Vol. 24 - No. 41
In This Week’s Edition
THE BERKELEY
TIMES
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Government Page 7.
Local Family Honoring Life-Saving Organ Donor With Fundraiser
Letters
Central Mock Trial Team Makes It To State
Page 8.
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
Pages 9-10.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
–Photo courtesy Central Regional
Reality Check
Page 16.
Dear Pharmacist New And Novel Ways To Treat Diabetes
Page 17.
Inside The Law Page 19.
Fun Page Page 23.
Business Directory Page 20-21.
Classifieds Page 22.
Horoscope Page 27.
–Photo courtesy Christine Mania
Mike Mania meeting Ranea Pesaresi. By Kimberly Bosco SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Mike Mania was diagnosed with sarcoidosis in the early 1990s. It wasn’t until 2013 that this diagnosis would change his life forever. The US Department of Health and Human Services defines sarcoidosis as “a rare condition in which groups of immune cells
form lumps, called granulomas, in various organs in the body… Sarcoidosis can affect any organ. Most often it affects the lungs and lymph nodes in the chest.” While the disease lay dormant in Mike’s body for many years following his diagnosis, he started to feel the effects of his illness after an abdominal surgery in August 2004. According
to Mike’s wife Christine Mania, his sarcoidosis began to “flare up” following complications with the surgery at the same time he was developing adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is a condition in which the lungs begin to harden. “He was hospitalized for more than 4 ½ months with us almost (Donor - See Page 4)
By Patricia A. Miller BERKELEY – Think it’s easy being a member of the Central Regional High School Mock Trial team? Think again. Mock trial team members put in an average of four hours a day for their team responsibilities this past season. And that was before they got to their homework. A typical day for senior Kelsey Jopling, who is also this year’s valedictorian, included four hours of mock trial practice each school day after class. She
would get home at night, maybe take a nap between 11 p.m. and midnight, then hit the books for her regular homework. “I lost a lot of sleep,” she said. They all did. But it was worth the work. Atticus Finch would have been proud. And Scott Alfano, the team’s longtime faculty advisor, certainly is. “This is the farthest Central has ever gone,” he said. “It was a fun year.” The Central Regional team came in first out of (Trial - See Page 5)
Berkeley To Host Resource Fair
By Jennifer Peacock BERKELEY – A community resource fair will be held from 4-7 p.m. March 26 at the Berkeley Township Recreation Center, 630 Atlantic City Blvd. The fair will be held by Berkeley Township and the Affordable Housing Alliance. The fair is free and open to the public. Light fare from
Applebee’s of Toms River, Diesel Subs & Wraps and Conca D’oro Ristorante will be provided. “This outreach event will access residents to a variety of community resources and vendors including but not limited to: housing counseling services, Superstorm Sandy recovery, legal services, financial counselors, lending institutions, real estate agencies, health care and insurance
companies, food assistance organizations, child and family care, and public safety,” Mayor Carmen Amato said in a press release. “We look forward to presenting attendees with a multitude of opportunities to achieve their needs,” said Jessica Cardoza, Support Specialist with the Affordable Housing Alliance. For more information, call AHA at 732-982-5072.
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