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By Bob Vosseller FREEHOLD - The Mon mout h C ou nt y Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with CPC Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery Advocates for the Shore, has launched two initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic.

─Photo courtesy Jane Cassidy (Left) Rose Perrotta as she looked on her wedding day back in 1945. (Right) Rose Perrotta, a 30 year resident of Howell as she looks today.

By Bob Vosseller Rose turned 106 on ber of the Howell Senior an amazing woman. She HOWELL – When May 12. She has been a Citizens group and even was a fabulous cook and you live for 106 years, Howell resident for three though she just turned loved cooking for her you get to see a lot of decades. She has lived 106, she has all her cog- family. No prepackaged change. Rose Perrotta through 18 U.S. Presi- nitive abilities and able goods or fast food for her. is the township’s oldest dents, the Great Depres- to converse on any and All her vegetables were living resident and right sion, and every war from all subjects. home grown and fresh.” now, she is living through World War II on.

Her daughter Jane CasCassidy said her mom a pandemic.

She is an active mem- sidy said, “My Mom is (Birthday - See Page 2)

Monmouth County Launches Opioid Use Helpline County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni reported that his office has created a 24-hour helpline and an opioid diversion program to help residents of Monmouth County suffering with opioid use disorders and to simplify their connec-

tion to local treatment.

“This early intervention and treatment is key in breaking the cycle of opioid addiction and criminality,” he said.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, through the Office of the Attorney General’s

NJ CARES Operation Helping Hand grant, has established a 24/7 helpli ne 833- OH HCARE staffed by recovery coaches from Recovery Advocates for the Shore (RAFTS) that links callers to opioid use treatment through CPC Behav-

ioral Healthcare (CPC).

Additionally, the Office has created a prosecutor-led pilot program called the Opioid Diversion Program (ODP) to divert non-violent offenders facing opioid possession charges to treatment at CPC in lieu (Opioid - See Page 8)

May 23, 2020

Howell Board Of Education Adopts Budget

By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – This year’s School District spending plan got a unanimous nod from eight members of the School Board but concerns remain that state aid funds might be reduced when the state finalizes its budget in the fall.

The $123.1 million budget was described last month as a work in progress based on whether the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic would have an impact on the district’s finances and if the state would reduce state aid funding even further.

The budget does not call for any cuts and features a $2.3 tax rate which marks a decrease because ratables in the township have gone up. State aid went down in the district.

It was around $28 million this year which is a decrease from what it was expecting due to the S-2 state aid funding formula.

S-2 is a controversial state plan to redirect aid from districts that experienced a decline in students and were considered to have more money than other districts.

Asst. Superintendent of Administration Ronald Sanasac presented a PowerPoint on the budget during the Board’s latest Zoom meeting. He thanked the members of the finance committee under Board Vice President Albert Miller’s chairmanship.

“Tonight, I will discuss the priorities that the committee considered and the accomplishments of this budget and the challenges that we faced and the legislative environment which is the challenge we face going forward,” Sanasac said.

Howell’s school district saw its state aid continue to drop during the current school year. Last year it received $32.63 million in state aid. The school district received $30.98 million for 2019-20 which represents a loss of $1.65 million.

“Last year we were in strange times, this year we are in even stranger times,” Sanasac said. “They have until Sept. 30 to let us know if they will fulfill the promise that was made in February during the governor’s address.”

Sanasac said that “the general fund levy came to $77,991,000 with, the debt levy at $4,000,337 with a total levy of $82,000,382.”

He said last year’s figures were $82,00,328, (Budget - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 1 always made her own sauces and pastas. “We gathered as a family every night for dinner. She is a strong woman and has lived her life with grace and dignity and courage.”

She described her mother as a woman of deep faith who still attends mass at St. Veronica’s on a regular basis.

Rose was widowed in 1983, and while it was a very difficult time for her, she made the last 37 years meaningful and fulfilling. “At 106 years old, she’s still as feisty and opinionated as ever,” her daughter said.

“My Mom (and Dad) were strict but loving parents. Values, traditions, and family were very important to them. Not a lot of money but we never went without anything and were always meticulously and stylishly dressed. Christmas in our home seemed like a fairy tale with loads of presents everywhere. It was always magical,” Cassidy said.

May 10 was Mother’s Day and this year it was observed a lot differently because of the safety precautions that were put in place due to the coronavirus.

“We gathered on the lawn (social distancing intact), and spoke briefly with her,” Cassidy said.

“She was thrilled to see us. She misses her family and her grandchildren, although they are all adults now, they are devoted and still very close to her.”

Mayor Theresa Berger spoke about Rose’s life at a recent Township Council meeting held prior to her birthday.

The mayor remarked, “Rose was born on May 12, 1914 in Greenwich Village N.Y. A first generation American, she married a man named Joseph in June 15,1945 and they moved to Staten Island where they raised four children, Robert, Thomas, Jane, and Patricia.”

Berger added, “she is the proud grandmother of seven grandchildren, Jaclyn, Victoria, Melissa, Dana, Christopher, Caitlyn and Brian. She has three great grandchildren, Lyla, Evie and Juliana.”

Noting Rose’s work outside the home the Mayor said, “she was a school aide for Staten Island Elementary for many years and also served as a poll worker for the board of elections. She moved to Howell 30 years ago and was an active member of our senior center.”

Her activity at the senior center has included her participation in “all the variety shows over the past 30 years and has enjoyed ceramic classes. We want to say Happy Birthday to you Rose, 106 years, God bless you and God bless your family,” Mayor Berger said showing Rose’s photograph provided by her daughter. The meeting was aired on Howell TV through the township website.

Rose lives with her daughter Patricia and her interests are cooking, ceramics and playing cards.

As the mayor had noted Rose loved performing in all of the Howell Senior Citizen Center’s theatrical performance for almost 30 years.

“She used to love to shop, particularly in the malls, and continued to do so until she turned 101. In her 80s, she went to Disney World for the first time, enjoying Space Mountain and the Back to the Future rides,” Cassidy said.

Cassidy said her mother enjoyed her trips to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as well as Long Beach Island and Wildwood.

“She always looked forward to her yearly vacations to Starlight Manor with the Senior Center,” Cassidy said, adding that her mom “diligently follows all local and nationwide politics and has voted in every single election since becoming eligible to vote.”

Rose said that she has lived through 18 US Presidents, with Ronald Reagan being her favorite. She remembers the Great Depression, where her family struggled financially, but there was always plenty of food on the table and a roof over their head.

Rose continues to live through a drastically changing world since 1914, while many have only read about it in history books.

She said what she has loved most about living in Howell is “the wonderful friends and staff I have met through the Howell Senior Citizens Center.”

Her daughter said she loved being an active member of the Center and all the many activities and traveling they did over the last three decades.

“She feels that the Senior Center allowed her to enjoy her life here in Howell, helped her to make new and lasting friendships, and believes they take very good care of the seniors who reside in Howell, keeping them active and vital,” Cassidy said.

The pandemic has meant that she has been unable to see her three other children and grandchildren on a regular basis. She misses the daily interaction with family and friends.

The plan for her 106th birthday was to have held a big celebration with her family and friends in attendance, but that had to be cancelled for now.

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Continued From Page 1 $4,000,468 and $80,466,682. He noted that the local tax levy represented the lion’s share of the budget.

He added that this year’s budget means an approximately $47 a year ($2 a month) increase on the average home accessed at $363,000.

The budget also represented the district’s goal of student and staff learning. “The students and staff are always learning together for the betterment of the whole community.

We try to keep down administrative costs.

We have a strategy where we are not just looking at one budget and that allows us to build on this long-term fiscal responsibility that we are so proud of,� he said.

Board members are still concerned that the state might reduce aid further. Normally the state’s budget would have to be adopted by June 30 but due to the COVID-19 situation it was moved to Sept. 30. School districts

however had to have their budgets adopted this month. “This will be a very hard test for us not knowing what our numbers (in state aid) might be. We kind of have an idea. We could be starting a school year and looking at changes right up until Sept. 30,â€? Miller said. “We monitor our debt very closely. There has not been a lot,â€? Sanasac said. He also mentioned that the district saw savings “in routing its buses very eďŹƒciently. By that we mean taking away wasted turns, wasted miles. We’ve been doing that for four years now. We are traveling less than other communities having more aggregated stops.â€?

Sanasac said the district was keeping track of costs associated to the pandemic and was looking for the district to receive some reimbursement for those costs. “We are very closely watching that and will be applying that where we can.� “We do get money in federal aid which this year is projected to be $1,858,000 which is a small sliver of the overall pie,� Sanasac said.

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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

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) introduced the Security After Sandy Act, a bill that would forgive debt owed to the federal government by municipalities and homeowners recovering from Superstorm Sandy. Senator Menendez will introduce a companion bill in the Senate.

“New Jersey is recovering from two crises right now; the impact of COVID-19 on our state and the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy. It’s time we took action to help our local mayors and homeowners to give them a fighting chance to stay on their feet during these historically tough times,” said Congressman Kim. “I want to thank Chairman Pallone,

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

Kim, Pallone And Menendez Introduce Bill To Help Superstorm Sandy Recovery Senator Menendez and our local officials throughout Ocean County who have all come together to craft this important bill. I know together, we’ll fight to give our neighbors the relief they need.”

“Our communities and residents faced extraordinary financial strain as a result of Superstorm Sandy’s devastation. The coronavirus pandemic has only exacerbated the economic outlook for many of our communities that are still working to recover from Sandy’s destruction. The Security After Sandy Act will forgive Community Disaster Loans still owed by towns from Superstorm Sandy and provide relief for families facing ‘clawbacks’ for government aid received

during the disaster,” said C ong r e s sm a n Pa l lone.

“This fi nancial relief will go a long way to help hardworking New Jersey families who are still recovering from Sandy and to aid our municipalities who are facing budget shortfalls as they provide critical services to New Jerseyans during the pandemic.”

“As New Jerseyans and the communities they call home struggle to flatten the curve and fight this pandemic, the last thing they should have to worry about is facing federal government clawbacks from the assistance they needed to recover from a previous natural disaster like Superstorm Sandy,” said Sen. Menendez. “With expenses soaring to combat COVID-19 and revenues

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drying up due to the necessary emergency shutdown orders, communities need to prioritize their limited resources to keeping their residents safe and maintaining essential services.

It’s equally unconscionable for the federal government to claw back millions in aid from Sandy survivors still struggling to rebuild their lives as unemployment skyrockets and the economy falling deeper into recession. The least the federal government can do at this trying time is to alleviate this unnecessary to burden to returning life back to normal.”

The Security After Sandy

Act provides direct relief to communities by forgiving all Community Disaster Loans (CDLs) from January 1, 2006 to January 1, 2020, which includes all Sandy loans. The CDL program supports local governments with significant tax and other major revenue losses after major disasters. While the program provided critical emergency support for many communities after Sandy, the loan recipients are being asked to pay back those loans at a time when localities are projecting extraordinarily steep revenue declines due to constricted economic activity as a result of COVID-19.

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.

The bill would also help New Jersey homeowners forced to pay back aid that was disbursed in the aftermath of Sandy, by stopping any further recoupment efforts for debt owed to the federal government in relation to Sandy and other major declared disasters between 2006 and 2020. These recoupment efforts, also known as “clawbacks”, have blindsided many, because it was under the federal government’s own recommendation that many New Jersey residents applied for loans and benefits offered by various federal programs without clear guidance on repayment terms and contingencies.

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“We at RAFTS are excited to be a part of this collaboration to further our mission to help families and individuals that are impacted by substance use disorder,” said Nicole Federici, Founder. “Our recovery coaches are prepared to assist the residents of Monmouth County as they begin their journey to recovery.”

“Along with our helpline, we hope that Opioid Diversion Program will be a conduit for recovery as well,” noted Gramiccioni.

Under the program, non-violent offenders with pending opioid possession charges are referred directly to CPC for opioid use treatment. Upon successful completion of treatment, criminal charges will be dismissed.

Since the COVID-19 epidemic, ODP has moved to virtual individual and group therapy sessions with CPC. All participants have been connected to recovery services from RAFTS for additional support during this health crisis. CPC is also conducting virtual intake appointments and treatment sessions, as well as referrals to detox and inpatient programs, for new ODP participants and helpline callers until in-person

services recommence.

Social distancing makes recovery more difficult. Most families are separated from their loved ones and worry about their well-being. As a result, this month CPC will host a virtual family night session that ODP and helpline families will be invited to attend.

The session will focus on the recovery process and vital treatment resources for families during the coronavirus.

“At CPC, we value the ODP clients because so many of them have expressed gratitude right from the outset for the opportunity to get linked to treatment early in the criminal justice process,” said Ken Pecoraro, Director of Addiction Recovery Services at CPC Behavioral Healthcare.

“The structure of ODP, with the additional support of RAFTS, has given the participants a renewed opportunity to focus on recovery, especially during the current pandemic. I hope to see this program continue to grow and expand because so many people need the help. On behalf of CPC Behavioral Healthcare, we are so grateful to be a part of this project,” Pecoraro added.

The 24/7 opioid use helpline, 833-OHHCARE, will be featured on billboards, buses and train stations all across Monmouth County, on Route 9.

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By Bob Vosseller MONMOUTH COUNTY – County officials would like to see beaches reopen as the summer season quickly approaches but they expressed that this needs to be done with caution and guided by medical data.

During a recent County Freeholder’s press conference, Freeholder Director Thomas Arnone commented that, “you can’t shut one beach down by an executive order but you can shut them all down and so we have to be somewhat careful in how we move forward with our progress and timing.”

“I’m confident here in Monmouth County I’m confident in the leaders of our beach towns that they will do the right thing,” Arnone said. “We should get more guidance from the state soon they are working on all these things because obviously all of these things tie in to that beach component.”

Arnone added, “Monmouth County is beautiful but a lot of people come for that one destination so that is a big component.

In reference to the reopening of shore area hotels, the Freeholder Director added, “that will have to tie in with some sort of guidelines

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In referencing some positive news Arnone said county officials have been talking to municipal leaders regularly and “we are unique, I can’t speak for all the other counties but you take a town like Asbury Park and you are on the sand there it is a real plus to be able to be able to jump on the boardwalk and be able to grab a beverage or something to eat there.”

“If they allow, and it will be, some sort of beach guidelines that they piggyback that with some outside dining,” Arnone said.

He added, “hopefully the state is looking at those guidelines and hopefully we will get some feedback very, very soon. It is very important as people have to be hired, you have to employ lifeguards and put specials (special officers) in, all those things have to happen.

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“Fight The (Mosquito) Bite” This Spring

By Bob Vosseller FREEHOLD – Along with COVID-19 there is need to protect yourself from other maladies.

With that thought in mind, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Mosquito Control Division are teaming up to remind residents to protect themselves against mosquito and mosquito-borne dis-

eases this spring.

“As the weather begins to warm up and residents are now able to enjoy the outdoors, it is important to remember to take precautions as mosquitoes are active and people may be susceptible to mosquito-borne diseases,” Freehold Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley, liaison to the Mosquito Control Division said.

“It is important for everyone to stay vigilant in identifying and eliminating places where mosquitos can breed such as buckets, tires or bird baths,” Kiley said.

To help minimize mosquitos on your property: • Empty any buckets or containers with standing water • Drill drainage holes in the bottom of gar-

bage and recycling cans • Regularly clean your gutters • Turn over wheelbarrows • Keep yard toys turned over • vProperly dispose of old tires The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends using insect repellent that is EPA registered that contains one of the following ingredients of DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD) or 2-undercanone that will help protect against mosquitoes.

Treat clothing and gear with permethrin.

When using insect repellent, always follow the instructions. If also using sunscreen, apply repellent after sunscreen.

“The CDC recently announced that there is no data to suggest that this new coronavirus, or other similar coronaviruses, are spread through mosquitoes,” said Freeholder Deputy Director Kiley.

Kiley warned residents that, “mosquitoes do carry diseases and we should do everything we can to eliminate places where they can breed.”

For more information residents can reference the Mosquito Habitat Checklist or call the Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division at 732-542-3630 or go to visitmonmouth.com/mosquito.

Forum To Focus on COVID-19 Scams

By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – COVID-19 scams and social distancing security will be the focus of a live June 3, webinar hosted by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.

The forum to be held at 10 a.m. will mark the fourth year that the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness has partnered with the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce to bring and important and timely event to the region.

The Hometown Security program is a collaborative effort to discuss information, tools, and resources that help strengthen the security and resilience of communities across New Jersey. Local businesses and community leaders will engage with federal, state, county and regional authorities to discuss high alert security and safety issues.

This year the event will be hosted virtually, creating the opportunity to educate on COVID19 issues as well as answer questions surrounding security with social distancing measures. It will feature presentations from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, New Jersey State Police, US Department of Homeland Security, and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

Speakers of the webinar will be discussing the latest on COVID-19 cyber threats, misinformation and disinformation campaigns, as well as a variety of much needed preparedness resources.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Monmouth County Students Recognized in PDFNJ Statewide Contest

MILLBURN— More than 3,400 fourth grade students from across New Jersey showed off their artistic skill as part of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Design a Fourth Grade Folder contest this year, but only 28 earned recognition at the program award ceremony held virtually on May 12.

Two of this year’s finalist are from Monmouth County. Lily McMenaman of Manasquan Elementary School in Manasquan and Peyton Kuhnen of Raritan Valley Elementary School in Hazlet were selected as finalists in the competition.

All 28 fourth grade student finalists will receive medals for their creative peer-to-peer substance use prevention artwork following the theme “Fun Things to Do Instead of

Drugs.”

“These young students should be commended not only for their hard work and artistic ability, but also for their strong drug-free and healthy-lifestyle messages they have delivered to their peers.” said Angelo Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. “We are so glad that we were able to host this virtual ceremony to recognize their achievements.”

“The Fourth Grade Folder contest is an effective way to engage students and educate them to make healthy lifestyle choices for their future,” said Valente. “Early prevention efforts are vital to instilling the importance of substance abuse prevention and leading a drug-free healthy lifestyle.”

Farmers’ Market To Return To Toms River

TOMS RIVER – The Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market will take place this year at a new location - in the parking lot of The New Life Church at 700 Main Street, Downtown Toms River. The Market will be open every Wednesday from

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. now through October 28.

Special COVID-19 procedures will be in place.

All market patrons must wear protective masks or face coverings. Vendors will also be required to wear protective face coverings. Vendors will pick up and bag all items for customers.

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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?

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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

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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.

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Monmouth County Library Offers Online Options

By Bob Vosseller MANALAPAN – The Monmouth County Library may be closed to physical visits during this time of the coronavirus pandemic but it continues to provide a broad variety of learning and recreational programs and resources available to library users.

The library system knows that Monmouth County residents are seeking to make the best use of their time while remaining contained and safe during

the the pandemic.

One of their services is Lynda.com which for the past 18 years, has been offering courses online and has become a leading online learning platform that helps with developing business, software, technology and creative skills.

Lynda.com is a good resource to achieve personal and professional goals with tutorials in five languages. It is a unique global platform for success, allowing unlimited simultaneous access to video

tutorials.

In 2015 Lynda.com was acquired by LinkedIn and has recently been renamed LinkedIn Learning. It is one of numerous online programs offered at no charge to Monmouth County library card holders.

To access this service, library card holders must first register on the Monmouth County Library website.

As is the case with all Library electronic resources, patrons gain access through the library’s website monmouthcountylib.org.

A list of the many electronic resources offered for at home access by the Monmouth County Library can be found under the research tab.

Monmouth County residents living in or owning property in one of the system’s branch communities or member municipalities are welcome to apply for a library card.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Six Flags Great Adventure Opens Safari For Drive-Through Experience

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Six Flags Great Adventure recently announced that it will soon open its Safari adventure as a drive-through experience.

This announcement follows New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order permitting drive-through events implementing social distancing guidelines.

Six Flags Great Adventure’s Safari operated as a self-drive-through experience from 1974 through 2012 but in 2013, Great Adventure began offering guided truck tours of the Safari.

Returning to a standalone, drive-through format will allow guests to enjoy the Safari’s 1,200 exotic animals from the privacy and safety of their own vehicles, while allowing for proper social distancing.

The theme park is currently finalizing new safety procedures to protect guests, team members, and animals. To prevent over-

crowding, the Safari experience will require advance registration using Six Flags’ new online reservation system.

Once the opening date is confirmed, the reservation system will be activated to allow members, season pass holders, and single-day ticket holders to make reservations at sixflags.com/reserve.

All tickets must be purchased online and in advance. Sales will not be available at the gate, and guests without advance reservations will not be allowed to enter.

Per state, local, and federal guidelines regarding COVID-19, the theme park and waterpark will remain closed until further notice.

Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari and Hurrican Harbor Communications Manager Kristin Fitzgerald said that “for 58 years, Six Flags has entertained millions of families with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, and unique attractions.”

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BUSINESS PROFILE DeGRAFF FUNERAL HOME Compassionate • Respectful • Flexible

DeGraff Lakehurst Funeral Home, Inc. 119 Union Avenue, Lakehurst, N.J. 08733 732-657-7868 Sherry T. DeGraff, Mgr. N.J. No. 3921 degrafffuneralhome@msn.com

DeGraff Lakehurst Funeral Home is family owned and operated. Founded

by Donald & Wanda DeGraff in 1979 in historic downtown Lakehurst. The building itself has a funeral history dating back to the early 1900’s. “Our father was the type of person who was so very compassionate and caring,” said Sherry DeGraff, Manager. “He was an entrepreneur, involved in a number of businesses, but his love was always for the funeral industry.”

DeGraff’s mother Wanda is still alive and “still our boss, even if she won’t admit it,” said DeGraff, and her father, Donald passed away in 2004.

Growing up with the funeral business surrounding her, DeGraff said she learned from an early age how to treat customers in their time of need. “You handle people in the same way you would want your own family handled, “said DeGraff. “You have to be a good listener, have a lot of compassion and be very flexible.

While the core values – compassion, respect and flexibility – have not changed for the DeGraff family, the trends in the funeral business have.

Years back, cremations were rare and some religious affiliations did not hold them in high favor. In 1990 the DeGraff family saw the future trends were leaning toward cremation, as a result, their daughter Sherry opened DeGraff Cremation Service offering a wide variety of cremation service options. The move towards more cremation represents the largest shift in the funeral industry. In fact, many consumers believe the cremation

itself is performed at the individual funeral home or cremation service they hired. This is not correct.

Crematories are owned by cemeteries. Most people are surprised when they hear that. Many people are unaware that cremation must be authorized by a spouse or blood kin under New Jersey State Law. This can cause undue stress for people who do not have a spouse or family.

In 2004, New Jersey law provides for the des- DeGraff Lakehurst Funeral Home has been family-owned and operated at 119 Union Avenue, ignation of an individual Lakehurst since 1979. Visit www.degrafffuneralhome.com or call 732-657-7868. to control the funeral or cremation of another person regard- services themselves have evolved decisions have been made, sparing less of whether the named person is over the years. While the typical uncertainty and confusion at a time related by marriage or blood. People viewing, church service and burial when emotional stress may make in relationships involving unmarried schedule is still largely followed by decisions difficult. Although pre-arco-habitants, or just close personal many, other families choose what is ranging might sound morbid, it isn’t. friends may find this provision benefi- known as “celebration of life” to re- It is part of sensible estate planning. cial. This designated person is called focus mourning one’s death towards Upon your passing, the truth is that a “Funeral Representative” and must celebrating one’s full life and its im- most people don’t have any idea how be named as such in a will. With this pact on others. Especially in troubled to get started, what they should know designation, they can bypass any economic times, the cost factor of a or who they can turn to. Pre-planning blood kin and can authorize crema- funeral is a concern for many families. your funeral can significantly minimize tion and control the funeral. Choosing Cremation and traditional funeral ser- the many stresses and pressures that cremation for final disposition in lieu vices are often comparable in price, accompany the grieving process of of traditional burial does not change through numerous options such as losing a loved one. A properly strucservice options for a family. In addition viewings, final disposition and other tured preplan can not only ensure that to cremation, the services can still in- factors that can increase or reduce your loved ones know what to do, but clude a traditional viewing, memorial the overall cost of a funeral. DeGraff can also make sure your bequests are service at the funeral home or church said, “Our prices are very affordable efficiently implemented. By reducing or graveside services when or if the because we’re still an old-fashioned many of the obvious family pressures, cremains are placed in a cemetery. funeral home.” DeGraff Lakehurst this provides some extra time for them Additionally, said DeGraff, the funeral Funeral Home offer pre-arrangement to work through some of the other services. Although nobody likes to struggles such as dealing with grief think or talk about dying, it is one of the and loss, notifying your loved ones, facts of life we all must eventually face. designing your obituary, writing a The sad truth is, thousands of people eulogy and creating the best possible die (whether expected or unexpect- way to celebrate and memorialize edly) each year without the proper your life. “I think the personalization end- of-life plan in place. Making of a funeral is important,” said Defuneral arrangements at the time of Graff. “We’re willing to work with just loss is extremely difficult for those about anything that a family wants left behind. Pre-arranging ensures to do, even if they think it might be that your family and funeral director away from tradition. We can make it know exactly what kind of funeral you happen.” want. Families tend to take comfort at DeGraff Lakehurst Funeral Home is the time of death, simply from know- located at 119 Union Avenue, Lakeing their loved one’s funeral reflects hurst. If you would like more informatheir wishes. When the funeral and tion, please call our dedicated staff sometimes even payment, have been at 732-657-7868 or you may visit our arranged in advance, most of the website at degrafffuneralhome.com

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of may 23 - may 29

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your week ahead could include a profusion of confusion.

Be alert to potential hackers or phishing scams, and don’t click on email links or give out personal information. Reassure any loved ones who have doubts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Apologize if you make a mistake or commit some slip-up.

If you and loved ones can agree to disagree, your week to come will run more smoothly. Don’t go on a spending spree thinking it will solve a problem.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Someone may tell you only what you want to hear. Check the facts twice before embarking on new enterprises in the upcoming week. Someone who is demanding or is dealing with an emotional issue could drain your energy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You or a family member could be subject to online tricks, misleading offers or false advertising. Change your passwords and update your security applications so that you can rest easy in the week ahead.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You might not recognize which people have your best interests at heart.

Any skepticism may prevent you from making an advantageous choice. As this week unfolds, focus on being responsible as well as reasonable.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get it while you can. If you ask for forgiveness or assistance, your wish might be fulfilled. Don’t be surprised if you find hidden strings attached to a purchase or investment in the week ahead that changes your mind.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your social life could be at a low point. If you become bored or restless, your imagination might go into overdrive.

Wishful thinking could cause you to be misled by someone in the week ahead, so be alert for tricks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Rein in any roving desire for romance. Keep your money in your pocket and your mind sharp. In the week to come, make decisions based on facts and don’t rely on others to guide your hand.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll run fewer risks if your cash and credit card remain safely tucked away in your wallet. Avoid making an issue of someone’s hedging during the week ahead to preserve the tranquility of a valued relationship.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are probably feeling good about yourself and welcome some new activities as this week begins to unfold, but remain aware of your fiscal and social responsibilities. Take advantage of a chance for fun that costs little.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may see evidence of your need to work harder as this week unfolds. It might be pointed out that you have not always made the most of your time. Put a hold on major expenditures until you are more comfortable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Out of sight, out of mind. This is a good week to maintain a low profile and steer clear of misunderstandings. Your intuition could be less accurate than usual in the upcoming week, and you may want to be out of the loop in social situations.

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