2020-06-13 - The Jackson Times

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─Photo courtesy Brian Lundy An estimated thousand people came to Johnson Park in Jackson for a protest against police brutality and racism across the country.

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By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township residents came out for a peaceful protest against racism and police brutality echoing the sentiments of hundreds of rallies that have been going on across the country in the last week.

The protests were sparked following the unjust death of George

Floyd, 46, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer on May 25.

That officer, Derek Chauvin, was shown in a video that went viral, putting his knee to Floyd’s throat cutting off his air supply and ultimately causing his death, while three fellow officers watched.

All four officers were fired the next day and Chauvin, who is white, was charged with third-degree murder a nd se c ond- deg re e m a n slaug ht e r d ays later. On June 3 that charge was upgraded to second-degree murder and fellow officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng who helped restrain Floyd,

and Tou Thao, who stood near the others we re cha rge d w it h aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

Protestors had called for charges for the other officers involved since the rallies had started.

“We wanted to bring (Protest - See Page 2)

Freeholders, Veterans Call For New Veterans Clinic To Move Forward

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – The county needs a new veteran’s clinic for its over 40,000 veterans and county officials are tired of the federal government’s “needless delays” in building one.

That was the view expressed through a

unanimously approved resolution by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders asking the Department of Veterans Affairs to fast track a new facility to replace the aging James J. Howard clinic in Brick Township.

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H.

Vicari said, “our veterans fought for us when we needed them and now, we are ready to fight for them. The facility and the location are simply too small.”

While plans for the clinic seemed to be progressing, issues with the federal bidding process led the

VA to cancel a contract to build the clinic.

“We cannot let bureaucratic problems derail this important project,” Vicari said adding that he had been contacted by a disabled Vietnam War veteran recently asking the Freeholders to intervene personally with

the VA. Vicari added, “we are working closely with Congressman Chris Smith, who is the senior member of the New Jersey Congressional delegation, and Rep. Andy Kim to fast track this project.”

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June 13, 2020

Township Refutes AntiSemitism Claim

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Council President Alex Sauickie refuted accusations of anti-Semitism alleged in a May 20 lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Dept. of Justice and explained why an ordinance scheduled for final reading would now be tabled.

The DOJ have accused township officials of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by targeting the Orthodox Jewish community through zoning ordinances restricting religious schools and barring religious boarding schools.

The suit alleges that the township used zoning laws to target Orthodox Jewish individuals for intentional discrimination; and to “exclude them from a community is illegal and utterly incompatible with this nation’s values,” Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division said.

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District Planning Two Types Of Graduation Ceremonies

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON - The township’s School District will be holding both a live and virtual graduation ceremony for seniors at Jackson’s two high schools.

A message posted to parents by Superintendent Dr. Stephen Genco said the new information by the state fi nalized for parents “the fact that we are doing two things - a virtual ceremony in the June and another graduation event the week of July 8 that will be hopefully as close to a traditional ceremony as social distancing rules allow.”

“We know that some graduates and families may be unable or unwilling to attend an in-person ceremony in July due to personal schedules or choices - or due to the fact that they may have already left for college or military (Graduation - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 1 the entire township of Jackson together to bring awareness to these issues and stand together for what’s right,” event organizer Elliot Bell said. He and fellow township resident Danny Niblack created the Facebook page Jackson NJ Peaceful Protest to organize the June 7 rally held in Johnson Park.

The thousand or more attendees were reminded to wear a mask for COVID-19 precautions and to be peaceful. Noting that violence, vandalism and looting has occurred at some of the larger protests held in major cities around the country including Trenton and Atlantic City, the organizers stressed that, “we not only wanted everyone safe but we wanted to be the example of what a peaceful protest is,” Niblack said.

Bell said that he saw protests being held closer to Jackson such as Toms River, Freehold and Asbury Park, “but it wasn’t here yet so I popped the question on Facebook, ‘When are we protesting in Jackson?’ and got a few positive responses. My close friend Dan called me later expressing those same feelings and that we needed to protest here in Jackson because there is and has been an issue with racism here.”

“I came to the realization that we definitely needed to put this into action. Dan called the police station and told them what the plan was and after that I e-mailed the chief of police and he gave his approval and offered his help,” Bell said.

Bell has lived in the township since 2002. “My parents had a house built in Hampshire Hills. I went to school here and graduated from Jackson Memorial High School. There were always kids doing or saying hurtful things even when I was young but I had always been a friendly person. Living here now you notice a lot more things from the residents here,” Bell added.

Bell said that police profiling has happened in the township before, “and has happened to me in my younger days and even more recently but I know a lot of our police - old and new and many of them are good people and I am glad to know some of the people policing my town now.”

Jackson resident Leila Renouf is a member of the Facebook group and attended the rally.

She shared her views on the subject saying “to me it’s simple: murderers should be punished for committing homicide, looters should be punished for stealing, and citizens must be left to protest peacefully.”

“Guilt should not be assumed, by one’s physical attributes or career choice,” Renouf added.

Jackson Memorial High School senior Christopher Rush came to the protest wearing his graduation cap and gown and a sign that his mother made. His mom also joined him at the event. “I’ve been watching the news and seeing what is going on and it is overwhelming. I do support black people and everyone should have the right to be themselves and have equal rights.

As Dr. Martin Luther King said, we can do this without violence.”

Al Gressey, 62, has lived in Jackson for 26 years and he came out wearing a T-shirt with the protest’s own design. This was hardly his first time attending a protest for civil rights.

“My parents brought me to many of them in the 60s and 70s. I am originally from Long Island City and I was in a riot in Jamaica Queens in 1971 or 1972.”

He said that while a white man, he grew up “with Black Panthers and Bella Abzug stopping by to our house. My mom was very politically charged. I watched her nearly get knocked down by a police officer. It is good to see that this is happening here in Jackson.”

Jackson Memorial High School student Alina De Zoysa, 17, the president of the Rays Of Hope Youth Organization spoke about the need for strong new leadership and for people to be in engaged in making change. She explained that her organization is a grass roots youth organization “focused on developing future leaders through community service and advocacy.”

“The fight here is nothing new. Black Americans have been facing oppression for over 400 years in this country. We need to start uncomfortable conversations about the state of our country. A discussion that so many people are afraid to have.” She also urged those present to exercise their right to vote.

Another speaker, Toms River resident Shaniyah Taylor, 21, said that was the case in 1954 when the Civil Rights movement began, “It doesn’t look different from 2020. The pictures look the same and we are still fighting for the same things. We are still fighting to not be racial profiled and be murdered, fighting to breathe. I grew up in Ocean County my entire life and I remember my brother was 16 years old when he was pulled over right in Ocean County because he fit the description, in the pouring rain. These are things we all experience.”

Police Chief Matthew Kunz also spoke (Protest - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 2 during the protest providing background on the Constitution and its provisions to allow for peaceful assembly, speech “and the right of the people, peaceably to assemble. I stand with you today on the common ground that the men and women of the Jackson Police Department, the elected officials of the township and all of our community members share in the belief that all men are created equal as penned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.”

“We stand with you for equality we stand for you for dignity. We stand for you for peace,” the chief said adding in recognition to a member of the crowd adding, “and for justice.”

Tom Bradley just completed 32 years of teaching in Jackson. He started off sharing a story from 1993-94 “I was teaching at Goetz Middle School. I was teaching 6th grade and it is the third day of school. Building principal says I have to talk to you. She says to me Johnny’s being taken out of your class. She says do you know why. I have no clue. She says do you know why Johnny is being taken out of your class? I say again, no I have no idea. She looks at me one more time and says do you know why he’s being taken out of your class? It hit me that in 1993 a child is being taken out of my class because he had a black teacher.”

Rev. John Craddox who serves as presiding bishop and pastor of Praise Temple Ministries of Neptune said growing up in Colts Neck and going to school there he “was reminded every day that I looked different than everybody else. That was not the problem. The problem is about what we are talking about here today. Even though I went to people who were in authority, people who were in jobs like teachers and principals, who I told my story and about my pain, nobody heard me. That is what we are dealing with today.”

He added, “we are dealing what is called an uncommon pain. There is some pains you know about but there is uncommon pains.

Those are the pains you aren’t used to, you are not accustomed to because you never felt it. Because a pain wasn’t common to people, they acted like it didn’t exist. We aren’t here because we are against police. One of my sons is a policeman. I have seen both sides of this thing. I am not here because I am against policemen but I will always be against what is wrong.”

The protest ended with a march around the area of the park. “I just wanted everyone to have a safe event and to get home safely and support the community coming together,” Chief Kunz said as officers were directing traffic at the close of the event. Four Ocean County Sheriff’s Office vehicles had arrived prior to the start of the event and a K-9-unit sniff was made for safety reasons checking for explosives according to one officer at the scene.

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assignment. We also want to respect the suggestions that we should not let June 19, (the planned date for the virtual ceremony) go by without celebrating the last day of their senior year,” Genco said.

This will mark Genco’s last graduation ceremony as superintendent. He is retiring on July 1. He said “the district’s goal is to create a collective experience that doesn’t leave anyone out, and that celebrates the journey they have been on for the past 13 years.”

“We believe it is imperative to do all we can to recognize the hard work these students have done to earn their diplomas in the face of an unprecedented national challenge,” Genco said.

He added that, “with all this in mind and to respect the many needs of hundreds of graduates and families in both high schools, the plan below allows us to celebrate the Class of 2020 in two ways a virtual graduation on June 19 that will feature: Staff and student speeches, including the Valedictorian/Salutatorian addresses; Music presentations from our student chorus and musicians; Individual, personal videos submitted by graduates wearing their caps and gowns (which we will deliver to them). In these 10-second videos they can send a personal message that will be broadcast in our video; Submitted photos of their decorated caps

if they wish; Submitted photos of graduates with their families if they wish.

The second ceremony will be an in-person graduation on either July 8, 9 or on July 10.

This ceremony will be designed to be as close to a traditional ceremony as possible (with social distancing modifications) and will feature: A procession graduates to Pomp and Circumstance; Students in caps and gowns, held on the football field at students’ high schools; A modified ceremony featuring fresh remarks from students and staff; The exact date and time will be fi nalized next week once we confer with our photographer and fi nalize other details. We will also be releasing a “rain date,” as these ceremonies must be held outdoors Genco noted to parents to remember “that the exact makeup of the ceremony is impossible to know at this time, as we do not know the limits to how many people may assemble at one time.

“Our goal is to hold as large a gathering as is feasible and lawful. If we need to break the ceremony up into two or more sessions, the times for however many ceremonies we need to hold will be staggered during the course of the same day,” Genco said.

Genco added that district off icials “cannot know how many guests will be allowed to attend until we know the size limitations. We will keep you updated as soon as we know more.”

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

F EATURED L ETTER Dying Of Isolation With reference to the ar ticle in the May 23, 2020 Manchester Times “Manchester Residents May Be Dying Of Fear,” I agree that this may be true. However, it may also be true that they are dying of isolation. Isolation can cause depression and panic attacks, among other things, which may result in chest pains, dizziness and even slurred speech.

These people have had their known lives pulled out from under their feet – no clubhouse, no f lea markets, no thrift shops, no expos, no library, no banks, no estate sales or yard sales, and most of all no church!

Also, many don’t have a computer. We read the papers and watch the news but are usually told to go to some website. We don’t have FaceTime or Skype to visit with others.

People can waste away when there is virtually no place for them to go but crazy! Many may be there already, but many more might also go there shortly if they do not open up the state and release us from this solitary confi nement.

God bless you all and may we be back at our church services soon.

Betty Valentine Whiting

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Silence As Trump Tear Gasses Public We watched as tear gas and rubber bullets were used against a peaceful crowd exercisi ng t hei r First Amendment rights to assemble and protest in Lafayette Park across from the White House, the People’s House. This was done to clear a path for the current occupant to stride across the park, wielding a Bible for the sole purpose of having a photo op at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Rather than offering words of wisdom, hope, and healing in the face of our suffering, the President instead sought to drive us further apart, using faith as a weapon.

As an American and an Episcopalian I am deeply disturbed. I have attended peaceful protests and marches in that very park and worshiped as an Episcopalian in our nation’s Capital and here at home in New Jersey. Last night we witnessed a stunning betrayal of our Constit ution, an utter lack of presidential leadership, and a corrupt, co-opting of Christianity.

Every one of us deserves to feel safe in our communities. The President’s actions will not deter a single looter. They will not contribute to easing the unrest. They do not restore order. T hey do not make us safer. And, of cou r se, he is doi ng nothing to retur n us to the still-u rgent task of fighting the pandemic that is ravaging New Jersey and America; or the task of improving healthcare a nd st re ng t he n i ng ou r communities.

As we face this time of deep un rest and cr isis, Re p. Ch r is Sm it h’s silence is deafening. New Jerseyans sent Smith to Washington to support his party when it is right and defy it when it is wrong.

I n st e a d , he r ef u se s t o stand up to the President,

Letters To there The Editor weren’t four white even as our constitutional rights are trampled upon, and he has left New Jersey to survive dual tragedies without his leadership. If these injustices were happening in China he would be st andi ng up for the protesters’ human rights, but as our own democratic fabric is shredded he does nothing. Smith and his cowardice do not deserve to represent our community anymore. He won’t speak up and he won’t lead. Send me to Congress and I will.

As a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat I proudly worked t o a dva nce democ r a cy and human rights overseas. As the Democrat running to represent New Jersey’s 4th District and serve our country again, I will always speak out and fight back when our democratic foundations are threatened.

I pray we find our way out of this darkness. I pray our voices and our votes will be heard from sea to shining sea on November 3rd as we stand united for liberty, justice, and equality for all.

Stephanie Schmid Little Silver Candidate, 4 th District

Today’s Crisis We are living in a tumultuous time. And, I’m n o t w r it i n g a b o u t t h e pandemic or CV-19, but rather about a time descend i ng i nto lawlessness supported by some through ignorance.

What happened to George Floyd was truly hor rendous and should never have occu r red.

But, was it racist; white against black? Perhaps, perhaps not. I th i n k it could be argued that some police officers, most of which are honorable people, suffer from an air of super ior it y where they think they are better than ever yone else. It could have been that. After all,

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police officers that were involved in the murder of Mr. Floyd. There was one white, one Hispanic, one Asian and one other black officer involved.

What we may be witnessing is likely not about race at all; but, a highly organized attempt by fascists to disrupt our government and take over our way of life using black and some white people as their puppets. When you view videos of bricks being piled up in strategic areas of violence to be u se d by loot e r s, whe n you see videos of paying other people cash to commit acts of violence, that should be telling anyone with a brain that something else is going on.

T he dist u rbi ng thi ng here is where were our i nt el l ige nc e a ge ncie s?

Shouldn’t they have been aware of an impending c r i si s b efo r e h a n d a n d have prepared for it? Our i ntelligence agencies have work to do to repair t hei r d a m age d re put ations. This was an opportunity lost.

I hesitate using the word “leaders” when referring to elected off icials, but r at her prefer t he word “representatives” as some are certainly not leaders.

When you see the mayor of NYC releasing criminals ar rested for their violent behavior without bail during these turbulent times, does that not smack of stupidity? Does anyone think that these criminals are not going to repeat their abhorrent actions of destruction?

T he re is a n ele ct ion coming up and your vote mat ters. Please choose c a r e f u l l y a n d w i s e l y.

Our founders were truly g e n i u s e s fo r m i n g o u r Constitution and Bill of Rights. But, it’s up to us to decide if we are to live by a system of laws or descend into chaos.

Hysterical, I’m laughing but it’s not really funny.

Have you seen congressional candidate David Richter’s newest commercial?

Is David Richter actually bragging about being an outsider??? And then he proves it by showing himself all over Congressional District 2 in his commercial. Well guess what? David is running in Congressional District 3 not Congressional District 2! David may have grown up in South Jersey decades ago, but does he truly represent us?!

David is a carpetbagger whose primary address is in Princeton where he lives and pays taxes. He’s tried to run in two other districts before he decided that the 3rd district would be his fall back. Now he thinks he can use his money to get elected in the 3rd congressional district.

To those of us who live in CD3, I hope we are smarter than that. Let’s not choose a rich carpetbagger who only cares about the pin he gets as a congressman.

Our congressional district has unique issues.

They need to be addressed by someone who knows and understands them and has a proven track record of success with our local businesses. In this July 7th Primary, let’s be sure to vote for Kate Gibbs. Let’s elect someone who isn’t running as an outsider to our district but is someone who has worked successfully to bring CD3 what it needs.

David Richter brags about being an outsider, while K at e G ibbs ha s l ive d , worked and has cut taxes in our congressional district.

CD3 let’s choose the proven leader with a proven track record and not the guy who jumped into CD3 when he realized he couldn’t win CD2.

Joe Semiraro Bayville

Alyssa Fitzharris Toms River

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

Framework Announced For Comprehensive Police Reform Legislation Capitol Comments Senator Cory Booker

WASHI NGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the following framework for comprehensive legislation to stem the tide of racial-

ized police violence in the wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd by law enforcement.

“Persistent, unchecked bias in policing and a his-

tory of lack of accountability is wreaking havoc on the black community.”

Booker said. “Cities are literally on fire with the pain and anguish wrought by the violence visited upon black and brown bodies.

There’s no one singular policy change that will fi x this issue tomorrow - we need an entire set of holistic reforms to improve police training and practices, and ensure greater accountabil-

ity and transparency.”

The following is Booker’s framework: • Holding police accountable in federal court for misconduct by: reforming 18 U.S.C. Section 242, the federal statute governing police misconduct, by modifying the intent standard necessary to prove a case, and reforming the qualified immunity doctrine so that individuals are not entirely bar red from recovering

damages when police violate their constitutional rights.

• Improving transparency into policing by collecting more accurate data of police misconduct and use of force incidents by: creating a national police misconduct regist r y to ensure problematic officers can’t avoid accountability by changing departments, and requiring state and local law enforcement agencies

Senators Question WHO, But State Without WHO Coronavirus Would Be Worse Capitol Comments Senator Robert Menendez

WASHI NGTON, D.C. - Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Rel a t io n s C o m m it t e e , was joined by a group of Senate Foreign Relations Com m it t e e De mo c r at s in sending a letter to Dr. Ted ros Ad ha nom Ghe breyesus, Director-General World Health Organization (WHO), to advance a productive relationship between the U.S. and the WHO as well as inquire about the organization’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joining Menendez in sending the letter were Se n at or s Jef f Me rk ley ( D - O r e .) , E d M a r k e y (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (DVa.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ch r is Coon s ( D -Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.).

Citing their ongoing effor ts to craf t an effect ive U. S . r e s p o n s e t o COVID-19 and to chart a path forward for construc-

tive U.S. engagement with the WHO despite Trump’s shortsighted attacks, the senators listed a series of specific questions about the WHO’s initial response and ongoing work to combat the global health crisis presented by coronavirus.

A copy of the letter is below: Dear Dr. Tedros: We write to express our s up p or t for t he World Health Organization and its efforts to respond to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. As the primary international organization responding to global health challenges, the W HO’s work around the world has been invaluable in slowing the spread of COVID-19.

While there are valid criticisms and questions about the WHO’s response to the rapidly evolving pandemic - just as there are valid criticisms and questions about how many national governments have responded

- there is no question that without the WHO’s efforts, this crisis would be infi nitely worse. As the past few months have showed more than ever, the safety and security of Americans is directly linked with the health and well-being of people all over the world.

Throughout its long and enduring partnership with t he Un it e d St at e s, t he W HO has helped make great strides: eradicating smallpox, sig nif icantly decreasing polio cases, and successfully responding to SARS and MERS. The WHO effectively serves as a force multiplier for U.S. efforts. As a USAID implementing partner, the WHO often works in dangerous settings where few other organizations are willing to serve. In March 2019, for example, the WHO was the only international organization to stay in Katwa and Butembo after two Ebola treatment centers were fire-bombed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In short, the organization is indispensable.

As the United States considers policy changes to mitigate the impact of future waves of COVID-19 in our own country, we

must utilize our role in the WHO to garner best practices of other countries and share information that will promote overall health and well-being of people across the world. There are serious concerns that the WHO did not pressure China for more transparency in the early days of the outbreak and did not appropr iately aler t t he world about the nature of the pandemic in a timely manner. We would like to translate these concerns into understanding how the WHO operates under its current guiding principles and binding governance mechanisms, including the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), that have been agreed upon by its member states. Specifically, we would like to understand the detailed steps the WHO took to obtain, verify, and share information about COVID-19 from the Chinese government.

We strongly feel, however, that these concerns do not justify President Trump’s shortsighted declaration that he will terminate the United States’ relationship with the WHO in the midst of a pandemic.

We are deeply concerned

that this decision will negatively impact the WHO’s effor ts to lead a global response to COVID-19, in addition to other global health priorities and progress now jeopardized by the pandemic. To that end, we welcome your insight on how an absence of U.S. support for the WHO will impact its work around the globe. We ask that you provide complete responses to the following questions as we work to craft the U.S. response to COVID-19 and assess a path forward for constructive U.S. engagement with the WHO. When and how did the WHO fi rst learn that there were a cluster of pneumonia cases of an unknown cause in Wuhan? When and under what criteria did the WHO determine sufficient evidence existed of human-to-human transmission of the virus?

What steps did you take to encourage the Chinese government to abide by their obligations under the International Health Regulations (Ar ticles 6 and 7) to provide truthful information?

What resources do you have at your disposal to encourage governments to

to report use-of-force incidents to the Department of Justice.

• Improving police training and policies by: banning religious and racial profiling, providing funding for racial bias training for law enforcement, incentivizing states to adopt policies banning no-knock warrants, and incentivizing states to adopt policies banning the use of choke-hold and other airway restrictive holds in their use-of-force policies.

abide by their obligations under the Inter national Health Regulations to provide truthful and timely information?

Please explain your praise of the Chinese gover nment, including China’s “commitment to transparency” and the “extraordinary measures it has taken to contain the outbreak.”

Do you still agree with that assessment of China’s response?

Can you describe the divergent approaches of the Chinese government in response to this pandemic versus the SARS outbreak in 2002?

How many field visits to China has the WHO made from October 1, 2019 to the present? Did any U.S. officials or citizens accompany the WHO on these trips? If so, whom, and on which trips? How does the WHO conduct field visits to any country during similar serious disease outbreaks? Are U.S. representatives typically involved in these visits?

What was the nature, frequency and channel of the WHO’s communications with Taiwan in the early stages of the outbreak, as (Menendez - See Page 9)

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Officials Warn Of COVID Testing Scams

By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – People are still very concerned about COVID-19 and want to get tested, but state officials warn that there are companies out there offering false or misleading claims regarding testing.

“As public access to COVID-19 and COVID-19 antibody testing increases, so do opportunities for unscrupulous individuals to make money by exploiting people’s confusion and fears,” said Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. “We’re urging consumers to do their homework, understand the types of tests being marketed, and recognize what those tests can and cannot do, so they don’t fall victim to false promises and outright scams.”

Some of these companies are otherwise legitimate small businesses who are incorrectly stating information about the tests. Some are outright scammers, the state said.

Some people are trying to sell tests that haven’t been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration because they may not provide accurate results. Some people are going door-to-door performing fake tests for money, and some are offering free test kits in exchange for people’s personal and health insurance information.

There are also reports that scammers posing as contact tracers are texting New Jersey residents with messages saying they came in contact with someone who had COVID-19. The text messages ask people to follow links and then try to get them to reveal their personal information.

Two recent businesses were sent ceaseand-desist letters because of claims made claims in the sale of antibody, or “serological,” tests for COVID-19. One was a health club in Morris County and the other is a dentist in Passaic County.

Antibody testing differs from diagnostic testing in that antibody testing is intended to determine if you possess antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, which indicates past exposure to the virus. Diagnostic testing is intended to determine if you currently have the disease.

One claim was that the serological test can determine “if someone has already contracted the virus and, thus, has developed the antibodies to prevent contracting it again.” The statement appears misleading, according to the attorney general’s office, because a person may have contracted the virus but not yet developed antibodies that would result in a positive antibody test, and because it has not been established whether the presence of COVID-19 antibodies conveys immunity, and, if so, for how long.

In another claim, the presence of a particular antibody would mean a patient is “now clear, they have the antibody, they’re safe.”

The statement appears misleading because it has not been established whether the presence of COVID-19 antibodies conveys immunity, and, if so, for how long, or whether someone with antibodies would not be able to spread the virus, Grewal said.

“Misinformation of this nature has the potential to provide false security to individuals and contribute, in the aggregate, to widespread public harm, and also violates New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act,” the Division stated in the letters.

“Unfortunately, where there’s money to be made, scammers, con artists, and identify thieves are never far behind,” said Paul R. Rodríguez, Acting Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.

“Consumers should be wary of anyone advertising tests for sales via email, on social media, or over the phone. With testing now widely available in New Jersey pharmacies and healthcare practitioners’ offices, fi nding a trustworthy testing site is easier than ever. And consumers should understand that legitimate contact tracers will never ask for social security numbers, bank account or credit card information, or insurance numbers over the phone.

They don’t need that information.”

Tips to Avoid COVID-19 Testing-Related Scams: Want a test? Talk to your doctor or pharmacist. If you want an antibody test, reach out to your healthcare provider or local pharmacy. They can help you figure out if the test will be covered by insurance and where to fi nd a legitimate clinic, and can ensure that you understand what the results mean.

Do research before buying. Scammers put pressure on people to buy or commit without giving them time to do further research. Before you agree to anything, do some investigating. Check the FDA website to verify claims that a test has have been approved by the FDA or has received an emergency use authorization issued by the FDA. Understand your options. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has a detailed guide to testing for COVID-19. Understand the different tests available and what you need.

Never share your personal information with strangers. Only make purchases and share your personal information with people and companies you know and trust.

Know what a legitimate contact tracing interview entails. To learn more about the contact tracing process, go to the NJ Department of Health’s Contact Tracing for COVID-19 webpage.

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Continued From Page t well as over the ensuing months?

When did you first communicate with U.S. gover nment off icials, including but not limited to the U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Cont rol and Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, U.S. Mission t o I n t e r n a t io n a l O r g a n i z a t io n s i n Geneva, the W hite House, National Se c u r it y C ou nci l , or ot he r Tr u m p Ad m i n ist rat ion off icials, about the suspected or conf ir med outbreak in Wuhan? What was the frequency of those com mu n ications? W hat steps did you take to encourage the United States gover nment to abide by their obligat ions u nder the I nter nat ional Health Regulations to inform of public health risks outside their respective ter r itor ies that may spread disease inter nationally?

During the critical month of Febr uar y, your organization was able to ship over 1.4 million diagnostic tests to laboratories around the world, while the United States dist r ibuted fewer

The Jackson Times, June 13, 2020, Page 9 than 4,000. Did any U.S. State Department, CDC, or HHS off icial contact you or anyone on your response team inquir ing about this diag nostic test or the methods by which you came to support that test?

How important is U.S. f inancial and polit ical suppor t to the W HO’s re sponse to COVID-19 and other global healt h ef for t s? Plea se prov ide a ny analysis the WHO has conducted on the impact of the suspension of U.S. funding to the WHO, including the impact on COVID-19 related activities, the impact on the “Solidarity” Trial, vaccine development, as well as other global health priorities.

What reforms have you undertaken since becoming the Director-General?

Have there been any considerations about strengthening the IHR’s and the position of the Director-General? Is the WHO cur rently considering any str uctural or policy reforms?

We applaud the WHO’s continuing work to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and promote public health around the world.

We believe in a productive relationship between the United States and the WHO and hope you will help us in our continued efforts to bolster the global response to this pandemic as well as future outbreaks.

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For example, are the persons who you named to inherit under you will still the persons that you want to inherit? Do you still want all of your children to inherit equally if you made gifts to one of your children during your lifetime? Did you provide for a trust for the benefit of your then minor children and they are now all over the age of 18 years? Do the persons that you named in your Will as the Executor still have the ability to perform the tasks associated with being an Executor? Do you have grandchildren that you want to name in your Will? If those grandchildren are under the age of 18 years, do you want their inheritance held by another person until they reach the age of 18, or maybe even older? Do you have a beneficiary who is receiving government assistance that would be disqualified by receiving an inheritance from you?

Do you have a Power of Attorney? If so, do the persons named in the Power of Attorney still have the capability to perform the functions as your Attorney in Fact?

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We normally suggest that you take out your Estate Planning documents once a year and read them over to make sure that those documents still do what you remember that they did and what you need them to do now. However, in this time of medical concerns, it is a good idea to review your documents now to make sure you are protected in the event that you should become ill. We further suggest that you read your Estate Planning documents whenever there is a major event in your life such as a birth, death, divorce, change in financial status (you or your beneficiaries) or a change in mental capacity.

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Continued From Page 1 The agency threatened to “use the full force of its authority to stop such anti-Semitic conduct and prevent its recurrence,” Dreiband said.

Craig Carpenito, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said, “no religious community should ever face unlawful barriers or be singled out for inferior treatment. This complaint reflects our continued commitment to combat discrimination and unequal treatment.” Dreiband and Carpenito’s comments were in a DOJ press release.

During the May 26 council meeting, Sauickie said the comments of Dreiband and Carpenito were filled with inaccuracies.

“Township Attorney (Gregory) McGuckin mentioned on the record at our last council meeting that in the history of Jackson Township there has never been an application for dormitories therefore there has been no approvals or denials by any party negatively impacted by ordinances placed in Jackson Township.”

Sauickie added, “anyone who wished to apply for dormitories in Jackson Township has had the ability to do so and bring it up before the land use board for review. They have that ability now and they had it in 2018, 2016, and all the years before that.”

“The ordinance that was enacted in 2017 was simply redundant legislation and the town is on record as taking steps to clean up that redundancy which was done before - not as a result of the past week’s DOJ’s press release and subsequent complaint,” Sauickie said.

He noted that the complaint negatively branded Jackson “without ever giving Jackson Township an opportunity to represent itself. The heart of the complaint, land use laws protect against overdevel-

opment, protect the environment and guide how a municipality should develop in the future.”

Sauickie said, “Jackson far exceeds its peers especially in a state that fails so miserably. Whether you measure a municipality fiscally, by its schools, by its crime rate, its parks, its attention to its environment or even its traffic, Jackson consistently outperforms in every category.” He also noted the township’s high bond rating (AA+) in comparison to the state’s low bond rating (triple D rating). “It is the second worst rating making New Jersey the second worst in the country.”

He added that while the state has lost $3 billion and business that left New Jersey, Jackson has attracted new businesses and potential corporate ratables “which represent as much as 20% being contributed toward the municipal budget.”

Sauickie said that an FBI survey concerning hate crimes in the state’s 172 municipalities with a scale of one as having the most and 172 the least number of hate crimes ranked Jackson as 165. Jackson had one example of a hate crime.

“Jackson is approaching 60,000 residents and we had one hate crime reported and our police solved that crime and brought those offenders to justice,” Sauickie said.

Sauickie also noted that the DOJ litigation also “accuses Jackson of religious discrimination and violation of religious land use laws. To set the record straight, Jackson has dozens of religious groups practicing within its borders with thousands of families of each of those religions including an estimated 10% of the population being Orthodox Jewish families already living in Jackson.”

He noted that in the last decade there has been only one application for a religious institution and that it was approved. “The one religious school applica(Lawsuit - See Page 11)

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Continued From Page 10 tion that was denied for improper land use upheld in New Jersey Superior Court,” Sauickie said.

Jackson passed a resolution permitting Eruv devices on utility poles. Eruv are used within the Orthodox Jewish community to extend the boundaries of their households and allow them to carry objects on the sabbath day by Jewish law.

“That is in practice today,” Sauickie added noting that members of the Orthodox Jewish community were added to the list of chaplains in the township.

During the township’s prior meeting, two ordinances were introduced that would repeal two 2017 ordinances. Both were deemed redundant by the governing body. Ordinance 6-20 moved forward to rescind the dormitory ruling as it is redundant.

Sauickie said that before rescinding it, applications involving dormitories would have to go before a land use board for review and approval, as was the case before 2017 they still need to go before a land use board.

“This governing body was prepared to rescind a 2017 school ordinance (involving where schools could be built in the township) “given the numerous factual inaccuracies in the DOJ press release and

The Jackson Times, June 13, 2020, Page 11 complaint we now feel there is to uncertainty in the DOJ’s understanding of what is going on in Jackson. Therefore, we are going to table Ordinance 5-20 until the June 23 meeting,” Sauickie added.

He stressed “we aren’t tabling it indefinitely and we may revisit it on that date but between now and then we’ve asked our attorneys to meet with the DOJ to help clear up the factual errors. We hope the DOJ will meet with our attorneys with an open mind and when they realize the inaccuracies in the documents will quickly and publicly correct them.”

Saucikie said that while the governing body has inherited some of the current issues involving lawsuits that “we will not let Jackson Township - which is a town inviting to all and has been attacked in the last several years by outside entities and has never been given a chance to tell its side of the story - to be branded so negatively and with a broad brush.”

He noted that if things did not go amicably between the township’s attorneys and the DOJ that “Jackson will have its day in court to fight these allegations.”

Ordinance 6-20 was approved to be repealed and the status of Ordinance 5-20 is expected to be discussed and possibly voted on during the June 23 meeting.

Woman Donates Blood To Help Coronavirus Victims

─Photo provided by Hackensack Meridian Health Center Sherry Karpe of West Long Branch

By Bob Vosseller NEW JESEY – A woman who contracted the COVID-19 virus and recovered is donating her blood to use in helping coronavirus patients.

Sherry Karpe, of West Long Branch, completed the screening process in May and will donate her blood this month for COVID-19 patients. She contracted the virus in early March, and although she didn’t need to be hospitalized, she was seriously ill for more than two weeks before recovering.

“At times it felt as if an elephant was standing on my chest, making it difficult to breathe and I just felt terrible, like the flu but worse,” Karpe said.

Karpe is a laboratory outreach manager at the academic medical center. “My parents also became ill from COVID-19 and needed to be hospitalized. It was such a terrible ordeal, I don’t want another family to go

through what we did.”

She added, “that’s why I decided to donate.

If I could help even one other family, by assisting a loved one in their recovery, it would be worth it.”

These efforts compliment other COVID-19 research efforts across the HMH network to advance diagnosis and treatment of COVID 19 including the development of a novel test for the virus developed by the Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation.

Dr. Ihor Sawczuk said, “our research has taken on an even greater importance during the pandemic and has helped provide our clinical teams the necessary resources to rapidly respond to this virus.”

Sawczuk, is the president of Hackensack Meridian Health’s Northern Market, and chief research officer of the network. For more information, visit hmh-cdi.org.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Should Protesters Get Tested For COVID-19?

By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – The state had been on lockdown for weeks and weeks. Nothing but essential businesses. No large gatherings. But what about protests?

There have been several protests in the area recently. In Toms River and Freehold, people protested racism in general and the murder of George Floyd in particular. In Point Pleasant Beach, people protested the state’s continued lockdown.

Most people in the Toms River gathering were wearing face coverings. There were about 300 people there. In Freehold, the ground was marked every six feet so that the protesters could practice social distancing. There were about 40 people there. “Any individual that neglects to adhere to social distancing measures - including wearing a face covering - can certainly put themselves at risk for infection when out in public places for any reason,� said Brian Lippai, spokesman for the Ocean County Health Department. “The NJDOH recently recommended that NJ residents consider getting a COVID-19 diagnostic test to determine if they are infected. There are now more than 200 testing sites in NJ. In many instances you may need a doctor’s order (such as the drive thru site at Ocean County College) while other sites do not,� he continued.

“If a person feels that they may have been exposed to a close contact but aren’t sick should self-monitor and keep an eye out for symptoms,� he said.

Reportedly, about a thousand people attended the Point Beach rally on Memorial Day. Many were not wearing masks nor were they social distancing.

The protest was organized on Facebook by a group called ReopenNJ, who have been pushing for Gov. Phil Murphy to lift restrictions regarding social distancing and closing non-essential businesses.

Donna Leusner, Director of Communications for the NJ Department of Health said that people at the protest should consider keeping an eye on their own health, and look out for symptoms of COVID-19 (which include fever, cough or shortness of breath) two weeks after possible contamination.

While there was a protester who told a reporter he had coronavirus, the state has no way of knowing if this is true or if he had prolonged close contact with anyone else there, she said. “Regardless, those at the protest still should take precautions regarding face coverings, social distancing, hygiene, etc., and should consider self-monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19,� she said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that for some people the symptoms are like having a cold. For others they are quite severe or life threatening.

Jackson Elks Lodge Assists Jackson Food Pantry JACKSON – The Jackson Elks Lodge may have had to suspend some of its “live� events due to the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic but its mission to help the township continues.

Jackson Elks member and spokesman Joe LaMonica said, “while we have had a lot of our events curtailed due to this coronavirus, we are still trying to help our community.�

LaMonica added, “we will be sponsoring a Food Drive during the month of June. All collected food will be given to the Jackson Food Pantry.�

“The Jackson Elks is helping to build a stronger community. Please come out during the month of June and support our food drive for the food pantry of Jackson,� LaMonica added.

LaMonica said, “there are many people in our community who have fallen on hard times because of COVID-19. This is our way of trying to help them. Thank you in advance from all the members of the Jackson Elks Lodge and the Jackson Food Pantry.�

For further details visit the Jackson Elks Lodge Facebook page.

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Continued From Page 1 The Freeholder Director also said he knows from personal experience how important the VA clinic is to local residents. “My father was a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. We made frequent trips to the clinic. Having a facility located in Ocean County is critical to our veterans and our senior citizens.”

Freeholder Gerry P. Little said the county is home to one of the largest veterans’ populations in the state, with more than 40,000 veterans living throughout the county’s 33 municipalities.

“Ocean County never forgets our veterans.

We will work shoulder-to-shoulder with our Congressional representatives to ensure that this new clinic is built in Ocean County,” Little said.

Little, who is liaison to the Ocean County Veteran’s Service Bureau, said the VA needs to explain the reasons behind the latest delay.

“We have been patient, but now it is time to move ahead and get this project done.”

The Freeholder’s father is also a World War II veteran who served in the Pacific Theater.

Both Freeholders sent a letter on May 26 to Smith and Kim pledging them any assistance the county could offer.

Vicari said that while this may be a federal project, “we want our veterans to know that this Board of Freeholders is doing everything it can to see this plan to fruition.”

John P. Dorrity has served as the director of the Ocean County Veterans Services Bureau for some time and his reputation for being an outspoken advocate for veterans’ benefits and services is well known around the state.

Dorrity recalled the efforts in the 1980s to secure the current facility. “It was the first of its type in the country and when it was first discussed it was planned as a mini-hospital.

We were very proud of it when it opened in 91-92. I remember the protests we had back then to help get it going. At that time Bergen County had the largest number of veterans in the state.”

That has changed and Ocean County has the most now. Dorrity put the number of veterans at around 41,000. “We get veterans from Monmouth County as well that come here.

We need a new clinic now,” Dorrity added.

Dorrity doesn’t blame the federal Veterans Association over the delay. “The specificity on the federal level for construction is insane and this pandemic didn’t help.”

He said he’d like to see the new facility based more centrally in Ocean County and believes Route 9 in Bayville would be ideal.

“The Freeholders have the right mindset but the veterans need this in a jurisdiction that is centrally located and has plenty of parking.”

Dorrity said adding that he’s spoken with officials who said they’d prefer a new facility be based in either Brick where it is now or moved to Toms River.

He said he’s hoping that contract issues impacting the project are rectified soon. “These are good contracts but the mechanics of some of these contracts make it crazy.”

Among the many veterans who utilize the current clinic is Micheal Colicchio, 72, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam. He is a resident of Holiday City in Toms River.

The Jackson Times, June 13, 2020, Page 13 “I’m originally from Jersey City Bayonne and we had a clinic in Jersey City and a Vet center in Seacaucus which was pretty convenient. I’ve been going to the one in Brick since I moved down here in 2008 I go every six months for a checkup or a medications refill. My appointments are pretty fluid,” Colicchio said.

“Sometimes there is a wait with things like getting the earwax blown out of your ears but

that’s not crucial. I don’t know if moving the clinic will correct that because you still need doctors,” he added.

“I can’t complain about treatment and I still see my civilian doctors who I can get to see in a couple of hours. If there is room for improvement of its physically, yes. Parking you have to park close to Highway 70 sometimes,” Colicchio added agreeing with Dorrity’s idea of a Bayville location on Route 9 in a currently

vacant strip mall lot.

Colicchio said “if I get there at 8 in the morning, I don’t have much of a problem if I get there at 10 in the morning then I have to park on a side street or on an access road almost to Route 70. It all depends on time of day and day of week. It does get busy and there is a wait at times but every doctor has that problem. There is usually more than a handful of veterans there waiting, maybe 10 people at a time.”

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Did you know a lady came to America from Spain, lied about her age to receive in vitro fertilization and had twins at the age of 66! Also, it’s true that a woman’s uterus expands to the size of a watermelon by the third trimester!

According to the World Fact Book, the United States lags behind many other countries in terms of maternal death rate.

Countries that do better than the U.S. include the United Kingdom, S. Korea, Japan, New Zealand, France, Portugal, Canada, Germany, Israel, Iceland and many others. No one is clear on why the U.S. has higher mortality for new moms giving birth, but it’s something that prompted me to do more research. I don’t have a specific answer to that statistic, however, I can certainly offer general vitamin tips to get your body ready for pregnancy, especially if you’ve been taking oral contraceptive medications.

Vitamin B9. Should you take Folic Acid or Folate? The answer is folate. Folic acid is a man-made B vitamin that is always given to women by doctors. It’s suggested to reduce the risk of spinal cord issues such as spina bifida or other neural tube defects. So the recommendation is to take “folic acid” but I’m suggesting “folate.” It’s a more biologically active form of the same nutrient called vitamin B9. But “folic acid” is not the same as methylfolate. Folic acid does not have the “methyl” group that methylfolate has.

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ically converts to methylfolate, there’s pretty much nothing left! So look for a prenatal that contains “methylfolate” or “folate” in its ingredient list. Those forms are the superior, methyl-promoting forms of “folic acid” and high-quality prenatal vitamins today contain those.

DHA. There are many, well-designed studies proving the benefits of DHA for proper fetal development. The healthy compounds from this special fish oil transfer from mother to baby via placenta, during breast-feeding and can also be given supplementally to a toddler.

DHA is also needed for proper mental and motor skill development. It can help with allergies and even attention span.

Babies born with adequate amounts of DHA have improved levels of cognition.

If you have been on “The Pill” for more than a year, then you may want to consider a few other important nutrients.

Certain B vitamins as well as C appear to diminish as well, as does your levels of magnesium, selenium, and zinc. Your blood levels might be elevated, but your cells could be starving. There are tests to determine that of course. Vitamin D and probiotic status are impacted from use of The Pill.

Getting your body ready for the strenuous pregnancy ahead requires a lot. Consider trace minerals, a prenatal vitamin that contains “folate” not folic acid and superfoods.

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(This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is the author of “The 24-Hour Pharmacist” and “Real Solutions.” For more information, visit www.SuzyCohen.com) ©2019 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

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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.

Remote programming would be a complete waste of time in these instances. We have continued to offer “curbside services” and/ or drop off services at our Toms River office.

This concierge service is critical during this time of uncertainty as well as the increased importance of communication with family and friends.

As our offices begin to transition to opening again, the “new normal” will require us to scan temperatures, ask patients specific questions related to covid-19 symptoms, stagger appointments so there’s no more than two patients in our office at the same time and allow extra time to disinfect all areas once the patient has left. This “new normal” will significantly limit the total number of patients we can see but it’s absolutely critical to follow these procedures at least for the remainder of the year.

For over 30 years, Garden State Hearing & Balance Center is here to help anyone who is suffering from hearing loss and/or can’t communicate with their loved ones because they’re hearing aid stopped working. In these times of social isolation, it’s imperative that we communicate with our loved ones. We need that connection for psychosocial and cognitive support.

If you need our help, please call us at 732818-3610. We will be re-opening very soon!

Please stay healthy, stay home, practice social distancing and I promise you there will be a bright light at the end of the tunnel.

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There were plenty of rumors before the event, and even days later. People shared statements that Antifa was going to go door to door looting houses. Another rumor stated that a terrorist group chartered two buses to go to the event.

“There is absolutely no evidence to support either,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. “I put out a statement Monday night (the night of the protest) to try to quell the social media rumors that were circulating. The rumors continued throughout the day…despite our best efforts to accurately inform the public. Both are completely untrue and are the result of people sharing misinformation on social media.”

The rumors had been started first on Twitter by an account claiming to be affiliated with Black Lives Matter. It was later revealed to be a neo-nazi group posing as BLM. In the news over the last week, reports have come in about racists making peaceful protests worse by lying on social media, mixing in with protesters to attack police, or leaving bricks near protest sites with the expectation that protesters will use them.

The Toms River protest itself was peaceful and brought together about 300 residents, clergy police, and elected officials. They prayed and walked together in unity to protest the murder of George Floyd and systemic racism.

It had been started by Toms River resident Katrina Garcia.

“I can’t be more proud and honored” with regards to her fellow protesters. “They really kept with the goal, which was peace.”

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Ocean County Officials Remind Residents To Keep Social Distancing

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – While Gov. Phil Murphy announced the planned reopening phase of the state to reach step two on June 15, Ocean County officials are reminding residents and visitors that social distancing is still essential.

While restrictions are gradually being relaxed across New Jersey, Ocean County residents need to remember easing social distancing measures are not an option according to Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health.

Little said, “we are certainly pleased to see our residents are slowly getting back to doing some of the things they enjoy.

Whether its spending time at our beaches and boardwalks, parks and golf courses or just enjoying the beautiful weather, people must remember this pandemic is far from over and maintaining social distancing measures are still mandated. Lives are still at stake.”

Phase two of the governor’srestart and recovery plan will permit non-essential retail businesses and child daycares to reopen, youth sports leagues and summer camps to commence, schools and universities to hold graduations - all with modified business plans.

The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) advises that there is no mixed message regarding the easing of restrictions.

“The last thing the public health community wants to see is a trend backwards.

It’s so imperative people not perceive the loosened restrictions to mean they can just move on from the social distancing measures including outdoors in public spaces,” explained Daniel Regenye, Ocean County Health Department Public Health Coordinator/Health Officer.

Regenye added, “no one said that social distancing is optional. While there are more vulnerable populations than others, it’s still everyone’s responsibility to do their part in protecting their communities.”

The OCHD released a COVID-19 public health response summary last week confi rming that older adults are still our most vulnerable residents. As of June 1, slightly over 30% of the 8,770 confi rmed COVID-19 cases in the county were individuals over 65 years of age and accounted for 79.72% of all deaths.

Ocean County has one of the highest senior populations in the Garden State with nearly 300,000 older adults.

Regenye went on to explain that the COVID-19 virus does not discriminate.

The OCHD report also identified that individuals aged 19 to 64 made up slightly

more than 62% of all COVID-19 cases and approximately 15% of deaths in the county.

“We just want people to play it smart as we move forward. We are still in uncharted waters and while we are learning so much more everyday about this virus we still need our residents’ cooperation as restrictions are eased and more people start to congregate whether it’s outdoor or indoor spaces,” Regenye said.

The OCHD advises it’s important to continue to follow these public health recommendations; • Wear a cloth face covering if out in public.

• Practice social distancing (keep at least 6 feet away from you & others).

• Follow good respiratory hygiene recommendations.

• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or sleeve, not your hands.

• Wash hands often with soap and water.

Use an alcohol-based sanitizer if soap and water are not available.

• Stay home if you are sick and avoid sick people.

• Review CDC travel advisories if planning travel.

• No mass gatherings.

“There will be many more restrictions being revised and new phases implemented as we move forward during the pandemic, but the message is clear – follow the rules for everyone’s sake and we can all hope to have a happy and healthy summer,” Little said.

Little added, “don’t let some of the images you currently see on TV and social media allow you to think that large gatherings of people not adhering to social distancing measures is the right thing to do. We understand that people are anxious to return to some normalcy but let’s just do it the right way.”

For further information concerning COVID-19 guidelines visit the OCHD website at ochd.org. The OCHD is also providing a general COVID-19 Information Call Hot Line for residents and clinicians to answer questions regarding the coronavirus. The number is 732-3419700 ext. 7411.

The NJDOH (NJPIES) hotline is available for questions 24/7 at 1-800-222-1222 or by dialing 2-1-1. Other related sources; for medical COVID-19 questions call 1-800-962-1253 (24/7) or Text NJCOVID to 898-211 to receive alerts.

Additional information can be found at: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/ summary.html or New Jersey Department of Health website at: state.nj.us/health/cd/ topics/ncov.shtml

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Dear Joel, I am a mature woman (55+) who has recently returned to college to finish the bachelor’s degree I started many years ago. I am currently matriculated at a local community college to save money and will complete my degree at a four-year school upon graduation. I have completed several courses and am enjoying the learning experience. I don’t have much difficulty with the work, but I am having difficulty relating to my fellow students who average 30 years younger than me. Many of the class assignments are completed in groups, and as the oldest student in the group, I feel completely irrelevant. In order to compensate, I’ve assumed the role of ‘group mother’. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can ‘fit in’ with my fellow classmates without mothering them?

Answer: Congratulations to you for having the courage to challenge yourself and finish what you started. It’s not easy for anyone to go back to school, especially after a long

hiatus. One of the wonderful things about community college is the diversity of the student body and the opportunity to meet and work with people you otherwise would not have. In answer to your question, don’t try to ‘fit in’ but rather be yourself, bringing all your life experiences to the table. You have such an advantage over your fellow students in that you’ve learned what’s important in life and how to navigate its trials and tribulations.

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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 Bowflex Extreme - Rod pull unit over 200 pounds of resistance. The unit is in pristine condition. I paid over $1,400, will sell for $500. You pick up. Ground level In Toms River.

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

(17) 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) $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ 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) 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.

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Now Hiring – The Goddard School on Route 70 is seeking full time Teacher’s Assistant and leads for the upcoming school year. We provide a warm, loving environment for children up to six years. Must have a flexible schedule, available Mon-Fri. Benefits include paid time off, 401k and paid lunch on Fridays. To learn more about these positions, email your resume to toms river2nj@goddardschools.com Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties! Flexible scheduling. Work in your community.

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Part Time 11-7 E/O weekend 4 days a week. Weekend only positions $14/hr. Per Diem $12/25/hr Full Time positions offer competitive rate (based on experience), and excellent benefits including health, dental, life, paid time off and 401(K) with generous match after 1 year. Apply in Person to: The Pines, 509 Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759 or apply online at www. thepinesatwhiting.org.

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Legals Manchester Township - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a Municipal Election held in Manchester Township on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Position to be filled is for three (3) vacant Council seats, elected at-large for a term expiring December 31, 2024. Petitions will be available beginning June 15, 2020 by calling the Manchester Municipal Clerk’s office between 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. at 732-657-8121, ext. 3200, One Colonial Drive, Manchester Township, Petitions will be mailed to those candidates wishing to participate in this election, and may be mailed to potential candidates.

Deadline for filing petitions is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2020.

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By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY- The Federal Trade Commission is warning residents to be wary of scammers pretending to be contact tracers.

Ocean County has recently announced that they will begin contact tracing. This is a necessary step in learning how COVID-19 is being spread. Contact tracers talk to people who have been diagnosed positive and then learn who they have been in contact with. Those people are then urged to quarantine until the window of time where they would develop symptoms has passed.

However, there are people out there pretending to be a contact tracer who are trying to get access to your personal information and steal money from you, the government warned.

The easiest way to tell the difference between a scammer and a legitimate worker is that a real contact tracer will never ask for your personal information. If someone asks for your Social Security, bank account, or credit card number, they are trying to rip you off, the government said.

Legitimate messages from the Health Department might, for example, tell you that you will receive a phone call from a specific number. They won’t ask you to click a link.

The FTC is urging all residents not to give out any personal information, pay any money, or click on any links. These are scams.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Ocean County Freeholders Demand End To Parkway, Turnpike Toll Hikes

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Members of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders again voiced their opposition to toll hikes on the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike noting the increases do nothing but harm Ocean County commuters already adversely affected by business closures during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Board passed a resolution on June 3, that strongly urged Gov. Phil Murphy to veto the minutes of the Turnpike Authority that approve the toll increase.

Freeholders also repeated the request that an Ocean County representative take the seat currently available at the table of the Turnpike Authority.

“I don’t believe Ocean County’s concerns will be heard until we again have representation on the authority that oversees our toll roads,” Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari said.

“We are a county of 600,000 residents and a very large percentage of our population are commuters. We need to have a voice on an authority that is willing to take our money and provides little in return,” Vicari said.

Vicari added that toll hikes bring little benefit to the citizens of Ocean County as much of the money collected helps subsidize transportation in northern New Jersey including rail.

He added, “New Jersey has not given Ocean County’s motorists any traveling options.

This Board has long supported a rail line as a transportation alternative in Ocean County.

Yet after years of studies, this has not moved forward by the state.”

Vicari, who also serves as liaison to tourism, said the increase in tolls also will negatively affect the state’s multibillion-dollar tourism industry, which is a leading economic engine in Ocean County, providing more than $4.8 billion annually.

The Freeholder Director said that it was also important to highlight that the Parkway is used for more than just leisurely travel in Ocean County.

“It’s a designated evacuation route during times of emergencies and Ocean County, as a tourism destination sees its year-round population nearly double, which could result in a million or more people having to use these roads to leave the area during a natural disaster,” Vicari said.

Despite the county’s continuing efforts to encourage the state to bring long-needed improvements to Route 9, the other northsouth artery in Ocean County – the road has not changed since it was first constructed in the 1920s, with very few areas upgraded, remaining one lane in each travel direction throughout the course of the County, Vicari noted.

“Ocean County has been continually in-

formed by state transportation officials that dualization of Route 9 will probably never occur,” Vicari said. “So where does that leave us?”

Vicari strongly recommended the state Legislature consider a New Jersey income tax deduction for commuters who pay at least $500 in toll costs per year as verified

by EZ Pass.

“Instead of asking for more maybe there is something the State can do to help our commuters. Clearly most people using the parkway and turnpike are doing so to get to and from work. It’s their livelihood and we shouldn’t charge them more for that,” Vicari said.

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FUN & GAMES

SUDOKU

C ROSSWORD P UZZLE

Across 1 Correct 6 Dr.’s visit 10 “No __”: “Piece of cake” 14 Farewell that’s bid 15 Societal woes 16 Weapon in Clue 17 It’s “down at the end of Lonely Street,” in an Elvis hit 20 Horse hair 21 Online marketplace 22 City in upstate New York 23 Business baron 25 Liver secretion 27 Practice boxing 28 Oil well output, in slang 33 Hindu teacher 34 Fœtbol fan’s cry 35 Fencing weapon 36 Malleable metal 37 Historic events at Gettysburg and Vicksburg

41 Sister of Zsa Zsa 42 Ye __ Shoppe 44 Spoil 45 Word with circle or tube 47 Miracle-Gro, e.g.

50 Flower usually sold by the dozen 51 Ivory source 52 Upper crust 54 NFL Hall of Famer Bart 57 Dreaded high school spots?

59 Baker’s amts.

62 Part of an Aretha Franklin refrain about fools ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 28- and 47-Across 65 Swiss river 66 Congressional confidante 67 Florida city on the Gulf Coast 68 Waitstaff rewards 69 Post-combat affliction, briefly

70 Sharply inclined Down 1 Chicago mayor Emanuel 2 Thought 3 Big bamboo muncher 4 “Peekaboo!”

5 Boy king 6 Online service for booking rooms with local hosts 7 Guilty, for one 8 Ump’s cry before the first pitch 9 “For shame!”

10 Mentored person 11 Roast, in Dijon 12 Oil cartel acronym 13 Actor Lugosi 18 Arthur of “Maude” 19 “Incredible” superhero 24 Chicago daily, familiarly 26 Frozen drink brand 27 Sty supper 29 Keno kin

30 Ali Baba’s magic words 31 “Drove my Chevy to the __”: “American Pie” lyric 32 Luv 33 “Knock it off!”

38 Kennel cacophony 39 Suffered financially 40 iPhone’s voice-activated app 43 Postings in ledgers 46 “Please, anything else!”

48 Right or left, while driving 49 Didn’t admit 53 Sportscaster Berman 54 Ella’s expertise 55 Spicy Asian cuisine 56 Boomers’ lobbying group 58 Scoundrels 60 Water carrier 61 “Just like that!” fingers sound 63 Put a limit on 64 Dol.’s 100

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of june 13 - june 19

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Barter and business might interfere with your rest and relaxation. In the week to come, it may be wise to try to live up to someone’s ideal and prove your commitment to their happiness by being supportive.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When life is in a state of flux, perhaps the best thing to do is to stop and take stock. You may hope to make a profit through smart moves, but consider waiting to make investments or purchases until later in the week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Venus has stalled on its journey through your sign, which may focus your interest on things of beauty that permeate your everyday life. Socializing can be a good thing, but it could interfere with your work in the week ahead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The more friendliness you display, the more friends you should attract. As the week unfolds you may be in contact with people who are interested in what you have to say. Put creative projects aside for a few days.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): All for one and one for all might be your motto as this week commences. You might become interested in a humanitarian outreach program or serving your community in some small way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): High expectations may let you down. Something’s value is based on what an interested buyer will pay, not the price you set. In the upcoming week, be forgiving and supportive if a loved one is vague

about details or is feeling uninspired.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be good without being gullible. It’s usually easy to forgive someone who is sincere. You may have a distinct lack of interest in your job or become confused by instructions. By the end of the week your enthusiasm will probably be restored.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your faith and support will impart optimism to loved ones.

Your words can be powerful tools that cut a path through someone’s vague misgivings. Hold off on major purchases until the end of the week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Dissatisfaction can raise its head if you are stuck at home or faced with tedious tasks. Although it may be difficult to muster the energy to change routines, you can still enjoy spending time with loved ones.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Set a good example but don’t set off in a new direction.

Continue to concentrate on whatever you have in progress but wait until the end of the week to launch new projects that require clear thinking.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your ability to make sound financial choices may be somewhat impaired during the upcoming week.

It’s a better idea to concentrate on contributing something worthwhile to a group or making friends with your co-workers.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Just being artsy and craftsy may not work out well right now.

Your creative ideas should be more manageable by the end of the week. Keep your chin up and don’t let a lack of enthusiasm bring you down.

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