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By Chris Lundy BRICK – Fortunately, it was only a drill.

There was a propane tank fi re, live wires on the ground, multiple overturned vehicles including a school bus – with people inside, and the need to search for victims in buildings

─Photo by Bob Vosseller Decorated vehicles take to the road of Route 37 for a Trump/Support Law Enforcement/Veterans mobile rally which passed through Toms River, Seaside Heights and Brick Township.

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – The Tr u mp Train had a stop in Ocean County.

Many were ready to roll in support of Donald Trump as part of a car parade which launched from the parking lot of the BJ’s store in the township through Route 37 east.

It was similar to the huge boat parade that was held on Labor Day weekend supporting the president’s reelection bid and in support of law enforcement that

filled Barnegat Bay. Instead of boats, it was cars, and the parking lot of BJ’s resembled a sea of red, white and blue as well as some pink Women of Trump flags as vehicles of all shapes, sizes and models and a number of motorcycles lined up for a mobile rally.

There were a number of vendors hawking Trump banners, flags, T-shirts, stickers and all manner of Trump merchandise.

Toninn Comello of

Jackson organized the event which was a bit of a sequel to the prior week’s Monmouth County Trump Road Rally which featured a large vehicle parade of cars decorated with flags, banners, Trump faces and other items.

“This is a continuation of that parade. I did that one as well. Last week we had 500 vehicles and it looks like we have 600 vehicles. We are going down 37 east going over the bridge into Seaside then back

First Responders Train With “Operation Total Chaos”

and a large field.

“O per at ion Tot al Chaos” was a disaster preparedness drill developed by Brick Tow nship EMS Director Rob Contreras and Manchester EMS Director Rob Baran. It took place at the Fire Training Academy on

Herbertsville Road.

“The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate players’ actions agai nst cu r rent re sponse plans and capabilities responding to a weather-related emergency in Ocean County,” said Director Contreras.

During the two-hour drill, fire and EMS personnel worked together to extricate wounded victims, while dealing with live wires, fi res, and smoke conditions.

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and down to Fischer Boulevard going all the way up to Hooper Avenue and then to Route 70.”

The Vunic family from the Forked River section of Lacey were certainly prepared for the event. “We are here to support our police officers, Trump and our country. That is why we are here today,” Vanessa Vunic said donning her patriotic flag pants and joined by her husband and (Trump - See Page 6)

were brought into play.

“Everyone did a fantastic job, and thank you to Dr. Ken Lavelle, our Medical Director for attending the exercise and overseeing the health and safety of our participants. Through this exercise we were (Chaos - See Page 24)

By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER – The New Jersey Devils made a fan’s dream come true when they surprised 13-year-old Reilly as an honorary New Jersey Devil.

Make-A-Wish partnered up with the New Jersey Devils to make Reilly Hoagland the honorary draft pick for the season.

Reilly was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at the age of four and continues to combat the life-threatening medical condition. Although Reilly is fighting his illness, he is a talented athlete and hockey player. He plays right wing for the Toms River Blackhawks, wearing the number 8 on his jersey.

Being a lifelong fan of the New Jersey Devils, he knew his wish would be to become a New Jersey Devil.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, Make-A-Wish had to (Draft - See Page 4)

Student Told To Leave Virtual Class For Having Trump Flag

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – The remote learning conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic collided with the nation’s politically charged environment when a township high school student was asked to leave class for having a Trump flag visible behind him.

Anthony Ribeiro, a 17-year-old Toms River High School North junior, received a birthday present from his aunt earlier in the week in the form of a flag supporting President Donald Trump. Ribeiro, who has taken an (Student - See Page 9)

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Continued From Page 1 alter any travel-related or large gathering wishes for kids and families. These wishes, though, are never cancelled.

Make-A-Wish was able to grant Reilly’s wish by visiting him at his home in Toms River. The New Jersey Devils, with mascot “NJ” and Devils alumni Bruce Driver and Grant Marshall showed up and surprised him with a contract, his own jersey, and a special video message from Tom Fitzgerald, General Manager and Executive Vice President of the New Jersey Devils. The video message addressed Reilly being selected in the draft and welcoming him onto the team.

“It’s overwhelming, it’s an honor to be a part of an organization that I’ve been following since I was three years old,” Reilly said. “Instead of dreaming to be a Devil, it’s now fun that I am a Devil now.”

Reilly thanked his parents for telling him to keep going and keep fighting through cystic fibrosis.

He also thanked his CF doctor for keeping him healthy, allowing him to play hockey and making the smart decisions of when he can and can’t play.

“The odds were against me, but the way I think about it, don’t listen to the odds just reach and reach and reach and you’ll get there.”

Reilly Hoagland practices.

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - The Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention put out a list of safety tips to prevent damage to homes and businesses.

Open bur ning describes a smaller fire for personal reasons, while a bonfire describes larger ones for special events. These f irst r ules per tain to open burning: A fire should not be within 50 feet of a building or something f lammable unless the fire is contained by a barbecue pit.

The fire should not be more than 5 feet by 5 feet by 5 feet in dimension and should not burn longer than three hours.

When you light a fire, someone must be with it the entire time it is burning.

You mu st on ly u se sea soned d r y f irewood, and ignite it with a small quantit y of paper. Don’t bu r n you r garbage. Don’t burn wood that’s been treated with chemicals.

You should have a fire extinguisher handy. In addition, you should have a quantity of dirt, sand, or water within reach.

It is illegal to bur n trash, lumber, leaves, straw, brush, trees or any other materials in a street, alley, or vacant lot in town without a permit.

If the fire creates too much smoke or if the weather is such that small fires would spread easily, then open burning is prohibited.

Bonfires have special regulations: You must get a permit from the town and one from the NJ State Forest Fire Service. They can be reached at 609726 -9010. T he tow nsh ip nu mber is below.

Bonfires are prohibited on any township beach.

The fire dispatcher should be notified one hour prior to the start of the bonfire and when it has been extinguished. Ask for the dispatcher at the non-emergency number 732-349-2285.

Don’t use any f lammable liquids to start the bonfire. Just a small quantity of paper is enough.

After the bonf ire is extinguished, the entire area must be restored to the original condition. Any burned or unburned material must be removed.

Those convicted of violating these provisions might face a fine between $50 0 t o $1,0 0 0 for ea ch v iolat ion.

These are just the township penalties.

The State Forest Fire Service could also inf lict penalties.

If you’re planning a community event or plan to handle hazardous materials in your business, submit the necessary permit applications on the website at TRFirePrevention.com.

For more information, call 732-2405153.

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Continued From Page 1 3-year-old daughter Melania. Their vehicle was decorated in flags and banners.

Awaiting the start of the road rally parade were Donna Rausa of Whiting and Arlene D’Ambrosia of Toms River holding their Blue Line American flags in support of police.

“I am of a one-track mind in that I do

not listen at all to the Democrats, liberal adversaries because they sing and scream the same information. This is a shot in the arm and feeds our brain and our hearts like nothing else can,” Rausa said.

The ladies learned about the page from a pro-Trump/Law Enforcement/Veterans Facebook page.

“I am 73 years old, this has been the best president who has done the most for the American people that I have seen in my life-

time and I was a big fan of Ronald Regan but Trump seems to have a lot of hutzpah and he doesn’t care what is politically correct.

He just cares about people,” Lynn Earhart of Freehold Borough said. She sported a shirt which she first wore during the 2016 election and updated with a sticker replacing that year with 2020. She held up a sign she made that stated “Seniors For Trump.” The vehicle she rode in featured a Trump bear.

“There has to be 500 or a thousand people

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here today,” John Longo of Beachwood said. He noted that the crowd at this event dwarfed the turnout of the Biden rally of last week and the one held earlier in the day in South Toms River.

Helena Cohen who is currently living in Manchester not only donned a red Trump cap and shirt but wore a button featuring Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Her SUV had a flag with a Confederate flag configuration that bore a rifle that states “Come Take It From Us” in the front of her vehicle and another Trump flag flying from the back.

She said Trump’s actions have been good for her family. “I don’t know him personally but he works from the soul. He has helped me so much for someone I’ve never met.”

She said while some may feel the president doesn’t receive a lot of support from those of the African American community such as herself, “President Trump doesn’t have a racist bone in his body.”

She said financial programs initiated by Trump served to help her pay her mortgage and said the president was on her Facebook page and assisted with her husband’s medical bills through a veteran’s program.

Supporters were also lined up at various areas along Route 37 and Hooper Avenue to cheer on the parade and many had their own flags, banners and sported similar Trump shirts and waved Blue Line flags at their cheering positions.

Seaside Heights Woman Arrested For Prostitution

By Alyssa Riccardi SEASIDE HEIGHTS – A Seaside Heights woman was one of two individuals that were arrested in Ocean Township for prostitution.

The Ocean Township Police were operating an investigation about prostitution happening on Route 35. Around 10:25 p.m. on October 9, police discovered two women in the Middlebrook Plaza who were allegedly engaging in prostitution.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY E DITORIAL The Real Reasons For Televised Debates We recently just had the fi rst (and possibly only) presidential debate for the 2020 election.

We also just recently had the only vice presidential debate for 2020 (which also might wind up being the fi rst presidential debate of 2024 since both of those people could wind up winning primaries in four years).

Did you learn anything from those debates? Were you an undecided voter before that?

Chances are, you answered “no” to both of those questions.

Maybe at one time, debates were used to hash out the differences bet ween candidates, but these days they are as different as can be.

Moderators give a candidate two minutes (unless they go over) to talk about their plans on a given topic. But there isn’t a single topic that can be summed up in two minutes.

Global economics.

St r uggles in the Middle East. Vulnerabilities in our election system.

Racial divides. Immigration. These are all very complex issues that need more than a two-minute answer.

But, since they have two minutes, they give you

the short, short version.

They give you slogans.

They give you lies. They give you a sound bite.

They give you something that can turn into a meme on Facebook for 1-4 days after.

So, that is the fi rst reason for debates. Politicians use them to reinforce the lies they have been telling you already. It is free advertising for them.

There is nothing of substance in these debates.

What you do learn, somewhat, is character. You get to see what the candidate acts like under pressure. The camera zooms in on every facial tic and bit of body language that they can’t hide. You get to see what they’d be like addressing our nation – or another nation abroad.

So, that’s one thing they are good for.

And finally, the most important reason for debates: advertising revenue.

Let’s face it, the debate is good TV. There’s fighting. There’s drama.

There’s emotion. It’s like a reality show. People tune in for that and the television station rakes in the money.

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Letters To The Editor Martin Weber – A True Conservative The best politician is someone who never expected to be one. That’s Marty Weber.

A veteran and a south Jersey business owner who – like the rest of us – has gotten so fed up with the way things are that he threw his hat in the ring.

He wants term limits, so you know he wants to just get in there, do what needs to be done, and get out. He’s not looking to live off the dole forever like politicians. He also wants term limits for federal judges. I didn’t even know federal judges had lifetime appointments.

As a U.S. Army vet, he wants to reform the veteran care in this country. Our men and women fought for us and he’s going to fight for them.

He’s running as an independent, but he’s a better conservative than David Richter, who never had a job that his daddy didn’t give him and who’s just going to raise our taxes.

Weber wants tax reform, and to bring common sense to Washington. I want to send him to Washington to help all of us in the 3rd District.

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Smith Has Always Helped Us As 9/11 widows known as “The Jersey Girls,” we have spent 19 years fighting for truth, justice, transparency and accountability with regard to the murder of our husbands.

In December of 2001, we found ourselves in Congressman Chris Smith’s office.

As our meeting with him progressed, we knew we had come to the right place.

Congressman Smith gave us a road map for how to navigate Congress to accomplish our goals, he also held our hands and walked us through … every step of the way.

For nineteen years he has been our guide and mentor helping us decipher the maze of D.C. He has supported us and our issues - even when it cost him politically and

personally for going against party lines.

Congressman Smith actually does what ALL our elected officials should do - help the people you are sent to D.C. to represent and make the world a better place. He is truly one of the good guys in DC. We have personally witnessed Chris Smith’s commitment to his constituents and his tireless efforts on human rights issues. His work has made the world a more humane place.

We cannot think of a better person to represent New Jersey’s 4th District in Congress.

We are truly lucky to have him!

Mindy Kleinberg Lorie Van Auken Kristen Breitweiser

NJ Organizing Project Endorses Kim The NJ Organizing Project was born out of desperation

by Superstorm Sandy survivors who were trapped in a failed recovery system, beleaguered, and on the verge of losing everything. Our ears burned as elected officials told us how well the recovery was going, while those with boots on the ground knew the real story and struggle. Individual cries for help went unheard. It wasn’t until Sandy-impacted families organized and created the NJOP in 2014 that real change began to happen in our communities. That change happened because we built community power.

We worked diligently to earn the trust of both families struggling and the officials elected or appointed to serve them. We avoided party affiliation and have been careful to not align ourselves too closely with any single political figure. Indeed, in the entire history of the New Jersey Organizing Project, we have only made one endorsement for election - until now.

After much discussion and input from our members, we are proud to announce our first congressional endorsement - Congressman Andy Kim for New Jersey’s Congressional District 3.

Our core belief is that those most impacted by a problem are the experts and be-

long at the table fighting for solutions. We have always sought to engage and build relationships with legislators who value the insights and solutions that grassroots organizations bring to the table. Legislators who share our values and a willingness to co-govern with engaged citizens are rare and worth standing up and speaking out for.

Andy Kim’s platform and beliefs align with the foundation of NJOP’s values of helping working class NJ families improve the quality of their lives. These include, but are not limited to, economic recovery from the COVID crisis, protecting the environment, better support for America’s veterans, and continued recovery for Sandy victims who are still struggling 8 years after the storm.

Andy’s support for adequate health care for all Americans is a critical pillar of NJOP’s economic security and dignity initiative. Furthermore, his tireless work to seek solutions to the opioid crisis that is decimating our communities is vital to the wellbeing of NJ families.

We have carefully observed Congressman Kim during his first term of office and have determined that he does in fact, “walk the walk” by following through on his campaign promises.

We are further encouraged by his willingness to set divisive party politics aside and reach across the aisle to work with other elected officials who are truly committed to improving the lives of our citizens.

It is our hope that you share our vision for a better New Jersey: one with an equitable share of prosperity for all citizens and compassion for our state’s most vulnerable residents. It is our hope that you see, as we do, that Andy Kim is the leader most able to help make that vision a reality.

Thank you for all you do and don’t forget to vote, Joe Mangino and Doug Quinn New Jersey Organizing Project

Letters To Th Why Commit A Sin To Atone For A Sin? Oct. 3rd, The Jackson Times reported that animal sacrifices are taking place in Ocean County. The practice revolves around the religious ritual known as Kaporos, where Jewish Orthodox men sacrifice chickens supposedly to “cleanse the practitioner of his sins.”

The ceremony entails grabbing a chicken, by the neck, then twirling the bird around your head three times, and according to Rabbi Avi Schnall – “we take the chicken and say a prayer, ‘let this chicken be an atonement for me’….”

The hapless fowl is then eventually dispatched by separating its head from its body with a knife.

The rabbi stated that “the ceremony is more symbolic and a tradition that dates back many hundreds of years….”

Ringing a chicken’s neck till it expires is not symbolic! nor is the “tradition” claim valid.

At one time in this country slavery was a “tradition.”

An American humanist summed up the practice of animal sacrifice well: “It is difficult to think of anything more utterly absurd and barbaric, than the religious practice of animal sacrifice to atone for a supposed wrong. A man commits a wrong and then to atone, sacrifices a chicken.

His offense remains. He need not kill something. Let him correct his misdeed and live an honorable life…and let the innocent animal alone. There is no sense in sacrifice, never was and never will be. Make amends, undo the wrong, and you need shed no blood.”

It’s hard to believe in the 21st century, any human being possessing a brain and a heart, would willingly participate in such an ignominious Bronze Age practice.

The religious sacrifice of nature’s yardbirds is disgraceful and offensive display of animal cruelty. Common decency, at the very least, is a compelling reason why this appalling practice should be outlawed.

Borden Applegate Jackson

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

Lawmakers Blast Murphy Over “Baby Bonds” Capitol Comments Senator Jim Holzapfel 10th Legislative District, Serving Toms River

TRENTON - Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano are once again blasting Governor Murphy’s proposal to give a $1,000 saving bond for every New Jersey infant born into qualifying families next year. The proposal is under scrutiny by

the 10th District legislators who are calling this plan a complete waste of taxpayer dollars and a political move by the Governor to ensure his victory in the 2021 election.

“Instead of properly funding our schools or helping our small businesses and

restaurants, the Governor is choosing to spend $80 million a year to give newborns a savings bond,” Senator Holzapfel said. “Our state is facing one of the most challenging economic times in history and the Governor thinks that ‘Baby Bonds’ is an appropriate proposal for our deteriorating economy.

We are sick of his excessive borrowing schemes to fund these outrageous ideas in order to ensure his re-election next year.”

The plan would apply to children born into families earning less than $131,000

a year or 500 percent of the federal poverty level. This includes about 70 percent of all New Jersey residents.

The 10th District legislators will, without question, vote against any proposal that wastes money on partisan issues and perpetuates the frivolous spending at the hands of our taxpayers.

“What’s worse is this money should be sent to our underfunded schools such as Brick and Toms River Township, who have been severely impacted by the Governor’s funding cuts,” said Assemblyman McGu-

ckin. “For years the Governor has funneled millions of dollars of state aid into urban school districts while our delegation has demanded full transparency with funding formulas hidden away by the Administration. He’s playing politics with our children’s education when his real focus should be on the kids currently enrolled in school, not infants.”

Toms River Regional has lost $5.3 million of state aid and most recently eliminated 240 jobs. Brick Township Schools took a $4.2 million hit in state aid for the

2020-2021 school year. Both schools have had to adjust their spending by terminating staff in previous years because of the deep cuts to state aid.

“It’s appalling that our school children in Brick and Toms River have to suffer while our Governor redirects funding to urban districts and gives handouts to infants,” added Assemblyman Catalano. “We will never support a plan like ‘Baby Bonds,’ especially when so many other areas of our state need help during this unprecedented economic time.”

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Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of COVID-19 exposure notification mobile apps in their respective states that will serve as crucial tools to supplement the effort to trace and contact individuals subject to a COVID exposure. The apps, COVID Alert NJ and COVID Alert NY, notify users of potential COVID-19 exposure while

maintaining user privacy and security. New Jersey and New York joined Pennsylvania and Delaware in creating a regional COVID Alert app network that operates across state lines to stop the spread of COVID-19. Connecticut has also announced it will launch an app in the near future using the same technology.

The free mobile apps available to anyone 18 or older who lives, works, or

attends college in New Jersey or New York - are available for download from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

“Over the course of our public health emergency, we’ve called for a shared sense of personal responsibility to support our contact tracing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Governor Murphy. “With the launch of COVID Alert NJ and our regional app network, New Jerseyans and residents in our neighboring states can support our fight against COVID-19 simply by downloading an application on their phone. The app is free and secure, and your identity, personally identifying information, and location

will never be collected. The more phones that have the app, the better we can fight this pandemic.”

The apps use Exposure Notification System technology developed by Google and Apple to strengthen New Jersey and New York’s contact tracing programs statewide.

The COVID Alert apps will notify users if they have been in close contact – within six feet for at least 10 minutes – with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Knowing about a potential exposure can help individuals quickly make a plan to stay safe, including contacting their physician or the State Health Department hotlines to get more information about quarantining and testing to prevent community spread.

COVID Aler t NJ and COVID Alert NY are completely anonymous and do not track or collect any location data or personal data from your phone. The COVID Alert apps do not use GPS location data. The Exposure Notification System uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology to detect when another phone with the same app is within six feet. Proximity is measured, but not geographic location.

COVID Alert app users must explicitly choose to turn on exposure notifications – and

can turn it off at any time.

After downloading the app, users must opt-in to receive “Exposure Notifications.” When the app senses a close contact, your phone will exchange a secure random code with the close contact’s phone. Of note, your location, name or personally identifiable data are never disclosed. If you test positive for COVID-19, a public health representative from the local health department will call as part of the states’ contact tracing programs and ask if you are willing to anonymously notify your “close contacts” by uploading your app’s anonymous close contact codes. Each day, the app will compare your list of close contact codes to the list of codes associated with positive COVID-19 app users. If there’s a match, you will get an Exposure Alert, along with appropriate next steps to stay safe and prevent community spread like self-quarantining and getting tested. COVID Alert apps never reveal the identity of the COVID-19 positive individual.

The COVID Alert NJ app will work in conjunction with similar apps in Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania, allowing New Jerseyans to continue to re-

ceive exposure notifications when exposed to residents of those states. If a New Jersey resident travels to one of those states and is exposed to someone with COVID-19 who has an equivalent app, the resident will receive a notification.

COVID Aler t NJ and COVID Alert NY provide users with the latest information about COVID-19 in their states, including publicly reported testing data.

In addition, the app features a symptom checker where users can anonymously record daily symptoms.

COVID Aler t NJ and COVID Alert NY were created with software developer NearForm.

“COVID-19 knows no borders, and COVID Alert NJ will help us break the chain of transmission,” said Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli. “COVID Alert NJ helps expand our contact tracing efforts, along with our neighboring states, in battling the pandemic, particularly among young adults, and also protects privacy and data. The greater the participation, the more effective COVID Alert NJ will be in helping all of us to beat this virus.”

Visit covid19.nj.gov/app for more information about COVID Alert NJ.

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Continued From Page 1 interest in politics, put the flag in his room.

While nothing was said of this for his first six classes, it changed during his last class of the day on October 8, chemistry.

According to the student, the teacher said that the virtual classroom was no place for politics and that he’d have to remove the flag or leave the session.

Ribeiro was at first confused and surprised that this was happening. He refused to remove it and his teacher told him ‘bye,’ disconnecting him from the rest of the 20 members of the class.

The student however said that his teacher had brought politics up during the first week of class in September. “The school set up a system where a period of 15 minutes between every other class where you would talk about mental health and talk about what was going on in the world and (the teacher) decided to talk about global warming for most of the days and he would bring politics into it. In learning, you need to have politics in social studies or history but teachers have to be down the middle when it comes to being a Democrat or Republican,� Ribeiro said.

The student added, “he said Republicans don’t believe in climate change or global warming and Joe Biden and the Democrats are the people that will put light on what the science is to global warming. In one of his class periods he said that is why they have my vote this year in the election and hopefully in the future they will have yours.

He said Republicans deny global warming is even a thing, which made it political.�

Ribeiro said he keeps an open mind to all views. “I went through the whole day and all the other teachers didn’t say anything and I got to his class which is my last of the day. “I was the first in because I make sure I am on time but he looked up at the screen, didn’t say anything and as people came in, he took attendance and then said ‘Anthony take the flag down right now.’ My mic was muted because that is one of the requirements for meets this year and shook my head no and he said (his) room wasn’t a place for politics and that was not acceptable and ‘if you aren’t going to take it down you will have to get out of this class.’ I waved and I then left.�

Ribeiro did note that his English teacher had asked a student to remove his Make America Great hat earlier in the school year but that teacher did not say anything to him about his flag draped on the wall in the background of his home.

He said some of his fellow students had found it hypocritical for his teacher to have

The Toms River Times, October 17, 2020, Page 9 him removed from class. “A couple people texted me through social media afterward and said it was crazy for him to say there was no politics in his room when he makes political remarks.�

Ribeiro’s mother, Tara Jost was not pleased to hear that her son had been asked to leave the classroom and immediately contacted the school. She reached out to the school superintendent and high school principal. “This is in my own house,� Jost said and while she and her son understand that some restrictions are in place for students not to wear pajamas or be in bed during their online instruction that there were no rules known about decorations in a room.

She said Asst. Superintendent Cara DiMeo had said the teacher’s actions were wrong in his asking her son to leave class and that the matter had been discussed with him.

Jost said that this surprised her which made what happened to her honor roll student even more shocking. “I said how dare he (the teacher) tell my son to leave his classroom because of something I have in my home. He’s a science teacher number one, number two we’re Americans and we all have the right in what we believe in and he was talking politics the first week of class which he has no right to do in telling them who to vote for,� she said.

If a student wore a Trump shirt to school, during in-person education, they would not be asked to leave, she said.

She said that the vice principal said Gilman should not have removed her son from class but there was no admission regarding to the claim that the teacher spoke about or urged students to vote Democrat in relation to issues of global warming and climate change.

She said around 20 students or more might disagree with that position who heard his statements. “This is going crazy, with remote learning they are telling you what you can’t have in your home?� Jost said.

The situation continued on October 9 when Ribeiro’s English teacher who his mother said was Mrs. DeRose, noticed the Trump flag and told him to remove it or he would have to leave the class. He agreed to do so but his mother wished he had not.

Ribeiro said he was a year away from being able to vote and during the pandemic has become very active in following the news and learning more about the political world.

He noted being well aware of how divided people are at the current time including division within families and friends who have differing viewpoints.

A representative from the district said that they cannot comment since it is an internal matter.

─Photo courtesy Tara Jost Anthony Ribeiro, 17, a junior at Toms River High School North was told to leave his chemistry class because he had a Trump ag in the background of his room.

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Candlelight Vigil To Mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month

TOMS RIVER – Ocean Partnership for Children is holding its first ever candlelight vigil in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month. The vigil will be held on October 28 at 6 p.m. on the front lawn of the agency oďŹƒces at 36 Washington Street, Toms River. Ocean Partnership will be honoring those lives lost to domestic violence in Ocean County and will show support for those experiencing domestic violence every day.

Assistant Commissioner for the Children’s System of Care, NJ Department of Children and Families Mollie Green will be speaking at the vigil. Also, on display during the vigil will be two silhouettes (representing a woman and a child who lost their lives to domestic violence) as part of the Silent Witness Initiative. This powerful grassroots initiative began in 1990 as an effort to educate the public on the possible fatal consequences of domestic violence.

Ocean Partnership for Children is a private, non-profit organization providing care coordi-

nation for more than 900 youths and families across Ocean County. These resilient youth and families are coping with a multitude of issues including mental health struggles, trauma, substance use, school difficulties, and developmental disabilities. All too often domestic violence is also occurring in the homes of the families that Ocean Partnership for Children serves.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic attendance at the vigil is limited to invitation only, with masks and social distancing required. All are invited to attend virtually as the event will be streamed via Facebook live. The link to the agency’s Facebook is facebook.com/oceanpartnership and those who wish to virtually participate should click on the event link.

To learn more about Ocean Partnership for Children and the services the agency provides, please visit the website at oceanpartnership.org or call the agency at 732-202-1585.

Stay Safe This Halloween With These Important Safety Tips

By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER – The Toms River Police Department has released a list of Halloween safety tips for residents this year.

On September 29, Mayor Maurice B. Hill and Police Chief Mitch Little announced that trick-ortreating will take place on October 31 from 2 to 8 p.m. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy had revealed earlier in the month that trick-or-treating will remain ongoing this year.

Police are asking anyone who plans to participate in trick-or-treating to wear a mask or face cover-

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Residents who do not want to participate are asked to turn off their front light, close their front door and/or place a sign in front of the home.

Any residents who wish to participate can leave their porch lights on for trick-or-treaters to know which houses to visit.

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A fight broke out between two women in a traffic lane over what was later described as an alleged road rage incident.

Police said they arrived to the scene near the intersection of Route 37 and Route 166 at around 1:30 p.m. on October 7.

According to police, there had been an argument which turned physical.

Video of the encounter made the rounds, showing the two people cursing and fighting in one of the lanes of traffic. One vehicle is pulled over, blocking cars from hitting them.

Other cars are slowly going around them. At least two people were recording the incident on their phones.

“Upon police arrival both parties spoke with officers and were made aware of complaint procedures,” police said.

The identity and charges were not released by police.

Toms River Police Department Spokesperson Jillian Messina told Jersey Shore Online that an ambulance responded to the scene, however there were no serious injuries.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Closing In Toms River

By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER – Bed Bath & Beyond, the New Jersey-based home goods retailer, has recently announced that they will be closing up to 200 stores nationwide, including the Toms River location.

COVID-19 majorly affected the business and its sales, causing its closure of 63 locations by the end of 2020. This included the Howell and Rockaway locations and now most recently added was the Toms River store.

A real estate listing has emerged on October

9 that disclosed the 34,000 SF retail building will be available for purchase in January 2021.

The building was originally built as a Best Catalog Showroom. When that company closed its stores in 1998, Linens N Things relocated to this location. In 2008, Linens N Things went bankrupt and closed its doors. Soon after Bed Bath & Beyond took over the building.

Each day, COVID-19 is claiming more and more retail stores. It is unknown if anything will replace the Toms River Bed Bath & Beyond.

Purpose And Hope To Host Survivor Day 5K ISLAND HEIGHTS – Purpose and Hope will be hosting a Survivor Day 5K in the Memory of Ocean County Sheriff’s Officer Christian Schenk on November 21.

Survivor Day was designated by congress as a day when those affected by suicide can join together for healing and support.

This year, they ask for the community and friends to come together in unity to run or walk a 5K in the memory of Christian Schenk

and in support of those that are mourning his loss during the week that he would’ve been celebrating his 29th birthday.

Come out and show your support alongside the Schenk family and many others.

The Survivor Day 5K will take place on November 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 5 Wannamaker Municipal Complex in Island Heights.

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Protect Our Watersheds Art Contest

NEW JERSEY – Entries are now being accepted for New Jersey American Water’s fi rst annual Protect Our Watersheds art contest. The contest is open to fourth grade students in schools served by New Jersey American Water, as well as to students who live in the company’s service area.

The contest encourages students to tap into their creativity to express the importance of protecting natural water resources.

Locally, NJ American services the following locations: Bay Head, Lakewood Township, Mantoloking, and Plumsted, as well as portions of Brick, Freehold, Howell, Lavallette, and Toms River.

“This contest demonstrates New Jersey American Water’s commitment to environmental education and watershed protection,” said Cheryl Norton, President of New Jersey American Water. “Our children are the next generation of environmental leaders. By engaging students on the importance of watershed protection in refreshing

and creative ways, we can help ensure that our planet will be protected for generations to come.”

New Jersey American Water encourages teachers to promote the art contest as a fun and imaginative way to draw students’ attention to protecting and preserving the state’s watersheds. As part of their entry, students must also submit a brief narrative about the personal impact of watershed protection.

This year marks the fi rst Protect Our Watersheds art contest for New Jersey American Water. The company is eager to make the contest an ongoing branch of its community engagement and environmental education programming.

All entries must be postmarked by November 20, 2020. Three winners will be selected and all entrants will receive a water bottle and certificate of recognition.

For full contest details, visit newjerseyamwater.com/newsandcommunity.

Program Helps Public With Water Bills

CAMDEN – New Jersey American Water wants to remind customers in need of help with their water or wastewater bill they can turn to the company’s H2O Help to Others Progra and other payment assistance programs.

Through the company’s H2O Help to Others Program, assistance is made available to customers in two distinct ways – through grants and/or a discount on service charges. Customers meeting lower income requirements can qualify for grants of up to $500 to help pay their indoor water bill. Qualified customers also have the opportunity to receive up to 100 percent discount on their monthly fixed service charge for water and/or

wastewater bill. Customers who qualify for the service charge discount are also eligible to receive an additional discount off the monthly distribution system infrastructure surcharge (DSIC), based on their meter size.

Locally, NJ American services the following locations: Bay Head, Lakewood Township, Mantoloking, and Plumsted, as well as portions of Brick, Freehold, Howell, Lavallette, and Toms River.

Customers interested in learning more about the program and its qualifications are encouraged to contact the program administrator, NJ SHARES, directly at 877-NJAWH2O (652-9426), or online at njshares.org.

Law Firm Worker Facing Theft Charge

By Chris Lundy FREEHOLD – A Toms River woman was charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the law fi rm where she was formerly employed as the office manager, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

Patricia Vaughn, 62, of Toms Rive r, wa s a r rest ed a nd cha rged w it h second degree theft following a joint investigation by Mon mouth Cou nt y Prosecutor’s Off ice and Wall Township Police Department. Vaughn was charged and released on a summons.

Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.The charges stem from a phone call in January to Wall Police by the owner of the law office in that borough. The owner accused Vaughn of stealing funds.

The investigation revealed numerous unauthorized transfers from business and personal accounts and the firm’s operating account from 2011 to 2019. They were hidden

by Vaughn, creating false bank statements.

She allegedly gave herself unauthorized salary increases and issued herself extra paychecks totaling approximately $105,000.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE OCC Presents TED Talk For Domestic Violence Awareness Month

TOMS RIVER – The Counseling Center at Ocean County College, in collaboration with the St. Francis Counseling Service and Providence House, will present a recorded TED Talk via GoToMeeting with Leslie Morgan Steiner, advocate and author of “Crazy Love,” at 12:30 p.m. on October 26, to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

In the Ted Talk, Steiner will share the story of her relationship and will speak about misconceptions of domestic violence. A panel discussion will follow with the following participants: • Laurie Toole, Providence House Domestic Violence Services of Catholic Charities • Danielle Dunne, St. Francis Counseling Service

Sexual Abuse & Assault Prevention Program • Samantha Tucker, Ocean County Assistant Prosecutor • Tabitha Comery, Local Advocate • Patrick Lovaglio, Ocean County Batterer’s Intervention Program A representative from Ocean County College Safety and Security Representatives also will be available during and after the meeting to share information about their services.

For more information and to register, contact the OCC Counseling Center at 732-255-0386 or email counselingservices@ocean.edu. The program is free.

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NEW JERSEY – The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide’s online learning experience recognizes the back-to-school challenges teachers, administrators, parents, and students will face.

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TRENTON – The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) reaffirmed its commitment to keep the State cyber safe after Governor Phil Murphy proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. NJOHSP and its cyber division, the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC), are also participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM).

“As many of our daily routines have transitioned online, it has become more important than ever to strengthen our defenses against malicious cyber activity,” said Governor Murphy. “My administration remains committed to securing New Jersey’s vast technological resources that keep our communities fully operational.

As the State’s lead agency for cybersecurity, NJOHSP offers several tools to help residents, schools, and businesses shore up their vulnerabilities so they can thwart the latest threats and stay connected.”

Throughout the month, NJOHSP and the NJCCIC will promote best practices alongside partners in the private and public sectors to increase awareness of cyber threats and provide information about how to stay safe online.

“This year has demonstrated the critical role of technology in maintaining normality during a crisis. The increased dependence on online resources and information requires greater cybersecurity awareness,” said Jared M. Maples, Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. “The mission of both NJOHSP and the NJCCIC has always been to protect the juncture where physical security and cybersecurity meet, and we maintain that goal this month and beyond.”

The NJCCIC continues to expand its influence and impact on the cybersecurity

landscape with a growing membership that currently consists of nearly 11,000 members in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and 50 countries. The NJCCIC contributes to preparedness and response efforts surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as more people have shifted to work-from-home and remote learning environments. Through its updated website and social media platforms, the NJCCIC informs the public of cyber threats and provides guidance on how to avoid and defend against these threats. NJOHSP similarly warns New Jersey residents and visitors of misinformation and disinformation campaigns, specifically those spread online in relation to the pandemic, civil unrest, and the upcoming Presidential election.

“Technology has become an increased necessity in our daily lives and has allowed us to continue working, learning, and staying in touch with loved ones, all while being remote,” said Michael Geraghty, Director of the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell.

“As such, we each play a crucial role in strengthening our cyber resiliency to continue using technology in a secure way and to prevent cyber incidents. Do your part, #BeCyberSmart.”

The NJCCIC developed cybersecurity guides and best practices that can help residents and organizations become more cyber resilient and keep devices secure at work, home, and school.

NCSAM is a nationwide initiative that continues to raise awareness regarding the importance of cybersecurity in America, ensuring that all people are prepared with the tools and resources they need to be safe and secure online.

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Flu Clinic Dates Announced

By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – Have you received your flu shot yet? The Ocean County Health Department has just announced appointment dates for their flu clinic.

The OCHD wants to remind residents that the flu vaccine protects against several different flu viruses (strains). If you are six months of age and older you should get vaccinated against seasonal flu every year. It is very important for pregnant women and people with chronic diseases to get a flu shot.

Children under the age of six months are at highrisk of serious flu illness. Although they are too young to be vaccinated, you can prevent them from getting sick by having caregivers get vaccinated.

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Did you know that hearing health and mental health are closely linked? Untreated hearing loss increases our risk of depression, anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, and more. Here are some ways to boost your mood and find the light at the end of the tunnel.

EXPRESS GRATITUDE - Gratitude improves happiness, well-being and mental health. The best researched method is keeping a gratitude journal.

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TOMS RIVER – Calling all new and expecting mothers! The Ocean County Health Department wants to help you on your breastfeeding journey with “Nursing Your Newborn.” Learn the basics of breastfeeding in this free class, held every third Wednesday of the month at the Southern Ocean County Medical Center, 7-9 p.m.

“The Ocean County Health Department is proud to be teaming up with Southern Ocean Medical Center by offering this free, 2 hour class, and preparing mothers with the basics to begin her breastfeeding journey,” said Daniel E. Regenye, Ocean County Health Department Public Health Coordinator.

The class will discuss the following: • How breastfeeding works • Establishing a good milk supply • How to get your baby to latch • How to know if your baby is getting enough milk • Positions for breastfeeding • When and where to get support • How to choose a breast pump

• Returning to work and maintaining your milk supply • Common challenges, and more “We are very excited about this program and the chance to help remove obstacles to obtaining high-level, evidence-based lactation support in the county,” said Patricia High, Ocean County Health Department Assistant Public Health Coordinator.

“Allow the OCHD professionals to help give you the best instruction and guide you through the nursing process because the more education you get now the better equipped you’ll be at home with your baby.”

This class is free, but registration is required. To register, call 1-800-560-9990 to reserve a spot for you and one support person.

“You can certainly learn about breastfeeding on the internet or from other materials, but nothing is better than the information, interaction and hands-on lessons you’ll receive from this class,” said Regenye.

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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist

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Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

All The President’s Meds

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

On Friday, October 1st, the President of the United States and the First Lady, Melania tested positive for COVID-19. President Trump’s health is monitored constantly, and he is tested daily for the virus which has taken the lives of more than 1 million people worldwide, at the time of this writing.

He was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reportedly with symptoms of fatigue, a hoarse voice and headache, coughing and low-grade fever.

He is going to receive better monitoring and there are qualified, licensed physicians close by.

I think it’s a good idea because he is in a high-risk category being a senior, and overweight. That said, he has an extraordinary amount of vigor and energy and doesn’t look or act 74 years old. He does not drink, or smoke, two risk factors that would be detrimental for this condition.

Now, let’s talk about some supplements, and all the president’s meds: Zinc. Zinc deficiency will cause a person to fare out worse if they get COVID-19 due to immune suppression and higher amounts of inflammatory cytokines.

Vitamin D. Vitamin D is thought to be able to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and reduce the respiratory distress problems associated with the condition.

Baby Aspirin Studies show that COVID patients have thicker blood (a hypercoagulable state), so aspirin is an appropriate intervention.

Regeneron. A cocktail of antibodies given intravenously. This is given to eat up the virus which reduces the body’s viral load,

and speeds recovery. It is in late-stage Phase III clinical trials for potential benefit in the treatment and possibly prevention of COVID-19.

Famotidine. The use of this drug for President Trump may have to do with acid reflux, or perhaps from research discovered at Columbia University. Famotidine use seemed to lessen severity of the illness.

Patients taking it were approximately 48 percent less likely to require a ventilator.

Melatonin. The news outlets are reporting that this natural supplement is for sleep, however, melatonin is also a strong antioxidant and powerful immune modulator.

I think it’s a brilliant adjunctive treatment during infection.

There are a few items that I would recommend using my background as a pharmacist. For one, I’d suggest a peptide given by injection called “Thymosin Alpha 1” which has been studied for its effect on COVID-19. This requires a prescription and is often used for people with Lyme disease, EBV, cancer, lupus and severe fatigue. The POTUS would benefit from vitamin C due to its antioxidant benefits, as well as anti-viral herbs such as olive leaf extract and Andrographis. Finally, a cup of matcha tea each day could help due to its strong immune-boosting effect. Probiotics would of course be useful since COVID is known to hide in the intestinal cells of the body.

In closing, I’d like to reiterate that I do not have access to President Trump’s medical chart and I am providing my opinion here based upon the list of vitamins and medications that were publicly posted today. Please ask your doctor what is right for you.

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

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Dear Joel, I have recently returned to in-person work after a six-month furlough due to COVID-19.

My husband, who is continuing to work from home, will monitor our two children, ages 12 and 14, who are attending school remotely. I leave the house at 7:45 am and arrive home between 5:15 and 5:30 pm Monday through Friday. I will admit it’s taking some getting used to, but I enjoy getting out of the house and interacting (safely) with my co-workers and clients. What I don’t enjoy is coming home to a mess, and the lack of cooperation with daily chores, etc. I know that my family had gotten used to me being home and taking care of everything, but now that I’m back to work it’s time for everyone to pitch in. Repeated requests for help have fallen on deaf ears. Joel, do you have any suggestions on how I can ‘motivate’ my family to keep our household running smoothly?

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changes to our daily routines. I’m sure it was nice for your family to have you home taking care of things, and hopefully you enjoyed having the extra time at home. But now, circumstances have changed, and your family has to re-group.

I like to think that families are like teams; each member must do their part to get the job done. As ‘captain’ of the team, it’s time to call a family meeting and devise a game plan.

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The fund gives more than 100,000 additional home-delivered meals to senior citizens as well as other services ranging from caregiver support to transportation.

“The ongoing pandemic has been devastating to our senior communities,” said Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari, liaison to the Office of Senior Services. “Besides the physical threat of contracting the illness, many of our seniors have been dealing with stress and other psychological issues, including loneliness.”

About 150,000 home delivered meals or emergency shelf stable meals were given to seniors from April 1 to Aug. 31, that being an increase of almost 40,000 from the same period in 2019.

“We saw a 30 percent increase in meals delivered and a 50 percent increase in new clients from 2019,” Vicari said. “This grant will allow us to deliver an additional 100,000 meals.”

An additional $366,000 is designated for a variety of community support services, including $75,000 for the Food Shopping Program. The newly created program with Jersey CARES shops for food and delivers it to a senior’s home.

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Money was also awarded to the Community Health Law Project and the Catholic Charities Fix-it Program. These programs help seniors facing pandemic-related evictions and provide home modification services for them.

“We have seen a significant increase in requests for assistance from caregivers over the course of this pandemic,” Vicari said. “Adult children who may not have seen their parents as frequently before COVID, were forced to help them more during the pandemic because home health aides, adult day cares and other services could no longer assist clients.”

Maria La Face, director of the Office of Senior Services agreed, stating how her department was flooded with calls from stressed out family members who needed a break from their caregiving responsibilities.

“This got worse once things started opening up and the caregivers had to go back to work but the traditional support providers like home health aides or adult day cares remained closed,” La Face said.

The money from the grant will be used to help the increased demand for assistance from caregivers. It will also modify facilities, upgrade technology, purchase barriers, PPE and cleaning supplies.

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Bird Rehabilitator Shares Some Tales

By Judy Smestad-Nunn TOMS RIVER - For 38 years, Donald Bonica, 72, has been rehabilitating injured birds at his Toms River Avian Care facility, located in the backyard behind his home that sits on a one-acre property off Church Road.

As one of only a handful of certified wildlife rehabilitators in the state, Bonica is currently caring for a number of birds of prey in his hospital that has about 15 flying cages. The raptors currently include five red-tailed hawks, a peregrine falcon, a great horned owl, two osprey and a Cooper’s hawk.

NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife had just delivered an endangered black skimmer to Bonica, which was suffering from malnutri-

tion, likely resulting from competition for food with its siblings. The black skimmer is a seabird, similar to a tern.

The first thing Bonica typically does with an injured or sick bird is treat it for stress or shock, rehydrate it with IV fluids, and warm the animal up if it’s winter. He has a temperature-controlled greenhouse which serves as an emergency room where he can perform surgery and keep the injured animals until they can eat on their own.

The only greenhouse occupant on a recent day was the black skimmer, which Bonica was force feeding with a tube, four times a day. When the low-flying seabird regained some of its strength he planned to offer the bird some minnow.

“I’ll take any species, but I’m slowing

─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Donald Bonica holds a red tailed hawk in front of his hospital.

down,” said Bonica, who suffers from arthritis. “I used to admit 1,000 birds a year, and during the busy season I get 20 to 30 calls a day.”

With help from his wife, Karen, who mostly handles phone calls and paperwork, Bonica is certified to perform orthopedic surgery on the birds, such as splinting broken wings, and suturing wounds resulting from fishing hooks, impact injuries, and more.

A wing heals in 10 days. The bones are hollow, so keeping them immobile any longer would result in calcification, and the bird would no longer be able to fly, he said.

“Anesthesia is a big thing, to inject them,” he said. “It’s difficult to anesthetize a sparrow, but it can be done.”

Bonica is uniquely trained as a wildlife rehabilitator: he underwent a two-year apprenticeship and a number of continuing education courses. He has lectured at veterinary schools and universities.

“I started with a passion for passerines, or songbirds, and then I progressed to gulls and marshland birds, like herons and egrets, and then I moved on to raptors,” he said.

Bonica has several birds that are permanent residents at his facility since they would be unable to live in the wild. One of them, a 35-year-old bald eagle that has lived there for 28 years, is hand-fed by Bonica and gets a daily bath in a nearby tub. The eagle was partly blinded in a fight and can no longer hunt.

He keeps the great horned owl as a surrogate mother for orphaned baby owls. She has successfully fostered some 20 motherless owls over the years.

The owl has more pressure in its talons than a pit bull has in its jaw, he said. The animal has no peripheral vision, so they are prone to getting hit by cars, he said.

The peregrine falcon is a permanent resident since it was born with cataracts. The falcon flies at 225 miles per hour and is the fastest animal in the world, said.

Bonica is also treating two seagulls in his hospital, and raised 140 baby mallard ducks this year.

“We use the birds to educate people,” he said. “It’s the only way to save these animals.”

The raptors eat rats and mice. Bonica orders 10,000 of the rodents at a time from a world-wide pharmaceutical lab who, until recently, was donating the excess inventory of euthanized and sterile lab rats and mice to him. Now the company has found a buyer for the rodents and it has become a money maker for them.

Bonica orders 3,000 frozen cockerel chicks (baby roosters) at a time from a large chicken grower in Pennsylvania. Humans don’t eat the male chicks, so they were previously ground up and used as fertilizer.

Eagles eat eight or nine of the chicks a day, and the hawks eat about five. The chicks cost 15 cents a piece.

He also buys bird seed, mealworms, corn, duck pellets, and medicine for the birds out of his own pocket, which costs thousands of dollars a year.

“It adds up,” said Bonica. “I could use some help - for example, fishermen catch thousands of bunker, and I use six or seven a day at the cost of $1.50 each, so I would love it if they could donate some bunker.”

One of his most memorable stories as an avian rehabilitator is about one of the first eagles he treated about 30 years ago, at a time when there were only seven eagles in the state.

The eagle had gotten its leg trapped and it was in very bad shape, Bonica said. He consulted with universities and government agencies and they suggested euthanizing the animal.

“I amputated part of its leg,” Bonica recalled. “She was here for six months, and then we released her.”

About four years later he got a call from the NJ Department of Fish and Wildlife asking if he could come and pick up an injured eagle in south Jersey.

He recognized the eagle with the partly amputated leg. It had been lead poisoned and it died in his arms that night.

“We gave it three or four more years,” he said. “It bred, and it fulfilled its obligation.”

Once a bird is rehabilitated, Bonica brings them to a suitable habitat or close to where they were found. He estimates that he is able to release about 65 percent of the birds that are brought to him. He euthanizes those that can’t be saved.

“We can only do so much,” he said.

Bonica said he doesn’t know how much longer he plans to run his rehabilitation center.

“It’s very costly. The cages could use some repair which could cost $30,000 to $40,000,” he said.

“I don’t plan - I’m taking it day by day,” Bonica said.

To donate bunker or to help with the cost of caring for the birds, call Toms River Avian Care at 732 255-9270.

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Ocean County Library Celebrates 95th Anniversary

By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COU NTY – After years of building a community and connecting with people, The Ocean County Librar y is celebrating their 95th Anniversar y.

It all started on September 19, 1925 when The original Ocean County Library welcomed its first guests. Today, the librar y and its 21 branches now

serve nearly 600,000 people.

The Librar y will be sharing a series of videos on their website and YouTube channel in honor of the anniversar y. The videos will spotlight each branch and the relationships with their fellow communities.

To view the 95th Anniversar y videos, visit theoceancount ylibrary.org/ shore-view.

Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Ocean County

By Chris Lundy BRICK – Did you buy a Jersey Cash 5 ticket at the Jersey Farms store? Might want to check your ticket.

The winning numbers were: 13, 15, 31, 35, and 36 and the XTRA number was: 03.

The ticket matched five numbers.

The ticket is worth $372,477 from the drawing on Columbus Day. The store, located at 2540 Old Hooper Ave. in Brick Township, will receive a check from the Lottery Commission for $2,000 because they sold the winning ticket.

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Across 1 Weed whackers 5 Annoy 9 Macbeth, by birth 13 Saintly glows 15 Impressionist 16 Lola’s nightclub, in song 17 Like an old joke 18 Wind that’s worth a warning 19 Idi of Uganda 20 Deer hunter’s dinner, perhaps 23 Holy Ohio city?

26 Bridal bio word 27 Sault __ Marie 28 “I think,” to a texter 29 Childlike race in “The Time Machine” 32 Learn thoroughly 34 Cutting in half, in math class 37 Seine summers 38 Lincoln or Ford

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Continued From Page 1 able to identify areas where we can improve, such as interagency communications and triaging victims,” Contreras said.

There were approximately 80 participants, including those playing roles. The following agencies took part: Manchester Township EMS, Jackson Township EMS, Lakewood Township EMS, Berkeley Township EMS, Ocean County EMS Coordinators, Brick Township Office of Emergency Management, Brick Township Fire Bureau, Herbertsville Fire Company,

Laurelton Fire Company, Pioneer Hose Fire Company, Brick Township Police, and Brick Township EMS. The drill was observed by Chief James Riccio, Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Joe Pawlowicz, the Brick Township Safety Officer Ron Gaskill, and the Brick Township Fire Bureau.

“Everyone did a great job. Drills like this are important to help to identify areas where we can do better and prepare for emergencies when they really happen. It was good to see all these agencies coming together and working as a team,” Riccio said.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Italian-American Heritage Recognized During Seaside Heights Event

By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Normally Sherman Avenue up to the boardwalk would be lined with vendor booths and a tent would have housed patrons listening to music and enjoying Italian sausage sandwiches and cannolis, but thanks to the ongoing pandemic, things were different this year. An Italian-American heritage celebration was held in its place.

The Knights of Columbus Color Guard posted the colors and the Juke Box Legends sang during the day’s program. Various Italian heritage organizations were recognized during the day including the Seaside Heights Italian-American Club, the Greenbriar Oceanaire Italian-American Social Club of Waretown, the Lacey Italian-American Club Social Club, and the Point Pleasant and Brick Unizo Clubs.

While the music of the American and Italian national anthems played, one elderly Italian woman in the crown could be heard singing the words to the Italian anthem without missing a beat.

Sandy Rosenberg and Kelly Barrett of Toms River were among the early arrivals who were enjoying the music and waving the small Italian flags that were given out by members of the parade committee. “Wherever there is music we go to,” Barrett said.

While the festivities that included musical performances by the Metropolitan Festival Band started around 11 a.m., the presentations started around noon.

Officials took to the boardwalk stage, including Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Heritage Festival Committee Chairman Michael Blandina, three local mayors, Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari plus various volunteers of the parade committee.

Blandina teared up as he dedicated the program, a substitute to the usual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival, in the name of his father Anthony who passed away earlier in the year. He thanked the Metropolitan Festival Band for its years of performances during the 29-year old parade/festival history and for coming out for this event. “I want to thank them for joining us in celebrating our national holiday, Columbus Day.” Prior to the stage presentation a procession of decorated vehicles featuring the mayors of Berkeley, Brick, Toms River townships and Seaside Heights was held: Berkeley Mayor Carmen Amato, Brick Mayor John Ducey and Seaside Heights Mayor Anthony Vaz. Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill was part of the procession but could not be part of the later program on stage.

John Giavatto of Lakewood heads the International Relations sub-committee of the parade. He reviewed some of the history of the event and of Christopher Columbus himself. His committee brings performers from Italy for the Italian-Heritage Festival each year.

“Columbus Day is a national US holiday that commemorates the discovery of the new world in 1492. It did not become a federal holiday until 1937 proclaimed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It is a celebration of the contribution of Italian immigrants to this beautiful country, the United States of America,” Giavatto said.

“We will be back next year stronger than before

because of our unity, support of our future events in 2021,” Giavatto added.

“I want to thank those towns that participated this morning especially the police departments who did a phenomenal job in that procession. We went from Berkeley Township to Toms River, to Brick and then we headed down here to Seaside Heights,” Blandina said.

Mayor Amato remarked, “We presented a proclamation to Michael earlier today. I am a very proud Italian-American and we should be proud of our Italian heritage. Unfortunately, our heritage is under attack which is not right. Christopher Columbus, founder of America established the root to a national holiday and we are all proud of what we accomplished. Columbus Day is a holiday that should be recognized forever.”

“I was talking to someone before and they said it is sad that you couldn’t have the parade but I think it would be sad if we didn’t have anything. I want to thank Michael for putting this together. This is really important. I’m Irish and March is mostly my month but congratulations and have a wonderful Columbus Day and a wonderful heritage month during October,” Mayor Ducey said.

Mayor Vaz said, “Imagine living in 1492 when Europeans weren’t known to the new world, the legacy of Columbus to find a new continent. It was like us putting a man on the moon in 1969.

Columbus was a controversial figure and yet contributed greatly to his country and to fostering our Italian culture.”

Freeholder Director Vicari noted recent events of statues of Columbus being removed and vandalized in areas of the country. “All over the United States they want to change history. They are taking down statutes. They are decapitating him. This is the land of the free and home of the brave unless you are an Italian-American.”

“I appreciate Michael Blandina and this organization for holding this ceremony where we have made it loud and clear enough is enough. When is it going to stop?” Vicari asked noting his own Italian heritage.

New Jersey Italian-American Heritage Commission Chairman Robert DiBiase echoed some of the sentiments expressed saying, “in these times, we are experiencing a rebellion against the Admiral of the seas. There is so much disinformation and propaganda maligning Columbus, causing his statues to be vandalized and torn down. From coast to coast the headlines have been difficult for Italian Americans to believe. We ask ourselves, why?

You know why, “revisionists” using falsehoods to advance their own agenda.”

He said the NJIC was working with various Italian-American organizations such as the Italian American One Voice Coalition to restore the statues. “This is happening right here in cities across New Jersey, even Trenton our capital. In most cases these monuments were paid for and donated

by Italians. Columbus opened the door to western civilization by bridging continents.”

Christopher Columbus has been the subject of criticism by historians and others who have stated he treated ingenious people cruelly and forced labor upon them. Some cities have cancelled Columbus Day Parades and have changed the names of monuments, buildings and streets that bore his name.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of oct 17 - oct 20

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Unfortunately, there is no remote control that allows you to fast-forward past the challenging parts of life. In the week to come, it would be wise to think before you act.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the week ahead, you might find that dealing with a health issue, your job or a new project may take you outside your comfort zone. Ask for advice today before you take further steps.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Loved ones and partners will likely reassure you whenever you have doubts. In the upcoming week it’s a good idea to thoroughly think through events before you react.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may be uplifted by visions of business success and lofty ideals in the upcoming week.

There could be some friction in your home or with loved ones that will best be dealt with in a diplomatic way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make decisions that will withstand the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.� The week ahead could be filled with an onslaught of challenges. Don’t worry, but do prepare.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Remain tolerant of the little irritations of life and concentrate on the things that bring you joy and happiness. In the week ahead, remain skeptical of anything that is offered at little or no cost.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The week

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Get important issues settled to everyone’s satisfaction before this weekend ends, if possible. Remember that honesty is more important than winning.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sometimes you need to make a cooperative effort for team morale. Meeting others’ expectations might mean temporarily sidelining some of your own ambitions now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Family members should treat you fairly and be free with their praise. Enjoy having a few extra dollars right now, as it may be necessary to economize later in the week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can fine-tune most business details by being willing to cooperate, but you should never compromise your principles. Avoid signing crucial agreements or launching new ventures in the upcoming week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Before this week unfolds, it might be a good idea to practice counting to 10. You may frequently need to hold your tongue to avoid disputes, but the outcome should be well worth it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your spirit remains undiminished by exposure to some of life’s realities, but not everyone shares your generosity. Remain skeptical of high-pressure sales pitches this week.

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