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By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Even in a summer featuring pandemic restrictions which have limited beach attendance at certain beaches, bacteria pollution at ocean and Barnegat Bay beaches remains a health concern, local environmentalists said.

Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center released a report identifying local beaches

that have exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s bacteria contamination threshold for safe swimming, using data from 2019.

The solution to the bacteria problem is increased water infrastructure to prevent this pollution, they said. They were joined by Clean Ocean Action, Save Barnegat Bay, the Surfrider Foundation and the Sierra Club.

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Last year, bacteria levels at New Jersey beaches indicated that water was potentially unsafe for swimming there on at least one day 73 times, according to the new report “Safe for Swimming?” by Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center.

Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center Director Doug O’Malley said, “one day of a beach closing

is too many. We need to keep our beaches safe for swimming by working with shore towns to build the infrastructure that will keep the water clean.”

He added, “the shore is packed this summer and our natural areas have been never been more crowded. In the summer of COVID, let’s commit to practicing social distancing, beating the virus (Beach - See Page 4)

Offshore Wind Could Be In Jersey’s Future

By Bob Vosseller N EW J E R SE Y – Clean Ocean Action members, fellow environmentalists and guests got a glimpse at a future powered by clean renewable energy recently.

COA hosted a July 22 webinar that was op e n t o t he pu bl ic a nd is available t o

be watched on their website, cleanoceanaction.org.

The environmental organization which promotes climate and clea n ene rg y goals addressed the topic of offshore wind as a prominent option.

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why reducing climate change for mat ion is critically important issue for Clean Ocean Action and a pr ior it y. T he nu mber one solut ion is to ramp up efforts to stop using fossil fuels.

Achieving this goal is multi-faceted but it begins with each one of us reduci ng

our own use of fossil f uels,” t he g roup’s exe cut ive d i re ct or, Cindy Zipf said.

She added that the solution also means utilizing renewable energy sources which i ncludes of fshore wind energy. This is the use of wind farms constructed in bodies of water, usually the

ocean, to utilize wind e ne rg y to ge ne r at e electricity.

Most of fshore wind far ms employ fixed-foundation wind turbines in relatively shallow water. As of this year, floating wind turbines for deeper waters are in the early phases of development. The

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The Township Council awarded a $2,348,650 contract for a townwide revaluation.

The contract went to Professional Property Appraisers, of Delran, NJ. They were awarded this through a competitive contracting process.

A revaluation is when all the properties in a town are given new values based on the current market. As years go by, the valuation of a property changes. This impacts taxes because your taxes are based on the value of your property, not what you paid for it.

According to the 2020 Ocean County Tax Office’s figures, Toms River’s properties are, on average, at 79.37 percent of where they should be. Revaluations are ordered when a town slips past 85 percent. Even though every town has tax assessors, they answer to the state.

Generally speaking, the results of a revaluation is that properties that are in demand will wind up paying more taxes and properties that are less in demand will see their taxes go down.

In other news, the township will be advertising for bids on the construction of a skate park near Castle Park.

Food Donations The downtown Toms River food donations are still going as people continue to be in need, officials said.

At a recent event, 330 food boxes were given to residents, Councilman Terrance Turnbach said.

He also commended the volunteers helping, particularly Paul and Deena Gifford of the Assembly of God church.

The township gets these food boxes from FulFill, and each one lasts a family for several days.

Council President Maria Maruca said that the township started serving this need on Good Friday.

“We knew there was a need, but we didn’t know how big the need was and how long it was going to last,” she said.

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Continued From Page 1 and cleaning up our waters.”

O’Malley added, “now is the time to provide funding to ensure that our waters are always safe for swimming by reducing run-off and sewage pollution.”

To assess beach safety, the group examined whether fecal indicator bacteria levels exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most protective “Beach Action Value,” which is associated with an estimated illness rate of 32 out of every 1,000 swimmers.

Beachwood Beach West in Beachwood and the 25th Street Bay Front Beach in Barnegat Light both had nine exceedances and had bacteria levels above this safety threshold on 50 percent and 43 percent of the days respectively tested last year. The testing was conducted at 222 Ocean and Bay beaches.

Clean Ocean Action Director Cindy Zipf said, “the Jersey Shore’s ocean water quality isn’t perfect, but it has come a long, long way – vastly improving since the late 1980s when hundreds of beaches were closed for weeks on end.”

“Over the years, Clean Ocean Action has worked together with many people at the federal, state, and local levels to successfully identify and stop sources of what we call ‘poo-llution’ into our coastal waterways,” Zipf said.

She added that due to a grant from the NJDEP, Clean Ocean Action, Save Barnegat Bay, and the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) “are teaming-up to find and slow the flow of poo-llution in Barnegat Bay, a hot spot highlighted in the study.”

Zipf said, “the truth is, water quality really

depends on all of us, and residents can help by getting involved in protecting your local waterway and always collecting your pet’s waste and never leaving it behind.”

Polluted runoff from roads and parking lots, overflowing or failing sewer systems, and farms are common sources of contamination that can put swimmers’ health at risk and lead authorities to close beaches or issue health advisories. Scientists estimate that 57 million instances of people getting sick each year from contact with polluted waters in the U.S. Beachwood Mayor Ron Roma said, “we are committed to finding and fixing the problems that cause our beach closings. We have expended significant resources with multiple partners to date and will now be partnering with a grant to bring in specially trained dogs to sniff-out any sewer leaks that may be under the ground in the coming year to help locate problem areas.”

Beachwood’s beach is actually on the Toms River, fed by Barnegat Bay. However, since there is little current, bacteria stays longer.

Other beaches in the state that were found potentially unsafe for swimming at least twice last year included those in Brick, Harvey Cedars (Bay Front), Sea Girt, Wildwood, Surf City, Belmar, Long Branch, Somers Point, Seaside Park, Upper Township, Highlands Borough, Neptune, North Wildwood, Sea Bright, Sea Isle City, Wildwood Crest and Cape May. “Everyone is enjoying the beaches this summer so far, but there is always a threat to the shore. The threat is water pollution. Stormwater runoff and sewage end up in our bays and ocean, closing beaches for sometimes days at a time,” New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel said.

He added, “this report once again is a wake-up call that New Jersey needs to do more to protect our coast and bays from chronic pollution, runoff from fertilizers and septics, and old leaky sewer pipes.

As temperatures rise and water infrastructure gets older, we’ll see more closed beaches.”

Brick Township Mayor John G. Ducey said, “we must all be aware that, while beautiful, our Barnegat Bay presents unique water quality challenges which require understanding of the implications of fertilizer use and waste management on storm water runoff.”

Ducey added, “we applaud and will continue to work with our local and regional non-profit partners to educate property owners on ways we can improve water quality. At the same time, we call on our federal partners to fully fund water quality improvement initiatives.”

Britta Wenzel, who serves as the executive director of Save Barnegat Bay said, “water quality is critical to the Jersey Shore. Barnegat Bay is an estuary, a combination of fresh water from rivers and salty ocean waters combining. Protecting Barnegat Bay begins in the Pinelands or the headwaters of all rivers, and in our neighboring cities to the north, as pollution from CSOs travel south in our ocean waters and reach the beaches at the shore.

“We are all connected through water. We must support major investments in water infrastructure improvements if we want to keep our memories alive and our shore economy intact. Swimming, fishing, boating, crabbing, rentals, restaurants and so much more, relies on safe, clean water. Every dollar counts when we invest in water quality, we see the return directly in our local and state economy,” she added.

Surfrider Foundation Mid Atlantic Regional

Manager John Weber said, “the ocean beaches are mostly free of problems but it is the bayside beaches where we see high numbers more frequently. We’ve solved certain problems impacting the ocean like dumping and treatment plant outfall pipes.”

He added however that “bay beaches are the recipients of all the water falling on the land around them. We can address that with better infrastructure and low impact development techniques.”

Report Methodology The data used for New Jersey, and every other state, is the data that states submitted to the national Water Quality Portal.

The EPA did not perform the water sampling – whatever data New Jersey submitted for 2019 is what was reviewed.

Water quality data presented in the report is not necessarily comparable between beaches or states, as sampling techniques, reporting practices, frequency of testing and other factors vary by agency and by site.

Some beaches, results are reported as a daily summary of multiple individual samples, with the potential to mask certain high bacteria readings.

Some beaches are subject to additional testing following rainfall, pollution events like sewage spills, or as follow-up to other tests showing high bacteria counts, creating the potential for those beaches to show a higher percentage of contaminated days than if sampling had occurred at regular intervals.

Tests at several beaches were taken more frequently than others, including multiple times per day, or at multiple testing sites. Many beaches are not monitored at all and may present risks that are unaddressed in the report.

Residents can view more here: waterqualitydata. us/portal/

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Continued From Page 1 total worldwide offshore wind power capacity at the close of 2018 was 23.1 gigawatt. The costs of offshore wind power has generally been higher than that of onshore wind generation but these costs have been decreasing greatly in recent years to $78/megawatt last year.

COA Advocacy Campaign Manager Kari Martin introduced the webinar’s presenter, Clean Ocean Action Policy Attorney Peter Blair, who gave an overview of how offshore wind works, its feasibility, potential future and the environmental concerns it presented.

Martin noted that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities would be holding a virtual public meeting on Aug. 3 to discuss a draft of the state’s offshore wind strategic plan.

Members of the public can send written comments on the draft by 5 p.m. on Aug. 17, regardless of whether they participate in the public meeting. Questions about the draft and how to register for the public meeting can be directed to the NJBPU by e-mailing Osw.Stakeholder@ bpu.nj.gov.

“The purpose of this webinar is to give a fair and accurate overview of offshore wind development in the New Jersey/ New York region,” Blair said adding

that COA, an environmental non-profit organization founded in 1984, felt that the new industry needed more focus as it pertains to renewable energy needs, environmental concerns and other details to its development future.

“We are expecting to see 22,900 megawatts of off shore wind development by 2035 with New Jersey and New York projects accounting for 70 percent of this,” he said.

“Climate change is real and represents a constant threat especially to coastal states like New York and New Jersey,” Blair said, adding that climate change impacts that have already been recorded include temperature rises. “New Jersey’s temperature has increased by three degrees in the last century and the warming is expected to continue if not accelerate.”

Increased precipitation is another result of climate change. “Overall more wet weather as well as stronger and more frequent extreme weather which will increase coastal flooding and dramatically change our eco system,” Blair said.

“Sea level rise is happening more rapidly in New Jersey than anywhere else in the U.S. The sea level is expected to rise by 1.8 feet by 2030, 2.1 feet by 2050, potentially 6.3 feet by 2100.”

The ocean’s acidification, which is a term to describe the PH value of the ocean, is another problem. “The ocean

is responsible for absorbing roughly 70% of our carbon and as we increase our carbon output our ocean has increased its intake which has drastically affected the environment.”

He noted that this has shown a “depletion of coral reefs as well as significant harm to shellfish population which is something of significant concern to the state of New Jersey as we rank second in economic dependence on shell mollusks in the United States.”

Blair stressed that to address the climate change crisis a shift to renewable energy is required and to stop fossil fuel use.

Off shore wind is a high capacity factor in large scale ability and has other attractable factors as an energy producing resource.

He noted that the state of New Jersey has been “aggressive with addressing its climate change response goals as was evident in the Global Warming Response Act which states that the state must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% of its greenhouse gases below 2006 levels and the state’s Energy Master Plan states New Jersey must achieve 100% clean energy by 2050.”

Blair showed a break down of the state’s energy grid power system which showed natural gas more dominant in the state and renewable energy production was “significantly lagging and the reason

for that is we don’t have the space to build large scale renewable generation on shore.”

He showed solar farms and the mega watt capacities in various corners of the state. “Off shore wind has a much higher scale value.”

However, offshore wind comes with its own environmental issues, he said.

It impacts marine life, changes habitat, and affects commercial and recreational fishing.

Blair noted four different sub headings of environmental concerns in the development of off shore wind the being marine life and wildlife including habitat changes, preexisting ocean uses such as commercial and recreational fishing, the impacts to the coast and the cumulative impacts “what does that mean not just by a project by project basis but what will it mean when we have multiple off shore projects in our waters.”

Clean Ocean Action’s policy regarding future off shore wind development plans “is to be critical yet fair in our evaluations from a climate perspective but we cannot ignore the legitimate concerns for this new coastally developed industry. We hold ourselves to a high level of accountability and we expect the same from other states and the state of New Jersey as well as the off shore wind developers,” Blair said.

Feds: Jackson Family Sold Cheap Equipment To Navy

By Chris Lundy JACKSON – The family who own Monmouth Marine has been charged with selling cheap substitutions to the Navy while billing the federal government for the more expensive parts.

Linda Mika, 69, and Paul Mika, 73, both of Jackson, New Jersey, and Kenneth Mika, 49, of Ewing, were arrested on July 29, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

T hey a l lege d ly r a n a ye a r s -long scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense, the charge stated. Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.

“As described in the criminal compla i nt , t he se defe nd a nt s soug ht t o make a greater profit by substituting products that were not those they had contractually agreed to provide to the Department of Defense,” U.S. Attorney

Carpenito said. “By doing so, they potentially risked the safety of our men and women in uniform. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to root out this kind of fraud.”

According to the U.S. At tor ney’s off ice, the scheme took place f rom at least March of 2017 to February of 2020. Monmouth Marine was an approved federal contractor. It contracted to supply the military’s Defense Logistics Agency with replacement parts for Naval vessels.

They allegedly lied to the government, saying they would be able to provide exact products made by authorized manufacturers. Instead, they sou rced non- con for m i ng subst it ute parts at a signif icantly reduced cost to themselves, while still billing the gove r n me nt for t he b e t t e r q u a l it y items. They would even ship products

in packaging disguising the parts’ true manufacturer.

“Protecting the integrity of the defense procu rement system is a top p r ior it y for t he D efe n s e Cr i m i n a l Investigative Ser vice (DCIS),” Special Agent in Charge Leigh-Alistair Barzey, DCIS Northeast Field Office, said. “This case…confirms the DCIS’ ongoing commitment to work with the USAO-NJ and the FBI, to investigate and prosecute contractors who engage in f raudulent schemes targeting the U.S. Department of Defense.”

Acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Joe Denahan said “These contractors of Mon mout h Ma r i ne Eng i nes I nc. knowingly provided substituted parts for military equipment for their own personal gai n. We will continue to i nvest igate t hese t y pes of schemes and hold those who endanger the U.S.

military accountable.”

The count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

U. S . At t o r n e y C a r p e n it o c r e d it e d special agents of the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service Northeast Field Office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Barzey; and special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Denahan with the investigation.

The gover nment is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric A. Boden of the U.S. Attorney=s Office Criminal Division in Trenton.

The charge and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Bay Head To Hosts Art In The Park And Beyond BAY HEAD – The 4rth Annual Art in the Park and Beyond will now be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 23 at 83 Bridge Ave. behind the borough hall.

The date was changed and the park is now reconfigured with the new layout providing ample room between vendors and the public during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This event is being hosted by the Bay Head Art in the Park and Beyond committee.

Dozens of fine artists/fine hand makers in the park and many items “beyond” will be

part of the event.

Music will be part of the enjoyment of this family friendly event. For information call 732-735-4826.

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

Congressman Calls For Answers On Post Office Delays From The Desk Of

Congressman Andy Kim WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Kim ( D -3rd) called on U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide answers to why a number of constituents throughout New Jersey’s Third Congressional District have had

mail delivery, including the deliver y of cr itical medici nes, delayed for multiple days.

“Many of my constituents have rightly contacted my office to express frustration and concern about ongoing mail deliv-

ery delays, some of whom have not received their me d icat ion s a nd f i r stclass mail for more than th ree d ays,” said Congressman Kim in a letter t o Post ma st e r Ge ne r al DeJoy. “As I am sure you understand, I find these reports deeply concerning and worry that they are a direct result of your new directives.”

The delays come days after a report in the Washington Post that the U.S. Postal Ser vice, “established major operation-

al changes Monday that cou ld slow dow n m ai l delivery.” In April, Congressman Kim called for immediate Congressional action to sustain funding for the U.S. Postal Service and to avoid service cuts.

In the letter, Congressm a n K i m outl i ne d t he following questions to the Postmaster General: 1. What specific operational changes have been mandated and why?

2. What will the impact of these new changes be on service delivery stan-

dards?

3. How will the USPS ensure that service delivery standards are met?

4. What staffing shortages exist and what, if any, efforts are being made to eliminate them?

5. How has the coronavir us crisis impacted staffing, mail volumes, and operations?

6. What measures is the USPS taking to protect the integrity of our democratic elections, ensure ballots are handled securely and being delivered on time?

Congressman Kim is a member of the bipartisan House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis, where he ser ves as one of twelve members of the House tasked with conducting oversight over programs aimed at ending the coronavirus pandemic and helping address the economic impact it’s having on the American people. Congressman Kim is also a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Small Business.

People Coming From 31 States Should Quarantine From The Desk Of The

Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy advised individuals traveling to New Jersey from certain states with significant community spread of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day

period from the time of last contact within the identified state.

The travel advisory applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher

than 10 per 100,000 residents or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.

A s of Tue s d ay, Ju ly 21, there are cu r rently 31 states total that meet the criteria stated above: A la sk a ; A laba m a ; A rkansas; Arizona; California; Delaware; Florida; G e org ia ; Iowa ; Id a ho; Indiana; Kansas; Louisiana; Maryland; Missouri;

Police Release ID Of Lavallette Man Killed In Crash

By Chris Lundy WALL – The Lavallette man killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night has been identified as Kenneth B. Sosnowski.

According to his obituary, he had been a member of Wall First Aid from 2014-2018.

He had been heading east on Route 138 when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle, police said.

The crash took place near Old Mill Road.

The 26-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wall Township police are asking that if anyone has any information regarding the crash, contact Lt. Chad Clark of the Wall Township Police Department Special Services Divisions at (732) 449-4500 extension #1143 or at cclark@wallpolice.org.

Seaside Heights Hosts Arts And Crafts By The Sea

SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Come out for a day of arts and crafts starting at 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Aug. 8 on the borough’s boardwalk on 800 Terrace/Grant avenues.

Meet local crafters and makers for a day of fun and shopping. There will also be a variety of driftwood and dune fene pieces available.

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M is sis sip pi; Mont a n a ; Nor t h Ca roli na; Nor t h Dakota; Nebraska; New Mexico; Nevada; Ohio; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Virginia; Washington; and Wisconsin.

Minnesota used to be on the list but was taken off since their numbers aren’t as high any more.

“It is critically important that all New Jerseya n s remai n com m it t ed

t o b e a t i n g C OV I D -19 by r e m a i n i ng v ig i l a nt and continuing our collective efforts to reduce new cases and the rate of transmission throughout the state,” said Governor Murphy. “In order to prevent additional outbreaks across New Jersey and continue with our responsible restar t and recover y process, I st rongly encourage all individuals ar riving from these

hotspot states to proactively get a COV ID -19 test and self-quarantine.”

Tr avele r s a n d t h o s e residents who are returning from impacted states should self-quarantine at their home, hotel, or other temporary lodging. Individuals should leave the place of self-quarantine only to seek medical care/ t reat ment or to obt ai n food and other essential items.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

F eATured L eTTer Know The Timeline Of COVID Tests They say we “shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” and that’s generally good advice. However, those free COVID tests at Rite-Aid on Mule Road in Toms River bear some serious, serious scrutiny.

They are “free” of charge, yes, but certainly not “free” of unnecessary stress and inconvenience. Note: It’s not the testing, itself, which is the issue but the total confusion about how long it will take for results to return is the issue. The test, itself, was easy and quite well organized. I share the following experiences via your paper to hopefully help anyone else who is or will be in my situation to know what to expect.

Last Wednesday, I was due to have cataract surgery via Dr. Lakhani of Toms River who, by the way is an absolutely genius of a doctor.

Anyway, by law I had to be COVID tested three days in advance so I went Sunday after church to Rite-Aid. After being told all along that Results would be available in “2-5” days or “2-7” days (“but most often two days or less”), I went ahead, but my results were not in by 11 a.m. Tuesday, 48 hours after the test. I called Rite-Aid back and for the first time it was clarified to me that it was two BUSINESS days, which meant the earliest I’d be eligible to get results was Wednesday morning (the surgery was slated for Wednesday afternoon, at noonish.) See, I learned that the hours after my test on Sunday did not count now, because Sunday is not a business day. Would have been nice to know that at the outset!

I called the lab who processes the results and they could not confirm that RiteAid even sent them (more on that later.) Rite-Aid, of course, insisted that the results were, indeed, sent to the Lab (there in New York

State.)

Wednesday morning still brought no results, and RiteAid then changed the goal posts and explained that the usual waiting time was now “2-10” days. I forfeited my surgery for Wednesday but thankfully, Dr. Lakhani re-scheduled me for Friday.

On Thursday, STILL no results by noon and I called the lab again. Long story short, they blamed Rite-Aid for not leveling with me in the first place about how long this might take (so do I.) I called Rite-Aid again and one of the people who work there actually suggested that the lab was extra long getting results to me because I might have COVID and they’re re-testing the sample to make sure before they inform me! Friday morning I finally got the results. I was negative for COVID (whew) and Doc Lakhani worked his wonders on me again that afternoon (he did my right eye in 2016, this time he did my left eye.)

Thank you, Rite-Aid, for the free COVID tests but a little more honesty and specificity about how long it might possibly take to get results would be very, very helpful to customers lined up for surgery. I used to run a business in North Jersey, and when I gave my customers something that was “free” I endeavored to make the gift “hassle-free,” as well as “free” from a financial standpoint. It’s best to under-promise and over-deliver, not the other way around!

I know that COVID testing is a relatively new thing and you’re inexperienced at it, but these principles of how to do business the right way are ancient and are still necessary, here in 2020. Yes, most often we shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth but if it leaves a bad taste in OUR mouths, well....

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Trump Lies To Fox News Finally, even Fox News has started calling Trump out on his lies. In that Chris Wallace interview, you should try to watch it, it’s all over the web.

The first thing the president lies about is that more testing equals more cases. Here, I’m not sure he realizes he’s lying or if he just doesn’t understand how this works. Maybe at one point, more testing equaled more cases. Because you can’t get a positive unless you test, right? But that’s not why it’s going up right now.

It’s going up because certain states are reopening and people aren’t wearing masks there. As Wallace says, testing has gone up 37 percent, but infections have gone up 194 percent.

Then (Trump) says some of them aren’t even cases. He says they are just sniffles.

So, does he think doctors are lying?

75,000 new cases a day and 1,000 people dying a day.

These are facts.

All of the European Union has 6,000 cases right now, and Trump thinks it’s because they don’t test. Now, I could see China or Russia lying about their numbers, but England? Spain? Italy? Every country in the European Union is lying, or is Trump lying?

He then claimed that Dr. Fauci told him that COVID-19 would pass. When did Fauci ever say this? Trump said this over and over again. He said

Letters To The EditorHealth Insurance it’ll go away in the summer.

Schools Not The heat will kill it. We’ll have a few cases and then it’ll blow over. Trump said this.

I’ve never heard Dr. Fauci say anything like that. The fact that Trump said Fauci is “a little alarmist” and then says that Fauci told him it will blow over – what should we believe? He’s contradicting himself in the same breath.

Then he threatened to pull federal funding if schools don’t open. He said New Jersey only had 1 death under 18. That’s because the schools were closed!

He said that Biden wants to defund the police. Then they tried to look through the Biden platform and couldn’t find it. In fact, the Biden literature said more funding for police. Trump just never expected anyone to fact check him.

Then when it comes to the military wanting to rename bases that were named after Confederate generals, Trump says “I don’t care what the military says. I do – I’m supposed to make the decision.”

And if it wasn’t enough that he was degrading the military, he then degraded teachers, saying they teach kids to hate America. When Chris Wallace asked him where he sees that, Trump says “I look at the stuff.”

The fact that he called Fox News – which has backed him every step of the way – Fake News explains a lot.

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Safe Yet I will not send my son to school for in-person learning. He is supposed to start kindergarten.

Schools require kids to be inoculated for various viruses (measles, mumps, etc.) to enroll. However, they can go to school while we’re in the middle of a highly contagious viral pandemic that has no vaccine or proven treatment plan and I’m supposed to feel OK sending my kid to school? Nope.

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“Wake Up, White America!”

As a white man living in Ocean County, I feel that I have to take the responsibility to educate myself to better understand the Black Lives Matter demonstrations happening across the country and in our own backyards.

I recognize my white privilege, and am making it a part of my daily practice to educate other white people to raise their own awareness and become more critically conscious. Most recently, I watched the movie “Just Mercy “ and participated in a webinar hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute of Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. I engaged in an online Zoom discussion with the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation committee with St. Francis Of Assisi Parish of LBI. We had a dialogue about the role Catholics can take to fight racism. The reminder I took away was that I need to be more present and willing to be vulnerable. I’m taking one step at a time to move towards liberation. I’m doing my part to educate myself and other white people in my daily activities and strongly encourage others to do the same.

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As a representative of the state’s health insurance brokers, I want to voice my strong opposition against a Senate bill that calls for a 2.75% state tax on fully-insured health insurance premiums for health benefits plans, MEWAs and dental and vision coverage in New Jersey.

The bill, (S-2676), would add yet another tax on the average New Jersey citizens. Now, during this unprecedented public health emergency and deep economic disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, this proposal is unconscionable and unacceptable.

New Jerseyans deserve affordable and more accessible health insurance, not another barrier to care for their employees and families. The New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters, of which I am a member, respectfully urges our state legislators to oppose such a harmful bill that would affect millions of people.

Some lawmakers contend this bill would somehow make health insurance cheaper for all. Yet in all my years as a health insurance broker in this state, I have never seen how taxing an insurance product magically makes it cheaper. This bill is just another way in which the cost of doing business in New Jersey gets more and more unsustainable, while we see our health coverage become less affordable for both employers and their employees across our state.

State lawmakers need to help, not further compound the fi nancial hardships so many of us are already facing.

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Around The Jersey shore How To Stay Cool On Hot Days

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Township officials have given advice on how to stay cool during summer. Some days, the temperature is in the 90s. The heat index – how it really feels – can get up to 100 degrees or more.

The Township and Toms River Office of Emergency Management recommend the following safety precautions: • Keep outdoor activity to a minimum. Stay inside or in shaded areas.

• Use air conditioning, if your home has it. • If it does not, use fans where possible, keep windows shaded and stay on the lowest level because heat rises.

• Visit a place that is air conditioned.

• Eat cold or prepared foods. Operating a stove causes a house to heat dramatically.

• Drink plenty of water or non-alcoholic beverages.

• Wear loose-fitting, light-colored clothing and a wide-brimmed hat.

The elderly, children, and people with pre-existing conditions are among the most at-risk for heat related illnesses.

Young children and pets should never be left in vehicles unattended under any circumstances, let alone during hot days.

For updates, visit tomsrivertownship.com or facebook.com/TomsRiverOfficeofEmergencyManagement/

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By Bob Vosseller MANAHAWKIN – Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center recently expanded its catheterization lab and interventional radiology procedures at its southern hospital facility.

The hospital made a $1.5 million investment, adding a GE Innova IGS 540 angiography suite.

The facility was designed to expand available interventional procedures, such as minimally invasive peripheral vascular and endovascular procedures and aortic aneurysm repair.

This advanced technology enables the medical center to diagnose and treat more patients with cardiovascular disease.

Vascular Surgeon and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery Arthur DeMarsico said, “with this latest cutting-edge technology, diagnosis of heart, artery and valve disease as well as evaluation for interventional procedures are now accessible to achieve the best patient outcomes.”

“By providing a unique combination of superior image clarity and reduced radiation, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, and cardiologists have the best tools and equipment necessary to provide numerous state-of-the-art interventional procedures in a safe environment,” DeMarsico said.

Southern Ocean Medical Center Chief Hospital Executive Michele Morrison said “ss we continue to meet the growing needs

of our community, this major expansion provides advanced interventional radiology procedures that will dramatically impact cardiac care and vascular disease for residents in the Southern Ocean community.”

Southern Market Regional President Kenneth N. Sable said the investment would help address the growing number of procedures performed at Southern Ocean Medical Center “providing advanced imaging for the diagnosis and treatment of an array of cardiac and vascular conditions.”

A celebratory ribbon cutting held on July 24 at Southern Ocean Medical Center noted the opening of the new Cardiac, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Suite and, to acknowledge the grateful gift by community member, Michael Armellino, toward the medical center’s expansion.

Southern Ocean Medical Center offers many options for treating cardiovascular illnesses. The collective strengths and collaboration with experts within Hackensack Meridian Health network provides care for the complex heart conditions.

To learn how you can support the growth of Southern Ocean Medical Center, call Jim Young, executive director, Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation, at 609-978-3040 or e-mail James.Young@ hackensackmeridian.org.

For more information about cardiovascular services, visit hackensackmeridian.org/ SOMC. For a free physician referral, call 844-HMH-WELL.

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Around The Jersey shore Toms River Perkins And Bakery Closed Down

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Perkins Restaurant and Bakery on Route 37 has closed its doors.

Whether it was a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic which caused all indoor dining to shut down months ago is unknown.

A sign on the property at 149 Route 37 states the building is up for lease. The restaurant’s location previously housed a Denny’s restaurant for many years and prior to that a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant.

When the eatery closed for Super Bowl Sunday back in February prior to the shut down caused by the coronavirus health crisis, customers thought they might have closed but staff said that management shut down that day to allow their staff to enjoy watching the game at home. The restaurant had resumed operation until the pandemic restrictions were put into place.

The Perkins Restaurant and Bakery website states that pickup and delivery service is available at some of the restaurants. It was unknown at press time if the Toms River Perkins offered such a service when the pandemic began.

Phone calls to the establishment went unanswered and there was no voicemail option available. There was no message regarding its closure.

Since it was founded in 1958 as a single pancake house in Ohio, Perkins grew into one of the nation’s leading family dining restaurant concept, with over 342 company-owned and franchised locations in 32 states and four Canadian provinces.

Its website states that throughout its history, the Perkins chain has remained true

to its mission of providing guests with personalized service and high-quality food at a great value.

The Toms River restaurant like other Perkins restaurants such as the one operating in Lacey Township also offer a fit favorite selections menu that is aimed toward those who enjoy eating on the healthier side.

The Perkins bakery offers a variety of fresh baked pies, muffins and cookies for a sweet treat any time of day, and pair nicely with a pot of our fresh brewed bottomless coffee.

Like the International House of Pancakes chain and certain area diners, breakfasts are available all day and a children’s menu.

The Perkins Restaurant and Bakery located at 113 South Main St. in the Forked River section of Lacey Township could not be reached for further information.

Other area Perkins restaurants are located in Freehold, Hazlet and East Windsor among others in northern New Jersey, Delaware and Philadelphia within the Tri-State area.

Several popular eateries have closed down since the pandemic began including the Jackson Diner in Jackson Township. IHOP and the Crystal Diner both of which were in close proximity to the Toms River Perkins restaurant and are on Route 37 have offered pickup service.

Restaurants are able to provide outside service at the current time but indoor dining has not happened yet. It was expected to resume on July 2 but the governor walked back that date due to the virus numbers not going down fast enough.

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By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Anyone could have COVID-19 and not even know it.

It is recommended that residents find out if they have the coronavirus at any of the 250 testing sites across the state.

It’s quick and easy and insurance is not necessary for the free testing. Anyone who wants a test, can now get one.

Those interested can locate a testing site near them to get tested, and find key information about New Jersey’s testing program and related resources by visiting covid19. nj.gov/pages/testing#test-sites Residents in Ocean County have the option of getting tested at the COVID-19 drive thru testing site located at Ocean County College. Visit the Ocean County Health Department website at ochd.org for clinic dates and times and to schedule an appointment or call 732-341-9700 ext.77411.

It’s especially important to get tested if: 1. You are experiencing symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, sore throat, muscle pain, shivering, headache,

or new loss of taste or smell) 2.You have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 3.You are an essential worker (health care worker, first responder, food service worker, or transit worker) 4.You were recently in a large crowd where social distancing was hard to maintain 5.You recently travelled to an area or a state with high COVID-19 infection rates For more information regarding COVID-19 testing information and 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 732-341-9700 ext. 7411.

The NJDOH (NJPIES) hotline is available for questions 24 hours a day at 1-800-2221222 or by dialing 2-1-1.

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Around The Jersey Shore DWI Campaign Recalls Tragedy Of The Past

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY - Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer recently announced that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with the Ocean County Traffic Safety Officer’s Association, is re-launching a Driving While Intoxicated awareness campaign.

The campaign was announced on the eve of what would have been the 45th birthday of Kimberly Smith Ames of Beachwood.

She was a 23-year-old newlywed, three months pregnant with her first child, when she was tragically killed by a drunk driver on Oct. 7, 1998 in her hometown. In the aftermath of her tragic death, her photo became part a state-wide DWI awareness campaign featuring billboards and signs posted in local stores.

Prosecutor Billhimer re-introduced her story to a new generation and new billboards have been created with the blessing of the Smith family.

Billboards began being placed throughout Ocean County on July 28. Kimberly’s unborn child would have been 21 years old.

“Growing up in Ocean County, I was friends with Kimberly’s older brother and sister. I remember vividly the pain and sorrow her family

went through dealing with the loss of Kimberly and her unborn baby,” Billhimer said.

He added, “to this day the family is still grieving. It was my honor to reconnect with the Smith family and to have their full support with the re-launching of this campaign. I hope that people will see Kimberly’s face and think twice about getting behind the wheel when they are impaired.”

“Educating new drivers and the general public about the dangers of impaired driving is always a priority. Enforcement is a priority as well and my office will continue to work with our local law enforcement partners to focus on targeted enforcement to prevent impaired driving,” Prosecutor Billhimer added.

The Ocean County Traffic Safety Officer’s Association presents the Kimberly Smith Ames DWI Prevention Award every year to a police officer that proactively enforces DWI laws in Ocean County.

This award’s purpose is to bring public awareness of the commitment and determination of police officers within Ocean County concerning the education and prevention of Driving While Intoxicated offenses and acknowledging officers who have demonstrated such commitment.

Jewish Federation Of Ocean County Supports Police, First Responders

By Bob Vosseller LAKEWOOD – Members of the Jewish Federation of Ocean County are continuing their program of support and appreciation of first responders.

This program of sending messages of support has come from arranging “feel good” food deliveries to local police departments.

Federation member Sharron Greenberg said that “in Ocean County, they have been great partners to the Jewish community in addressing our security concerns and combating hate and anti-Semitism. Thank you!”

“The police department’s chose their

preferred treats. Al’s Pizza delivered to the Toms River department while Lakewood Police requested Jersey Mike’s, and Divi Tree Coffee put together a wonderful display for members of the Brick Police Dept.,” Greenberg added.

The Federation is asking that anyone who in need of support or counseling to call them at 732-363-8010.

Jewish Federation of Ocean County is hosting Oy Corona! a night of comedy fundraiser for Jewish Family and Children’s Service on Aug.4, at 7:30 p.m. Free registration for the event is available by visiting jewishoceancounty.org/oycorona

Toms River Rotary Club Charting Virtual Waters For Sailfest 2020 TOMS RIVER – The Rotary Club of Toms River will be holding Sailfest NJ online from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sept. 12 at SailfestNJ.com.

The club will be charting new waters with an all-online event this year to keep everyone safe.

The membership gave careful consideration of the current COVID-19 pandemic conditions and with consultation with public officials regarding guidelines from both the Center for Disease Control and the state it decided sail online with the event dubbed “Sailfest NJ.” Sailfest has taken place for 29 years and the

new all-online format will include all the music, art and other nautical things which Sailfest fans have grown to love.

Rotary members stated, “we plan to release information soon, so get ready to hoist your sails. Keep following our Sailfest Facebook Page and consider helping us out with a donation if you can.”

The club has some exciting new vendor and sponsorship opportunities available. For further information or questions e-mail RotaryClubofTomsRiver@gmail.com

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Around The Jersey shore Fulfill Responds To Increased Needs Due To COVID-19

By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Lines of cars to receive food served to remind members of the shore area’s leading food distribution agency that the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause tough times for those in the shore area.

Cars lined up at Fulfill’s main distribution center in Neptune and were recorded as being more than a mile and a half long on July 2.

People waited in their cars for hours to receive a Fourth of July holiday meal for their families and an emergency food kit which serves a family of four for four days.

The food distribution, “makes it a little bit easier for me. My kids want to have a barbeque. The lady at the pantry told me to come here because they were handing out packages. It makes it a little easier, because I’m out of work right now.

It helps,” said Robert Jenkins, a father Fulfill representatives spoke to from Brick Township as he waited on the line.

Food items distributed included ground beef, hot dogs, rolls, watermelon, corn, chips, mustard, ketchup, baked beans, chips, and soda for an Independence Day barbeque.

The “Pop Your Trunk Fourth of July Drive Thru Food Distribution” held by Fulfill served about 40,000 meals during the two-day event. The first day was held at Fulfill’s People’s Pantry at the B.E.A.T. Center in Toms River.

Fulfill CEO and President Kim Guadagno, the former Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey said “one thing we saw is that the Jersey Shore is as needy as every place else, not only in New Jersey, but across America.”

She added, “you saw lines every bit as bad as you saw in the Mid-West and throughout the country to receive a few meals. And we also found that some of these people were living in their cars… and if that doesn’t make you cry, I don’t know what will.”

Toms River resident Tony Torrez said the group’s food assistance was incredibly kind as he waited in his car. “It’s some great help especially in this pandemic. There are families that are struggling, so Fulfill is a great amount of hope.”

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Lacey also had a story to tell. She was at Fulfill’s People’s Pantry at The B.E.A.T. Center in Toms River. Her husband is bedridden, and she is unable to work because she is taking care of him.

“This help today from Fulfill is a blessing. If I can get this little bit of food, then I don’t have to spend money on food. It helps me to pay my taxes and other bills. It’s hard with all the medical things that we’re dealing with,” Bonnie McHale said.

When bright spot for Fulfill and those they serve has been the Food for Friends program at Stop & Shop.

Food for Friends COVID-19 RELIEF has been very beneficial for the organization. Through this program, Stop & Shop has raised $39,000 for Fulfill to help it with its mission of feeding those in need.

Guadagno said, “the success of Stop & Shop’s Food for Friends Program will provide 117,000 meals to people in need in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.”

“During a time when Fulfill needs help more than ever - with a 40% spike in the demand for food since the pandemic hit - we truly appreciate the support! Thank you to Stop & Shop, and of course, our sincerest appreciation to all of its customers for donating to Fulfill during this crisis,” Guadagno added.

Stop & Shop’s 30th annual Food for Friends campaign raised more than $1.3 million to support the COVID-19 response efforts of food banks in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The Food for Friends campaign is an annual summer donation program where customers at Stop & Shop stores are able to donate at checkout to support hunger relief, by rounding up to the nearest dollar and donating the difference.

Stop & Shop President Gordon Reid said, “we’re very grateful for the overwhelming generosity of our customers to help us support our food bank partners in their important work to provide food to individuals and families during this pandemic.”

“The response from our customers shows that any size contribution can add up to make a meaningful impact in our communities,” Reid added.

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Around The Jersey shore Ocean County Woman Charged With Child Pornography

By Bob Vosseller POINT PLEASANT – A borough woman was arrested on charges of possession of child pornography and narcotics.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced on July 24 that Lisa Cuervo, 24, of Point Pleasant, has been charged with possession of child pornography This investigation was the result of a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Cuervo was identified as a suspect in Point Pleasant as possessing child pornography.

Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit and Point Pleasant Borough Police Department executed a search warrant on July 24 to the woman’s borough residence.

They seized a smart phone belonging to her which contained child pornography.

Also seized by Detectives during the course of executing the search warrant

was 17 marijuana plants and assorted drug paraphernalia. Cuervo was additionally charged with manufacturing more than 10 but less than 50 marijuana plants.

Cuervo was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child based upon the fact that her minor child living in the residence had access to the illegal plants and drug paraphernalia.

She was processed at the Point Pleasant Borough Police Depar tment and transported to the Ocean County Jail where she is currently lodged pending a detention hearing.

Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledged the assistance of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Point Pleasant Borough Police Department, New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, for their collaborative assistance in this investigation leading to Cuervo’s arrest.

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TOMS RIVER – The public is invited to the Back to Business BBQ at the George P. Vanderveer American Legion Post 129.

The event will run from 3 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 12 at the Post located at 2025 Church Rd. It is being being hosted by Jersey Coast Appliance and Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets are available though Eventbrite and

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In my opinion, the effects of Covid-19 will remain in effect for at least the next 6 months and more than likely will linger into 2021. I strongly believe there will be several viable vaccines as well as therapeutics by the end of this year. In the meantime, it’s very important to wear a mask when social distancing is not an option. Always carry “hand sanitizer” with you!

When you decide to visit your hearing healthcare professional, make sure they have procedures in place in line with CDC recommendations. For example, in my practice, we take everyone’s temperature and have them complete a covid-19 questionnaire.

Secondly, we limit only two patients in our waiting room at the same time. Third, we allow more time between patients to disinfect all areas. Fourth, we have each patient leave our office from a different location.

As a general rule, we are allowing at least an extra 15-30 minutes per patient. What this should mean is that you’re hearing care professional should be spending more time with you at each appointment. Equally important, if you’re not comfortable entering our offices, we offer curbside services for

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We would disinfect the hearing instrument, fix it, and return it to you while you wait in your car. If we have to send the hearing aid back for repair, we can provide you with a loaner hearing instrument.

Finally, as we remain stuck in our homes, we realize how important it is to hear clearly.

Don’t hesitate to have your hearing tested and if you’re wearing a hearing aid, it should cost nothing for us to clean and adjust them.

Please be careful when removing your mask while wearing your hearing aids. Many folks have lost their hearing instruments because of the mask. Ask your hearing care professional to add a “sports lock” to the receiver wires and/or consider custom micromolds.

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

The Best Tips To Avoid Insect Stings

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Nothing can ruin a perfectly nice picnic or hike like an insect sting! It could lead to local discomfort, swelling, redness and pain. In fact, it could cause an anaphylactic reaction to those people who are truly allergic to an insect’s venom.

It’s not easy to train yourself to ignore them. It’s more likely you’ll make sudden movements and wave your arms or swat the air. I totally get it. Today’s article is to help you avoid a sting.

Don’t wear red! Red can appear to be very dark or black, a color bees and wasps associate with a predator, so they will go on the defensive and get angered. If you wear bright colored clothes, you could easily be mistaken for a flower. In fact, do not wear a flowery shirt because they’ll have to get up close to you to see that you’re not actually a plant! I think you’re best bet is to wear neutral earth tones that make you blend in with the flora and fauna, such as beige, khaki, maroon, black or grey.

Here are some of the best tips to avoid getting stung by an insect: • Avoid fruit-flavored lip gloss, shampoo or soap.

• Don’t walk up to their nest, they will defend it with their life!

• Do not wear perfume or perfumed deodorants.

• Do not use scented shampoo, conditioner or lotion.

• Dispose of soft drink cans and bottles because they attract bees. It’s sort of like sugar-water, and they love it!

• Bugs are partial to beer! Make sure you keep an eye out so one doesn’t crawl into your beer for a sip, and then you drink a mouthful!

• Make sure you’re clean. Some insects get ‘angry’ if they smell sweat.

• Wear long sleeves and long pants to cover as much as possible.

• Avoid bananas, this might attract bees because they think you’re food!

• Watch out if you are near discarded food or dog feces.

Wasps have a keen sense of smell and detest wormwood, peppermint, spearmint, eucalyptus and thyme. If you wanted to dab yourself with these essential oils, it might deter them from coming too close. For that matter, you could plant these in your garden to act as a natural insect repellant.

If you get stung, move away to safety quickly. Don’t worry about getting the stinger out in that moment, just get away. Bees can only sting a person once, but it will release a chemical that attracts other bees in the area. Wasps can sting repeatedly so if you get bit, run away from the space as quickly as possible.

Bees will leave the stinger in the skin, but wasps don’t usually do that. It’s best to scrape the stinger away from you with a credit card, or a letter opener or something like that versus a tweezer which might squeeze more venom into you. Usually hydrocortisone cream, calamine lotion or aloe helps with immediate fi rst aid, however, some people need an antihistamine or numbing agent.

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Continued From Page 1 Fridays Downtown With the governor allowing outdoor dining, Downtown Toms River has been adapting, officials said.

At least half a dozen eateries and distilleries have been open on Friday nights.

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There is live entertainment, lots of seating, and traffic redirected.

It’s been really hot during the day, but “once the sun goes down behind the Wells Fargo bank,” it’s much cooler, Councilman Matthew Lotano said.

Officials have considered letting this Friday night event continue, weather permitting, even after the days of COVID-19.

Fulfill Expands Thanks To Trucking Company Donations

By Bob Vosseller NEPTUNE – Fullfill, formerly know and the Food Bank of Ocean and Monmouth counties now has more space at its main facility.

Twenty-two parking spaces and an extension of Fulfill’s driveway were added to the south side of Fulfill’s Distribution Center in the township recently.

This expansion has allowed for more room for trucks to make food deliveries.

The materials and labor donated are estimated at $100,000.

This comes at a particularly important time given the increased purchasing Fulfill has had to do since the start of the pandemic to meet the ever-growing demand for food.

“Fulfill is a savior to those who are food insecure at the Jersey Shore, and the COVID-19 crisis is putting an increased stress on its resources. We wanted to make an impact during these unprecedented challenges, and we feel there is no greater way than helping to feed families in need in our community. The $50,000 donation equals 150,000 meals for children, families, seniors, and veterans in Monmouth and Ocean Counties – and that is making a real difference,” Earle President Thomas J. Earle said.

Earle announced a surprise $50,000 donation to Fulfill during a ribbon cutting ceremony in Fulfill’s parking lot. The funds will be used to support Fulfill’s COVID-19 response.

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Around The Jersey shore Unsafe, Unexperienced Boaters On The Water

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Thirteen Barnegat Bay yacht club commodores found common ground during a recent Zoom meeting in their concern about the amount of reckless boating they have seen this year.

Shore Acres Yacht Club Commodore Dr. Philip Angelo said he has noticed “an exponential increase in reckless boating,” and cited a recent incident where a power boat “plowed through our finish line towards the sailboats like a bowling ball heading for the pins.”

He said that when he sits on the deck of Shore Acres Yacht Club, located at the mouth of Kettle Creek, he can hear the conversation of boaters going by.

“People are not familiar with how to operate their boats, and sometimes they don’t even know where they are,” he said.

Dr. Angelo said the commodores are convinced there will be a fatality sometime this year, and recalled an August 2008 accident at the mouth of the Metedeconk River that resulted in the death of one man and injuries to the other four passengers.

The 17-foot Boston Whaler was struck by a 27-foot speedboat in the early morning hours in what was described as a hit and run accident.

Metedeconk River Yacht Club Commodore Pedro Escandon said he sees reckless boaters every year, but noted this year the season started sooner because kids were learning remotely and camps were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“People can be rude and they don’t understand or respect the rules - I see it frequently,” Escandon said. “It’s not uncommon to see a large powerboat scream down the river at full speed, right through the middle of a [sailboat race],” he said.

“It upsets a lot of people,” Escandon said.

“They have the right to be on the water, but we ask them to have the common courtesy to slow down when they’re passing sailboats.”

Many of the racing sailboats are small, ranging from 15 to 18 feet, so when a large powerboat passes they create a large wake that could endanger the sailors, he said.

“One day we’re going to have a tragedy,” Escandon said.

Mantoloking Yacht Club Commodore Joe V. Celentano said due to the pandemic, there are a record number of new boaters using the bay that are not educated on the proper and safe manner to operate a vessel.

“There is no regard for No Wake Zones, safe boating distancing or any of the set laws,” he said. “I see people taking selfies and texting while going 30, 40 and 50 miles per hour.”

Celentano said boats circumvent No Wake Zones by steering their boats westerly, skirting and ripping up the wetlands.

“I have never seen people misusing the bay as they have this past year,” he said.

Brick Police Chief James Riccio said he heard from his marine officers that there is more boat

traffic this year.

The township has two police boats, and at least one is out patrolling full-time in the summer, looking for people who are driving or operating their boat recklessly. One boat can handle the amount of call volume, he said.

“They do boat-boardings and so forth, and if they see violations, obviously they’ll pull them over and give them a warning or a summons,” Riccio said.

The second police boat is used during special events, such as for SummerFest, when it is stationed off Windward Beach while the other boat patrols.

“Jet skis present a bigger problem, they’re reckless all the time, and that’s a problem because the people operating them are usually younger and probably immature,” Chief Riccio said during a recent phone interview.

The police chief said this year there have been five accidents, up from three last year.

The department has also done about 40 boat boardings this year, about the same as last year.

“That’s not to say those were the only accidents because they could have also reported them directly to the State Police, because we both patrol the waters off Brick,” Chief Riccio said.

The Brick Police Department works closely with the State Police, both with training and with enforcement in the waters off Brick, Chief Riccio said.

According to State Police spokesman Sgt. Philip Curry, the Marine Unit at Point Pleasant station has observed an increase in recreational boat use this year as compared to previous years.

As of July 16, there have been 19 total accidents, up from 11 total accidents in 2019, he said, and boat boardings by the State Police for careless operation is also up for the same time period - 306, up from 242 in 2019.

A boating license is required to operate a boat in New Jersey, which can be obtained after the completion of a boating safety course.

It is unknown how many people are operating boats without a license.

─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn On a nice day, the Mantoloking River and Barnegat Bay are full of boats and personal watercraft.

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Mental Health Support During The COVID-19 Pandemic OCEAN COUNTY – The Mental Health Association in New Jersey - Ocean County has expanded community outreach with multiple new wellness initiatives, group meetings and discussion groups related to both mental health and recovery. The agency is providing support with a special focus on the pandemic.

Interested participants can connect to a virtual

group meeting using a cell phone or computer; video is optional, not required. Groups are offered weekdays and weekends at various times of the day. The agency provides links and phone numbers associated with groups on their social media platforms or by phoning their Toms River office.

There is no cost to participate; the agency is funded by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health

and Addiction Services, Ocean County Health Department and Ocean County Human Services.

Some meetings are focused on wellness topics such as Staying Active in Isolation, Meditation, Relaxation Tips and Techniques, Music, Coping with Chaos and others. Many groups are provided to those living with mental illness and recovery and those with a dual

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Around The Jersey shore

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Huge House Party Ends In Arrests, 2 Officers Struck By Car

By Chris Lundy BRICK – A house party estimated to have more than 400 people grew out of cont rol Monday night, ending in several arrests and two officers being struck by a car leaving the party.

Neighbors contacted police on July 20 at around 9:30 p.m., complaining about noise, littering, public urination, trespassing, and drug use.

The Atlantic Drive homeowner, Michelle Cicchillo, told police the party continued to grow until it was beyond her control. She said she tried to get them to leave but they were def iant and refused.

Police from Brick and several other towns came to the neighborhood to disperse the crowd, and direct traffic out of the Baywood neighborhood and Drum Point Road. The entire process took several hours as officers scoured the neighborhood, finding partygoers and instructing them to leave.

“Other than a few intoxicated and belligerent subjects at the par ty the majority of the attendees were compliant with police orders to disperse,” police said.

However, a white Mercedes sped off, striking two off icers. One, a Street Crimes Unit Detective, was uninjured.

The other, Patrolman Joseph Riccio,

wa s t r a n spor ted to Ocea n Med ical Center in Br ick to be t reated for a knee injury.

Police pursued the vehicle as it f led west on Drum Point Road and then on to the Garden State Park way. They didn’t follow it further because it was deemed unsafe.

An hour later, Brielle police spotted it. The driver, Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, was charged with two counts of Assault by Auto, Eluding, Obstruction and Possession of Marijuana, as well as motor vehicle offenses.

T h e h o m e ow n e r, Cic c h i l lo, w a s charged with Maintaining a Nuisance and violating the township noise ordinances against excessive loudness and mass gatherings.

Additionally, Dakari Smith, 23, of Brooklyn, refused to obey orders to disperse and was arrested for Obstruction.

The following agencies responded that n ig ht: La kewood Police, Toms River Police, Wall Township Police, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, Howell Police, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey State Police.

Chief James Riccio would like to thank the law enforcement agencies that assisted and helped to bring this incident to a successful conclusion.

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

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

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

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The lease would need to be reviewed as to whether the shutdown of a business by the government is an event that is covered by the force majeure clause. In addition, the coronavirus may not be considered an “act of God” if a court determines if it should have been foreseen in the drafting of the lease.

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

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“Coaster Climber” Charged With Threatening Cops

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The man who achieved a degree of fame by climbing the Jet Star roller coaster after it sank in Superstorm Sandy has been arrested for threatening to kill police officers.

Christopher Angulo, 46, of Toms River, was charged with making Terroristic Threats During a Declared State of Emergency, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.

On July 22, Angulo allegedly contacted the Prosecutor’s Office and made threats that he was going to kill police officers, the report said.

Detectives went to his house and he was taken into custody without incident.

Exactly a month earlier, Angulo had climbed the Skyscraper ride to protest police.

He has had a rocky relationship with law enforcement.

After Superstorm Sandy, Angulo had been arrested then for disorderly conduct after mounting an American flag on the coaster.

According to his own Facebook page, a Bay Head police report states that Angulo threatened to kill a police officer with a pair of scissors during a child custody dispute. Angulo says the police put words in his mouth.

He was arrested again on March 2, 2020 for allegedly assaulting a cop during a town meeting. Angulo was arrested for disrupting a Public Meeting, Disorderly Conduct, and Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.

On his own Facebook page, Angulo said that the charges were lies.

He posts a lot of his conflicts with police on social media and on Youtube, including one when he was protesting outside of an Asbury Park restaurant that he said gave him food poisoning.

Water Company Spending $40M For Toms River Improvements

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – Suez Water announced that it will spend nearly $40 million in projects serving Toms River.

Projects include the replacement of water pipes, renewal of individual customer service lines, upgrades to the utility’s water and wastewater treatment facilities, and the installation of smart technology water meters to increase efficiency and safety. According to the World Health Organization, communities can expect between a $2.50 and $5 return for every dollar invested in water and sanitation services due to improved health and greater productivity.

“These uniquely challenging times have shined a brighter spotlight on the importance of safe and reliable drinking water,” said Jim Mastrokalos, Director of Operations. “With frequent hand washing as an important defense measure, these investments put a powerful tool in customers’ hands in the fight against COVID-19, while at the same time help stimulate an ailing local economy.”

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Suez has made donations to organizations that help the communities served by the water company.

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Around The Jersey shore Brick MMA Fighter Is The Main Event

─Photo courtesy Brener Zwikel & Associates Ricky Bandejas, left, is a bantamweight MMA fighter from Brick.

By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - Hometown Mixed Martial Arts Champion Ricky Bandejas, 28, is on his way up.

With a pro MMA record of 13-4-0 (Win-LossDraw), he made his second appearance of the 2020 campaign against newcomer Sergio Pettis in a bantamweight fight on Friday, July 24 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The fight was televised live on Paramount TV, and it was Bandejas’ first time as the main event.

He has had eight victories in 10 fights over the last four years, with three of those being first round knockouts.

Unfortunately, Pettis defeated him in a close match by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

MMA, also known as cage fighting, is a “terrible sport,” joked Bandejas in a recent FaceTime call. “It’s kicking, wrestling, punching, the elbow, you can choke the guy out,” he said.

“Everything goes but scratching and biting.”

Blood is spilled in nearly every fight, Bandejas said, resulting from injuries like cuts and broken noses.

Bandejas said MMA fights are called “cage fighting” because they fight in an actual cage, and the fighters can tackle and take each other down without a chance of falling through the ropes like in a regular boxing match. “And it looks more intimidating,” he joked.

Due to the coronavirus health crisis, there was no audience at the event, which was broadcast live.

“It’ll be my first fight without an audience, I hope it works out in a good way - you’ll be able to hear all the shots,” said Bandejas, who has 22,000 Instagram followers.

“Before a fight I just sit down and keep my mind calm, but once you get in there and start fighting, it’s all instinct and training, but up until that point, I’m super nervous and scared,” he said.

For each MMA match, there are three, five-minute rounds with a one-minute break between rounds. After the first round, Bandejas said he gets a feel for “where the fight’s gonna go, if you’re gonna dominate or it’s gonna be a

close one.”

He said he tends to be a little more relaxed in the second round, and less anxious and “you accept that you’re in the fight.”

Bandejas’ opponent in the recent fight was number two in the world in his weight class.

“He’s very well known...he’s a tough one,” he said.

As a lifelong resident of Brick, Bandejas attended Lake Riviera Middle School and Brick High School and lived here until he moved to Coconut Creek Florida in September to be near the “best gym in the country” - American Top Team - for his sport, he said.

“I wanted to be near more guys to mix it up with, and they have more elite fighters at American Top Team, so I did it for my career,” he said.

Asked why he was drawn to such a demanding sport, Bandejas recalled joining the high school wrestling team when “a guy opened up a gym around the corner” - Nick Catone Fitness - “and I ended up going there and started training, and the rest is history,” he said. “I fought and I kept fighting.”

He said he enjoys working out and staying in shape, and “the fight just came,” he said. “I want to make money, and I can’t sing or dance,” he joked.

Bandejas has been fighting professionally for about seven years. His other most recent fight was defeating Frans Mlambo via a second-round knockout at Bellator 240 on February 22. He said he averages about four fights a year.

Bandejas trains about three hours a day and mixes it up with running, bike riding, wrestling, kick-boxing, jiu jitsu, and more. He said he takes Sundays off to spend with his family.

As the married father of three young daughters, Bandejas said he is very fortunate and has been able to make a good living doing what he loves.

Asked how long he plans to fight professionally, Bandejas said it’s hard to tell.

“It depends on how much damage you take,” he said. “But if I keep winning and everything goes good, I might just stop by 33,” he said.

“I feel good, I feel sharp,” Bandejas said.

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Patients Ask Doctors.

Doctors Ask Dr. Hussain

By Michael Vandenberg Most of the time, getting treatment is simple. Something hurts or you feel ill, so you go to the doctor. He or she describes what the problem is and then gives you advice or medication. But sometimes answers aren’t so simple. That’s when rheumatologists like Dr. Shahzad Hussain step in. With his innate ability to read between the lines, along with years of education and first-hand experience, Dr. Hussain stands ready to solve the problem and make a difference.

The challenging nature of rheumatology is part of what originally appealed to him back in residency. It was a field where he could do more than write prescriptions; he really wanted to get to know his patients, and that comes with the territory when you’re asking them a lot of questions for a diagnosis and treatment. So he did fellowships in both rheumatology and immunology, making his level of knowledge on the former’s top villains (like lupus) among the highest.

He happened to finish his residency in San Francisco at the same time and city as Dr. Usmani, who would go on to start his own practice in Lakewood in 1999.

Meanwhile, Dr. Hussain had gone home to care for his ailing brother. A few months went by, and Dr. Usmani started to get busy and looked to hire a partner.

He heard about Dr. Hussain and gave him a call. “It would be at least another six months before I can come back,” Dr. Hussain warned

him. “No problem, I can wait,” Dr. Usmani said. They eventually joined forces and ran a highly successful practice until early 2018, when they decided to merge with Garden State Medical Center.

There were two major benefits to joining GSMC. For one thing, everything is electronic here for easy access: data, records, and charts are all in one place.

That means they can spend less time doing paperwork and more time getting you better.

Second, they could team up with Dr. Dharam Mann and his gifted team of pain management specialists.

The idea of having everything under one roof was huge to Dr. Hussain. Before the merger, “I’d see a patient here, and then I’d say, ‘Okay go get pain management forty miles away.’” Sometimes this would result in a disconnect in treatment strategy, or patients understandably didn’t want to do all that traveling. But now he’ll come to a diagnosis and say, for example, “Dr. Jani is next door. I know him, I’ll talk to him.” All of his notes are right on the database,

along with Dr. Jani’s, so they can easily coordinate the best way to care for you.

“I’ll send them and in the next few days they are being seen,” by one of the pain management specialists. No more bouncing around for a month just to go from diag-

nosis to treatment.

With the full force of GSMC behind him, Dr. Hussain has pulled off some great feats.

“It’s very gratifying in this field when you see patients doing well, because these diseases are hard to treat,” he pointed out. One woman had rashes head to toe and had been to five or six other rheumatologists before Dr. Hussain. She had only recently been diagnosed with skin lupus, but treatment wasn’t working. The key would be to figure out anything besides the lupus that might be triggering the rashes. Sun exposure was an obvious cause, but Dr. Hussain was able to lean heavily on his

allergy training in immunology to dig deeper on things like perfumes and shampoos.

After six months of careful consideration and communication with the patient, they were able to get the rashes down to 10 percent of their former surface area. A great improvement, but not perfect. Dr. Hussain found a new infusion that had just been approved by the FDA. The only problem: it cost $20,000 every four weeks.

His office fought hard for the patient to get it approved with her insurance, and then they began treatment. In three months, there was not one spot left on her body.

“She literally sat and cried and cried and said, ‘Oh my God, I’ve lived with this for so long. I thought I was go-

ing to die with this.’ So now she’s still rash-free. She’s in complete remission,” and only has to take one medication per day.

Rashes aren’t the only thing Dr. Hussain treats either.

Rheumatology can concern all of the major bodily systems in one way or another.

Regardless of what you’re feeling, he is prepared to talk to you and give you a hand.

Feel free to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hussain today at 1100 NJ Route 70, Entrance A in Whiting or 2333 Whitehorse Mercerville Road in Hamilton by calling 1-888-376-2661.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of aug 1 - aug 7

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take the high road even if it seems simpler to do otherwise. Good karma is always welcome, and when you maintain your integrity, you earn not only self-respect but also respect from others. Play the long game.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You might encounter mistakes or become involved in disputes. These problems will be more easily resolved with a “give them the benefit of the doubt� attitude. In the upcoming week you can learn something that will be helpful and uplifting.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A boost in your thinking processes adds fuel to the fire of your enthusiasm. You might be prompted to act quickly, but if you wait until the second half of the week to put plans in motion, the results will be better.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t rush ahead without forethought, whether you’re driving on the roads or challenged to a debate.

Avoid confrontations and focus on achieving a compromise whenever there is a disagreement in the upcoming week.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep your credit card on ice until you really need it. It is possible you want something for the wrong reasons. Later this week you may have the unique opportunity to take charge or make major advances at work.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Someone could be overeager to jump into action and get you involved. Today isn’t a good time to launch a new enterprise, but if you clear up any misunderstand-

ings, there could be an excellent opportunity for success later this week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Someone’s brashness or tendency to jump the gun could feel wrong. Don’t let a misunderstanding interfere with your desire to reach long-term goals or disturb the tranquility of a relationship this week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some chemistry is romantic, but when the wrong energies come in contact, there could be an unpleasant reaction.

Hold off on initiating new relationships and wait until later in the week to make crucial decisions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Someone close may get burned from playing with fire. Meddling with controversial subjects might leave you vulnerable to a misunderstanding. Later this week you can make wiser and more profitable decisions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Pursuing goals early in the week ahead may start to seem futile. You may think you’re making progress but could end up back where you started. Wait until later in the week to launch important plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Combine astute observations of how things really are with dreams of how you’d like things to be. Wait until the middle of the week, when the timing is better, to put inspired plans into motion with a partner.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t make any financial commitments or romantic promises until all the pros and cons are weighed on the scales of common sense. The second part of the week will offer better opportunities for lasting success.

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