Vol. 17 - No. 32
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–Photos courtesy Memorial Elementary School (Above) New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet is greeted by students of Memorial Elementary School who are part of the school’s PAWS Patrol. (Inset) Lamont Repollet gets high fives from Memorial Elementary School students after hearing the school spirit song.
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By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet couldn’t have received a warmer reception than the one he got during his visit to the Memorial Elementary School. While school spirit days are usually on Fridays at the school, students and staff dressed in red, white
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and blue and put on their Bulldog gear for his visit. Repollet came to Memorial School as part of a school spirit contest organized by the Department of Education. “During his visit, Dr. Repollet got the chance to see what I am privileged to see every day- that our students and staff are kind, thoughtful and creative. It
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Off-Duty Officer Saves Man’s Life
By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – One local police officer was expecting to have just a normal day off-duty. Instead, he ended up saving a life. On the morning of Dec. 18, Howell Officer Jonathan Woolley was getting a workout at a fitness center in Brick Township when he saw an 85-year-old man collapse. “Without hesitation, Officer Woolley began a patient assessment and determined the male was not breathing, had no pulse and was turning purple,” said Chief Kudrick. Officer Woolley, assisted by a trainer who was a former police officer, jumped into action and began performing chest compressions and rescue breathing on the man. The pair then shocked the man with an automated external defibrillator and continued treatment until relieved by Brick Police EMS and paramedics. A short time later, the man was responsive and doing well. The hospital staff and the MONOC paramedics later reached out to Chief Kudrick to commend Officer Woolley’s and the trainer’s actions and quick-thinking which saved the man’s life. “This is another example how police officers are always on duty and always ready to help those in need of assistance. In this incident, two officers worked together and saved a man’s life,” said Chief Kudrick. Officer Woolley is a 15-year veteran of the Howell Police Department. He is currently assigned to the department’s Professional Development Group and also serves as a motor officer and a member of the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (SWAT).
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Christmas Recital Serves To Benefit Family
By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – A Christmas recital provided m o r e t h a n f e s t i ve songs and sounds for one township family; it served as a present of holiday cheer and support during a time of great challenge.
The Agape Arts Center dedicated their annual Christmas Recital held on December 14 to the Dunphy family. Tina Atiles, a representative of the Center, said the family has “shown themselves to be strong in their Christian faith
and perseverance.” According to a release from the arts center, late last year, Brian and Amy Dunphy learned the tenth child they were expecting had a chromosome abnormality called trisonmy 18. Their doctors in-
formed them that the baby had a high likelihood of not surviving to full term and that most babies with trisomy 18 don’t make it past the first few weeks and even less make it to their first year of life. The family was sur-
prised their baby, who they named Hope, was born strong and went h o m e w it h o u t a ny respiratory support. While the prognosis hadn’t changed, Hope defied the odds of what the medical community had informed them.
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She lear ned how to drink from a bottle and started to gain weight. She still had a very significant heart defect that if left untreated, would lead to her death. To further complicate matters, Hope caught (Benefit - See Page 4)