18, 1934 April 21, 2022 Henr y A. K o h l e r, 8 7 , of Morganville and Jupiter Florida, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday April 21, 2022. He was the son of Henry L. and Gladys Allen Kohler. Born and raised in Newark Henry lived in Clark for many years before moving to Mor-
January 24, 1941 - April 17, 2022 Salvatore L. Mazzella, 81, of Matawan, passed away on April 17, 2022, at Bayshore Hospital in Holmdel, NJ. He was born on January 24, 1941, to John and Rose ADELAIDE WHELAN
July 14, 1929 - April 15, 2022 Adelaide Whelan, nee LeMaire, 92, of Old Bridge passed away on April 15,2022. She was born on July 14,1929 to Charles Fallman and REGINA A. MCGRAW
February 24, 1952 April 12, 2022 Regina A. McGraw (Everett) passed away on Tuesday at her residence, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ and lived a life serving others as a Registered Nurse at St. Francis Hospital in Jersey City. She is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Gerard; her two sons, Brian (Devin) and Sean (Kimberly); her sister Margaret (John) Mastropietro,
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LIBRARY DIRECTORS REPORT
The Old Bridge Public Library wants to hear from you. Tell us what types of free programs you would attend at the library, and when is a good time for you or your family. Call us, email us, comment on our Facebook page, or stop by and visit to let us know how we may provide the programs of interest to you. What is it you want to know more about or see: Antiques, Art, Book clubs, Chess clubs, Collecting, Computer use, Concerts, Cooking, Crafts, Dance, Do It Yourself Projects, Games, Health and Medical topics, Historical Events, House plants, Museums, Music, Outdoor Gardening, Photography, Planetarium programs, Sewing, Sports, Travel, Trivia, Tutoring, Yoga, or you name it. Please tell us and if you are not a library visitor, even better because we definitely want to know how we can change that. Here are a sample of Zoom programs we have coming up this month. Certified professional organizer Amara Willey will
share tips and tricks on tackling challenges with Space Clearing & Organizing on May 9 at 7:00 PM. Caren Lissner, graduate of Cedar Ridge High School and author of Carrie Pilby (which was made into a movie starring Bel Powley and Nathan Lane), will be live on May 12 at 7:00 PM with Learn How to Get Your Writing on the Page & Screen. On May 20 at 10:30 AM, Pat Donohue, Rutgers certified Master Gardener, will talk about raised bed and container gardening with Why Garden Off the Ground. All these virtual events are free and to see more library programs, visit https://www. oldbridgelibrary.org/events/. The Old Bridge Public Library is your library, talk to us about future programs you want to attend. Your feedback is important.
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MAY IS BETTER HEARING AND SPEECH MONTH This annual awareness campaign created by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) spreads awareness of many communications issues, including hearing loss. This year’s theme is “Connecting-People.” Helen Keller said that “Blindness separates us from things but deafness separates us from people.” Certainly this year particularly there is an eagerness to connect, after many, many months of remaining “distant.” Human connection is a deep bond that’s formed between people and verbal communication plays a strong role in promoting that connection. When hearing is compromised, speech often sounds unclear, as though the speaker is mumbling, and the listener is forced to guess at certain words. When the listener guesses, inevitably mistakes are made. Many cartoons have illustrated the similar sounding mistakes that are made by those with hearing loss. But for individuals with hearing loss, mistaking “hairy chest” for “hearing test” is anything but funny. Furthermore, the effort involved to fill in the blanks, ask for repetition, and even just to guess is exhaust-
ing. Oftentimes, hearing loss progresses so slowly that family members are the first to notice the requests for repetition, the elevated volume for TV and difficulty with understanding on the phone. The Center for Balance and Hearing at Old Bridge Medical Center is ready to help you re-connect. Early identification of hearing loss is key to the best outcomes. Sara Esther Kader, AuD, CCC-A, program coordinator, says, “When hearing loss is diagnosed early, the brain is not forced to re-learn how to interpret sound and to hear in noise. These skills are easily lost when patients try to “manage with” their hearing loss for years before they are ready for help.” Current evidence even suggests that treating hearing loss early slows the progression of cognitive decline. The Audiology program based in the Old Bridge Medical Center applies evidence based approaches to diagnose and treat hearing loss and provides comprehensive balance evaluations as well. Call soon to schedule an appointment 732.324.5030
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JAR OF HOPE LEAVING FOR MOUNT EVEREST, TO SAVE KIDS’ LIVES ASBUAfter four months of planning – and seven years of hoping - Jim Raffone, CEO/ Founder of JAR of Hope (https:// www.jarofhope.org/ is leading a four-man team to climb on Mount Everest. Their mission is to raise funds to research a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an extremely-rare disease that kills young people. “This trip is, for us, literally the chance of a lifetime,” Jim Raffone says. “I actually went to our board seven years ago, to discuss a fund-raising trip to Mount Everest. We couldn’t get it done then. But because of COVID, charitable foundations haven’t been able to hold fund-raising events. So now we have to find other ways to fund research into a cure that would save these kids.” Duchenne md is a muscle-wasting disease occurring only once in every 3,500 births. Its young victims are in wheelchairs by their early-teens. On ventilators by their mid-late-
teens. And in graves by their early-twenties. After suffocating. Raffone’s 13-year-old son James Anthony (“Jamesy”) was diagnosed with Duchenne in 2013. “The doctors said to just bring him home and love him until he dies,” Raffone says. “But for Karen and I, that wasn’t an option. We soon found out there were 20,000 other families in America who had been told the same exact thing. And that’s when we founded JAR of Hope.” So Raffone, Joe Russo of Manalapan, Matt Scarfo of Blairstown, and Nebraska resident Dillon Doeden (whose fouryear-old son has Duchenne), will climb on 29,032’ Mount Everest. And they’ll also visit families in Nepal suffering with Duchenne. It usually takes about a month at basecamp to acclimate yourself to the thin air at Everest, before trying for the top. But Raffone’s group doesn’t have that much time. So they’re aiming for the upper Base Camp, at 18,372’.
They’re flying to Nepal on April 25, and returning on May 13. And their goal is to raise $150,000 of the $750,000 needed for clinical research on Duchenne at the University of Florida. Raffone, 51, has been told he’s leading just the second New Jersey group to climb on Everest. “This trip was years in the making,” Jim Raffone says. “But desperate times call for desperate measures. And for these kids – and these families - these are the most desperate times of all.”
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