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─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Ocean Medical Center staff, including Chief Hospital Executive Jason Kreitner (on left), graciously accept the donated items.

By Judy Smestad-Nunn partment, who placed Director of Recreation they were greeted by BRICK - It took just large plastic bins out- Dan Santaniello said he about a dozen hospital two weeks for residents side their office at the was “shocked” at the employees. to donate over 1,000 Civic Plaza. amount of items the Santaniello, May• pounds of supplies for or Joh n G. D ucey, The Department had community donated. health care workers put out a request for “I thought maybe Councilman Vincent who are employed at items such as hand we’d get about half this Minichino and RecreOcean Medical Center sanitizer, individually amount,” he said. “We ation Department emin Brick. wrapped snacks, note also got $1,500 in gift ployee Christine HesThe “Adopt-A-Health- pads, tea bags, scrub cards, plus all the items senkemper unloaded Unit Supply Drive” re- caps and much more, on the list.” the 60-pound bins by sulted in an outpouring that ended up filling 19 Township officials the emergency room of donations collected bins. The drive started delivered the items to entrance, where they by the Brick Town- on April 29 and ran the hospital last Tues- were greeted by about ship Recreation De- until May 12. day afternoon where (Hospital - See Page 2)

Point Beach Reopening With Restrictions

By Chris Lundy POINT PLEASANT BEACH – As beaches slowly come to life this season, municipal beaches seem to be the first to open.

In Point Pleasant Beach, their municipal beach at Maryland Avenue opened on May 15, according to a message by May-

or Paul M. Kanitra.

However, there will be a daily limit regarding the number of people allowed, as well as other restrictions: • The Beach will be held to a maximum capacity limit. When daily capacity is reached, no more people will be allowed. Purchase or possession of a sea-

sonal badge does not guarantee admission when capacity has been reached. First come, first served.

• Badges will be required on Memor i a l D a y we e k e n d and weekends only throughout early June.

St a r t i ng Ju ne 20 t h weekend, badges will be required at all times.

• Seasonal badges can be pu rcha sed f rom Aquaserve by going online to aquaservelg. com to print and send in badge forms, or on location during operating hours.

• Daily badges will be offered at the entrance and credit card is the p r efe r r e d p ay m e nt method for a contact-

less transaction.

• Swimming will only be per m it ted when badge checkers and lifeguards are present, using the badge checking schedule above.

• Maintain a minimum of 6 feet of distance from groups you did not arrive with at all times.

Those failing to do so (Beach - See Page 2)

May 23, 2020

Restaurants Will Be Able To Open Outside Areas

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - The township has taken a step towards a “sense of normalcy” by crafting an ordinance that would allow existing restaurants to apply for a permit to allow outdoor dining until restrictions due to the coronavirus are lifted, said Mayor John G. Ducey during the May 12 council meeting.

“The effects of the COVID pandemic are crippling our local businesses and restaurants,” he said. “As restrictions begin to lift, there’s likely to remain social distancing guidelines specifically for dining establishments, so this ordinance was drafted to be proactive in allowing for outdoor dining as a way to assist restaurants while providing appropriate social distancing while maximizing the number of patrons to be served at any given time.”

The ordinance outlines the guidelines for outdoor dining for restaurants, which must (Restaurants - See Page 9)

Brick Sports Loses Another Legend

By Chris Christopher BRICK - These are tough, sad times in the Brick Township High School athletics community.

There was the death of legendary football coach Warren Wolf last November 22 at the age of 92.

There was the Dec. 20 passing of his wife, Peggy Wolf, who played a large role in the Green Dragons’ success, at the age of 89.

Dominick Marino, who coached the Green Dragons’ freshman football team, died April 14 at the age of 61.

And Irene Auriemma, the wife of retired coach Bob Auriemma, who set the state’s career wins record in ice hockey, died May 9 at the age of 80.

“It’s tough losing all of these people in Brick,” said Jim Dowd, a 1987 Brick graduate who starred under Auriemma and at Lake Superior State University and played for 17 seasons in the National Hockey League. “They built Brick into (Legend - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 1 a dozen health care workers.

The “Adopt-A-Health-Unit Supply Drive” was Hessenkemper’s idea. “My daughter has a lot of nurse friends, so that’s how this came about,” she said.

Most of the items were donated by residents. Midstreams Elementary School fi fth grade class advisor Tara Ranaudo organized a drive at her school where fifth grade students, their families and the faculty collected and donated everything that was on the list.

Mayor Ducey said the outpouring of support by township residents has been great.

“Hopefully, everyone will enjoy all the donations,” he said as he helped to unload the bins.

Chief Hospital Executive for Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center Jason Kreitner was on hand to greet the supply truck.

“The community support has been remarkable,” he said. “This is a clear example of the great partnership we have with the community.”

Kreitner said a recent drive-through at the hospital by township vehicles in support of the hospital staff was “an emotional thing...they had their sirens on, and they had signs. It was so well received, and it was a really great example of how they support our health care heroes.”

Kreitner said the timing was great for morale since the vehicle parade was when the hospital had the highest volume of COVID-19 patients.

He was referring to an April 8 event when the township’s Public Safety department organized a drive past the hospital to honor the health care workers and cheer them on, said Brick Police Public Information Officer Sergeant Jim Kelly.

“We had a large parade, with dozens of dozens of vehicles, and then we presented them with a banner,” Kelly said in a phone interview.

“We let the hospital staff know we are in solidarity with them, that we are usually on the front line during dangerous and threatening times, and we recognize that they are on the front lines this time,” said Sergeant Kelly.

Beach:

Continued From Page 1 • No groups of 10 or larger will be allowed on.

• No dogs will be allowed on the beach.

• Badge checkers will be wearing masks and gloves. Beach goers are encouraged to wear a mask when in line waiting to get on the beach, masks will not be required once on the beach.

Additionally, there will be parking restrictions going into effect as well. State of Emergency placards have been sent to all homes in the borough. These restrictions will likely last until mid-June, when more of a re-opening is expected, the mayor said.

• All parking east of the railroad tracks will require an emergency placard to be displayed at all times.

• 15-minute parking will be allowed if patronizing a business for curbside pickup.

• Contractors, landscapers and delivery drivers will be exempted while actively engaged in work.

• 2 placards will be issued per household. Residents with driveways are encouraged to utilize those fully. If a resident needs more, they should contact the town hall to see if they are available.

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Legend:

Continued From Page 1 powerhouses in football and ice hockey for years and years. Brick is the little shore town that could.

Brick whupped up on everybody. It is what it is.

That’s the cycle of life. People are getting older.

They all had great runs. They touched tons of lives in a positive way.”

“She was always there for us,” an emotional coach Auriemma said. “She was always positive, always upbeat. She talked to the parents of our players behind the scenes and got to know a lot of people around the town and around the state.”

Mrs. Auriemma’s passing did not escape the eyes of Pat Doyle, an avid Brick sports fan.

“She was a great lady,” he said. “Brick lost another legendary person.”

The First Lady of Brick Township High School ice hockey, Mrs. Auriemma was known as Coach Irene as she supported her beloved Green Dragons win, lose or tie. One of the couple’s sons, Bob Auriemma, said her nickname “probably” was born in the 1960s when the program was founded on the club level by Wolf. Auriemma’s dad was the first varsity coach in school history. Auriemma’s father was an assistant coach under Wolf at the club level.

“Mom spoke to our players near our locker room as they came in and out of the games,” said young Bob Auriemma, who played three varsity seasons for his father, including 1977 when Brick won the state title. “She did not miss many games when dad coached. She gave our players little pep talks. Each time our teams received new varsity jackets, she always received a jacket that said, ‘Coach Irene.’

She also received jackets from the Brick Hockey Club (which produced numerous Brick standouts).

It said, ‘Coach Irene,’ on each jacket. The origin of her nickname was a collective fraternity thing.”

Mrs. Auriemma made sure her Green Dragons were groomed and dressed nicely.

“If a guy grew his hair too long, she would tug on it,” young Bob Auriemma said. “If a guy’s tie was crooked, she would straighten it. The guys would say, ‘Straighten your tie or Coach Irene will straighten it.’ They’d say, ‘Cut your hair or she will pull on it.’ That all took place in the 1960s and 1970s. Either you were a hippy or you were not. The guys would tell her, ‘OK coach Irene.’ “ Young Bob Auriemma said his mother was a disciplinarian.

“Her dad was no-nonsense and she was like that,” he said, “but she was also very loving. She believed that rules were rules. She grew up under a heavy thumb. Her mother was not like that. You cleaned your room. You did what you were supposed to do. You did the right thing even when people were not watching you. Her folks were from the World War II era. She did not believe in someone being of either Irish or English descent. She said, ‘We’re all Americans.’ She felt we were all one.”

Mrs. Auriemma also was involved in the strategy of ice hockey.

“If you got a bad penalty, she would let you know it on your way out of the arena,” young Bob Auriemma said. “She would go to the games and sit by herself as she did not want to overhear other parents of our players saying, ‘How come my kid is not out there?’ When we played at the South Mountain Arena (in West Orange), she sat by herself in the last row of the seats in the early 1970s because she felt more comfortable.”

Mrs. Auriemma, who also competed in baseball, enjoyed playing ice hockey.

“She was probably close to 40 years old and she was a little athletic,” said young Bob Auriemma, whose brother, Tom, played on the Green Dragons’ 1979 state championship team. “She created a women’s hockey league (in which she played with Dowd’s mom and others in the 1970s).”

Coach and Mrs Auriemma were high school sweethearts. Mrs. Auriemma, a member of the Memorial High School band, was a majorette in the movie “A Face in the Crowd,” a 1957 American drama which starred Andy Griffith.

“She was dead center in one of the final scenes with Andy Griffith and Lee Remick,” young Bob Auriemma said proudly.

The sons of Lori Auriemma-Kearns, Patrick and David, played for coach Auriemma and felt the warmth of Mrs. Auriemma. Lori Auriemma is the daughter of coach and Mrs. Auriemma.

“Mom was very friendly,” Auriemma-Kearns said. “After the games, she would encourage the boys about ice hockey. She liked supporting all of Brick’s sports. My dad coached under coach Wolf for 20 years and she was always at those games.

People don’t realize that Brick’s football and ice hockey teams were dominant at the same time for many years.

“Mom was always very supportive, enthusiastic and positive except for when she would yell at the refs. During the 1970s, she yelled. She was spunky. When we were down a player because of a penalty, she’d yell, ‘Score with four. Score with four,’ as we always had a guy in the penalty box. She’d start chants of, ‘Let’s go Brick. Let’s go Brick.’ She always felt our boys played their best.

She would tell the team after a loss, ‘You will get them next time.’ “ The home of coach and Mrs. Auriemma was

the venue for team nights. The Green Dragons munched on pizza and Mrs. Auriemma served as the hostess.

“The other mothers of our players brought the food,” Auriemma-Kearns said.

Admirers participated in a procession past the home of coach and Mrs. Auriemma after her death. Signs and banners were displayed on motor vehicles. Former players displayed jerseys that contained their last names. The procession began at the Midstreams Elementary School in Brick.

The Brick Township Police Department provided an escort.

“It had almost 100 cars,’’ Auriemma-Kearns said.

“Dad watched it from the sidewalk and a curb. He wanted to hug everyone and everyone wanted to hug him, but that could not be done because of the (coronavirus) pandemic. He was very touched.

We received food, fruit baskets and tributes on Facebook (the team’s page is Brick Township High School hockey).”

Wendy Auriemma-Acropolis’ ties to the Auriemma family also run deep. Her husband, Steve Sr., and their children, Cindy Acropolis-Toye. Steve Acropolis Jr., Bobby Acropolis and Daniel Acropolis, played under Auriemma. Wendy Auriemma is one of the daughters of coach and Mrs. Auriemma.

“Mom was friendly with all of the boys who played for dad,” Auriemma-Acropolis said. “When our children played, we did not win as often, but mom still went to our home and away games up in North Jersey. She was always there. Our football players were more afraid of mom than dad, but in a playful way. They enjoyed her comments and little digs. She cherished those times. She made the players feel a part of the Brick Township (Legend - See Page 18)

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY F EATURED L ETTER Raise The Flags To Full Staff I implore the Governors of the states who have lowered the American Flag and State flags to half-staff to please order the flags back to full staff.

While our Governors have the authority to order State and the National flags to half-staff they should be aware that the flag of our Nation is never lowered to half-mast indefinitely or more than 30 days. Our flag is never lowered during a battle, we mourn and honor when the battle is over.

To put this into perspective; on Memorial Day, a day we as a nation honor all those who fought and died in our nations wars, we only half mast our flag in tribute for a period from sunrise to noon at which time the flag is returned smartly to full staff where it remains until sunset. This rather brief one day significant honor is all we allow to those who served and died in our nations wars.

The lowering of our flag is sacred and has specific limits, purpose and meaning to all those who have served.

Its use must not be abused.

When the order is received to lower the flag to half mast, depending on the purpose for the lowering, specified periods of mourning and honoring times are mandated and will be carried out accordingly.

I feel the ordered lowering of both National and State flags in tribute to the dead from coronavirus, is and was premature at this time because it does not merit nor honor all who will eventually die, as well as those who are

still presently serving to defeat this terrible pandemic.

It’s been more than 45 days and we’re still in the thick of it so when does the flag return to full staff?

For those who disagree and feel that the victims of this pandemic should be honored now by lowering the flag; thought should be given to a more fitting time after we have won this battle, and after we are well on our way to restore the country back to normal; so that all the heroes and fallen can be properly honored and accounted for.

We didn’t raise half-staff fl ags on Iwo Jima or at the World Trade Center disaster; we chose the highest place where all could see who we are, what we’re made of and what we stand for.

Truth is, right now is the best time to raise our flags with pride from every home, building, edifice, school, and high lofty place so it can be seen to wave freely as it should to motivate and inspire all those who are “continuing to serve and fall” in this civil battle; and to reassure all of us that we are really in this together and will defeat this unseen scourge with unity, dignity, strength and American determination.

American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans, and all Military Service Organizations, where are you on this? Speak up tell the Governors to raise our flag back to full staff.

Lt. Edward Sere FDNY Ret. Manchester

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Letters To The Editor Has There Been Progress In Helping Homeless?

Progress is defi ned as a gradual betterment, a forward or onward movement as to an objective or goal. To understand and appreciate progress, it is necessary to reflect on where we started, to see what changes we have made along the way to accomplish the goal of advancement. For most of us, we all seek progress, to better our lives and the lives of the people around us. Simply put, we seek to leave the world in a better place then we found it.

In applying the concept of progress to the homeless in Ocean County, we need to reflect on the past ten to fifteen years. Between 2005 and 2014, the homeless issue in Ocean County was making national headlines because of an area in Lakewood referred to as Tent City.

Tent City shined a bright light on Ocean County’s glaring lack of a permanent shelter for the homeless. During its time, Tent City became the County’s makeshift, non-sponsored shelter, as hundreds of people from various municipalities in Ocean County travelled to the woods off Cedarbridge Avenue to seek food, warmth and a place to rest. In 2014, Tent City was closed down.

Today, fifteen years after the start of Tent City, the question remains as to what progress we have made in Ocean County in providing shelter to the homeless? In 2020, there still is no permanent shelter for those in need in our county.

Tent City has now been replaced by Tent Towns, many smaller homeless encampments spread throughout the woods of municipalities all over Ocean County.

Certainly there has been some progress in the past 15 years. We have achieved brief periods of success with the advancement of the Code Blue program, which

Letters To any The Editor opens warming shelters municipality here in that never see the light of when the temperature dips below freezing. But the Code Blue program also demonstrates the need for a permanent year-round facility in Ocean County. In Toms River alone this year, 193 different individuals sought shelter in our Code Blue program. How many more people does it take to demonstrate the need for real progress?

Sometimes when municipalities and counties are resistant to change, the law steps in to mandate change that leads to progress. Such was the case just last year in Boise, Idaho, where the federal courts ruled in the case of Martin v. City of Boise, 920 F.3d 584, 616 (2019) that the Eighth Amendment prohibits criminal penalties against homeless individuals for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property, when they cannot obtain shelter.

One of the homeless plaintiffs in the Martin case was a woman named Janet Bell.

Ms. Bell suffered from mental and physical illnesses. She had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, learning disabilities and hepatitis. The Boise police gave her a citation for putting a bedroll in the woods to sleep. She pled guilty and was given a thirty-day suspended jail sentence.

In response to Ms. Bell’s challenge to her conviction, the federal court ruled that “so long as there is a greater number of homeless individuals in a jurisdiction than the number of available beds in shelters, the jurisdiction cannot prosecute homeless individuals for involuntarily sitting, lying and sleeping in public. That is, as long as there is no option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors, on public property, on the false premise they had a choice in the matter.”

One might argue that the city of Boise was in a better position to defend itself than

Ocean County, as Boise had at least three shelters at the time of Ms. Bell’s prosecution. The shelters were just at full capacity. What are Ocean County and its municipalities going to say to the courts when inevitably a homeless individual steps up to challenge a prosecution of a local ordinance or statute for sleeping in public after the ruling in the Martin case?

Before the law mandates progress here, the County and our municipalities should work together to achieve progress. Most municipalities in Ocean County are probably unaware of the case from Boise, Idaho, but you can be certain that the advocates for those suffering from chronic homelessness are aware of it. We can achieve progress without the need for a Court mandating it first, and in doing so, we will have bettered our lives and the lives of the people around us.

Terrance Turnbach Toms River Councilman

Deaths Of Liberties There have been over 1,354,000 American war deaths through 2019 - including almost 500,000 during the Civil War. Over one million, three hundred fifty-four thousand Americans died during war to obtain in some cases (Revolutionary War, Civil War) and protect/preserve our precious freedoms and liberties.

None of these people went to war to die; they went to war to live - live in a free country with individual liberties.

They (and their surviving families) sacrificed much for freedom and liberty.

According to the CDC, each year approximately 600,000+ little babies are killed in the womb at the hands of doctors. It’s not talked about much and seemingly not of concern to the masses, but the fact remains - that’s an awful lot of little beating hearts

day on this earth. More than 600,000. Killed. Per year.

Every year. (Even more in previous years.)

The very same CDC reports that 48,816 people died from COVID-19 as of 5:49 p.m. April 24, 2020. I am saddened by the deaths of 48,816 from COVID-19 and feel for the loss of those who the dead have left behind. Some of the dead were old - and certainly had every right to live for as long as possible. Some were in poor health due to poor genetics and/or poor choices and/or poor habits - and certainly had every right to live for as long as possible.

There have been 48,816 deaths and fear has altered the balance between the power of the government and the power of the people in, of all places, the United States of America while 600,000 innocent deaths (annually) barely rates a conversation anymore.

Not counting some 258,000 Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War, over 1,000,000 men and women thought so much of our freedoms and liberties that they not only risked their lives - but sacrificed their lives for the United States of America to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. 48,000 deaths have caused us to lose more freedoms and more liberties in a shorter amount of time, for a greater duration than any of us can ever remember, save perhaps for the brief period immediately after 9-11-01.

In the past month have we been as brave as our history claims us to be? Are we as free as our history has earned us to be?

The 48,000 deaths has altered, in a bad way, our freedoms and our individual liberties so much and so fast that at least a million who served must be rolling over in their graves! God help the United States of America.

John J. Novak Mayor, Barnegat Township (Written as a resident, not representing the township)

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SPOTLIGHT ON GOVERNMENT Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

Health Centers Get $1.4M in Additional Funds To Test Residents From The Desk Of

Congressman Chris Smith WASHINGTON, D.C. Two community health centers that have multiple locations serving tens of thousands of people in Ocean and Monmouth Counties have been awarded an additional $1,394,888 in federal funds to help combat the

impact of the coronavirus with expanded testing, said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04).

“The grants will help Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) and the Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED) located in Lakewood - which

has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Ocean County - expand capacity to test for COVID-19,” said Smith (NJ-04), who spoke on the floor in support of quick passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “Our community health centers are at ground zero across America in the battle to slow and contain COVID-19.

“I am proud to have worked several years ago to win the critical federal designation for both of these Federally

Qualified Healthcare Centers (FQHC),” Smith said.

“Congress passed CARES to get aid into the hands of health providers like these FQHCs as quickly as possible.”

Smith said the funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant Service Office - comes from the comprehensive, bipartisan $2 trillion stimulus to help communities devastated by the coronavirus pan-

demic, a bill which Smith strongly supported and was signed into law by President Trump March 27.

The CARES Act funding announced today provides Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing (ECT) grants in the amount of $575,404 to Ocean Health Initiatives in Lakewood and $819,484 to the Lakewood Resource and Referral Center.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, three rounds of federal funding have now delivered a total of $4,039,336

to these critical healthcare centers: $1,848,236 in emergency funding to OHI, and $2,191,100 to CHEMED. In a previous round of CARES Act funding announced in April, OHI received $1,178,900 grant, and CHEMED received $819,484. In March, funding from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 provided $83,256 for OHI and $82,932 for CHEMED for treatment and prevention measures.

Bill Would Help Families of First Responders Lost To COVID Capitol Comments Senator Cory Booker

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate unanimously cleared legislation authored

by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to improve timely access to financial assistance for families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19.

The Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act (SAFR) clarifies certification requirements for survivor benefits under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program to account for the unique challenges presented by the current coronavirus pandemic.

The legislation, which was part of package of law

enforcement measures approved during National Police Week, is cosponsored

by Sens. Cruz (R-TX), Feinstein (D-CA.), Tillis (R-NC), Coons (D-DE), Daines (RMT), Gillibrand (D-NY), Scott (R-FL), Menendez (D-NJ), Loeffler (R-GA.), Blumenthal (D-CT), Moran (R-KS), Schumer (D-NY), Collins (R-Maine), Tester (D-MT), Capito (R-WV), Hassan (D-NH), Cramer (R-ND), Shaheen (D-NH), McSally (R-AZ), Peters (DMI) and Stabenow (D-MI).

“Our firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and other emergency services personnel risk their lives to keep us

safe, and face significantly increased hazards during this pandemic,” Senator Booker said. “A staggering number of public safety officers have already lost their lives to COVID-19, and we must make sure that their families are supported when they face unimaginable loss – and that’s exactly what this bill does. I am proud to have worked with Senator Grassley to write and quickly move this bipartisan legislation through the Senate so no families are left behind, and so our brave first responders can go to work knowing that we have their back.”

“Today’s vote sends a loud and clear message to America’s public safety officers: We appreciate your steadfast dedication in the most trying times and we’re here to help if the unthinkable happens.

Losing a first responder in the line of duty is always devastating. Families of

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those lost to COVID-19 shouldn’t face an uphill struggle to access financial support promised to them.

The government already provides payments to families of officers or first responders who die or are permanently disabled from a work-related event. This bipartisan bill recognizes the unique challenges posed by this pandemic and better ensures that public safety officers’ families can quickly access financial help,” Senator Grassley said.

The Public Safety Officers Benefits Program, administered by the Justice Department, provides death benefits to survivors of police officers and first responders who perish in the line of duty

or as a result of a work-related event. It also provides disability benefits to those who are permanently disabled due to their work. The program requires evidence linking deaths or disabilities caused by an infectious disease to work-related activity.

In many cases, the origin of an infection can be easily identified, but determining where and when someone contracts COVID-19 in the midst of a global pandemic presents a unique challenge.

SAFR works to overcome this challenge by establishing a temporary presumption that COVID-19 infections will be considered to be contracted while on duty if diagnosed within 45 days of an officer’s last shift.

The legislation ensures that families of officers and first responders lost or disabled while fighting the pandemic don’t face unnecessary barriers to benefits they’ve already been promised.

The legislation is endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police, National Association of Police Officers, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Association, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York, the National Association of School Resource Officers, the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations.

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On May 13, no knock warrants were served at the two residences. Officers found multiple loaded firearms, approximately 1,050 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of methamphetamine, a quantity of marijuana, drug paraphernalia indicative of distribution purposes, a high-end security system, and approximately $30,000 in cash.

Victor Mendoza-Gutierrez, 24, of Manchester, was arrested at the Manchester residence and Jose Quintero, 36, of Brick Township, was arrested in a motor vehicle stop.

Both men were charged with Possession of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than Five Ounces with Intent to Distribute; Maintaining a Controlled Dangerous Substance Production Facility; Possession of Cocaine in an Amount Greater than OneHalf Ounce but Less than Five Ounces with Intent to Distribute; Possession of a

Firearm while Committing a Controlled Dangerous Substance Offense; two Counts of Possession of Cocaine; two Counts of Maintaining a Fortified Manufacturing Facility; two Counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; and Possession of Marijuana.

Additional charges may be forthcoming as the investigation continues. These charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer thanked the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Northern Ocean County/ Monmouth Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force (HIDTA), Manchester Township Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Team, Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit, Brick Township Police Department K-9 Unit, Brick Township Police Department SERT, Lakewood Police Department Street Crimes Unit, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit for their combined assistance in this investigation.

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Also, dining areas located on public sidewalks or public right of way or fire lane are prohibited.

Applications must be obtained from the township zoning officer, and the submission must show the layout of the proposed seating areas including aisles, ingress, egress and more.

Ducey said the administration would be waiving the $150 permit fee, which would be after public hearing at the second hearing of the ordinance at the next council meeting.

The law would go into effect 20 days after the council approves the second reading.

“So it’s basically expanding, because what’s going to come down from the governor, is a limited capacity,” Ducey said. “We don’t know what that is going to be yet.”

The mayor said he is also lobbying the state government with regards to the ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) laws for establishments with liquor licenses to be able to serve alcohol outside, and to allow BYOB establishments to be expanded.

“Those rules will be coming down from the ABC, and hopefully they agree with us to allow the situation, due to the time that we’re in,” Ducey said.

The township has already opened beaches and parks, and the mayor said they are doing the best they can under the state reopening guidelines.

The Brick Times, May 23, 2020, Page 9 “We need to get our small businesses back open,” he said. “Our small businesses are getting killed while corporations are coming out big, because they’re selling whatever they want.”

For example, Walmart and Target are not only selling food but also clothes, electronics and more, while the smaller boutique stores are not allowed to be open, Ducey said.

“It doesn’t make any sense; why can’t those stores also have their employees wear masks, be able to do curbside pickup by way of phone orders or computer orders and therefore being able to create some income for themselves?” the mayor said.

He said that contractors could also get back to work if the state put out clear and responsible social-distancing guidelines to allow them and smaller businesses to open.

Ducey said to let doctors decide whether it’s safe for them to perform elective surgeries, such as joint replacements. He also said that smaller independent pharmacies should be able to perform coronavirus testing, not just the big chains.

“Hopefully the governor will speak on this soon, and take up some advice from different mayors and council people from around the state that are trying to help with these ideas,” the mayor said.

On Wed nesday May 13 Gover nor Phil Murphy signed an executive order permitting resumption of non-essential constr uction and curbside pickup at non-essential retail businesses and gatherings in cars.

The next council meeting will be on Tuesday May 26 at 7 p.m.

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By Patti Dixon Horticultural Consultant, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County OCEAN COUNTY – With the weather being so cold and rainy this spring, I completely forgot about my feeder. Usually, the feeder is filled with clear sugar water from spring to fall for our little feathered friends, but plants are a great way to attract them to your yard as well.

My garden is brimming with flowers that draw the hummers in and keep them coming back. Below are a few of my favorites.

Columbine - (Aquilegia ssp.) Columbine is the first favorite to bloom in the spring.

Its flowers coincide with the return of the hummingbirds after their winter vacation.

They are available in a wide range of colors, pink, red, yellow, white, purple, and all shades in between. I have them growing in full sun to part shade and well drained soil.

They bloom from mid-spring until early summer. There are many native species available, look for Aquilegia canadensis, which is native to the state.

Honeysuckle - (Lonicera sempervirens) This NJ native will flower from mid-May into June, overlapping the columbine bloom time. Honeysuckle is a climbing vine, and it will need a trellis or support structure. The tubeshaped flowers are orange-red, and it will produce more flowers with the more sun that it receives; plant in well-drained soil.

Beebalm (Monarda ssp.) There are quite a few species of beebalm, but Monarda didyma seems to be on top of the hummingbird’s

favorite list. The unusual flowers are red to purple and have a mop-head appearance.

I have spent many evenings watching these territorial little birds dart and swoop to protect their parcel of beebalm.

This summer-blooming native prefers full to part sun and moist soil. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) This perennial blooms from mid to late summer and will grace your garden=with tall spikes of bright red flowers. Cardinal flower thrives in full to part sun, and moist to wet soil is a must.

Generally, the parent plant doesn’t last for more than a few years, however, it will seed itself readily and create an excellent addition to your hummingbird garden.

Having worked in a plant nursery for many years, I had the opportunity to watch hummingbirds fly around a fully stocked yard.

Frequently, they would dart between two different plants, Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ and the shade staple, impatiens.

These are both annual plants, and I make sure to have them in my garden every year.

This shortlist of plants will help to bring hummingbirds to your garden year after year. For a more comprehensive list, please check jerseyyards.org/.

At the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County, we welcome horticultural questions year-round and can be reached by email at oceanag@njaes.rutgers.edu or by phone at 732-349-1246.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Staying Strong & Connected With The Ocean County YMCA TOMS RIVER – The Ocean Count y Y MCA i n Toms R iver, wh ich is now celebrating its 50th Anniversary, addresses COVID-19 health concerns by offering virtual programming and new #StayingWithUs initiative. “At the Y, we are committed to ensuring social distancing does not become social isolation,� said Peter Rosario, President and CEO of the Ocean County YMCA. “During these unprecedented times, we have created virtual content through Zoom, YouTube and Facebook Live to continue engaging with members and promote healthy living. You can also update your Facebook prof ile image with our new profile frame to let everyone know that you’re #StayingWithUs.�

The Ocean County YMCA has also increased phone outreach initiatives to protect the wellbeing of its most vulnerable members. “By continuing to promote healthy living and social connectedness, we are impacting the future by ensuring continued positive outcomes for preventing things such a s se n ior isolat ion ,� s a id Ros a r io.

Carol, a member of the Ocean County YMCA, recently said, “You have no idea what it means to us that we can still see each other’s faces. We need to thank you so much for thinking and caring for all of us in this creative way.�

The Ocean County YMCA is offering virtual classes such as yoga, f itness classes, story time and book/crochet club. Those interested can take part in the Ocean County YMCA’s virtual programming by visiting ocymca.org or the Ocean County YMCA’s Facebook page (@OCYMCA). “We would

li ke to extend ou r g rat it ude to t he Gr unin Foundation for providing us with access to Zoom accounts so that we are able to offer virtual programming to the community,� said Rosario.

The Ocean County YMCA is also creating specif ic content to promote physical activity, and S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) projects among youth at a time when they too are lacking their normal educational structure, physical activity and social supports. “Developing activities and exercise for children and families to share is changing outcomes and creating new ways to educate and promote fitness at home,� said Michael P. Ritacco, Board of Directors Chair of the Ocean Count y YMCA. The Ocean County YMCA is continuing its ongoing partnership with Fulfill (formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties), and the YMCA staff is packaging and distributing meals to those experiencing food insecurity. “The number of requests for Crisis Relief Boxes have doubled in one week,�

Ritacco said. “This allows the YMCA to provide a safety net for its community’s most vulnerable populations.�

Looking to the future, the Ocean County YMCA will continue to work to advance its cause and strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. “The Y is committed to bringing strength to our community in good times and bad,� said Rosario. “Together, we are stronger!�

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By Chris Lundy LAKEWOOD – Workers at Ocean Health Initiatives thanked members of the community for the lunch provided in appreciation for the free COVID-19 tests they’ve been doing.

The meal was a combined effort between Lakewood Church Family, Lakewood Wrestling Team, Vida City Church and Love Your Neighbor Association.

Oscar, teacher and coach of the wrestling team, made empanadas and other food, and also

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Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) is offering free COVID virus and antibody testing to qualified residents in the community at 101 Second Street in Lakewood. Testing is done in the parking lot. They are open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Visit ohinj.org or call (732) 363-6655 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Bilingual staff are available.

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Telepractice will become increasing popular in all medical fields, including hearing healthcare. Remote programming of hearing aids has been available for several years, but in my opinion, the majority of our patients calling our offices cannot benefit from remote programming. During this pandemic, due to the frequent use of wearing a mask, dozens have “lost” their hearing instruments or broke a receiver wire. Many other patients have a “dead” hearing aid and the only way to fix it is to send it back to the manufacturer.

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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Popular Medications Are Derived From Plants

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Most people believe that medications are synthetic substances that the FDA has approved for the clinical treatment of disorders, without realizing they were derived from a plant. Thousands of FDA-approved medications began as natural plants and flowers!

You may not realize this, but no morphing and patenting is necessary… the natural plants actually provided what humans needed for eons. Only recently have we begun to turn them into patented chemicals by altering their original form. But their original form is available as herbal medicine, and sold in health food stores nationwide. Maybe not in all cases like morphine, but certainly in thousands of examples.

The beautiful opium plant ultimately led to powerful natural analgesics (think of opium, codeine and morphine) that scientists took to a lab and chemically morphed into patentable (but more potent and addictive) synthetic “opiates” the most infamous of which is oxycodone.

But again, the raw material that was sourced originally from the Earth provided good medicine to begin with.

Another example is penicillin which was derived from a fungus growing on an agar plate which was accidentally left out on the laboratory counter. The mold was quite visible to scientists. The mold of penicillin had killed the bacteria that was growing on the agar plate. In other words, many antibiotics are fungus based, and they can kill bacteria.

Before drug companies made a bazillion dollars with aspirin, we did have white

willow, which was (and still is) the natural pain killer hidden within the white willow tree’s bark. The active ingredient that acts as medicine is called salicin. When you use the herb, the salicin gets metabolized in your body to form salicylic acid which is even stronger.

There is another compelling story I can share with you about digoxin. This compound naturally occurs in the Foxglove plant (Digitalis purpurea). Centuries ago, people used to put these plant chemicals on the tip of their arrowheads in order to kill people.

Quinine is derived from a plant. From quinine we get hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) which may be useful for certain patients with COVID-19, depending on when it is given, and the dose. The Cinchona tree in Peru gave us quinine.

Paclitaxel (Taxol) is the most popular chemotherapy drugs for ovarian, esophageal, breast cancer, lung cancer, Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer and others. It is derived from the beautiful Pacific Yew tree.

And finally, we should talk about cocaine.

This was used by the Incas 3,500 years ago to produce anesthesia. It came from the Coca plant (Erythroxylon coca) and was widely available. Hard to believe! There was a time and place before some of us were born, when natural compounds from plants were widely used in our food, beverages and pharmacies.

Older pharmacists don’t even recognize the big stores today with drive-up windows! It is so very different than those apothecaries that used Mother Earth’s original medications, not the mass-produced synthetic ones.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Watercraft Rentals Back In Business NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy’s office announced that watercraft rental businesses will be permitted to reopen as long as they adopt policies consistent with the “curb-side pickup” restrictions that aply to retail establishments.

State officials moved forward for marinas to operate during the 2020 summer season several weeks ago, but charter fishing vessels operators along with boat rental businesses, said they were left out of the picture.

Starting on May 17, those businesses were allowed to reopen, with several restrictions in place that officials say will help curb the spread of COVID-19.

The governor said, “reopening charter fishing services and watercraft rental businesses restores an ext remely i mpor t a nt component of ou r Shore economy.”

Gov. Muprhy stated, “social distancing measures that we are putting in place will ensure that these businesses can sustain themselves while still adhering to public health guidance.”

The reopening social distancing restric-

tions include: • Reduced capacity to no more than 10 people on a vessel at any one time.

• The usage of electronic or telephone reservation and payment systems.

• No make-up or open boat trips.

• Social distancing measures – such as a six foot distance between parties – on vessels and in waiting and boarding areas, including demarcation and signage.

• Sharing of fishing equipment, bait, and gear is prohibited.

• The use of nets or gaffs can be performed by the crew only.

• Infection control and hygiene practices are required.

• Boats must provide sanitization materials to passengers and crew.

• Frequent sanitization of vessel and high-touch areas is required.

• The crew and passengers must wear a mask while aboard the vessel.

• Food and beverage service is prohibited.

All passengers must be briefed prior to embarking on social distancing, capacity limits, and hygiene requirements.

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By: Marc S. Galella, Esq., and Robert C. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates Many commercial tenants are asking whether they are excused from making rent payments if the tenant’s business has been impacted or shut down by as a result of the coronavirus. In particular, they are asking whether a force majeure clause often found in commercial leases, excuses the tenant from having to pay rent. A force majeure clause in commercial leases generally relieve the performance of a party because of an unforeseeable circumstance beyond the control of the parties to the lease which causes a party not to be able to perform under the lease. The term “force majeu re” usu ally mea ns a n event that could not have been reasonably anticipated, or which, if anticipated, could not be controlled. Force majeure clauses are added to leases to excuse a party’s performance under the lease in cases of natural disasters or “acts of God,” such as hurricanes, f loods, earthquakes, etc.

The answer to this question depends on the terms of the commercial lease.

Does the lease contain a force majeure clause? If so, does the clause specifically address the issue as to the payment of rent. In many, if not most, force majeure clauses the obligation to pay rent is not forgiven in the case of an event that is beyond the control of the parties. Thus, the commercial lease must be reviewed to see whether it contains a force majeure clause and what is excused or not excused under that clause.

New Jersey courts h a v e t r a d i t i o n a l l y Marc S. Galella Esq. been very reluctant to allow force majeure clauses to excuse the perfor mance of one party to a commercial lease and especially to excuse the payment of rent under the lease. Courts look to see whether the event should have been anticipated by the parties and addressed in the lease. Not all unforeseen events are subject to the force majeure clause.

The lease would need to be reviewed as to whether the shutdown of a business by the government is an event that is covered by the force majeure clause.

In addition, the coronavirus may not be considered an “act of God” if a court determines if it should have been foreseen in the drafting of the lease.

As you can see, there is no definite answer to the question of whether a force majeure clause excuse the non-payment of rent by a tenant. Tenants and landlords should consult with their attorneys to review their commercial leases and determine whether the lease contains a force majeure clause and, if so, whether the force majeure excuses the payment of rent by the tenant. If the payment of rent is excused, what are the terms for the non-payment of rent?

Please note that the discussion above pertains only to commercial leases.

Force majeure clauses are not typically found in residential leases.

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Legend:

Continued From Page 4 High School ice hockey family.”

Auriemma guided the Green Dragons to 729 wins. He led the team to six overall state titles, five public school state championships, four Shore Conference crowns and eight Gordon Cup titles. Auriemma coached Brick for 54 years. His teams played more than 1,000 games. A total of 16 relatives - three

generations - played for coach Auriemma.

His wife, Mrs. Wolf and others were members of the Brick Football Coaches Wives Club.

A key player was Warren Charles Wolf, a member of the 1976 team that won the overall state title. His father was Warren Wolf.

“They were a beautiful couple and two wonderful people I could always count on,” he said on Facebook. “God bless you, Mrs. Auriemma, and God bless my coach, Mr.

Auriemma.”

“What a great couple,” Brick sports fan Joe Aulisi said on Facebook. “So loving and caring, Just great people.”

“Mrs. Auriemma was probably the number one hockey mom in the history of hockey moms,” said Dowd, who was a member of Brick’s 1986 state championship team and starred for the New Jersey Devils when they won the Stanley Cup in 1995. “She was an amazing human being ... a down to earth,

humble, nice person. I can’t say enough good things about her. She supported us win, lose or draw. Coach and Mrs. Auriemma were my second family. Mrs. Auriemma genuinely asked, ‘How is everything going?’ You get caught by surprise. Not many people ask that.”

In lieu of flowers, the Auriemma family requests donations be made to either the Brick Presbyterian Church Music Ministry, Parent Project or Muscular Dystrophy.

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Slip is D-8 located on second to last dock overlooking the bay and Barnegat Lighthouse with quick access to Barnegat Inlet. For information and rates contact Manager Mark at 609-494-8801.

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Items For Sale Fishing Equipment - For sale.

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Items Wanted Cash - Top dollar, paid for junk, cars running and nonrunning, late model salvage, cars and trucks, etc. 732-928-3713.

(17) $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, brica-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid. Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/ estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot. 5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) Vinyl Records Wanted - Paying cash for Rock, Reggae, Blues, Elvis, Jazz, Metal, Psychedelic. Very Good condition only. Call Rick 908-616-7104. (25) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac.

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(17) Carpenters, Glaziers, Helpers Wanted - Glass experience a must.

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(13) NOW HIRING!! - 60 jobs available (1st & 2nd shift) in BRICK packaging facility! Super CLEAN & SAFE environment! Call 848222-4888 to work immediately! (26) Laundromat Attendant - For FT/PT Good communication skills, math and min computer knowledge. Transportation needed. Long term commitment only. 732-286-1863.

(13) Glaziers/Carpenters/Helpers Wanted - Experience in doors and window installs, storefronts, doors, mirrors, curtain wall, shower doors. must have Clean Drivers License.

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(24) Part Time Food Service - STARTING RATE OF $11.00/hr. Scholarship opportunities. Flexible Schedules.

We have immediate openings for the following positions: Part Time Server/ Wait Staff. Part Time Dietary Aide.

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CNA/CHHA - The Pines Senior Living Community is currently looking for entry level and experienced Certified Nursing Assistants for our Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Communities: Skilled Nursing CNA $16/hr. FT 7-3 Skilled Nursing E/O Weekend (1) position. FT 3-11 Skilled Nursing E/O weekend (2) positions. Weekly pay! Weekend only positions - $20/hr Per Diem $18/hr Assisted Living CHHA or CNA $12/ hr Weekly pay Full Time 3-11 (10 Days per pay) E/O weekend Memory Care. Full Time 11-7 E/O weekend.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Women’s Heart Fund To Hold Virtual Fundraiser NEPTU NE – Hackensack Meridan He a lt h’s Ne t wo r k-w id e COV I D -19 Emergency Response Fund will hold a v i r t u al f u nd r aisi ng re ce pt ion on May 29.

T h e e ve n t w i l l r a i s e f u n d s fo r COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and is being done this way to safeguard supporters by Hackensack Meridian – Meridian Health Foundation. It will be held at 5:30 p.m.

In lieu of the planned reception, the foundation will host a program that donors can stream live to continue to raise funds for Hackensack Meridian He a lt h’s n e t wo r k w id e C OV I D -19 Emergency Response Fund.

Donors are helping to fund personal p r ot e c t ive e q u ip me nt , ve nt i l at or s , sterilization equipment, suppor t for isolated pat ient s, emergency tent s, increased staffing costs and more. The virtual event will include videos from Hackensack Meridian Health leadership, inspirational videos and a tribute to our health care heroes working to fight COVID-19 on the frontlines.

To participate, individuals can register at Ha cke n sa ck Me r id ia n Healt h.org / HeartFund. They will be sent a link to the program in the week leading up to the event. There is no cost to participate, however donations in support of the event can be made on the registration website.

I n addit ion, members of the community are invited to help celebrate Hackensack Meridian Health’s health care heroes by submitting a short video (five to 15 seconds maximum), photo or drawing that can be included in the program. Submissions can be sent to W H F Vi r t u al Event@hackensack me ridian.org.

“We are so grateful to the Women’s

He a r t Fu n d b o a r d fo r d e c id i ng t o allocate all proceeds of their virtual fundraising event to help our network’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Jose ph St a mpe, president a nd chief development off icer, Meridian Health Foundation.

“Their previous fundraising initiative, which was announced in February, was to support a lecture series in conjunction with the Hackensack Mer idian Health Center for Discovery & Innovation,” Stampe added.

St ampe said , “ t he boa rd i nstead , quickly recognized the need to fund the fight against COVID-19 and opted to place a temporary hold on that endeavor to instead make su re that our communities – their communities – will be able to get the care they need should they contract the virus. It is incredibly generous, and we are thankful for their support.”

The Women’s Heart Fund board is chai red by Heid i Maggs a nd event co - chai r s a re Lau ren Ha r ms-K reig and Dawn Kokes. The board wishes to express gratitude to this year’s platinum sponsor: The DG Foundation; gold s p on sor s: T he Jay a nd Li nd a Grunin Foundation, Karen Goldblatt, Jereme and Dawn Kokes, Rick and Lisa Loshiavo, Anita and Joseph Roselle and Stephen and Janine Triano.

For more information, or to make a reser vat ion for t he Women’s Hea r t Fund Annual Reception, visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/HeartFund.

To lear n more about the Women’s Hear t Fund or how you can suppor t their work, please contact Stephanie Giordano, vice president of Individual Giving and Strategy, Meridian Health Foundation, at 732-751-5165 or stephanie.giordano@hackensackmeridian.org.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Elective Surgery To Be Lifted, With Guidelines In Place

By Bob Vosseller TRENTON – The governor’s May 15, press conference noted the start of lifting the barring of elective surgeries that were previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of May 26.

Commissioner Judy Persichilli, who heads the state’s Department of Health spoke during the press conference about that portion of the governor’s executive order.

“As we prepared for the surge of COVID-19 cases in our hospitals we took steps to preserve our health care systems capacity to treat those with emergency or intensive care by suspending elective procedures in the state.”

She added that by the state taking this step critical resources were preserved including ventilators, respirators and personal protective equipment. She noted that while such procedures were called elective for those battling an illness, there were those dealing with chronic pain and such surgeries are needed for their well-being.

“With the stress on hospital capacity and resources declining, and decreasing new cases of COVID-19 we are taking steps to allow and phase in elective surgeries beginning with urgent surgical procedures,” the commissioner said.

“Safety and protection of patients and staff will be paramount,” Persichilli stressed. She said facilities would be developing plans to test patients 72 hours prior to surgery and to conduct symptom screening on the day of surgery.

“They will additionally require quarantine three days prior to surgery. Patients testing positive for COVID-19 prior to the surgical procedure or having symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should not have an elective procedure that is not urgent,” Persichilli added.

Facilities have implemented all necessary controls to prevent the spread of the virus and those controls include cleaning and disinfecting, social distancing in waiting rooms, limiting and restricting vistors and using physical barriers and masking when possible.”

She said the facilities would have to assure that they have adequate staffing, PPE and supplies appropriate to the number and type of procedures to be performed.

The commissioner said her department would be “offering guidance to the facilities that will outline requirements that I covered in greater detail.” She also noted that hospitalizations for that day were down to 3,823 of COVID-19 positive patients and persons under investigation.

Persichilli said, “included in that number are 1,127 individuals critical care with 75% of those patients on ventilators.” She said that all 17 cases of pediatric COVID-19 were being reviewed by the Communicable

Disease Service.

Gov. Murphy said that flags remain at halfstaff in the state in solidarity to those who have died to complications of the COVID-19 virus in their honor and those they left behind. “We remember together because we are all in this together. May it always be that way.”

The governor gave a shout out to President Donald H. Trump saying he had received a call from the president.

Murphy said the president had said on a talk show earlier in the day that “a big slug of money was coming to NJ Transit and he wanted to tell me that personally. He said something to the effect that when the numbers are this big I give you a call directly.”

“That was welcome news as you can imagine. It was good to speak to him and I want to thank him and his team for all the common ground that we have been able to find and that is important for NJ Transit as that is a big deal and a big game changer,” Murphy said.

The governor went on to speak about the importance of the 2020 Census. “I ask again that you and your family are accurately counted by going to 2020Census.guv and responding.

Since last week our overall response rate has increased. We are now at 61% participation.”

While that was the good news the governor went on to say that the challenge is that the state ranks 21 out of the 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. “Even though you are picking up the pace, so is everybody else.”

“There is no reason why we can’t be in at least the top 10 and my super stretch objective is to be number one,” the governor added.

Gov. Murphy noted that some shore area communities may show a lack of response “because a lot of homes are not year-round homes and these property owners may have likely already responded from their primary homes.”

He advised such homeowners who have a second home to register at the website to notify census takers it is a seasonal home.

“The census is the data that we need to make accurate decisions in the state of New Jersey and directly reflects the amount of federal funds we get back from Washington. New Jersey was undercounted in the last census and because of that we have literally left billions of federal dollars on the table over the past decade.”

The governor concluded his daily news conference noting that he had been scheduled months ago to serve at the commencement of students at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

“Obviously I am here and the class of 2020 completed their courses at home. I do not want them to think they are forgotten. To every graduating student, please know how proud we are of your accomplishment. You are graduating at an unprecedented time,” Murphy added.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of MAY 16 - MAY 22

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can’t hurry love. Avoid coming on too strong if you give someone your undivided attention. If someone is meant to be in your intimate circle, then divine providence may give you a clue in the week ahead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Rock the boat if you must, but don’t capsize it. You might drop what you’re doing to try something new and surprise someone who thought you’d do something else. Focus on being productive in the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Recognize that things you do could have far-ranging effects that you may not have anticipated. Focus on learning something from others and avoid offering your own opinions. Plan wisely to begin key projects late in the week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the coming week you might be exposed to some odd ideas.

Thanks to your common sense and a devoted someone who offers a wise assessment, you may not get caught up in anything that would cause you lasting problems.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You recognize a good value when you see it. You might be wise to put terms under a microscope before you make a final decision about a purchase or investment. Better opportunities may arrive as this week unfolds.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be mindful in the upcoming week. You may find the advice or support you need to enrich your life and make a project a success. Avoid making spur-of-the-moment financial decisions or major purchases in the first half of the week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your heart

may be like a roulette wheel, so you can’t always anticipate where your interests will land. In the upcoming week you might see friends in a new light and enjoy spending more time with online social groups.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Insecurities might occasionally well up and undermine your confidence. When someone does or says the unexpected, you might not know which way to turn. In the upcoming week, accept changes with good grace.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You might be too optimistic about your financial condition in the week ahead. Steer clear of chancy enterprises that might sound like a calculated risk but attract your interest only because they seem exciting.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The pressure from outside influences could provoke you to abandon a pet project. There might not be enough time, or you may be distracted by other priorities as this week unfolds. Focus on making your future better.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You might remain on edge until you deal with unfinished business. Don’t be distracted by social requests or online meetings with friends in the week ahead. Apply yourself to achieve your dreams of financial security.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The person you are crushing on might not feel the same way.

Due to your own romantic yearnings, you might be blind to the feelings of others in the week ahead.

If you’re confused it’s because you may not be seeing clearly today.

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