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─Photo by Bob Vosseller Just Believe Inc. members Beth Busch, left, Amanda Mehrman, CEO Paul Hulse, Michele Quartuccil, and James Haven gather in the cashier area of the newly opened Just Believe Inc. Boutique located at 734 Route 37 in Toms River.

By Bob Vosseller of the work we have executive off icer of 7 p.m.

T OM S R I V E R – Just Believe Inc. could He poi nted out a done he re i n Tom s Dreaming is import- not have been happi- “memory wall,” say- River and throughout a nt b e c au s e s ome - er that day despite a ing it would always be New Jersey and even times those dreams rain storm that threat- “filled with pictures. into Kensington, Philcome true. ened a power loss and These are just a few to adelphia.”

The dream of open- kept a few shoppers give people a glimpse Hulse said that voling a new thrift store from coming out. The when they come into u n t e e r s wo r ke d t o boutique to help the grand opening of the t he store. We have ma ke it a bout ique homele s s b elonge d Just Believe Boutique over 3,000 pict ures thrift store style “so to a tow nship resi- was a big success. It is about what Just Be- it is comfy cozy and dent and that dream located at 734 Route lieve does. When peo- warm. You see a TV became a reality on 37. The hours are 11- 7 ple come in, they will that is on the wall here Aug. 12. during the week and see our mission state- that will run videos Paul Hulse, the chief Sundays are 1 p.m. to ment and a glimpse (Homeless - See Page 8)

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Labor Day Fireworks Over Toms River Officially Cancelled

By Chris Lundy BE ACH WO OD – The f ireworks over the Toms R iver, an ic on ic eve nt t h at’s been celebrated for generations, has been officially cancelled for 2020.

Despite Toms River bei ng i n t he na me,

the event is actually put on by Beachwood officials and several local volunteers. A letter from Beachwood Mayor Ron Roma delivered the bad news.

“The fireworks on the Toms River historically draws very large crowds (often exceed-

ing 15,000 people in size) and having such a large concentration of people in such a relatively confi ned area would make it nearly impossible to enforce the governor’s order to limit the number of persons allowed to attend outside gather-

ings,” he said. works Committee, po“Maintaining proper lice, Emergency Mansocial distancing is agement Services, and the responsibility of governing body made everyone and this gov- the decision together erning body, having to cancel, he said. the health and safety “I realize that many of our citizens fore- people are deeply sadmost in our minds,” dened by this tough he said. decision. However, I The Beachwood Fire- (Fireworks - See Page 6)

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – For several months, evidence was piling up that the county’s largest school district would be 100 percent virtual at the start of the school year, but they hesitated on officially making the decision until now.

At the most recent Board of Education meeting, it was finally confirmed that the district will open virtually for all students in September, with the goal of eventually going into a blended model and then in person. A blended model is when students spend some of their time in school and the rest is virtual.

The classrooms will be available for teachers, Superintendent David Healy said. They will teach live and students will have to log in at the designated time. Some teachers have indicated that they are more comfortable working from their classrooms.

In some cases, the only difference between virtual education and in-person is the buildings the children are sitting in, he said.

“Brick and mortar is the gold standard and we (Schools - See Page 6)

Front Line Fighter Of War On COVID-19 Urges Caution

By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Those in the medical field are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since the health crisis began, they have seen many modifications to their daily routine and how they are treating patients.

Dr. Habib Nazir of Marlboro is a critical care intensivist at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He is one of many in the medical profession who are doing what they can to meet the ever-changing challenge of providing treatment during a pandemic.

He shared with Micromedia Publications/ Jersey Shore Online.com what it has been like adapting to the ongoing pandemic conditions that health workers have been quick to respond (Doctor - See Page 11)

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Continued From Page 1 want to get back there as soon as we safely can,� Board of Education President Anna Polozzo said.

Parents asked about a waiver for when children do return to classrooms indemnifying the district. In other words, what protections does the district have? If a child got COVID-19 in school, could a parent sue the district?

Board attorney Stephan Leone said that waivers work in theory, but they are difficult to execute and enforce.

There was no talk of waivers in the state guidance, he said. Looking at case law, parents might need legal counsel to advocate for them.

There is also a perceived imbalance in the two parties, he said. Kids have to go to school. So, a district enforcing children to come to school and then holding the district unaccountable might not be legally tenable.

The decision for virtual learning comes as there was pressure mounting on both sides.

In one camp, there were parents, business

owners, and workers eager to get back to normalcy.

In the other camp, there were parents and teachers worried about the virus spreading once the buildings were filled with people.

The New Jersey Education Association was pushing for virtual instruction, and more than 100 staff members in Toms River had already said they were not coming back to the building because of the health issues of someone in their household.

Healy predicted that schools throughout the state would go to virtual, without officially making the declaration until now.

In Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus press conferences, viewers could see the writing on the wall. A few weeks ago, he set aside state funding to make sure all students could have access to laptops or other technology in case of remote learning.

One criticism of Murphy’s handling of the pandemic is that his announcements have often come too late, leaving local officials scrambling to comply. It took until Aug. 12, less than a month before the start of school in New Jersey, for him to allow schools the option of virtual learning.

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Continued From Page 1 also know that everyone wants to be safe and to do everything they can to help reduce the spread of this horrible virus,� he said.

Previously, the July 4 fi reworks had been postponed to Labor Day in the hopes that the state would be through the coronavirus pandemic enough that outside gatherings would be allowed again.

However, the numbers of new cases –

while not nearly as bad as they were in July – are not slowing down as much as officials would like.

The Ocean County Health Department had said recently that summer gatherings have changed the demographics of who is sick.

The average age for cases has gone down considerably. The median age went down from 54.8 to 35. “We are looking forward to seeing a spectacular show on Independence Day next year and I hope you will be there to join with us in celebrating America’s 245th birthday,� Roma said.

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By Jason Allentoff TOMS RIVER — A township man was killed after a one-car crash on Whitesville Road and Leawood Avenue on August 18.

Toms River Police Spokesperson Jillian Messina conf ir med 43-year-old Roy Piazza was driving his 2005 Chrysler Crossf i re conver t ible when he lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and struck a utility pole head on before f lipping over.

Piazza had to be extricated from the

car by firefighters and EMS crews performed CPR while he was being sent to Community Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Messina added that Piazza was driving west in the left lane of Route 571 just before the crash and after striking the utility pole, it broke into three pieces, the vehicle slid up the metal guide wire and the car overturned onto the roof.

The Toms River Police Department is continuing their probe of what happened. Traffic Safety Officer Mark Nater is investigating.

Cannabis Decriminalization Rally

By Chris Lundy TRENTON – A rally for the decriminalization of cannabis in New Jersey will be held on Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Jersey Statehouse, 125 W State St. in Trenton.

Protesters are welcome to show up at 11 a.m., and encouraged to bring megaphones, signs and banners, and green clothing.

At noon, speakers begin, including Jesse Ehrnstrom, candidate for the 2nd Congres-

sional District; Lefty (Ed) Grimes of the Sativa Cross podcast; Tyrus Ballard, Burlington County NAACP; Leo Bridgewater, veteran and activist; Jo Anne Zito, activist with Let Patients Grow; and Ken Wolski, Coalition for Medical Marijuana.

There will be a moment of silence to honor activist Marley Sheen. At 1:30 p.m. there will be a “Puff Puff No Pass� session.

Masks will be worn, and social distancing guidelines will be followed.

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

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Congressman Andy Kim WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a virtual meeting convened by Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd), longterm care facility, health department and emergency management leaders from a c ross Bu rl i ng t on a nd Ocean Counties expressed

concerns about continued lags in testing and issues acquir ing personalized p r ot e c t ive e q u ip m e nt .

These concerns come in the wake of Congressman Kim repeatedly calling on the Trump Administration to improve testing turn-

around times nationwide.

“What I heard from our long-term care and emergency management leaders in New Jersey is a very different picture from the statements I’ve been given from Administration officials in Washington,” said Congressman Kim, “Here i n New Jersey, test i ng continues to be a problem and PPE is still too hard to come by. We should be preparing for a potential second wave, but r ight now we’re continuing to

fail our communities on mitigating the first one, despite the hard work and dedication demonstrated by our local leaders. I will continue to work with anyone – from either side of the aisle – to move forward urgently with a national strategy that truly supports our frontline workers and long-term care facilities and helps save lives.”

Congressman Kim was joined by local health care leaders including representatives from the Burl-

ington and Ocean County Office of Emergency Management, Ocean and Burlington County Health Department, Caring Connections, Marquis Health, Complete Care Facilities, Laurel Brook Rehab and Masonic Village.

Sp e c i f ic i s s u e s d i s cussed on the call include o n g oi n g s u p pl y c h a i n issues for personal protect ive equ ipment, t he need for additional testing and national guidance on testing, and the need to

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Si nc e t he b eg i n n i ng of the Coronavir us crisis, Cong ressma n K i m h a s held r eg u la r c a l l s with public health, small business, and senior commu nit y leaders to hear concer ns and discuss solutions that can keep our neighbors safe and help New Jersey reopen.

Senators Urge Postal Service to Fix Delays, Halt Planned Vote-By-Mail Price Hikes WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker joined all 47 Senate Democrats in calling on U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide answers regarding reports of recent changes to long-standing practices at the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would result in increased delivery times and costs for election mail, and urged him not take any further action that makes it harder and more expensive for states and election jurisdictions to mail ballots.

Despite numerous reports from across the country of slow delivery, mail left sitting in facilities overnight and challenges delivering absentee ballots on time to election officials, DeJoy has refused to provide Congress with satisfactory answers on his actions he has taken and continues to assert that

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“Like voting itself, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is vital to our democracy.

Since you assumed the role of Postmaster General, there have been disturbing reports regarding changes at USPS that are causing significant delays in the delivery of mail.

Under normal circumstances, delayed mail is a major problem – during a pandemic in the middle of a presidential election, it is catastrophic,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to DeJoy. “Instead of taking steps to increase your agency’s ability to deliver for the American people, you are implementing policy changes that make matters worse, and the Postal Service is reportedly considering changes that would increase costs for states at a time when millions of Americans are relying on

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This letter follows previous requests from the lawmakers after DeJoy refused to answer whether reported changes restricting mail delivery came at his direction. DeJoy has since confirmed changes in delayed mail came at his direction.

“We have received reports that in the last several weeks, the Postal Service sent letters to state election officials that indicate that the Postal Service will not automatically treat all election mail as First Class. If any changes are made to longstanding practices of moving election mail just months ahead of the 2020 general election, it will cause further delays to election mail that will disenfranchise voters and put significant financial pressure on election jurisdictions,” the senators continued.

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Continued From Page 1 and other photos that to provide “a glimpse of what we do here.”

James Havens was among the volunteers who worked during the day.

When asked what his duties include, he answered “whatever Paul needs me to do.” The Bayville resident has known Hulse for awhile and has reason to be grateful for the core mission of Just Believe.

“I was homeless in Toms River for quite some time and then I met up with Paul and it took some time but he got me where I needed to be. He helped me out and now I am housed and employable. I am doing good now,” Havens said.

Displays were also set up filled with m e n’s a n d wo m e n’s s h o e s , s o c k s , clothes and items in a number of display cases. “Houseware items will be in the back corner for anyone looking for houseware items,” Hulse added.

Hulse said all the proceeds of the store would support the mission of helping the homeless and disenfranchised in the community. They operate the Code Blue shelter that opens in the cold at Riverwood Park in Toms River. They also work through advocacy, case management and a volunteer work program.

Volunteer Michele Quartuccil said, “I am a volunteer and I also work with the Code Blue shelter that we have as the kitchen coordinator. A friend of mine was here first and she asked me if I wanted to join as I had helped homeless people for quite some time. I said yes and fell in love with everybody and the people we help and now I’m hooked. I like to meet and talk to people.”

She said a couple of customers came in during the day who were interested in donating items. “We take housewares, clothes, jewelry, stuff like that. We do debit credit cards here. Right now we have to do it through Paypal but we do debit and credit cards. We usually have about three or four volunteers in here.”

Fellow volunteer Beth Busch said opening day went well and featured a ribbon cutting that involved local politicians as special guests. “Food was donated by the Blue Fountain restaurant next store. It really went well.”

Hulse said , “ we have some g reat ideas and ultimately we want to build a shelter. You have to start somewhere and here we are. This is the first phase of our business plan and we are super, super excited!”

Amanda Mehrman handles a lot of the organization’s promotional work including the videos that will be seen on the store’s television screen.

“I’ve been with the organization since it started. I do a lot of the videos and the mail outs that you see on Facebook and advertising. Our volunteers worked really hard to put this together.”

“As far as donations we did a really good job today in raising f unds for our upcoming Code Blue because the

weather will be changing soon. For Code Blue we were averaging between 25 to 30 people a night,” Mehrman said.

She added that during this pandemic “a lot of people were being put up so far as homeless in hotels so we made sure that we went out there and were giving out sandwiches and other food.

Once they started closing public places like libraries, they didn’t have any resources. Pantries closed down at the churches but we never stopped we just kept going.”

Hulse, who previously served as director of Haven/Beat the Streets said, “we got in here on July 1 but we had to go through some hoops and get permits and some things that were unfamiliar ter ritor y but the township was ver y helpful on getting us through the process and here we are Aug. 12 our one year anniversary as an organization.

“It really is a community effort that is how we got here. I’m excited about what the community and us will do next. To get one person from homelessness into housing is a lot of work.

You need to have many resources and many connections. That is what we do we all connect together and help one person at a time,” Hulse said.

“Now we have a place to help rehabilitate people and get them back into the work force and get them around people and into society once more and so they feel they are worth something again and that people care,” Hulse added.

Hulse said that while the organization has around 200 volunteers for Code Blue, with this new venture more would be welcome. He can relate to the plight of being homeless. He lives in Toms River now but originally lived in the southern Ocean County. “I was in Florida for a stint of time due to addiction of my own.

I came to the Lord and God changed my life. My life has been dedicated to showing people that if God can change my life he can change theirs to.”

The nearby Christian Revival Center in the same plaza helped a person in need who is now a volunteer at the thrift store.

“I’m glad we have this place. It is very impactful and we just opened. All the work done here to get it ready was done by homeless volunteers who said they wanted to give something back and share their talent. There is a lot of love in this place,” Hulse said.

He added, “people always say dreams don’t happen but here we are. Dreams do happen so don’t give up dreaming. Dream big and go for it.”

Hulse described the boutique in a video on the organization’s Facebook page that promoted its opening saying, “when you come into the store, we have a sign here and it says masks so make sure you wear your mask when you come into the store.

We have to follow the CDC guidelines.”

Donations of items can be brought to the store. Monetary donations can be mailed to: Just Believe Inc. P.O Box 5441 Toms River NJ 08754. For infor mation on how to volu nteer you r time, e-mail Paul@justbelieveinc.org.

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Private School Expands To Help Virtual Learning

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – When Gov. Phil Murphy announced that schools could be 100 percent virtual if they couldn’t safely have children back, some parents were left in a lurch.

The Goddard School on Route 70 has expanded its programming to support school-aged students as they tackle virtual learning.

Formerly, the school was open to children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. Those children are still coming, but now the school will be welcoming children up to age 13.

The teachers at the school are being prepared now to help these children with their virtual education for the School-Age Support program. The goal is to guide children through their school’s online curriculum; then during downtime they would have options like crafts, or learning chess, sign language or Spanish.

When it comes to kindergarten, the school won’t have their own curriculum like usual.

Instead, they’ll be working closely with the child’s school district.

There will be low teacher-student ratios, small group settings and one-on-one homework support, if needed.

Because parents have different schedules, the kids can have different schedules, too.

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“Staff at the school want to create a comfortable and familiar learning environment to keep the classroom setting as normal as possible, while also adhering to robust health and safety guidelines,” a school official said.

The school has enhanced cleaning protocols and has changed the drop-off and pick-up procedures. Parents are met at the door by a faculty member during designated times. Temperatures are checked during drop-off and heightened cleanliness practices are also in place.

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The event will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and by going online participants will help the Rotary Club of Toms River to continue its ‘wind-in-our-sails’ growth, success and community love of Sailfest.

The event will still include all the music, art, crafts, raffle and other nautical things which thousands of Sailfest fans have grown to love - and much more. Sailfest will start at 10 a.m. with a Veterans and 9/11 Reflection Ceremony to honor the men and women who serve our country or lost their lives during the tragic events of 9/11.

It will continue on with a full day of live music, sailing movies, sailing classes, classic Popeye cartoons, nautical workshops, boat tours, nautical storytelling by Navy veterans, auctions, raffles, vendors, and

other sailing fun from the Jersey shore.

Musical performances will showcase regionally and nationally acclaimed artists Audio Riot, Geoff Kaufmann, Hank Cramer “The Shantyman,” The US Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band, William Pint and Felicia Dale, and the Garden State Radio Band to end the evening.

Also available will be various digital vendors as well as live video chat with them for any questions or custom orders.

As per tradition Sailfest t-shirts will be on sale, which feature artwork created by a different New Jersey artist every year.

These shirts can be purchased in advance or the day of the event at SailfestNJ.com and will be shipped right to your home after the event. Tickets, vendor spots and sponsorships can be arranged by visiting SailfestNJ.com starting at just $3.

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“I’m a critical care doctor and my group and I work in the intensive care unit,” Nazir said. “How we describe our role is a term we call life support specialists. On a day-today basis we take care of patients that are critically ill in the intensive care unit for a variety of things.”

He said such patients may have suffered heart attacks, strokes or things like septic shock or similar severe infections. “We manage that on a day-to-day basis but once the pandemic actually started we saw very quickly that our patients were all transitioned and they only had the coronavirus.

“That isn’t to say we weren’t managing other cases as well. We were no longer taking care of patients who had strokes or heart attacks. They weren’t coming to the hospital as much. They were staying at home,” Dr. Nazir said.

“We saw our role expand nearly five times in the amount of patients that we were taking care of. We had to expand and hire other physicians to come and help us to take care of them,” the doctor said. He added that he felt there were patients who should have come in for treatment but did not do so out of fear of contracting the virus.

He added, “whether they were too afraid or just avoiding any type of health care facility there were definitely patients that should have come in to the hospital to seek treatment that did not.”

Dr. Nazir said he and his group operate through shift work “so we do a 100 to 160 hours a month…We have doubled our work load so while most people got to stay at home for their safety and also got to enjoy that family time and be present with and for each other - we unfortunately got less time at home.”

When asked how he and his family which includes his wife and children are coping

The Toms River Times, August 22, 2020, Page 11 with the pandemic he responded that “everyone in the general public is the front lines. Our families are the front lines. It is our job to try to heed the warnings and pay attention to the science and prevent the disease from spreading. It is our job to do that as people.”

Dr. Nazir said that “if we stay in and follow the principles that are told to us, we can stop this disease from spreading and so I would describe our job as we are the last defense actually. From what I have heard from my partners and all the different nurses we work with it definitely took an emotional toll on us.”

He said those in the profession have different ways of coping with the stress of the pandemic. For him it was his family. “They helped me more than anything else. My parents, my spouse my children and it was like ‘okay, he works in a hospital it his job and his duty and it will be our duty to support him so he can do that job.’”

“Initially it was long hours at work and it was me hiding in the basement because I have two young children. At some point it became a decision where it was the family - not just me going to work and then handling this alone,” Dr. Nazir said.

He expressed concern that some members of the public “think we are doing better than we really are as far as containing the spread of this disease. I’m afraid that people are suffering from quarantine fatigue. It is easier to stay quarantined in the middle of February and March in New Jersey.” However, with the warmer weather people want to go out. Also, they might have lost their job from the quarantine and are going through difficult times.

“There is so much information and it is very hard for people to determine what is accurate information and what is just noise.

I am afraid there is a complacency and a quarantine fatigue going on and I am afraid this will contribute to this ongoing pandemic and ongoing spread and will prolong this period,” he said.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE School Supply Drive Being Held By Hope Center

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER - The Hope Center, sponsored by the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church, is collecting items for a school supply drive.

The Center is calling upon residents to help students in need. For some, classroom settings or the kitchen table will still find students without the necessary supplies to have a productive year.

Items needed include crayons; pencils, erasers, pens, scissors, glue sticks, and calculators. Also needed are notebooks (three and five subjects), folders, binders, loose-leaf paper (wide and college ruled), and backpacks for all grades.

The Center previously assisted with a food and diaper drive and has shown support for families in need.

The School Supply Drive began on Aug. 7, and will end on Aug. 24. The drop off can be made at 1709 Madison Ave., Pine Lake Park. Donors are asked to place their items in the donation bin that will be on the bench on the porch.

Social distancing will be observed. All donations will be made on Aug. 25.

The Hope Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization initiated by the Clergy Association of Greater Toms River. The group’s mission is to provide support, resources, referrals and food to clients as they work to overcome a current life crisis. It opened in 2008. It consists of a client coordinator and trained volunteers who assist clients in navigating the social service programs within the county to help resolve their issues of housing, utilities and other urgent needs.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Companies Caught Price Gouging

By Chris Lundy LAKEWOOD – Two companies violated the Defense Production Act of 1950 for selling 11 million items of personal protective equipment and gouging the prices, officials said.

The two companies – CSG Imports LLC and KG Imports LLC, both of Lakewood – have also agreed to disgorge $400,000 in profits relating to transactions with two customers who purchased PPE from CSG Imports at excessive prices and to compensate those customers for their losses.

“The defendants in this case sought to profit illegally from a pandemic just as it was starting to sweep across the country,” U.S. Attorney Carpenito said. “Today’s agreements will ensure that needed personal protective equipment gets into the hands of the people who need it, and at a fair price.

We will continue to investigate these price-gouging cases with our law enforcement partners and make sure that vendors stop trying to make excess profits during this national emergency.”

According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, CSG Imports had never imported PPE or health care equipment prior to the pandemic. KG Imports was formed after the pandemic began to specifically import PPE. “Profiteers who choose to shamelessly defraud the America public should know the FBI will

utilize every means under the law to bring them to justice,” FBI Newark Acting Special Agent in Charge Joe Denahan said.

Law enforcement officers seized more than 11 million items on April 22, mostly face masks, police said.

CSG’s customers were often hospitals, health care providers, health care suppliers and end users, police said. They marked up N-95 masks anywhere from 78 cents to $2.53 each. They marked up threeply disposable masks anywhere from 9 to 28 cents.

KG sold the three-ply at a mark-up of 11 to 43 cents each.

As part of the agreements, both CSG Imports and KG Imports agreed to continue to cooperate with the government in any ongoing or future criminal investigations during the term of their respective agreements.

Attorney General William P. Barr created the COVID-19 Hoarding and Price Gouging Task Force, led by U.S. Attorney Carpenito, who is coordinating efforts with the Antitrust Division and U.S. Attorneys across the country wherever illegal activity involving protective personal equipment occurs.

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While pre-operative needle/wire localization has been standard for the biopsy or lumpectomy of non-palpable breast cancers it does have drawbacks. The biggest disadvantages are patient discomfort and rates of missing the target. That is needing to reposition the needle if it’s placed incorrectly or it migrates, or drifts, after being placed.

A technique I use, when appropriate, is called Hematoma Ultrasound Guided (HUG). This bypasses the need for needle localization for breast cancer lumpectomies and this procedures offers several advantages over needle localizations.

HUG is more comfortable, accurate, faster, and easier.

In most cases, the diagnosis is of early stage breast cancer is confirmed by a core needle breast biopsy.

The core needle breast biopsy usually creates a small cavity at the side of the tumor, which turns into a hematoma, meaning an accumulation of blood in that cavity resulting after the initial core biopsy.

In the early 2000’s, researchers began to test the theory, that if there’s a hematoma, then a needle localization procedure may not be needed. This is because the hematoma can be seen on ultrasound so the surgeon can accurately find and excise, or remove, the actual biopsy site of non-palpable breast cancer lesions without having to rely on a needle or wire to show localization.

If a hematoma has not already formed after a core needle biopsy, then one can be placed several days before the surgery by injecting the patients owns blood into the breast to target the nonpalpable lesion. This makes scheduling easier and also eliminates the risk of migration that may occur with needle localization. This new procedure is often comfortable for the patient because no needle or wire is left in the breast. It’s technically faster and easier because the ultrasound is used to directly show the location of the hematoma at surgery and to confirm the lesion removal in the operating room by specimen ultrasound.

Ultimately, by eliminating the addition procedure for needle localization, HUG can be both more time and cost effective for the patient and the surgeon. In addition, research studies report that HUG is more accurate in localizing and removing non-palpable lesions than needle localization.

Where applicable, the HUG procedure is preferable for patient comfort and surgical accuracy.

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By Chris Lundy SHIP BOTTOM – The state’s restrictions on large gatherings have hit all of the shore’s biggest events, prompting Chowderfest’s organizers to get creative with a virtual event that is underway.

Instead of one weekend, the 32nd Annual Chowderfest is a month-long online event.

Registration is open and voting can take place any time between the Saturday of Labor Day and Oct. 4 at noon.

Already, hundreds of voters from have made their choice on what is the best bowl, said Lori Pepenella, Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce. Locals have chimed in, as well as aficionados from Philadelphia, Staten Island and northern New Jersey.

A number of restaurants have registered for take out or dine in, including past favorites and new challengers: Lefty’s Tavern’s award-winning Manhattan, County Kettle Chowder’s Lobsta Bisque, Terrace Tavern, New Jersey Clam Chowder, Roberto’s

Dolce Vita entering Robbie’s Red Clam Chowder, Surf City Hotel’s New England Style, Tucker’s Tavern New England, Daddy O Restaurant & Hotel’s Manhattan, The Woo Hoo with their Crabzilla and Living On the Veg with their own Manhattan.

Merchants who are offering ChowderMonth specials include Bywatyr Shop, Gifted by the Sea, Between the Sheets, South End Surf & Paddle and The Good Life Boutique.

This year will introduce the Virtual Chowder Walk Run and Bike challenge.

There is no cost to become a VIP this year, where an email address will get you access to the ballot, digital mapping and Chowderfest Playlist.

To register or vote, visit chowderfest.com.

You get one vote per email address.

For more information, go to visitLBIregion.com, call 609 494 7211, or follow these social media tags: @Official LBI Chowderfest, @SouthernOceanChamber @LBIregion.

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BAYVILLE – The second Chef Tasting On The Bay event will be held on Sept. 27 at Martell’s Waters Edge at 11 Whitecap Way. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. so save the date for the tastiest event on the Barnegat Bay. Last year the event featured 18 of the shore’s best restaurants serving up unlimited samples of the best dishes around to a packed house of 450 people.

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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.

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

Do You Have Chronic Fatigue And Breathlessness?

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. We’ve all felt tired at one point or another, but today’s article is about a different kind of exhaustion. Fatigue is sometimes self-limited and temporary. That is unless you’ve ever had a virus. In that case, the fatigue is more persistent, and in some cases disabling.

If you’ve ever had a bad cold, the flu, COVID, a tick bite, chickenpox, EBV which causes mononucleosis, flea bites, Bartonella (from a cat scratch), West Nile or any other virus, you could have what’s called Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome or PVFS. Sometimes people with panic attacks or sleep apnea will have issues with the breathing, as will those who have taken chemotherapy.

PVFS is a very real and intractable fatigue is associated with it. Some of you reading this have the fatigue that I’m talking about, and don’t even know it. It could be related to hyperventilation, or more aptly termed “overbreathing.” You may have experienced this when you got up to do something, for example, get the mail from the mailbox and you came back breathless and tired. You don’t feel well, yet you’re mentally astute and physically capable and strong. Yet you feel so weak!

This overbreathing will induce low levels of carbon dioxide in your blood, termed hypocapnia, which causes the symptoms below. An example you might relate to is that you go to Pilates, and 15 minutes in, you feel short of breath (or breathless), and perhaps slightly dizzy. You might feel a strong, racing heartbeat. Or maybe you try to jog 3 miles like you used to, but you have to stop within a mile due and walk back home breathing very heavily.

Sound familiar?

It comes with excessive production of cytokines, peroxynitrites and hydrogen peroxide! This is like a little bomb going off in your body.

Potential Symptoms of overbreathing or hyperventilation: • Lightheadedness • Dizziness • Weakness • Confusion or brain fog • Feeling like you cannot catch your breath • Racing or pounding heartbeat • Tingling or numbness in the fingers or toes • Muscle cramps • Excessive yawning Some ideas for treatment, but please ask your personal physician if these are right for you. Make sure you have done a complete cardiovascular evaluation to rule out heart trouble. Because I couldn’t possibly know what is right for each of you, please discuss these ideas with your doctor: 1. Breathe slowly into your mask if you’re wearing one, or cupped hands during these episodes to help raise CO2 levels.

2. Do some diaphragmatic breathing.

3. Consider Catalase supplements once daily, to break down hydrogen peroxide and turn it into oxygen and water intracellularly.

4. Consider NAC, (N-acetylcysteine) 600mg twice daily to support glutathione levels.

5. Consider taking a sublingual ATP supplement which offsets the damage done by the lack of oxygen to your brain.

If you’re interested in more solutions and in learning more about this topic, I have a longer, comprehensive version of this article that I will email to you if you sign up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Partygoers Run Risk Of Spreading COVID-19

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County Public Health Coordinator/Health Officer Daniel Regenye said partygoers to the shore area aren’t helping to curb the spread of COVID-19 with their activities.

“Wear a mask when in the appropriate situations,” Regenye said. “We’ve had a few recent incidents where large numbers of partygoers at our shore communities were not social distancing or wearing masks and that’s problematic when trying to mitigate the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. We need to do better, we’ve come too far.”

Many young adults and teens feel they are immune and it’s only seniors and other high risk individuals who are most vulnerable but recent data released by the OCHD shows that isn’t true at all.

• From June 1 to July 31, there was a greater than 430% change in proportion of cases in people 18 years and under in Ocean County.

• Cases were as low as 2.8% in that age bracket and rose to 15.19% from May 31 to July 29, 2020. • Cases in adults aged 19-44 increased from 33.51% to 46.27% in the same time frame.

• The good news is that the data revealed a decrease from 30.83% to 19.10% for adults between the age of 45 and 64. Seniors 65 and older dropped from 32.73% of all confirmed cases back on May 31 to 19.19% on July 27.

• Morbidity and mortality have both dropped significantly over the last 2 months for ages 45-64 (25%) and 65+ (75%).

• The median age of confirmed COVID-19 cases decreased from 54.8 years for the first 3 months of the pandemic to 34 years over the last 8 weeks.

Patricia High, OCHD Assistant Public Health Coordinator said, “the data clearly shows that we have a segment of the population that isn’t trending the way it needs to be at this point. This

disease does not discriminate.”

She added, “without a vaccine or cure, the only way to stop the transmission of the COVID-19 virus is by social distancing, wearing masks and contact tracing. We need to get the young people to understand this pandemic is not over and going to parties, large gatherings and even some bars is putting too many people at risk and not the responsible thing to do.”

“Even if they don’t get sick there’s always the chance of a person bringing it home to their grandparents, other high risk individuals and the community,” High said.

The agency is also reminding individuals that it needs their assistance and cooperation should one of the department’s contact tracers follow up with a call asking questions that can help provide valuable information in identifying potential cases that can lead to mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

All calls and information are always confidential and Regenye went on to stress that it’s important for partygoers to take these mandates and messages seriously.

“We cannot have these types of parties and gatherings in Ocean County if we expect to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. It’s that simple,” he said.

For additional information on coronavirus transmission or contact tracing please visit 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.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Governor: November Election To Be Primarily By Mail

By Chris Lundy TRENTON – The Nov. 3 election will be done “overwhelmingly” by mail, Gov. Phil Murphy said in his Aug. 14 coronavirus press conference.

However, this is not to say it will be only by mail. Every municipality in New Jersey will be required to have at least one polling location open, he said. Each county should have half of the polling places available.

There will be more voting dropboxes available to the public this election season than in the primary, he said.

Schools will be closed that day.

Voting by mail will be the default. If you choose to vote in person, it will be with a provisional ballot. This means that a poll worker has to determine if you voted by mail as well, to make sure you didn’t vote twice.

You can drop off your ballot to a poll worker.

A system will be available on Sept. 4 allowing people to register to vote online, he said.

The primary election in July was a test to see how the state would do in November, Murphy said. It wound up with the second highest voter turnout in state history for primaries.

There will be no sample ballots. The ballots you receive in the mail are the ones to use, he said.

They should all be sent to you by Oct. 5.

In order for your vote to count, it must be postmarked by Nov. 3, election day. It must be received no later than Nov. 10. If for some reason it did not get postmarked, it must be received by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.

“Making it easier to vote doesn’t favor one particular party, but it does favor Democracy,” he said.

Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington had primarily vote-by-mail systems even before the pandemic.

He said there have been ongoing issues with the United States Postal Service which has been “turned into a political football by those who don’t favor political access.”

Local Republicans criticized the governor, a Democrat, on this move.

The Stafford Township Council passed a resolution encouraging in-person voting.

“The July 7th New Jersey Primary Election was rife with problems including exorbitant cost, potential fraud, mass confusion, and extreme delays,” the council said, without giving examples.

“Presidential elections bring out the highest number of voters and the considerable issues of the July primary will be exponentially greater this November without access to machine voting for all registered voters. Machine voting is safe, reliable, and far and away the most popular form of voting. Counting paper ballots by hand is both antiquated and insecure. The 2020 General election could have the highest voter turnout in history.

The people deserve a fair election with accurate counting of all votes cast in a timely manner. The Presidency, a US Senate seat, all US House seats, County offices and numerous down-ballot offices are at stake. This is NOT the time for yet another electoral experiment,” the council stated.

“Governor Murphy is unilaterally threatening the integrity of this election,” said 2nd District Representative Jeff Van Drew. “He continues to decide which science he agrees with and ignores what he does not; just yesterday, Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that in-person voting can be done safely.

“Mail-in voting should be a part of a strategy to ensure safety, but allowing for a singular process that is time-consuming, unreliable and creates the potential for fraud is completely unacceptable,” he said.

6 Rescued From Capsized Boat

By Chris Lundy POINT PLEASANT – There were no injuries after a boat capsized, when six people had to be rescued from the Point Pleasant Canal, authorities said.

On the evening of Aug. 14, at around 6 p.m., there was a group of people on a 23foot boat in the canal. Police said they were notified after the vessel capsized.

Staff Sergeant Paul Rodemann and Trooper I Ryan Koehler were dispatched from the New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau Point Pleasant Station. They saw five people struggling to stay afloat, but didn’t see the sixth.

As the troopers were preparing to enter the water to search for the sixth, he emerged from under the capsized boat.

The six victims were brought aboard and taken back to the station for a medical evaluation. There were no reported injuries.

“The troopers’ quick and timely response led to the rescue, but this incident could have quickly become a tragedy due to the fact that none of the boat’s occupants were wearing personal flotation devices (life vests),” police said.

Everyone on a boat should have life vests, they said. For more safety tips, visit Njsp. org/marine-services/

Dear Joel Don’t Put Off Medical Treatment Because Of COVID-19 Dear Joel, Instead of a question, I have a message that I would like to share with you and your readers.

During the height of the pandemic, many doctors’ offices were closed for non-emergent care and routine screenings. We heard about patients who had cancer and life-saving transplant surgeries delayed due to hospitals overcrowded with COVID patients. Now, as the health care system re-opens, we are encouraged to visit our physicians and resume our yearly screening regimes. Thankfully, my husband was one of those people who did just that. As soon as he was able, he visited his urologist and through a series of tests has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Thankfully, it is treatable, and his prognosis is excellent. Had he been fearful of the doctor’s office, the laboratory, even the surgical center where his biopsy was performed, his cancer would have gone undiagnosed and his prognosis could be vastly different.

Every step of the way, safety measures were taken, sometimes to the extreme. And while there are no guarantees, we must have faith in the precautions being taken and once again be proactive in ensuring our health and well-being.

Answer: First let me wish your husband well as he

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proceeds with his treatment and recovery. This is such an important message and I applaud your husband for not allowing the virus to deter him from receiving proper healthcare. Men in general tend to avoid routine exams for one reason or another, and fear of contracting COVID is one more reason, albeit a valid one. As the owner of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, I see first- hand the types of precautions health care providers and facilities have put in place to ensure patient safety and renew confidence in the system. Now more than ever, it is imperative that we do everything in our power to stay healthy.

Good health is our best defense against COVID. To our readers, if you haven’t already done so, get on the telephone or computer and make all those appointments that were cancelled or delayed, even the ‘unpleasant’ ones. It’s been said that when you have your health, you have everything.

Thank you for writing.

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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

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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 Surge In Child Abuse Cases Anticipated

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A group that works with children of abuse are expecting to see a rise in cases throughout the county and the state when schools fi nally reopen.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Ocean County is part of a statewide network of community-based, non-profit programs that recruit, screen, train and supervise volunteers to “Speak Up for a Child” removed from home due to abuse or neglect.

“The number of child abuse cases in our region has decreased significantly since March as children have not been in school and around important individuals in their lives who are mandatory reporters,” said Ariane Yazdan, Executive Director of CASA of Ocean County. “The residual effects from this pandemic within the foster care world will be with us for years to come.”

Sharing data from the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (formerly DYFS), domestic violence reports in New Jersey dropped 38 percent – from 7,357 to 4,498 – at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April compared to the same months last year. Similarly, domestic

violence arrests were down by 21 percent.

Schools were supposed to reopen in September but Gov. Phil Murphy has given them the ability to be 100 percent remote.

For schools that will have in-person instruction, Yazdan and CASA of Ocean County volunteers are expecting to see a spike in reporting child abuse.

For the school districts that will go to 100 percent virtual instruction, some abuse cases will continue to go unfound.

“CASAs are the eyes and ears within our family court system, and provide our judges with independent and objective information about abused and neglected children. It’s a matter of time before we see what the true domestic violence numbers are, and then how that relates to children and youth in the home,” Yazdan said.

“Thankfully, our staff is still here, still working hard with our dedicated CASA volunteers to make sure the important work is getting done for those already in care. We are prepared for what is to come as we fully anticipate a flood of more foster children into the system.”

For more information about the group or how to volunteer, visit CasaOfOceanCounty.org.

Take A Virtual Walk For Mental Health

NEW JERSEY – In these uncertain times, NAMI New Jersey wants your NAMIWalks NJ 2020 experience to be safe, meaningful and fun while continuing to support, educate and advocate for Mental Health for all.

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Be your own “virtual walker” and create a meaningful experience for yourself. Share it with others if you like. Activities can include a walk or run in your neighborhood, backyard or local park, gardening, cooking, game played over social media. More ideas and details will be coming soon.

Tune into NAMIWalks NJ 2020 activities on social media and donate to support NAMI NJ or your local affiliate.

2nd Amendment Rally

By Chris Lundy BARNEGAT – A rally for the right to bear arms will be held on Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Marty’s Spot, 290 Route 72 in Barnegat.

Speakers include Jesse Ehrnstrom, candidate for New Jersey’s 2 nd Congressional District; Martin Weber, candidate

for New Jersey’s 3 r d Cong ressional District; and Mike Rufo, Libertarian Candidate for District 4, special guest speaker.

“This fall it is critical that we show Washington that our 2 nd Amendment rights are not negotiable,” the organizers stated.

Inside The Law Injured At Work?! Know Your Rights To Critical Benefits!

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By: Christopher R. Shea, Esq.and Robert C. Shea, Esq. of R.C. Shea & Associates You have a right to a safe and healthful workplace. If you have suffered an injury on the job, make sure you know what kind of benefits you might receive under workers’ compensation coverage.

In some instances, an aggressive compensation car rier may deny an injured worker’s legitimate workers’ compensation claims. An insurer can claim you have not been injured, or that the injury you have suffered is not serious enough to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. If this is the case, you may stand to lose critical benefits.

Most important among these critical benefits is the right to medical treatment. Medical benefits are mandated by the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Act, and require the employer to furnish the injured worker with medical, surgical, and other treatment as are necessary “to cure and relieve the worker of the effects of the injury and to restore the functions of the injured member or organ” if possible.

Moreover, in those instances where the employer has refused or neglected to provide medical treatment in accordance with the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act, the employer will be held responsible for the cost of treatment; even if the employee receives treatment prior to the carrier’s authorization.

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Governor: Schools Can Choose In-Person Or Remote Learning

By Chris Lundy and Bob Vosseller TRENTON – While several school districts have given parents the choice of whether to send their children back to school in September, the governor seems to be giving the choice to districts.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Aug. 12 during one of his daily coronavirus briefings that every school will be allowed to open schools to in-person education in September. There are numerous safety regulations that schools must follow in order

to reopen. If they are not able to do so, they can open virtually as long as they follow educational requirements.

“There is no ‘one size fits all’” when it comes to districts in New Jersey, Murphy said. Therefore districts must do what is safest for students.

His comments came as parents and teachers across the state voice concerns about live instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Jersey school districts are currently finaliz-

ing their individualized reopening plans - most of which include a rotation of students in schedules of in-school learning and remote instruction during the week.

The New Jersey Education Association, the union representing most of the state’s teachers and school staff, called on the governor to open all schools in the state by remote-learning only in September.

The union originally called on schools to test every teacher and student for coronavirus infection period-

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ically. This would have cost millions of dollars for school districts across the state.

Previous to the Aug. 12 announcement, the NJEA, joined by two smaller unions that represent administrators, supervisors and principals, announced that they sent Murphy a letter requesting he mandate remote-only learning to start the 2020-21 school year.

That letter states that for several months state educators and administrators “have been working tirelessly to find a way to safely bring students back into school buildings in September. Now, with less than a month remaining before schools are scheduled to reopen, it is time to reluctantly acknowledge that goal is simply not achievable.”

Union officials maintain that reopening under the current conditions presents, “too great a risk to the health of students and schools staff,” the letter went on to say, adding that the state’s nearly 600 school districts should not be left to their own devices to decide on individual reopening plans.

The NJEA letter also states, “the facts are not in our favor. Our nation is in the middle of an uncontrolled pandemic. Our state, while doing better than many others, has not yet stopped the spread of this virus, particularly among the same young people who are scheduled to return to school in under four weeks.”

“We remain committed to getting back to in-person instruction as soon as it is safe. It is not safe yet,” the letter stated in conclusion.

Murphy said on Aug. 12, “The Dept. of Education has put forward strong guidelines that put a premium on the health and safety of students and staff while allowing in person instruction to resume. However we recognize that for some districts there are legitimate and documentable reasons why some of these core health and safety standards cannot be met on day one.”

The governor added, “for these districts today we are reaffirming our commitment to have the flexibility to do what is best for their school community.”

He added that public and non-public schools must certify to the DOE that they can meet the health and safety standards made to resume in-building instruction.

“Districts that can not meet the health and safety standards for safe in-person instruction will begin their school year in an all remote fashion,” Gov. Murphy said. Such school districts must spell out their plans for satisfying these unmet standards and a date that they anticipate being able to meet them to resume in-person instruction.

He said the administration has spoken with health experts beyond the state, parents “and countless other stakeholders and not only have spoken to them but we have listened.”

“Our focus on protecting students, families and educators has not changed. When our schools open in September they must be able to provide the high quality education to all students that is a hallmark of New Jersey,” the governor added.

Gov. Murphy added, “we know the first day of school will not be like any other in our history.”

Boards of Education in Monmouth and Ocean counties are set to meet within the next week to complete their reopening plans. At least one local superintendent suggested their district would not reopen at least partially due to negotiations with the NJEA over reopening policies.

Several states have already started their school year such as in Georgia where a student was suspended after she posted photos of a hallway in her school which featured students who were not wearing masks and were in a close crowd during a class change.

Ironically, while her suspension was eventually lifted, her school had to close due to the spread of the virus. Some schools in other states closed prior to students even arriving after cases were reported among staff.

Superintendents in Florida called on their governor, Ron DeSantis, to provide testing kits.

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The Toms River Times, August 22, 2020, Page 25

AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Threat Du Jour: The Spotted Lanternfly

By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – In a year that has brought us a global pandemic, murder hornets, sea lice, sharks that have been feeding a bit too close for comfort and let’s not forget warnings of strange unsolicited seed packs from China, comes a warning about a rarely known bug.

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher provided information and instructions on Aug. 12 for residents who encounter the Spotted Lanternfly as the Department continues to receive numerous calls about this exotic invasive insect.

Fisher remarked, “we have been working diligently to slow the advance of this bug. We are targeting areas where severe infestations have been confirmed, and we also encourage residents to destroy the spotted lanternfly if possible when they see it. It will take a combined effort to help keep this pest from spreading.”

While the spotted lanternfly is no threat to humans or animals, it is known to feed on 70 different types of plants and trees. It is native to China and South Korea, but arrived in the U.S. in Berks County, Pa., on a shipment in 2014.

The species has been advancing ever since, causing Pennsylvania to have 26 counties currently under quarantine. The New Jersey counties under quarantine are Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem and Somerset.

While it has a limited flight ability the spotted lanternfly is a plant hopper. It can only fly short distances but is an excellent hitchhiker and has been known to ride on any kind of transportation. The Department asks that anyone who travels in a quarantined county do a quick inspection of their vehicle for the spotted lanternfly before leaving.

The agency is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) to curb the on-going spread of this insect.

The NJDA and USDA-APHIS have several crews throughout New Jersey that are working

to treat areas where infestations have been reported.

Those crews may seek permission to come on to a property where large infestations exist.

They will have proper identification and follow proper safety protocols. The crews will need to check only the specific areas outdoors where the Spotted Lanternfly has been discovered.

Treatments will only occur on the Tree of Heaven, which the Spotted Lanternfly prefers and is believed to need to reproduce.

Since surveys and treatments for the Spotted Lanternfly in New Jersey started in 2018, there have been more than 200,000 Trees of Heaven treated on almost 19,000 acres.

NJDA Plant Industry Division Director Joe Zoltowski said, “NJDA and USDA crews have worked to control the spread of this invasive pest. Its ability to travel easily on any mode of transportation has allowed it to spread. We are asking residents to do their part by eliminating this bug whenever possible.”

Should you discover that you have an infestation and would like to treat your property, a list of options can be found at bit.ly/3eIuTEi. Using items such as sticky traps are not recommended as they may harm other wildlife.

While the spotted lanternfly is currently in its full adult stage, it will begin laying egg masses in early to mid-September.

The gray looking egg masses can be scraped off, double bagged and then thrown away.

The egg masses can also be placed into alcohol, bleach or hand sanitizer to kill them. An instructional video on how to destroy the egg masses is available at bit.ly/3fMIw52.

Those residents outside of the quarantine counties can report the exact address of sightings of the spotted lanternfly by emailing Slf-plantindustry@ag.nj.gov or call 609-4066943.

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE You’ll Never Be Left High And Dry As Long As Dr. Choxi is By Your Side

By Michael Vandenberg “There’s always some kind of suppor t available,” for patients struggling with pain, Dr. Sarah Choxi told me in a recent discussion. If you, like many of Garden State Medical Center’s new patients, have been told by other doctors that nothing could be done to alleviate your suffering, it’s time to think again. When you combine the vast treatment options available at GSMC with Dr. Choxi and the rest of their pain management specialists (including founder Dr. Dharam Mann), that negativity simply doesn’t stand a chance.

After all, her interest in helping people has driven her throughout her education and career.

She decided to specialize in anesthesiology and interventional pain management because she saw how much those fields could change lives.

“It was a way to help patients improve quality of life,” said Dr. Choxi. “It can be really difficult for people when they have pain to go through their normal day by day activities. So it was really impor tant to me as a medical student, later on as a resident, and now as an attending to be able to restore their function and have very independent lives.” People who have conditions that can’t be solved or are difficult to solve deserve the ability to be happy and painfree.

Formerly at the Universit y of Chicago, Dr. Choxi was drawn to GSMC’s same focus, as well as the innovative tools it has to make it happen. “It’s a very multi-dimensional perspective on man-

aging pain,” she said.

Their solutions include medication manage ment, injections, spinal cord stimulators, and countless others that have been proven safe and effective. Oftentimes a combination of techniques works best. “Patients aren’t cookie cutter.

They’re very unique and individual. So I think you need to have a plan in place that caters to their specific needs.”

Garden State Medical Center has always been on the cutting edge, so it’s only natural for them to have so much under their umbrella. If Dr. Choxi thinks you need to see a rheumatologist, don’t start looking at next month’s calendar; you can see one of her rheumatologist colleagues in-house in a matter of days. She’ll probably even share her notes with them on their stateof-the-art electronic database, which will also help you to stay informed about your own care.

Being in-the-know about the options available to you is an important part of the culture at GSMC. Dr. Choxi remembers one patient in particular who was desperate for answers. She had heel surgery and, although When she saw the pa- granted. Recently she it had physically healed, tient, she told her, “No went to a flea market with she was still feeling a matter what, we’ll fig- her husband and could ton of pain. Unfortunately, ure this out together.” Dr. actually just walk around the surgeon had been Choxi gave her options: for a couple hours and enjoy herself. Previously, dismissive, telling her five to be exact.

The patient decided anything longer than ten that there was no reason to go with minutes used to be una n i n j e c - bearable. “I’m finally able tion called to just enjoy the weather a s y m p a - outside,” the patient told thetic nerve her. “I’m so glad that you block, and could give me options j u s t l i k e and I know that I can t h a t s h e trust you.”

Trust in a doctor gives for her to be feeling dis- achieved 90 percent recomfort. “She felt a little lief. It was a life-changing patients the courage to pushed around by him difference, giving her pursue the treatment and sort of just pushed the ability to experience they feel most comfortout the door,” Dr. Choxi basic joys again in ways able with. Luckily, after remembered her saying. lots of people take for Dr. Choxi gives you the

most effective and safest options, she’s happy let you make the ultimate choice. Unfamiliar with how some of these methods work? She’ll happily go over everything with you at length and answer any questions. In addition, GSMC has models in every room to help patients visualize what doctors are describing. There are even televisions in all the offices with videos that give patients a full rundown of procedures and illustrations on how they’re performed.

It ’s all bec ause Dr. Choxi’s patients “know

that they ’re going to get the care they de serve”. To get started, call 1-888-376-2661 today to schedule an appointment, or feel free to visit gsmedicalcenter. org to learn more on the procedures Garden State Medical Center provides. Dr. Choxi currently practices at 780 Route 37 West, Suite 110 and 1314 Hooper Avenue, Building B, Suite 101 in Toms River; 1100 Route 70, Entrance A in Whiting; 1608 Route 88, Suite 102 in Brick; and 100 Route 36, Suite #1K in West Long Branch.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of aug 22 - aug 28

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It may be difficult to sustain your enthusiasm if you take on too many additional responsibilities in the upcoming week. You may be picked to lead the charge but could find that it’s more work than you anticipated.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you remain logical rather than sentimental, life’s ongoing situations should be easier to handle in the week to come. A small misunderstanding can evaporate quickly if you don’t overreact.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Knowledge may broaden your support base. Gather facts and figures that will help you achieve your objectives. Wait until the second half of the week to buy any apparel or tasteful, pretty things for your home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Pick a lane.

You may feel a need to choose one side over another to fit in with your peers as this week unfolds. Focus on interactive projects that improve your environment, and explore inspiring and creative ideas.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Use initiative to attain ambitions. You may be blessed with high energy levels and a fearless attitude toward challenges as this week begins. It may be necessary to implement stringent organizational rules to stay on task.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Use your mental aptitude to quickly address issues. You might absorb information faster than a speeding bullet.

Don’t ignore existing obligations as you work toward achieving key goals in the week ahead.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a rain check on social activities and focus on pet projects at home. You or someone close may overreact to imagined slights, but things will be less emotionally charged as the week progresses.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Remaining objective makes everything flow more smoothly. It will be easier to communicate with partners this week if you steer clear of emotional issues. While others indulge in frivolous fads, you might choose to spend your money wisely.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may have enormous enthusiasm but could lack the experience and know-how to follow through. Be sure your budget includes savings for a rainy day that might occur this week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There might be drawbacks to being ambitious. The carrot dangled in front of your nose may turn out to be an incentive that isn’t worth the effort.

You may have your opinions held up to scrutiny in the week ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): While a loved one or a partner takes the bull by the horns you can sit back and observe. Someone may be glad you did as the week unfolds and your unbiased observations are needed. Focus on being a neutral party.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Imaginative ideas may be bubbling up in your head, enabling you to see limitless possibilities. Write them down before they pop and are lost for good.

In the week ahead you may be challenged to handle finances wisely.

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