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─Photos courtesy New Jersey Sierra Club Home damage caused by a hydrological incident that occurred on June 19.

By Bob Vosseller felt like an explosion some of her belongings Reliability Link (SRL) UPPER FREEHOLD in my house. I dis- and to evacuate from pipeline project which – An Upper Freehold covered huge cracks her residence on June received approval by homeowner has been in my foundation, my 19 as the slab of her the Pinelands Comrelocated following a basement f loor, and home cracked due to mission and the NJ hydrological incident even my walls. As I hydrostatic pressure Dept. of Environmeninvolving drilling for watched in horror, wa- and the building in- tal Protection and the a New Jersey Natural ter and sludge came spector advised her to state Board of Public Utilities.

Gas (NJNG) pipeline pouring in through the leave for her safety.

The SR L pipeline project.

NJ NG is cu r rentcracks,” resident Bar“I was almost too bara Fox-Cooper said. ly drilling in Upper would con nect to a ter rif ied to investiCooper was given just Freehold as part of its compressor station in (Mess - See Page 2) gate after what had a few minutes to gather $180 million Southern

New Safety Rules As Salons, Barbershops Reopen

By Bob Vosseller N EW J E R SE Y – Barbershops, hair salons and wax bars among others finally reopened their doors and took customers after months of being closed due to conditions of the coronavirus.

As the state entered phase two of its re-

opening plan directed

by Gov. Phil Murphy, barbershops and related businesses reopened on June 22 but it wasn’t business as usual by any stretch.

New protocols including appointments o n l y, t e m p e r a t u r e c h e c k s of c l i e n t s , questions to customers and regular disin-

fecting of areas and instruments were part of what each business each faced.

Lorraine Kamimski, long-time owner of Lorraine’s Barber S h o p i n B r i c k of f Hooper Avenue, said she was happy to be back open but noted t hat t he cond it ions required will be chal-

lenging.

She has been running the business since 1984 but never thought she’d see a ny t h i ng li ke what has greeted her and other businesses like hers. But reopening is certainly an improvement from when the COVID-19 shut down began.

“In the beginning there was just nothing and then they came out with that payment protection prog ram so I did pay my employees ever y week and I applied to the pay ment protection program which finally came through. It wasn’t a lot of money (Salons - See Page 4)

July 4, 2020

Small Business Grants Available

By Bob Vosseller MONMOUTH COUNTY– Members of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders will be using $10 million allocated from the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act fund to help small businesses community.

Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone recently announced that the County will allocate $10 million to supplement the Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV).

This funding will be utilized to provide grants of up to $10,000 to businesses who have up to 50 employees.

Arnone said, “while some other counties have chosen to utilize the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Monmouth County will be administering these grants directly because no one knows our small businesses like we do.”

The Freeholder Director added, “I have been in constant contact with small business owners and chambers of commerce throughout this pandemic and will continue to work with them to assist in any way I can.”

The CDBG-CV was received through the County’s Office of Community Development in the amount of $1.59 million.

Arnone who is the liaison to the Division of Economic Development said, “my fellow Freeholders and I realized that the $1.59 million from the Community Development Block Grant for COVID would not provide sufficient funds to reach all small businesses in the County due to restrictions and guidelines put in place by the federal government and HUD.” “The Board unanimously passed the resolution to share supplemental funds from the CARES Act to the Monmouth County small businesses and nonprofits to provide them with relief during this pandemic,” Arnone added.

The CARES Act was instituted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to provide fast and direct economic assistance for American workers, families and small businesses. The purpose of this economic relief package is to retain jobs and decrease the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Members of Congress provided $5 billion in CARES Act funding for the CDBG-CV, a program developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Continued From Page 1 Chesterfield and run 28 miles of pipe through Burlington, Monmouth, and Ocean Counties. Specifically, it goes through Plumsted and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and ends in Manchester near the corner of Route 70 and Colonial Drive.

Company spokesman Kevin Roberts said the company is taking full responsibility for the incident wants “to make things right.” He explained what occurred using the term, “inadvertent return, which is a technical industry term for something that can and does happen during underground drilling operations.”

Roberts said that on the morning of the incident, “during normal drilling operations on Province Line Road in Upper Freehold in Monmouth County on the border near Burlington County, we experienced an inadvertent return which is basically the unexpected release of drilling mud during naturally occurring cracks and crevices which are in underground soil.”

That process involves a horizontal direction drill, he added, which is boring several feet underground. As the drill is spinning it ejects drilling mud which is organic material of clay mixed with water. When the pressure builds up, that drilling mud escapes through those cracks or cervices.

“In this case the home was about 100 feet from the drilling site and you never want to see something like this happen but with this kind of operation incidents like this can occur. This is obviously something that was very regrettable and we apologized to her and we are committed to 100% make the situation right,” Roberts said.

Roberts added that while these types of events can occur, “it is very rare to have a property owner impacted this way. We offered to pay for her accommodations and do whatever we needed to do for her.”

The NJ Sierra Club has been critical of the SRL project. The environmental group sent a letter to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) urging them to take action and put in a stop work order for the pipeline.

Since the June 19 incident work has stopped on the project and is pending an internal investigation, according to Roberts.

NJ Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel described the incident as “a disaster, someone’s house is being condemned because DEP and Gov. Phil Murphy did not put a stop work order on this SRL pipeline.

This unnecessary and damaging pipeline has caused a nightmare for residents along the route.”

Tittel added that members of the Allentown fi re department responded to the site that morning along with the building inspector. He also said that Cooper was an opponent of the pipeline project.

He noted that “grey material in the stream appears to be bentonite, which contains hazardous materials and the town’s building inspector believes this was caused by hydrological pressure from horizontal directional drilling (“HDD”) that came through the ground and moved the resi-

dent’s basement slab, which destabilized the house.”

Tittel stated, “even though there were violations early in the project, NJNG continued to drill. This was after a discharge that caused siltation in nearby streams and may have caused a blowout. This has caused water and other groundwater that has ended up at this resident’s home causing it to be condemned.”

“We immediately stopped our drilling operations. The Department of Environmental Protection was given notification and they were on site to evaluate what was going on with the incident,” Roberts said once the situation had been reported.

Roberts added that beyond the damage to Cooper’s home some of the drilling mud had been discovered seeping into a nearby creek and that was fully contained by the end of that day.

“The incident itself is still under investigation and we have not resumed drilling in that area while we put a game plan together and await the results of the investigation. I am hopeful that we may have something to look at this week but that would all depend, we usually bring in an environmental consultant to look at what is going on,” Roberts said.

When asked about Tittel’s statement regarding violations, Roberts said, “it is not surprising for them to have their facts wrong. For the totality of the project which is 30 miles in length the bulk of which (20 miles) is in Ocean County, only about a mile of it is in Monmouth County and nine miles in Burlington County, we have installed over 21 miles already without incident.”

The NJ Sierra Club is challenging NJNG in court. “What we have been warning against has now happened. Since DEP and the county did not hold NJNG accountable after continued violations, we now have a catastrophe because of that,” Tittel said.

Executive Director of Pinelands Preservation Alliance Carleton Montgomery said, “PPA and Sierra Club said NJNG had not performed conclusive studies of the hydrological risks of construction along this pipeline route.

“We submitted expert reports demonstrating that the company’s proposed methods were unduly risky. Yet, the company insisted on a route along well-populated local roads, and the Pinelands Commission, Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and DEP all just rubber-stamped the company’s assertions that all would be well,” he said.

Montgomery added, “it is especially galling that all this harm is being done for a pipeline that is completely unnecessary for serving the public.”

Roberts said the whole point of the project was for the southern end of NJNG’s system that serves Ocean and Monmouth counties and is currently served by one hookup to an interstate feed to have SRL tapped into a second natural gas source from a state pipeline.

“The residents of Ocean County are the ones who stand to benefit from this project,” Roberts said. If something unforeseen were to occur such as a natural disaster (Mess - See Page 8)

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Continued From Page 1 but at least it was something that I could use to pay all my utilities, my rent and 60% of it has to be used for payroll,” she added Kamimski talked about the new regulations of reopening. “It is stressful.

We didn’t get the guidelines from the governor nine days ahead of the opening and there is a difference between the guidelines and the requirements of the State Board.”

“They mandated that we had to go by appointments. For some beauty salons they are used to that. They are an appointment shop but I’ve never been an appointment shop I am a walk-in shop,” she added.

She continued saying, “Eighty percent of my clients are men. They wake up that morning and say they need a haircut and they go. Appointments take up a lot of time. We are supposed to screen everybody 24 hours prior and question if they have been out of state or in contact with anyone with COVID or had a runny nose or anything.”

“When you arrive for your appointment you have to wait outside and when I am finished with a client I have to sterilize everything so that when they leave and you come in I have to take your temperature and I have to record it with your name and phone number and then

I direct you to my sanitized area,” she added.

All chairs are to be six feet apart. “The chairs are four feet apart per the state guideline so I would only be able to operate with two chairs or I’d have to put up dividers so I put up the dividers between the chairs. I only have three chairs I am a small shop.”

She and her staff have to wear masks during the day and they need to clean after each client and after every few hours clean the bathroom and sink.

“We have to keep on sanitizing everything. When I take cash, the cash has to be put on the desk. It can’t go hand to hand. After I do my transaction I have to spray and clean the desk off,” the shop owner said.

Another added requirement is that hand sanitizer needs to be put out for customers at the desk and when they pay for the service. “When they come in we encourage them to use the hand sanitizer. We can do it but we aren’t used to doing it. They also tell you not to talk so much and that is part of getting a haircut. We’re kind of like bartenders, we know all the secrets,” she added with a laugh.

Those who would like a shave will be out of luck. That is one part of barber service which is not yet available to customers. “We can’t do any shaves or anything. Haircuts only but the salons can do color. What is different also is

that when you come in for your hair dye normally what we would do is as it is a 30-minute processing so when you are processing I would take another haircut.”

Kamimski added, “we aren’t allowed to do that. You have to stay with one client the entire time you are with them.

They have to be completely finished before you can take another client and that limits your f low which is why a lot of places are saying they aren’t allowed to do any coloring or processing but that isn’t true. It is because they don’t want to spend the time.”

“I normally close on a Wednesday but I opened on Wednesdays to accommodate for those who do get their hair dyed just to do that. People are desperate to get hair cuts so we are trying to accommodate everybody because I don’t want to tell someone ‘I can’t get you in for two weeks.’ They’ll shop around and you lose a client. So I’m working 10 hour days just accommodate them.”

She said she has a loyal customer base some who followed her when she moved from a shop in Toms River to Brick about 20 years ago. It was also noted that hair establishments could not move their operation outside due to inspection procedures.

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She also sought assistance from the PP loan which helped cover the rent for one of their three months being closed.

“We were able to pay the girls for one pay period and that was really it,” Hanuschik said. She noted the new restrictions “does limit us because I can normally accommodate at least 25 people and now we have to block 15 minutes out so it takes a lot of timing. We can’t take as many clients as we would.”

She said that meant the potential 25 to 30 client daily total would probably now fall between 10 and 15. “There literally is one person and no one else is coming into contact with them. They are just seeing the technician. We don’t want them to spend too much time in the lobby.”

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

Support Businesses That Are Reopening From The Desk Of The

Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone

While our restaurants may not be opened for indoor dining yet, I am happy to see them having success with outdoor dining. Our restaurants and retailers – especially seasonal – depend on strong summer weekends to keep their staff employed and businesses open. It’s more important now than ever t o s up p or t t he m si nc e the State has yet to allow indoor dining or full capacities in stores.

Restaurants and retail all around Monmouth Count y a re expa ndi ng thei r footprints to comply with social distancing policies.

Some towns are also approving street closures to provide even more space.

Tow ns such as Asbu r y Pa r k , M a n a s q u a n a n d Red Bank have already

transformed some of their st reets i nto pedest r ia n zones.

We w i l l c ont i nue t o update the list of towns as they an nou nce road closures for pedest r ian zones, t h is list ca n be found on the Monmouth County Tourism Facebook page. I urge residents to take advantage of the outdoor dining and shopping in towns that have closed down streets to provide more room, while staying safe and practicing social distancing.

The State has partially reopened more businesses such as, hair, nail and t a n n i ng s a lon s , t at t o o parlors, outdoor pools and more. I am happy to see these businesses being able to reopen and I wish them nothing but the best.

I have the utmost confidence they will keep their employees and pat rons safe with social distancing protocols while allowing them to enjoy their restaurants and retail shops. It’s important now more than ever to support our local, small businesses.

W hile I am happy to see more businesses reopening today, we need to reopen all our businesses now. Ou r small business community has taken a drastic hit and to not allow them to reopen to a full capacity at this time is forcing business owners to make the tough decision on whether or not they need to close for good. We’ve already seen this in Monmouth County and it’s devastating. These busi nesses employ ou r friends and our neighbors.

We need to get them back to work now.

Additionally, the County started receiving requests from our municipalities for reimbursements for COV I D -19 r elat e d expenses. These reimburse-

me nt s w i l l come f rom funds obtained by Monmouth County as part of the CARES Act. We are proud to say that many of our municipalities submitted requests and we are working diligently to get their money back to them as quickly and efficiently as possible. Thank you to all our 53 municipalities for working together with the County during these trying times.

On much brighter note, I joined fellow Freeholder Lillian Burry in receiving a donation of 2,000 cloth face masks for the Monmouth County Board of Agriculture, courtesy of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA). These masks will help agriculture businesses throughout the County comply with COVID-19 guidelines implemented by the State. I commend the NJ DA for reaching out to our Board of Agriculture and would like to thank Secretary Fisher and his staff for assisting the County’s large community of growers.

On a separate note, I am happy to report that our Engineering Division along with NJTPA, NJDOT and our design consultant H&H, launched Monmouth County’s first ever Vir tual Public Infor mation Center (PIC) on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

This virtual Public Information Center, necessitated by the COVID-19 situation, was a part of an extensive public outreach effort required for every federally funded project.

The PIC is another essential step toward completing the design phase of the reconstruction of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge over Shrewsbury River on County Route 520 (Rumson Road).

The virtual PIC is available online at r umsonseabrightbridge.com. I st rongly encou rage all residents to visit the website, pa r t icipate i n the public meeting and provide your comments.

T he present ation and the comment period will be available online unt i l Ju ly 10, 2020. T he

Cou nt y and the desig n team are looking forward to receiving the pub lic’s feedback about this unique for mat for public input, as well as the public comments about the roadway and bridge design features.

I wo u l d l i k e t o e xpress my appreciation to the entire Ru mson-Sea Br ig ht Br idge desig n team for developing such a thorough, informative a nd well t houg ht out presentation.

Lastly, I would like to remind ever yone about the changes made to voting in the upcoming prima r y elect ion. Per t he G ove r n o r ’s E xe c u t i ve O r d e r, m ajo r c h a n g e s have been made to the J u l y 7, 2 0 2 0 p r i m a r y election, which will now be conducted primarily v ia Vot e by Ma i l. For more information on how to vote, visit monmouthcountyvotes.com As always, it is a pleasure to serve as Freeholder Director. I’ll continue to advocate on behalf of residents and businesses!

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Freeholders Remind Residents About Census 2020

By Bob Vosseller MONMOUTH COUNTY – Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone urged residents to go to 2020census.gov or call 844330-2020 to ensure that their households are counted for the 2020 United States Census.

The Census count determines how New Jersey is represented in Congress and directly impacts federal funding.

Arnone made this recommendation during a recent press conference concerning the COVID-19 status and its impact on the county.

He said that county parks and open spaces are currently open, “but that is only as long as every visitor to our parks follows social distancing guidelines and remains at least six feet away from other visitors.”

“We shut playgrounds down awhile ago and golf courses and we asked and begged people to remember social distancing but we also realize the mental aspects of all of this sitting at home in nice weather when it might be 70 degrees out there.”

“People will need to get out and it might actually be healthy as long as we are using and operating under the guidelines given to us but that doesn’t always seem to be happening,” Arnone added.

He pointed out one problem area for the social distancing was a state park in Long Branch. “I asked numerous times for people to social distance there and adhere to the rules and regulations there. That is immediately shut down.”

“I will continue to do that on a daily basis with my fellow Freeholders and the Parks system administration. Safety is a number one priority. Other things come along with that but if we do not adhere to that we need to monitor that daily. He warned that if these guidelines are not followed, “we will have no choice but to completely close the parks.”

“Those parks are open for people to get a walk and get some exercise and move forward. We moved all tables and picnic areas so that we can not have people gathering there. I am a big proponent of being outside but I have no problem in shutting down complete access there so please for the few bad apples that are there adhere to these guidelines because you are making it worse for others,” Arnone said.

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Arnone also reminded County residents that County operations will continue, as they are now, through April 30, restricted public access to buildings. County employees are practicing social distancing and some working on alternative schedules.

He also thanked the many individuals who have volunteered to help the Mon-

mouth County Health Department during this pandemic.

“As many of you know, at last week’s press conference, we asked any available nurses to volunteer with the Monmouth County Health Department to do case management,” added Freeholder Director Arnone.

“I was overwhelmed by the response we

received and I just want to publicly thank each of the 26 school nurses, along with every other volunteer, who have stepped up to answer the call. It is times like this that make me so proud of our Monmouth County community.”

For more information about COVID-19 news and updates, go to visitmonmouth. com.

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Continued From Page 2 or some curtailment of the interstate pipeline supply it would impact about a million people between Ocean and Monmouth counties but with SRL in place it would prevent a problem from such a curtailment.

“Gov. Murphy’s inability to protect his constituents from a corporation acting with total negligence and disregard for the safety of New Jersey communities is, frankly, embarrassing,” Food and Water Action NJ Director Matt Smith said.

“With the reckless decision to allow pipeline construction to continue during the worst days of the pandemic, the Murphy administration has created extremely dangerous conditions for pipeline workers and local residents alike. While sheltering at home, residents have suffered from noxious diesel fumes entering their homes, with st reets and d r iveways blocked for hours at a time blocking food and medicine deliveries, and now the literal destruction and flooding of someone’s home due to pipeline drilling activities,” Smith said.

“Since New Jersey Natural Gas has

ignored prior stop work orders by Burlington County for violating their permit conditions, this latest incident is clear and fi nal proof that the whole pipeline project needs to be shut down for good.

We’re still waiting for Gov. Murphy to act,” Smith added.

Agnes Marsala, president of People Over Pipelines didn’t mince words with her view on the situation calling the SRL disastrous for the Pinelands, which is the largest open space on the eastern seaboard and recognized for its biodiversity by the United Nations.

“It is also the country’s fi rst National Reserve and holds 17 trillion gallons of water in its aquifer. I was aghast to see the creeks and streams on her property that were clear and fi lled with minnows just the day before to be covered in a muddy gray substance,” she said.

She maintains the presence of “bentonite and other hazardous chemicals in it will have serious impacts to groundwater and nearby homes.”

Both Montgomery and Tittel want the BPU and DEP need to halt construction and ask the Appeals Court to rule on our pending appeals against the pipeline approvals.

Local Students Graduate From Oregon State University

OREGON – More than 7,000 students representing all 50 states and 73 countries have earned degrees as part of Oregon State University’s class of 2020.

While Oregon State’s traditional commencement ceremonies were postponed in keeping with the university’s measures to help reduce the risk and spread of COVID-19, the graduating students are being celebrated this month online. To watch celebratory messages and learn more about the Oregon State class of 2020, visit commencement.oregonstate.edu/.

This year’s class includes 7,181 total grad-

uates earning 7,452 degrees, with 267 people earning double degrees and two receiving three degrees. With this year’s graduates, Oregon State has now awarded 265,147 degrees in the university’s history.

Local students graduating this June from Oregon State include: Brick: Peter J. Chace, Master of Science, Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Freehold: Danielle Matthews, Master of Natural Resources, Natural Resources.

Island Heights: Jamie Prior, Bachelor of Science, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences.

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By Bob Vosseller FARMINGDALE – It is often said that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure and that theory is often tested at garage sales and flea markets.

Hunt for bargains among vintage treasures, bric-a-brac, books, art work, handmade items, knick-knacks and so much more.

The event runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 11 and is $2 per person which serves as a donation to the Historic Village at Allaire. The rain date for this event is the next day, July 12.

The Historic Village, Pilsen Gourmet food truck, general store and bakery will be open as well.

Vendor spaces are available for $30 pre-registration, and $35 two days prior to the event.

There are no exceptions.

All vendors must have a vendor application on file for the year. For those interested go to allairevillage.org and click under the event tab for a vendor application. For vendor information call the office at Allaire Village Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 732-919-3500 ext. 14.

Assisting vehicles are $3 additional cost.

Box trucks, long trucks and trailers count as two spaces. There will be no refunds or transfer of flea market payments to other flea market dates.

The Historic Village at Allaire is a non-profit organization that maintains the historic buildings and educational programming for over 9,000 students annually.

Howell’s Adelphia Fire Company Thanks Water Company For Grant

HOWELL - The Adelphia Fire Company was proud to accept grant funding from New Jersey American Water to purchase decontamination wipes for its firefighters.

These wipes will be used to help remove

harmful cancer-causing contaminants firefighters are exposed to while fighting fires before leaving fire scenes.

The fire company is thanking NJAWC for its support.

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Continued From Page 1 The second round of CARES Act money for CDBG-CV, amounting $1 billion, will target public health, coronavirus as well as housing and economic disruption needs. The Grant was distributed to state and local governments and the County is awaiting further direction about properly allocating funds from HUD.

The Howell Times, July 4, 2020, Page 9 “Throughout this pandemic in Monmouth County, countless residents have fi led for unemployment and small businesses have shut their doors. These grant dollars will help support and recover our County economy as we continue to curb COVID and in the United States,” Arnone said.

Further information on the CDBG-CV will be available in the coming weeks on visitmonmouth.com.

COVID-19 Virus, Antibody Tests Available

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• Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) will be open Monday through Friday 8 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. for testing by appointment only. COVID-19 testing will be performed outdoors at 101 Second Street, Lakewood. Call (732)363-6655 to schedule an appointment. OHI has bilingual staff.

• CH EM ED of fe r s t est i ng Mond ay th rough T hu rsday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by appointment only. Testing will be administered in an outdoor tent in the CHEMED parking lot at 1771 Madison Avenue, Lakewood. Call (732) 364-2144 ext. 1 to schedule an appointment.

Antibody tests measure the immune

system’s response to an infection. Negative antibody results DO NOT rule out SARs-CoV-2 infection, particularly in those who have recently been in contact with someone who has the virus. A nasal swab (a molecular diagnostic test) is performed to rule out the possibility that someone could be an asymptomatic carrier of the virus.

Positive results SHOULD NOT be used as the sole basis to diagnose SARSCoV-2 infection. Positive results may be due to past or present infection with non-SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strains, such a s coronav i r u s H KU1, N L63, OC43, or 229E. These are causes of the common cold.

People who test positive for antibodies are not guaranteed to be free of all virus and therefore may still be able to transmit the virus to others.

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Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley said on June 25, that there were 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County, bringing the total to 9,163.

There is one new death today, bringing the total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County to 704.

The Freeholders remind residents and visitors that the best defense against COVID-19 is social distancing.

The Freeholders stressed that it is still important to keep a distance of six feet between yourself and anyone who does not live in your household to help slow the spread.

Howell Joint Boards of Fire Commissioners To Hold Special Meeting

HOWELL – The Township’s Joint Boards of Fire Commissioners will be holding a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. on July 9.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss a recently completed township wide fi re radio study.

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The scheduled meeting will be a live event and held at the open air Pavillion located at the rear of the Adelphia Fire Company, 925 Adelphia Rd. All attendees are required to wear face coverings and social distancing will be enforced.

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By Bob Vosseller TRENTON – New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced June 24 that public libraries and some indoor recreational facilities will be able to reopen with limited capacity on July 2, with sanitizing techniques and social distancing measures in effect.

In his daily press briefing, Murphy said he had a joint call with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Connecticut Gov. Ted Lamont. “Working together in so many areas we have crushed the curves in cases of residents in hospitals and those connected to ventilators in the tri-state region with significantly lower cases of transmissions and we are emerging from this stronger.”

He added that New Jersey, New York and Connecticut were among the four states in the country listed by researchers and health experts “as being close to containing this virus. We got where we are today through shared sacrifice.”

“Ours was the most impacted (state) in the nation and among the most impacted in the entire world. We welcome everyone to come to New Jersey but simply ask to share in our shared sacrifice to keep ourselves moving in the right direction,” the governor said referencing visitation to the state.

Gov. Murphy said he was pleased to announce another slate of business re-openings. “On July 2, museums, aquariums and indoor recreational facilities will be able to reopen at 25% of their capacity just as our casinos can.”

This includes bowling, batting cages, shooting ranges and arcades. However venues such as movie theaters, performing art centers, concert arenas and night clubs will remain closed.

“Gyms and fitness centers will remain closed as well although we will allow for individual training sessions by appointment.

The fact that those venues remain closed brings us no joy,” Murphy said.

He added, “we would love to open those things up. We just aren’t there yet. We just don’t think it is the responsible thing to do when you look at the flare ups we have seen

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in other states, there is clear evidence what is happening inside is a whole different reality to what we are seeing outside.”

Gov. Murphy also announced, “libraries would also be able to reopen on the morning of July 2 but only at 25% of their capacity.

“As with other activities we must remain vigilant about this virus when we are indoors as we know it is easier to contract the coronavirus in an indoor environment.”

“This is why we will not ask but require all of these places to implement a heightened standard of sanitation as well as other measures to ensure proper measures of social distancing and the wearing of face coverings at all times,” Gov. Murphy said.

He added that more details of those standards would be released later in the week but they will already track the guidance of other indoor activities stressing the necessity of wearing masks indoors for customers and employees.

“This isn’t a polite suggestion or a gentle reminder - this is a requirement,” Murphy said regarding face masks. The exception is if a person is sitting down to eat or drink or for religious purposes or if health and safety requires it. “Wearing a face covering is a proven measure for further slowing the spread. We should all be practicing face covering by now even when we are outdoors especially in areas where social distancing is harder to maintain like on a crowded boardwalk,” Murphy said adding that for those not adhering to that service will be refused in cases of a business atmosphere.

Gov. Murphy that with improvement rates continue to climb he saw the further lifting of requirements. “For those looking to have some fun, enjoy our cultural history and rich heritage or pick up a good book to read we are ready to take these steps but do this responsibly.”

The governor said that on July 6 NJ Transit, NJ Rail and light rail service will return to its full weekday schedule. NJ Transit has put its full set of plans online at njtransit. com/recovery.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Fireworks Night At BlueClaws

By Chris Lundy LAKEWOOD – It’s a day early, but the Red, White, and BlueClaws Fireworks Extravaganza will be on July 3.

Spectators can watch at the ballpark, although the capacity will be limited to 450 people and social distancing regulations are required.

This includes dinner, dessert, live music, and BlueClaws merchandise. They can also watch from their vehicles in the parking lot.

Fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. The show will be higher elevation and double the length of one of their normal shows. After the Reign will perform beginning at 7:30 p.m. and additional entertainment and games will be available for fans.

Tickets for the in-park portion are $40 and include a food package. Each ticket will also include a BlueClaws adjustable cap (fans can select their cap upon arrival) and a BlueClaws logo baseball.

Tickets for the parking lot portion of the event are also extremely limited and available for $15 per car. The parking lot will open at 8 p.m. for those with this ticket type. There will be no access to the stadium, though the BlueClaws will provide portable bathrooms. Popcorn, pretzels, soda, and limited merchandise will be available, though fans will be required to wear masks while walking to the stands and waiting on line.

“We are incredibly excited to be able to welcome fans back to FirstEnergy Park for this amazing event,” said BlueClaws Team President Joe Ricciutti. “We want to thank

RWJBarnabas Health and Townsquare Media for their support and can’t wait to welcome fans back inside.”

Safety information is as follows: • Fans will be required to remain socially-distanced from those not in their traveling party while within the stadium.

• Masks will not be required while eating or while isolated from a group, but masks will be required in the Claws Cove, in the bathrooms, and while moving about the concourse.

• Bathrooms will be open but limited to ensure social distancing. Bathrooms will be continuously sanitized throughout the event.

FirstEnergy Park has undergone a significant cleaning process over the last several weeks and all areas of the stadium will be sanitized completely before the re-opening. Upgrades and cleanings have been conducted and hand sanitizing stations will be made available throughout the facility.

All staff members will be wearing masks and gloves while working the event.

The Claws Cove will be open, but capacity will be limited to four guests at a time. Masks are required in the store.

“RWJBarnabas Health is honored to be a part of this ‘re-opening’ with the BlueClaws and the Jersey Shore. We’re very much looking forward to what will be a great event on July 3rd and are excited to partner with the BlueClaws to bring entertainment and fun to our community,” said Justin Edelman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, RWJBarnabas Health.

New Jersey Health Department Releases Guidelines on Public Pools

TRENTON – Health and safety standards for municipal pools and private swim clubs set to reopen June 22 were issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.

The guidelines include parameters for reduced capacity; social distancing in and out of the water; enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures; and other measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Pools facilities are defined as conventional pools, hot tubs, spas, wading pools, special purpose pools, pools operated by or serving campgrounds, clubs, churches, cities, common interest communities, counties as well as other types outlined in the guidelines.

Gov. Murphy signed Executive Order 153 permitting these facilities to open as of June 22.

Facilities are required to develop a COVID-19 Pool Operation Prevention Plan that complies with the guidelines and the Executive Order.

“Pools provide a welcome respite from heat as well as recreational opportunities,” said Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.

She added, “these standards will ensure that precautions are in place to protect the health of staff and pool-goers while enjoying the pool this summer.”

Under the guidelines, staff must be screened for fever and symptoms on entering. Facilities are

urged to stagger access to entry and exit points to avoid congregation, and reduce capacity to 50% for the facility and grounds.

Social distancing of six feet is also required while in the water, as well as on the pool deck, with the exception of immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners.

A sign-in sheet is to be maintained for all staff and patrons to facilitate potential contact tracing efforts.

Patrons can use their own water play equipment, such as goggles, snorkels, fins, kickboards, pool noodles and toys, but sharing is prohibited and such equipment cannot be rented for patrons’ use.

Staff and pool-goers are encouraged to wear a cloth face covering outside of the pool when social distancing of six feet cannot be maintained, with the exception of children under age 2 and lifeguards on active duty.

Sharing furniture and equipment such as lounge chairs, towels, umbrellas and other equipment provided to patrons is prohibited except among immediate family members, caretakers, household members or romantic partners. Cleaning and disinfecting are required after each use.

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Trigger Points – Untangling Those Knots Once and for All!

By Cara Parliament, DPT, Forked River Therapist & Facility Manager

WHAT EXACTLY IS A TRIGGER POINT? What people typically refer to as “knots” in muscles are actually trigger points. These are small fibers of muscle tightly contracting, causing areas of tenderness. When muscles are constantly contracting, they are unable to relax and recover their blood supply, which carries oxygen and glucose (the muscle’s energy source), to the muscles. When muscles are deprived of these recovery elements, fibers within the muscle remain contracted, becoming “angry,” creating trigger points.

Trigger points can be classified as “active” or “latent.” Active trigger points cause pain at rest, are tender to the touch, and cause radiating or referred pain. Latent trigger points do not cause spontaneous pain, but may restrict movement or can be the cause of muscle weakness.

WHAT TRIGGER POINTS CAN CAUSE:

• Pain with pressure applied to these tense muscle fibers • Referred pain to a location near the trigger point • Inability to fully lengthen the muscle, restricting range of motion (aka muscle tightness) • Weakness of the muscle where trigger points are located • Headaches • Neck pain • Low back pain • Chronic pain

WHAT CAUSES TRIGGER POINTS?

• Muscle overuse, which is sustained or repetitive muscle contractions, deprive the working muscle of oxygen and glucose preventing the recovery process of the muscles. When the muscles cannot recover properly, parts of the muscle remain contracted, leading to constantly tense fibers of the muscle, aka trigger point formation.

• Poor posture is a main cause of trigger points in the neck, back, and shoulder area. When someone stands hunched over, with rounded shoulders and a forward-bent head, the muscles responsible for holding the shoulder blades back and keeping the neck up are constantly contracting.

These muscles are working extra hard to keep the skeleton erect and in alignment as best as possible. All these muscles constantly contracting, will lack proper recovery, again leading to trigger points.

• Poor body mechanics, such as bending at the waist instead of at the knees when lifting objects, can also lead to trigger points, among other serious issues (disc issues, muscle strains, tears… so bend at the knees!). By bending over at the waist and coming back up when lifting a heavy object, one is causing the muscles of the back to pull excessive loads in an elongated position (when muscles are weak), leading to prolonged and extreme contractions. These excessive and strenuous contractions again lead to deprivation of oxygen, glucose and recovery to the muscles being used, ultimately predisposing them

to those pesky and painful trigger points.

• Muscle imbalances (some muscles weaker than others) • Direct trauma to muscle causes disturbance to the tissue, which can disrupt the blood supply to the muscle, preventing adequate oxygen and glucose to reach the muscle, ultimately leading to trigger points (among other injuries to the muscle).

HOW TO PREVENT TRIGGER POINTS:

• Maintain proper posture - keep your chin up, shoulders and head back… no slouching!

• Gently stretch regularly! Keeping those muscles loose is crucial.

• Build that core! Strong core muscles help keep proper posture and reduce your tendency to slouch.

• Proper ergonomics at work! Make sure your desk and computer set up allow your head to look directly forward, hands are at a level that prevents you from hunching over, have a supportive chair with a lumbar roll, have knees bent 90 degrees.

• Take stretch breaks!

• Use heat or ice when you need it - They are your friends!

MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME VS FIBROMYALGIA It is common to have more than one trigger point. However, when someone has many painful or tender trigger points, they may have myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Fibromyalgia (FM), on the other hand, causes someone to “hurt all over,” having widespread chronic pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep disturbances, mental ‘fogginess’ or confusion, and low pain tolerance. Fibromyalgia is considered more of a neurological disease, whereas MPS is considered a dysfunction of a muscle tissue. Although both diagnoses are very similar, there are a few defining features that help health care professionals differentiate between the two. FM’s painful spots are referred to as “tender points,” which differ from trigger points.

• Ischemic compression is a manual technique involving pressure applied to the trigger point, temporarily depriving the area of blood flow. This then allows for resurgence of blood flow to the area upon release of pressure. This revival of blood flow helps supply the formerly restricted area with the needed blood, glucose and oxygen, creating a healing/ recovering effect, diminishing trigger point.

• Trigger point injection, which is indicated for patients who have symptomatic active trigger points that produce a twitch response to pressure and create a pattern of referred pain.

• At home treatments include trigger point tools, such as the one shown below, that allow you to locate the trigger point and control the amount and direction of pressure.

HOW PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP: Physical therapists can locate, reduce and even eliminate trigger points as well as educate you on how to prevent future issues.

Manual techniques physical therapists can perform include soft tissue mobilization and ischemic compression to help break up those pesky and uncomfortable “knots” and help the tense muscle fibers relax and allow the recovery process to occur. PTs can help strengthen core and postural muscles and aid patients in correcting body mechanics and posture. Strong core and postural muscles will help patients reduce the tendency to slouch and help keep their muscles in their optimal length and position, preventing them from getting “angry” or overused and ultimately reducing the likelihood of developing trigger points. Physical therapists can also provide suggestions and guidance for setting up work stations to promote proper posture and body mechanics at the work place, as well as educate you on proper lifting techniques, preventing future trigger point formation, among other potential injuries!

Tender points have 18 specific locations, are usually symmetrical in location on one’s body, do not refer pain, and cause an overall increase in pain sensitivity (hence the low pain tolerance!). So if someone does not have the tender points in 11 of those 18 specific locations, they do not have FM! Trigger points, however, are localized painful spots in any area of the body that typically refer pain and can vary in presence, showing up one day and may be absent a few days later.

Most frequent locations of trigger points

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CARA PARLIAMENT, DPT

• Spray and Stretch technique, which involves having a therapist gently stretch the muscle while simultaneously applying ethyl chloride spray topically. This spray temporarily decreases skin temperature, causing an anesthetic affect, which allows the muscle to be passively stretched toward normal length. This elongation then helps to inactivate trigger points, relieve muscle spasm, and reduce referred pain.

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

Chamomile Helps Arthritis, Blood Thinning And Mouth Pain

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

About a million cups of chamomile tea are served every single day! The antioxidant compounds in chamomile, including apigenin, have been proven useful for a variety of issues that might concern you.

Today, I’m going to share the unexpected benefits of chamomile. Here are some benefits of chamomile that you may not have heard of: Arthritis. You might expect benefits from frankincense for knee pain or other “itis” issues, because that herb has been long associated with strong evidence for inflammation. But it’s really unexpected to see chamomile studied for knee pain! Researchers applied chamomile oil topically to the knee. The randomized controlled clinical trial was published in Complimentary Therapies in Clinical Practice.

Patients who applied chamomile needed lower doses of their pain medicine. You could try adding drops to massage oil or some other pain-relieving cream or gel.

Supplements and teas are available as well for oral consumption. Chamomile is known to induce drowsiness.

Blood Thinning. Having thick or ‘sticky’ blood is bad for you. Doctors seek to thin the blood in order to prevent strokes and heart attacks. Warfarin is the most popular prescribed anti-coagulant. There are many plant-derived supplements that work similarly to warfarin, as well as foods with anti-platelet activity. But chamomile wouldn’t normally be something you think of for blood health. It has unexpected

blood-thinning properties. For that reason, I advise caution or avoidance of this herb if you are already taking warfarin (or other drugs) because there will be an exacerbation of the blood-thinning. Gum bleeding might be the first sign of additive anti-platelet activity in your body. Easy bruising is another sign.

Mouth Pain. Have you ever burnt your tongue or mouth on hot coffee, or a super-hot pizza? Fortunately, if you burn your mouth it heals right away, within a week or so. But if you are receiving chemotherapy, there is a type of mouth pain that is unbearable. It can occur with high dose local radiation in the mouth.

The term for the pain is oral mucositis or “OM.” Chamomile can help with these oral lesions.

Sometimes a person is able to speak after a chemo treatment, and they cannot tell you of this pain. I worked in nursing home settings and saw this at times. So if you’re a caregiver, nurse or family member, please become more mindful of non-verbal cues, so you can determine if someone is dealing with OM. Of the herbal and medicinal oral rinses tested in a recent study, researchers concluded that certain ones were the most effective. Chamomile, honey, curcumin or Benzydamine-containing mouthwashes were found to be the most effective. You can make your own soothingl mouth rinse using the above ingredients, gargle with a tea, or simply dab on the essential oil to the sores.

(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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By Chris Lundy TRENTON – In the wake of the worldwide protests against the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal outlined plans to revise how New Jersey officers use force.

The Use of Force Policy will determine when the state’s 36,000 law enforcement officers can and can’t use force against civilians. Additionally, there will be public comment on this policy. Residents can comment online and there will also be listening sessions in every county hosted by the county prosecutor.

Grewal will host an online forum on June 24 to discuss the current policy and describe some of the changes that might occur. You can register for this by visiting register.gotowebinar.com/register/2061728745537443599.

“The Use of Force Policy affects everyone, and so everyone should have the opportunity to weigh in on its revisions,” said Attorney General Grewal. “We want to hear from a broad cross-section of our state: police officers, civil rights advocates, religious leaders, victims’ rights organizations, and community members. We especially want to hear from those that have had negative experiences with law enforcement officers because we are committed to getting this right. By engaging residents across New

Jersey, we will ensure that the updated policy reflects New Jersey’s values.”

The public comments can be given at nj.gov/ oag/force, which will be open through August 1, 2020. The portal allows residents to submit comments about any aspect of the Use of Force Policy, but specifically requests input on topics that will be discussed as part of the revision process, including: Specific tactics designed to subdue a subject (e.g., chokeholds, neck restraints, strikes to the head and face, use of police dogs); Engaging subjects with serious mental illness or substance abuse issues; Exhausting all other reasonable means (e.g., verbal warnings) and pursuing de-escalation before resorting to deadly force; Applying force proportionate to the subject’s alleged conduct (e.g., limiting the use of force when the subject has committed a non-violent offense); Less-than-lethal uses of force (e.g., bean bag shots, rubber bullets, disabling netting); Duty to intervene when another officer engages in excessive use of force; Firing a weapon at a moving vehicle; High-speed car pursuits; Reporting and training requirements; and Any other proposals that reduce the risk of injury and death to civilians while maintaining the safety of police officers.

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Masks, Social Distancing For School In Summer

By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy announced during his daily coronavirus press conference that schools can be open in September for in-classroom education, with caveats.

There will be rules that everyone has to follow, but there will be some flexibility for each district in how to make education safe, he said.

Social distancing will be a must, he said. Desks should be set apart so the kids won’t be too close to

each other. Smaller class sizes are key, but that might not be possible. Districts might consider splitting the student body into shifts for when students would be in the building. They could prepare a mix of in-class instruction and virtual lessons.

All staff and visitors have to wear face coverings at all time, he said. The students will have to wear masks in situations where social distancing would be impossible, such as in the hallways. They will be urged to do so in class, but it won’t be required.

Murphy indicated how difficult this would be for younger students and those with special needs.

Custodians, “the unsung heroes” of the fight against COVID-19, will be responsible for additional cleaning and sanitizing. Schools also need to work with their transportation to keep the buses clean.

These guidelines were drawn from interviews with more than 300 superintendents and reading 300,000 parent and guardian surveys.

While these guidelines are required, the way it can be done can be different from district to district, since schools vary in geographic and demographic ways.

“There is no one-size-fits-all approach,” he said.

The districts should plan for school to return to all virtual in case the numbers start increasing again, he said.

“We are still in the war,” Murphy said.Although New Jersey seems to be past the worst of it, this is still “the fight of our lives.”

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“My mom noticed that the nest blew over, and she called me in a panic,” said Danny from the raised porch of his parent’s home. “She said the stand was down and we had to fix it because there’s probably babies in the nest.”

Somewhere between one and three osprey chicks are raised in the nest each year, and Danny said his family takes pride in how their nest has contributed to the overall local osprey population, which has made a remarkable recovery since 1973 when they were listed as endangered by the NJ Division of Fish Game and Wildlife.

Due to the effects of DDT and a loss of habitat when trees were cut down for development, their population dropped from some 500 nesting pairs to only 53 in the state.

DDT was banned in 1968, and the osprey population began to recover through the efforts of biologists who relocated the eggs and chicks and installed manmade nesting platforms.

Now the NJ coastal region has an estimated 700 nesting pairs, and their status has gone from endangered to threatened. Many of the osprey nests are located on Barnegat Bay, 75 percent of which are on man-made structures.

After hanging up with his mother, Danny called his brother Matthew, who both live in Lake Riviera, and they headed over to their parents’ house.

“Our mom had already gone to Lowe’s for lumber to save time,” Danny recalled. “Matthew and I walked out to the nest in boots to scout the damage and to see what we needed.”

What they found in the marshland was the nest had fallen over like a tree. The nesting platform had detached from the stand, and the men could hear the baby ospreys, who were semi-buried under the debris.

“We were afraid the babies would be dead,” Danny said.

Matthew said they uncovered the babies and set them down on a mound of the nesting debris, creating a temporary safe place for them until they were ready to reset the stand.

“They didn’t look that well,” Matthew said. “They looked sapped and stressed.”

Meanwhile, the parents of the nestli ngs were ci rcli ng overhead. “T he adult ospreys were distressed - they were calling out and acting erratic. You could tell they weren’t comfortable,” Matthew said.

The men backed off, hoping the osprey adults would come back. They did come back, and one of them fed fish to their grounded nestlings.

About 45 minutes later, the men returned with the building supplies. The adult ospreys were still on the ground, guarding their chicks. When the brothers approached, the parents gave them space.

Matthew said they noticed that the young chicks appeared to have rebounded after spending time with their parents and eating the fish.

Danny and Matthew re-erected and re - enforced the exist i ng st and , put another post about four feet deep into the ground, and connected the splinted posts with lag screws. The brothers further reinforced the post with bracing.

“We were trying to be efficient, because the babies were in high stress and the parents were watching from the waterline,” Danny said.

Once the stand was rebuilt, the men tried to recreate the nest by putting down a layer of burlap and layering it with some of the old nesting material.

Danny added some eel grass and framed the nest with sticks.

While Danny was up on the ladder, Matthew handed him the nesting material while keeping an eye on the babies on the ground.

“The adult ospreys were hovering above, and watched while we carried the babies up to the nest in a makeshift burlap sack that worked great,” Matthew said.

Once the babies were back in the nest, the men backed off. When they were about 50 yards away, the adult ospreys returned to the nest, one by one.

“It was so great, it was so satisfying,” Matthew said afterwards. “It felt like a blessing.”

Danny said the family has a connection to the ospreys and gets a lot of enjoyment from watching them.

“I’m glad we could help them in what was potentially a tragic situation,” he said.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of JUly 4 - JUly 10

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