2020-11-28 - The Manchester Times

The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 26 - No. 33

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Quarry Road is near a future development of 400 units.

By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Mayor Kenneth Palmer took to social media recently in his continuing monthly “Ask the Mayor” series responding to resident inquiries about matters around the township.

His latest session featured on the Manchester Facebook page focused on open space land purchases. “There is a stretch of road on 571 I believe that would be north of Route 70, we have earmarked that tract of land with some concerns of overdevelopment and the reason being is that there are only a few developable tracts on that land.”

“On one side we will have the county park but right across from it there is an approved project called the MDT project that will be 400 units and that will be nestled between Quarry Road and Cedar Glenn West. Right between there will be a development that the township really had to approve for affordable housing to meet our requirements,” he added.

The mayor elaborated saying the concern over 571 is due to Ocean County not widening the road.

“They actually just repaved it so they certainly won’t be widening it anytime soon. With Holly Oaks,

Warm Weather Sets Record High

By Alyssa Riccardi NEW JERSEY – At the beginning of November, many towns across the state enjoyed some not-so-much fall weather. Sweater weather was nowhere to be seen as the state had a consecutive six days in a row of warm weather reaching 70 degrees or higher.

This odd warm weather in the month of November has set records, with this weather being unusual during this time for the state of New Jersey. Rutgers University (Weather - See Page 7)

−Photo by Chris Lundy Some children enjoyed a hike around Cattus Island in Toms River on an unseasonably warm fall day.

Autumn Ridge, there is another potential development going in off of Wilbur and Brentwood Estates which is already at the Planning Board stage so we have concerns about additional housing along 571.”

“Our goal is to purchase those kinds of tracts where a large number of homes could go. We’ve earmarked four tracts, two of the tracts were already under contract and we closed on one which is just about 20 acres. We purchased that land for $2 million. We are buying it for open space so it will never be developed. We are buying it (Plans - See Page 8)

November 28, 2020

By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Members of the township’s Environmental Commission looked beyond the borders of Manchester – focusing on a national movement that would give more voice to environmentalists seeking to protect natural resources.

Environmental Commission Chairwoman Peggy Middaugh introduced Maya Van Rossum to the rest of the commission during a recent zoom format meeting which was open to the public.

Van Rossum is the founder for the national Green Amendment, a movement that she hopes will soon reach the New Jersey legislature and will be accepted nationwide. She has served as the leader of the Delaware River Keeper Network since 1994. She is the author of “The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right To A Healthy Environment.” She is an attorney and in 2002 has served an adjunct professor and director of the environmental law clinic.

The Green Amendment is a movement to change the state – and later federal – constitution that would give all residents the right to have a clean environment.

“I thank you for your interest and I (Clean - See Page 4)

County Workers Having COVID Leads To Questions About Election Safety

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – More than a dozen county workers tested positive for COVID-19, and officials said that the safety of the employees have

been the utmost priority.

Patch.com reported that a person working for the Board of Elections tested positive.

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testing. From that, 16 of them tested positive. However, there is not necessarily a direct link from these 16 to the initial person who (County - See Page 10)

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hope your support in helping us advance it in the state of New Jersey,” Van Rossum said. Through screen sharing during the meeting, she shared the story behind the amendment’s development and its purpose.

Middaugh said that “pushing the Green Amendment was on the goals of the Environmental Commission this year. We are with you all the way!”

Commission members would speak later regarding the development of a resolution in support of the amendment.

“I’ve come to believe and recognize that advancing this Green Amendment is vitally important because our current environmental protection laws have fundamentally failed. There are other environmental organizations in the state of New Jersey that are part of this movement,” Van Rossum said.

Among the organization were Clean Water Action and the New Jersey Sierra Club.

She added, “I am working with them to advance this cause primarily in New Jersey.

When I say to people we need a new path for environmental protection in New Jersey and states across our nation and the United States as a whole, people are often perplexed.”

Van Rossum said they refer to her “the fact that in New Jersey and across our nation we have thousands if not hundreds of thousands of environmental protection laws in place.

We have agencies, policies and programs and regulatory regimes all of which are supposed to be advancing environmental protection and so how is it possible that there

propose a resolution supporting the Green Amendment for New Jersey, Wells said he was not prepared to vote on a resolution until he gathered some input from local lawmakers and possibly from other legislators in the state.

Member Bill Foor agreed with Wells in seeking further input from legislators.

Wells noted that the state “already has a difficult business climate reputation and we obviously compete with neighboring states and we are already pretty progressive in terms of our environmental laws although they are needed because we are a heavily industrial farming state for so long and we had to play catchup. Now it seems we are moving along pretty quickly with our environmental protections.”

“I just wonder if the passing of the amendment would have a chilling effect on business. Have you met with some of the business leaders in the state and has their reaction been negative or mixed? Are they willing to listen?” Wells asked.

“It is kind of a mixed bag,” Van Rossum said adding that the idea that the argument of protecting the environment was in some way anti-economic development was not accurate. “It is incumbent upon us as leaders in our communities to prove the point and it is very provable, that a healthy environment actually supports a healthy economy,” Van Rossum said.

New York has also advanced the Green Amendment having passed in the assembly and senate houses once and needs to pass them again to be approved, Van Rossum noted.

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being sacrificed to highly polluting environmentally degrading actions and activities.”

“There truly is something missing,” she said. One aspect missing, according to Van Rossum, is that the environment was not being recognized in the same way “as other rights such as the right to free speech and freedom of religion.”

Van Rossum is advocating for this right to be recognized in the Bill of Rights section of federal and state constitutions. She said that in Pennsylvania a lawmaker added “a Bill of Rights provision that recognizes the rights of all people to clean air and pure water and healthy environments.”

It also recognized “that every governmental official on every level of government is duty bound to protect the natural resources of the state for the benefit of all the people including future generations,” Van Rossum said adding that the first time the law was put into strong use was to oppose a pro-fracking measure that had been passed by the Pennsylvania legislature and by the governor.

Van Rossum’s organization opposed the measure using the provision to challenge the pro-fracking plan and got “an amazing victory.”

Commission member Rory Wells said the amendment “put more power from the legislature to the courts.”

Van Rossum said it actually, “gives more power to the people. People are taking back power that they never wanted to give up in the first place.”

What Pennsylvania has, would be adapted through this movement for state constitutions. While Middaugh was prepared to

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“It is very possible because the way our system of government and laws work in New Jersey and nationwide is that they really leave thinking about environmental protection until the end of the decision-making process. When really all that is left to be thought about is how are we going to permit? How are we going to manage the pollution and the degradation that we have already agreed up front, is going to happen?” she added.

Van Rossum continued saying, “how do we manage the who, the where, the how much on this system and government and law is not focused on how we are going to prevent pollution and degradation in the first place.

There are also a lot of gaps in the laws we have. You may have heard about contamination of drinking water in areas of the state and the nation. That is because of a huge gap in environmental protection laws.”

“That is just one example of the many gaps we have in environmental laws and often there is poor implementation of the environmental laws we do have on the books,” Van Rossum said, adding that there were some elected officials who do not recognize the importance of environmental protection and work to roll back some of the environmental laws that are currently on the books.

She added that within the current system of laws in how they are written and implemented, “we actually have built-in racism with communities of color, indigenous communities, immigrant and low-income communities constantly and consistently

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Continued From Page 1 - New Brunswick Climatologist David A. Robinson discussed how this weather is uncommon for the state.

“Temperatures around many parts of the state were 70 degrees or higher. Six consecutive days in November with temperatures above 70, and mind you temperatures this time of the year should be in the mid to upper 50s,” Robinson stated. “Four days of consecutive record highs are also unusual, it’s extremely unusual for a weather station with 110 years of records.”

Robinson, who is a New Jersey State Climatologist and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography in the School of Arts and Sciences, further explained why New Jersey has been having contrasting weather this year.

“We’ve had a very active weather pattern across the United States for the last month and sometimes the system gets into overdrive or high gear. With that you get a lot of extremes, and the extremes aren’t necessarily just in New Jersey, or the Mid-Atlantic, you find them from coast to coast,” he said. “Warm air where warm air shouldn’t be, cold air where cold air shouldn’t be, early season snow, the number of tropical systems that have impacted the gulf states and the east coast, all of those together are indicative of very active weather patterns and stands to reason Jersey is going to feel the effect from time to time. That’s the way the weather patterns operate sometimes.”

Robinson further explained how you can’t

The Manchester Times, November 28, 2020, Page 7 necessarily pinpoint a specific month or week of warm weather that you can attribute to the general question of climate change.

“When it comes to the warmth, New Jersey continues to warm and that doesn’t mean every day, every month, every year is warmer than the previous one, but your odds increase for setting record highs as opposed to setting record lows,” Robinson said. “For having four days in a row with record highs instead of maybe two days in a row of record highs is increasing our odds.

So when we get these warm spells, we’re already on a higher playing level than we were previously so any additional warmth increases the odds of setting a record. So while you can’t say this particular day or this particular week of warmth is due to climate change, you can say it’s indicative of what we’re seeing not only in New Jersey, but throughout the nation and across the globe.

“Frankly, it’s becoming less disputable global warming. The numbers the surveys show, while there’s skeptics that remain out there, it is becoming better understood that we are warming the planet and with that many associated changes,” Robinson said. “The fact is even with a warmer world it’s going to get cold from time to time and sometimes that’s a function of these very active weather patterns where things get displaced. Generally (in October) despite getting cold near the end, it was in the top 20 for warmth going back 126 years. This is statewide, and this year I think we’ve had five months in the top 10, 10 out of 126 years, but we still can have some cold

weather and last month when we were moderately warm, they set record low temperatures in the Northern Plains down in the Rockies. There seems to be a seesaw pattern, cold in the west, warm in the east, cold in the east, warm in the west, it all has to do with the flow of the jet stream.”

With the recent warm weather the state has been having, it’s questionable whether parts of New Jersey will have a heavy snowfall or not this year. In the past couple of years, Ocean and Monmouth County received little to no snow during its winter months.

So how much snowfall should we expect this winter? Robinson explained how mild or heavy snowfall depends upon the flow of the jet stream.

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state so that means the state will reimburse the township one half of the appraised value of that land,” Mayor Palmer added.

He noted that at some point the state will reimburse Manchester Township about a million dollars for that purchase. He said the second tract which was under contract whose purchase was approved by a vote of the council is being finalized. He said that was around eight acres which was near the MDT project.

Mayor Palmer explained, “it is kind of a buffer between Cedar Glenn West and another little community near Cedar Glenn West and where the MDT project is. We felt that was a good purchase to buffer the new communities with the old communities with some open space. There are two other tracts that we are looking to buy and we are trying to speak with the land owners.”

ATV Riders The mayor said in speaking with Township Police Chief Lisa Parker an increase of ATV complaints had been noted. “We are addressing those. We are deploying police and patrols in areas where we are getting a good number of those complaints. Manchester is 82 square miles with a lot of woods. Over 52% of our acreage in town can’t even be developed. It is wooded area.”

“I grew up here and there were motorcycle riders, ATV riders but when you start tearing up the roads there is a concern. There is a significant concern for not only your own safety but for the safety of others on the road and it gets to the point where it is affecting people’s quality of life having the ATVs rip past their house,” Mayor Palmer said.

“We are going to continue to monitor that, enforce that and try to deter it now that we have gotten those complaints. We are working on it,” he added.

For Seniors Palmer reminded seniors who were planning to apply for the State Senior Freeze program, that it was extended. “Now the deadline is Dec. 31, 2020. If there is anyone who needs help with their application for the Senior freeze, doesn’t know what it is, please contact our senior services, they will be more than happy to help that is what they are there for.”

The mayor added that the township’s senior services office “has a staff of people who know that type of stuff inside and out and will help you complete the application and will let you know if you qualify or not. So if you want to do the Senior Freeze, please call Senior Services and if you are already familiar with it, the deadline again has been

Special Events The mayor referenced news of recreation activities in the township. Manchester hosted its Veterans Day service in front of town hall by the monument through social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Palmer also noted that this year’s Christmas Tree lighting service will be held and the date posted soon. “It will be a little different from years past and in talking with Santa Claus we don’t think he should come into the building and have people inside the building as it is not a good idea. Santa Claus will be making an appearance and again we’ll make sure we are socially distant and we keep people apart. It is always a nice night and I look forward to it every year and I hope you will come.”

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County:

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Ocean County Administrator Carl Block told The Patch that the 16 people were from different departments, and not all of them were counting votes. Those who tested positive had to quarantine.

During a normal election, a voter would go up to a poll worker, take a ticket, and

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Then, they would touch the voting booth.

This time, polls were only open for those with disabilities and for people to drop off ballots that were already filled out. But scores of people had to come together to count the mail-in votes.

It’s hard to say whether one way is safer than another, Block said, responding to questions from JerseyShoreOnline.

Most poll workers are seniors, he said.

Medical professionals have put seniors into a higher risk category for serious repercussions if they catch the coronavirus.

The difference is that with the mail-in election, a few dozen people had to be in one place. There were “40-50-60 extra people a night,” Block said. There were regular employees from the Department of Elections, other county departments to help with the workload, and the National

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One of the reasons that senior centers have not reopened is because the state is not indemnifying the homeowners associations or holding them harmless.

This means that someone who potentially caught COVID-19 at a clubhouse could sue the homeowners association.

Similarly, the state did not offer such protections to counties for holding their elections by mail, Block said. However, if it became an issue, there are other legal protections the county can use.

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Whiting United Methodist Church Hosts Annual Clothing Distribution

WHITING – With COVID-19 upon us, there is a more urgent need this year to help the homeless and less fortunate have new clothes for the coming cold weather and Christmas.

The Whiting United Methodist Church located at 55 Lacey Road in Whiting is again collecting for their annual clothing distribution. They know that going out to shop is risky to a lot of you and they want you to know that if you cannot help in their annual collection, they understand.

If you would like to contribute a monetary donation to this endeavor, know that they

will be happy to shop for you to supply anything needed.

The following items are especially needed: men’s navy or black underwear, women’s and children’s underwear, socks for all ages, children’s pajamas, and sweats for all ages.

Gloves are helpful as are hats and scarves (especially for kids).

A donation box will be placed outside the church entrance for your donations. You can drop them off from now through December.

If you have any questions, you can call the church office at 732-350-6878 Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Is Open For Sunday Services

WHITING – St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church has opened the church for Sunday Services. Services are held at 8 a.m. for Holy Eucharist, and 10:15 a.m. for Holy Eucharist and music by our Music Minister Esther Graham.

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If you have any questions, or plan to attend, call the church office at 732-3502121.

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For more information, call Emily at 860-5635581 or contact the headquarters at oa.org

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Ocean County Library Presents Ways To Offset Grief During Holidays

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library will present a virtual program, “Coping with the Holidays,” at 10:30 a.m. on December 9.

The Samaritan Center for Grief Support’s program is designed to help those whose holiday season follows the loss of a loved one.

The presentation will focus on fi nding solace in grief, coping, communication, and compassion for one’s self and for others, self-care suggestions, and holiday-related

concerns related to COVID-19.

Participants will receive emailed documents on which they can note their favorite memories and sources of support.

After the program, attendees will be welcome to take part in a live question-answer discussion with Samaritan Bereavement Program Supervisor Joan Ordille.

Registration is required for this free program. Registrants will be emailed a link to join the discussion. See details at theocean countylibrary.org/events.

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COLORADO – NORAD is busy preparing for its annual tradition of tracking Santa’s journey delivering gifts around the world. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, the NORAD Tracks Santa program is on schedule and NORAD will track Santa on December 24, as we have done every year since 1955.

As we move forward in our preparations for this year’s NORAD Tracks Santa program, some adjustments are being made to safely carry out our special mission of tracking Santa.

The NORAD Tracks Santa website, social media pages, a new mobile app and partner platforms will again be an important part of the program allowing children around the world to track Santa. However, the NORAD Tracks Santa call center is being adapted due to ongoing public health concerns due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. This year, only a small number of volunteers will be answering the NORAD Tracks Santa toll-free number, 1-877-Hi-NORAD, on December 24. Callers who cannot reach one of these volunteers will receive a recorded update on Santa’s current

location. While NORAD understands the call center is an important tradition for many families around the world, we reduce the health risks posed by attempting to conduct a large indoor, in-person, call center during the pandemic. NORAD is committed to tracking Santa while keeping our military, their families, and our dedicated call center volunteers safe.

Santa trackers can visit noradsanta.org or use new mobile apps to get up-to-the-minute Santa statistics. These apps will soon be available on Google Play and the Apple App Store. Fans can also track Santa with a variety of other NORAD Tracks Santa partners, to include OnStar and Amazon Alexa.

Their online and social media experience will go live on December 1 and will provide information and games to get everyone ready for the big night. NORAD Tracks Santa will also provide daily updates to its 2.1 million social media followers across its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms.

NORAD looks forward to bringing the 65th year of NORAD Tracks Santa to children and families around the world.

Wanted: Wreaths, Donations And Volunteers For History’s Vets

TOMS RIVER – On December 19, Wreaths Across America will be at Riverside Cemetery, 1001 Lakewood Rd., to remember and honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of the country’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.

Help the location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible by going to wreathsacrossamerica.org and becoming a sponsor, or if you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, click the “Volunteer” button next to the cemetery name on the website.

Veterans: Receive Your Free Photo Card Today

By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – With Veteran’s Day just past, the staff at County Connection at the Ocean County Mall is welcoming all Ocean County Veterans to get their free Veterans Photo Card.

If interested, bring your original Honorable Discharge (DD-214) and the staff will record

your discharge document and help you with getting a Photo Card. Veterans can also visit the Court House and Manahawkin offices to receive a Photo Card.

If you have any questions, call the County Connection at 732-288-7777 or the County’s Clerk Office at 732-929-2018.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Former Ocean County Man Charged Again With Child Pornography

By Alyssa Riccardi WARETOWN – An Atlantic County man who formerly lived in Waretown has now been charged with child porn again after previously being charged in 2012.

On November 13, authorities fi led an indictment against Stephen Tisch, 36, of Minotola on one count each of possession and distribution of child pornography.

According to authorities, Tisch shared images of child sexual abuse on an online social media forum. Investigators also discovered images depicting the sexual exploitation of children on Tisch’s cellphone.

In 2012, Tisch was suspected of being a part of a child pornography distribution network. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Tisch’s home was determined to be a “distribution point for the online distribution of pornographic images of children.”

Tisch faces a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, if convicted as a repeat offender of a possession of child pornography charge. Distribution of child pornography can give Tisch an additional 15 to 40 years in prison if convicted.

Online Autism Resources Center Created

OCEAN COUNTY – Families and individuals seeking help in autism-related matters now have a thorough database of support organizations through the Ocean County Library website.

The OCL Autism Resources Center offers links to groups that specialize in helping those on the autism spectrum and their caregivers.

The “Resources for Caregivers” section includes guides for coping during the pandemic, homeschool resources, autism-related Facebook groups, the Autism Parenting

Magazine list of “Best Autism Apps” and titles of autism-related eBooks available through OCL’s Hoopla® app.

It also contains links to services available through New Jersey state government agencies and local, statewide and national autism-related organizations devoted to education, employment training, housing assistance, therapy, medical practices, multiple services, information and referral, safety, and legal issues.

To visit the Autism Resources Center, visit theoceancountylibrary.org/autism.

Webinar: What’s Happening With Offshore Wind Energy In NJ?

OCEAN COUNTY – The Barnegat Bay Partnership (BBP) invites members of the community to attend a free webinar about offshore wind energy on December 1 from 7 to 8 p.m.

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Freeholder Director Stresses Importance Of Grant Application For Businesses

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari is encouraging small businesses having diff iculty making their commercial rent payments due to the coronavirus to apply for a grant that will assist them with rent/lease payments.

Vicari, who serves as liaison to tourism and business development, reported the grant program provides up to $30,000 for Ocean County businesses. While the program will run to the end of the year, applications will be considered on a fi rst come fi rst served basis. “Small businesses are truly the heart and soul of our communities. The Ocean County business community has been uniquely impacted by the pandemic since tourism and hospitality represent such a high percentage of its economic activity here,� Vicari said. “Our businesses were hit earliest and ha rdest by the pandem ic,� he said. “Throughout the summer months our business owners found creative ways to keep their businesses open while keeping employees and the public safe.�

Ocean County is providing up to $10 million of its Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to help with those costs in order to provide needed fi nancial relief to small businesses having a hard time paying lease payments or their monthly rent payment., “To further help our small businesses, the County will provide grants up to $30,000 to help defray the cost of rent or leases. This is a grant and not a loan.

The grant is paid directly to the landlord,�

Vicari said.

The NJRA’s statewide business rental assistance grant program, which began earlier this year, resulted in some Ocean County businesses requesting assistance

being wait listed.

The freeholders agreed to partner with the NJRA to administer the Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Grant Program solely for Ocean County businesses in order to streamline the grant process.

Vicari noted that it was important for small businesses “that this help be made available to them.� He urged Ocean County small businesses or non-profits in Ocean County to apply for the grant as soon as possible.

According to the NJRA, eligible applicants will need to supply a current copy of their executed lease outlining terms and conditions of the agreement, and a current New Jersey tax clearance certificate or current business registration issued by the state of New Jersey.

This program will provide grants to small businesses leasing commercial space in mixed-use buildings; small businesses leasing space in commercial buildings; storefront businesses that lease their space and small businesses that demonstrate a loss due to COVID-19.

The applicant must provide verification from the landlord that the respective business is in good standing with monthly lease obligations prior to March 1, 2020.

The landlord and small business will need to sign certifications acknowledging the amount of outstanding lease obligations, not to exceed $30,000. The tenant will not be disqualified if monthly lease payments are current/up to date.

He noted that in Ocean County there are 3,000 eateries or restaurants alone that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Steve Steiner, chairman of the Ocean County Tourism Advisory Council, recently told the Board of Freeholders that the County might see a loss of up to 30 percent of its restaurants before next summer due to the restrictions they are currently facing as a result of the pandemic. “We need to take this action in order to help our restaurants and small businesses survive and once again flourish in the future. Their economic health is the county’s economic health,� Vicari said.

Earlier this year, Ocean County had teamed up with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and provided small business grants up to $10,000 to more than 1,000 businesses in Ocean County. There are an additional 200 businesses awaiting fi nal grant approval.

To apply visit NJRA.us and follow the links for Ocean County Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Grant Program.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Lakewood BlueClaws Unveil New Name: “Jersey Shore BlueClaws”

By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – The BlueClaws announced that the team will be officially rebranding and changing their name to the “Jersey Shore BlueClaws.”

The re-branding included a new set of logos, on-field caps, and an all-new Jersey Shore BlueClaws home white jersey.

“This is truly a banner day for the BlueClaws and the Jersey Shore,” said Art Matin, managing partner of Shore Town Baseball, the partnership that operates the BlueClaws.

“Shore Town Baseball has added a mini golf course, boardwalk game area, and biergarten to FirstEnergy Park over the last several seasons to help bring the ‘shore feeling’ to the ballpark. The Jersey Shore BlueClaws is the natural next step. We couldn’t be more excited.”

BlueClaws team president Joe Ricciutti stated “The Jersey Shore is an amazing place to work and to raise a family. The BlueClaws are proud to play a role in the fabric of the shore’s vibrant community. We can’t wait for opening night.”

After the new name was revealed, banners were displayed on the side of Asbury Park’s historic Convention Hall showing the team’s new logos.

“Seeing these new logos adorn an iconic building like Convention Hall was the perfect kickoff for this exciting new time in the histories of the BlueClaws and the Jersey shore,” said Ricciutti.

The idea to re-brand the team started to develop back in January when Brandiose’s Jason Klein and Casey White visited the Jersey shore. They took in the stories and history of the Jersey shore and wanted to use those ideas to revamp the team’s overall brand.

“The BlueClaws have big plans for fans at the Jersey shore,” said Klein. “Our goal is to integrate Jersey shore folklore in the BlueClaws brand, and to create the most legendary entertainment experience in the region.”

The new look consists of a blue crab surfing and boogie boarding with updated lettering inspired by lettering seen on Jersey shore boardwalks.

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The team now had four new logos that will be represented on their on-field caps and will be worn by the team beginning in 2021. The new logos includes: • Surfing Crab, which will be the club’s home hat, a red cap with a red brim.

• Crab Emblem, the crab is navy blue with baseball seams and is on a baby-blue cap with a red brim.

• Boogie-Boarding Crab, this will be on the team’s batting practice hat, which is yellow with a navy blue brim.

• Sunglasses Mark, having a reflection of a roller coaster and ferris wheel on them.

The sunglass logo will be on a yellow brim on a baby blue cap.

“The BlueClaws have been a premier attraction and an asset to our Ocean County tourism industry for nearly 20 years. We are excited to see them expand their brand and continue their positive impact on our Jersey Shore community,” said Director Joseph H. Vicari, liaison to Ocean County Business Development and Tourism.

“We’re looking forward to the BlueClaws becoming the home team for the Jersey Shore. As liaison to tourism, I know our visitors will enjoy the experience of rooting for them while vacationing in our area,” said Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone.

Along with the new name and logos, the BlueClaws also announced that they extended their ballpark lease for an additional 10 years, continuing to call the Township of Lakewood home through 2031.

“The BlueClaws and Township of Lakewood have been fantastic partners over the last two decades and we look forward to continuing that relationship many years into the future,” said Matin.

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Superstorm Sandy’s Impact Not Over Yet For Many

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – It has been eight years since Superstorm Sandy caused many to endure the pain of being displaced, losing a home or having to restore it.

The storm’s legacy was one of stress and trauma. For Joseph Tedde, a resident of the Ortley Beach section of Toms River,

that saga is not yet over.

Ortley Beach was referred to as “Ground Zero” in descriptions of the storm’s impact around Ocean County. The north beach portion of the township was devasted following the storm. Many homes were wiped out from the waves and others sustained severe water damage.

The landscape of shore areas have

changed dramatically with many houses having elevated to five to eight feet or more as per requirements of state grants to meet flood insurance requirements.

Tedde can still remember the times in which he came to first see the damage to his 8th Avenue home. “We got word that we could come over and clean up. The first day they told us we could come we

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“They put us into school buses to cross the bridge and inspect our homes. It was a surreal experience. We could see our houses for a few hours,” he said.

“They said you could bring back a few items and bring a suitcase or bag. Then later on we were allowed to come over almost every day and the police chief stopped by one day and said ‘I will try and get you guys home every day’ and little by little things picked up,” Tedde said.

Tedde said, “from the time we all came over in the yellow bus like a bunch of refugees, I had not seen my house for three weeks which took us to the end of November so from the beginning of December it took me three months to get my house livable. I slept home on February 20, 2013.

“They said anyone who had electric, water, sewer, and gas that you could go home. There were 1,500 homes in Ortley Beach and I was one out of three or four that was able to come home that night. It was pitch black and it was a little frightening but I knew there were police and state troopers all over the place,” Tedde added, noting that there was no street lights on still in the community.

Tedde had to gut the house and bring in everything new, like plumbing and wiring.

“In December of 2016 I was going to lift the house up but I ran into a big financial mess and until that time until today, almost four years. I’ve battling to get my house back to normal,” he said.

Tedde said he’s made a lot of progress but it has been going very slow. “The state has helped but there is a lot of red tape and there is a lot of back and forth.

It is October 25, 2020 and I am hoping this coming week that I hear from the Department of Consumer Affairs - that they will release a big sum of money and I will be able to get back into my house for the winter.”

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. Catalase is an important enzyme you make in your liver, just like glutathione. These are both strong antioxidants. Today’s focus is on catalase, it’s incredibly important to your health and I hope you are still making enough of it. If you’re not, all kinds of health problems can ensue. That’s because catalase breaks down a poison, turning it into water and oxygen. If you don’t have enough catalase, the poisonous peroxide builds up in your tissues and organs. The thyroid will suffer, as will arteries and all of your organs.

One catalase molecule can convert millions of hydrogen peroxide molecules to water and oxygen each second! You could say it prevents “rusting” in a way! Reducing peroxide via catalase is therefore anti-aging, it reduces the speed at which one rusts (or turns grey).

We know this because aberrations in the genetic CAT code (think SNP!) will cause the CAT gene to stop producing normal, healthy amounts of the enzyme catalase. This can lead to premature greying of the hair.

Catalase is used commercially in the dairy industry to remove peroxide from milk prior to making cheese. It protects garments from peroxide during the fabric making process, especially polyester. Contact lens makers rinse the peroxide off with catalase. In the human body, catalase acts like a vacuum cleaner, similarly to glutathione, another potent antioxidant. It can help with hypertension which is a silent disease that leads to devastating consequences if not controlled.

There was an important study about this.

Researchers studied one of the most popular blood pressure medications of all time called “lisinopril.” Brand names vary. The researchers evaluated the effect of lisinopril

on cholesterol and blood pressure, because as you know, an increase in either of those raises risk for heart attack and stroke.

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Lisinopril seems to work, at least in part, by raising your catalase levels, specifically in your red blood cells. This in turn, will improve blood pressure numbers, both systolic and diastolic. This suggests that lisinopril has a secondary mechanism of action… the first being that it’s an ACE inhibitor and the second being it raises RBC (red blood cell) catalase! And would supplements do the same? No one can say and the reason is that the drug is raising endogenous levels of catalase. No supplement was given to these participants and besides, dietary supplements do not cure diseases and no claims can be made in that regard according to current FDA guidelines. I want to be clear in case they read this, I am referring to the catalase enzyme you make inside your body.

The information I’m sharing is based upon an article entitled, “Can Erythrocyte Catalase Regulate Blood Pressure?” which was published in 2016.

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Superstorm:

Continued From Page 16 Unlike other areas where residents could return back to examine their damage, those on the barrier island were not permitted due to concerns of road stability and infrastructure damage which severed power lines. Mold grew quickly in those homes causing additional damage.

Crossing over the Mathis-Tunney bridge

from Toms River to the barrier island was only permitted on specific days. Stickers were provided to place on cars to identify residents as township police patrolled the area to protect homes from being looted.

The Mantoloking Bridge connecting to the barrier island was washed out to sea by the force of the storm. The sight of houses in the middle of the road was not uncommon. The symbol of the storm was a photograph of the popular rollercoast-

er from the destroyed Seaside Heights boardwalk which stood out in the ocean for months.

The historic St. Elisabeth Chapel on 3rd Avenue was completely destroyed leaving little evidence that it had ever stood there. Services were eventually held at the church’s parish hall until the chapel was at last replaced with a new structure.

Likewise, another local landmark, Joey Harrison’s Surf Club was also wiped

from the earth with only a foundation beam featuring the club’s mascot, a little devil still present, on the beach now.

The fate of what will happen to the property that the popular night club once occupied is still unknown but one thing is clear, it will not host a night club again.

While the vacant Ortley Beach First Aid Squad building on 6th Avenue had been slated for demolition prior to Superstorm Sandy, due to its cost in bringing it up to township code, the building actually survived the storm. It was used as a storage facility in the months that followed. The building came down to be replaced by public parking lot. That lot will house a pickle ball court by next summer.

An A&P store in Ortley Beach was also utilized for emergency storage and as a base of operations for emergency and police in the immediate weeks and months following the storm. The store would reopen to residents of the barrier island being the only supermarket in the area.

A few years later when the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company went bankrupt, the building was sold to make way for an Acme which ironically, existed in the same plaza along Route 35 prior to the A&P being built in the 1970s.

Many restaurants and businesses were hit hard and took months to reopen. Some didn’t reopen at all. Many homes were restored or rebuilt thanks to state grants and various volunteer groups that aided in their mediation. The memories and trauma of the event, still remain years later.

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OCEAN COUNTY − How many plastic bags does it take to make one blanket? For the past three years, Pam Miller, RN, the director of nursing at the Mount Laurel office of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), with headquarters in Eatontown, has been creating blankets for the homeless from plastic bags.

Miller cuts plastic strips from the bags, and then crochets the strips into blankets. It takes about 900 bags to make one blanket!

Miller is asking everyone to donate clean plastic bags no matter their condition.

Drop boxes for the plastic bags are at each of Preferred’s locations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The New Jersey drop-off sites are in Eatontown, Elmwood Park, Galloway, Jersey City, Mt. Laurel, Neptune, North Brunswick, Robbinsville, South Orange, and Toms River.

Miller is well-known for her dedication and altruism. In 2009, she started and personally funded a sewing project for people in Haiti. When she realized that for religious reasons the women would only wear skirts, she made it possible for women to learn to sew at Penny Miller’s Sewing Academy.

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Recently, the New Jersey Legislature defined the scope of mandatory insurance coverage for the transportation network companies and their drivers (such as Uber or Lyft). While an occupant of a prearranged ride, the transportation network company and or the driver shall maintain the following insurance coverage for your benefit: (1) primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,500,000 for death, bodily injury, and property damage; and (2) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage in an amount of at least $1,500,000.

This insurance coverage, which is to be maintained by the transportation network company (Uber / Lyft), shall not be dependent upon your automobile insurer first denying a claim, nor shall your automobile insurance policy be required to first deny a claim. This means that the insurance provided by the Transportation Network Companies such as Uber and Lyft is primary.

However, the Transportation Network Companies are not required to provide medical coverage in the event you are injured while an occupant of the rideshare vehicle. Moreover, because Uber and Lyft are a form a livery service, the ride share vehicle is not covered under your automobile Personal Injury Protection (PIP) medical expense insurance coverage.

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Consequently, unless you have access to health insurance, you will be uninsured for your medical expenses although, if you happen to fall into the uninsured status, you are not without recourse. An uninsured passenger may recover his/her medical expenses from the party who caused the collision. This is a departure from the previous concept of the personal injury protection laws which prohibited recovery of medical expenses from the at-fault driver.

Finally, the Limitation on Lawsuit Option which ordinarily restricts an injured motorists’ right to sue for personal injuries, shall not be asserted by a transportation network company or a transportation network company driver in defense to any action for damages arising from a prearranged ride, nor shall it be asserted against any party not receiving personal injury protection benefits in any action for damages arising from a prearranged. This means that your personal injury lawsuit will not be burdened with the requirement that you prove that the collision caused an objectively verifiable permanent injury. Rather, any disability related to the collision will suffice, which is a much simpler burden of proof.

Ridesharing has become much easier and transparent with the advancement of technology.

So it’s about time the Legislature has acted to protect the interests of the consumer by mandating insurance coverage and removing the obstacles of a lawsuit in the event of an injury while riding in a livery vehicle.

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New Sculpture Installation Honors 100th Anniversary Of Women’s Right To Vote

By Alyssa Riccardi LINCROFT – The well-known Toms River artist Brian Hanlon recently unveiled his newest sculpture that will be on display at Brookdale Community College.

Hanlon stated how he always wants to inspire others when they look at his sculptures. This new sculpture, which will be placed in the MAS main lobby on campus, is to honor the 100th Anniversary of Women being able to vote. The sculpture is an anonymous woman holding an American flag, which represents the victorious moment when women walked to Washington

D.C. to enact the 19th Amendment.

“This important milestone deserves a historical and spiritual permanent marker.

I hope the women who walk in and out of the building feel the impact of the statue and have the courageous spirit, like the women before them to succeed,” said Hanlon.

“It’s hard to imagine a time when women had no vote, I cannot imagine what my life would have been like if I could not have fully participated in civic life,” Freeholder Lillian G. Burry said. “I think of Susan B. Anthony standing outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1876, reading

the declaration of the rights of women of the U.S. and the sculpture of her in that moment

by Brian Hanlon.”

“This beautiful sculpture will remind us all and countless future generations of the fight for women’s suffrage and more importantly inspire them to cherish and preserve the rights established by the 19th amendment that we are here to celebrate today,” Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon said.

“When our country is in the midst of the 2020 Presidential election, we are reminded of how lucky we are as Americans to have the right to elect our leaders who will

represent us. I would not be serving in this elected position that I am today were it not for the brave suffragists who ensured this precious right for women.”

“We now have two markers of those moments in time when people had to fight to be fully recognized citizens of our American democracy,” said David Stout, President of Brookdale Community College, referencing the Martin Luther King Jr. Lounge that is in the Student Life Center. “We are so excited to have the statue here. So many of our students will walk through those doors, (Sculpture - See Page 27)

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Continued From Page 24 and when they enter this building it’s the first thing they are going to see. Thank you very much Brian for your dedication and your generosity.”

Not only will the sculpture be on display, but an installation done by present and past Brookdale students will be shown on the wall behind it.

English professor Roseanne Alvare is the Coordinator of the Women in Learning and Leadership program at Brookdale Community College. She explained how graduates and current students spoke with Brian Hanlon to get his vision of his work. Hanlon’s idea was to create a nameless figure but a multi-representative statue. The students collaborated with Hanlon to construct their own ideas for the installation.

“The students will bring it to life in an installation that features more marginalized voices and underrepresented figures from the movement and beyond,” Alvare said.

“The students are doing all of the research and will be collaborating with student artists to develop this installation that will go on the wall behind the statue.”

“I am super honored to be working on the installation to go along with this sculpture.

The Manchester Times, November 28, 2020, Page 27 It means a lot, to have something that is tribute, a reminder, long standing and something that commemorates women. I am super grateful to be a part of this. In my research I found there were Native American women who influenced the early women’s suffrage activists in the United States because of their egalitarian society. They will be included as part of the installation,” said Karen Amaro, an English Education major at Georgian Court University.

The installation is scheduled to be presented in April of 2021 right at the end of the spring semester. Hanlon stated how this specific piece of work took him about six to eight months to create. Although, he explained how he never works on just one piece, rather he works on 10 or more pieces at the same time. His hand-crafted works honor icons, legends and moments of significance. Hanlon has received national and local awards and commendations for his commissions, which usually revolve around civic, historic and athletic subjects.

“In 1979 I graduated high school and came over to Brookdale, I met a man named Tony Blazer who completely transformed my life.

He helped me develop a language through the art of molding clay. I will be forever grateful,” said Hanlon.

−Photo by Alyssa Riccardi Brian Hanlon with Professor Roseanne Alvare, Maria Monzon and Karen Amaro.

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By Bob Vosseller BRICK – The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund Committee recently presented its 2020 scholarships at Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center to deserving area recipients.

Jackson resident Shoshana Diamond and Emily Trione of Brick Township received a $500 scholarship to further their nursing education.

Diamond has been employed with Ocean Medical Center since 2013 and is currently a member of the surgical team. During the past seven years, she has become well versed in several sub-specialties including general, orthopedic, vascular and thoracic surgery.

According to many of her colleagues, Diamond works tirelessly every day to ensure that her patients receive the highest quality −Photo courtesy Barbara Forfar N of care. She is a Registered Nurse ursing Scholarship Fund Committee and member of the Ocean Medical Center’s Shared Grievance and Emily Trione joins Marie Foley Danecker, chief Surgical Site Infection Commit- nursing officer of Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center during a recent presentation of tees.

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Emily Trione is pursuing her BSN at Walt Konopka, chairperson of the Barbara William Patterson University with an Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund said, “on anticipated completion date of December behalf of the entire scholarship committee, 2022. She is the daughter of Nancy Trione, I want to congratulate Shoshana and Ema long-time career nurse at Ocean Medical ily. They are exceptional Ocean Medical Center who was one of three individuals Center team members who truly have who received the inaugural Barbara Forfar a sincere desire and compassion for the Nursing Scholarship in 2011. nursing profession and nursing education Emily is currently a Patient Care Techni- just like Barbara did.” cian and part of the 4 North nursing unit at “Both of them have an exceptional drive the medical center. She has been touted by to gain as much knowledge as they can her superiors as a hard-working individual to help their fellow team members and with a very strong character who is always patients and have placed a priority on looking to improve. their own personal nursing education to Her ultimate goal is to become a part help serve all of us better,” Konopka said. of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as she (Nursing - See Page 29)

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Continued From Page 28 Now in its tenth year, The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund has awarded $20,000 to 35 nurses and nursing students of Ocean Medical Center.

The scholarship fund provides monetary assistance to qualified nurses and nursing students of Ocean Medical Center who desire to continue their formal education in the nursing profession.

It was created to honor the memory of long-time Point Pleasant resident Barbara Forfar, or “Foof,” as she was called by her fellow nurses and colleagues, and her 44 years of dedication to the nursing profession – with all but three years of her service associated with Ocean Medical Center.

“We are grateful for the incredible sup-

The Manchester Times, November 28, 2020, Page 29 port of our team members throughout the years,” says Marie Foley-Danecker, chief nursing officer of Ocean Medical Center.

“It’s also such a beautiful tribute to Foof – whom we still remember fondly.”

She added, “these scholarships help to make our entire team better and we are appreciative of everything the committee does for our team members, including the Rock for the Nurses fundraiser.”

This year’s Rock for the Nurses Fundraiser was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but has been rescheduled for May 2, 2021.

For more information about The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund, including how to make a donation, please visit forfarscholarship.org or connect with The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund on Facebook or Twitter.

United Way Holds Annual Children’s Winter Coat Drive

By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties (UWMOC) has begun its annual Warmest Wishes Coat Drive.

The drive helps local preschool, elementary and middle school children in need, especially with more families experiencing financial struggles during the ongoing pandemic.

“United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties continues to be such a strong partner in improving the lives of our students,” said Stacey Monetti, principal of Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River. “Thanks to the generous donations from the Warmest Wishes Coat Drive, we can ensure that our neediest students are dressed warmly during all our outdoor activities including recess, snack and mask breaks, and outside learning activities. This donation will make a substantial positive difference for our students while helping to

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The coats will be distributed to over 25 local schools.

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Prosecutor’s Office Participates In No Shave November

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is once again participating in No Shave November!

This year, all funds raised will be donated in honor of Anthony Carrington Sr., the father of OCPO Captain Anthony Carrington Jr., and the grandfather of OCPO Detective Anthony Carrington III. Anthony Carrington, Sr. is currently undergoing treatment after recently being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called multiple myeloma. Born in 1931, he came to the United States from his home in Barbados in 1957. Mr. Carrington Sr., and his wife of 54 years, Ines, eventually settled in Lakewood to raise their four children.

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE “Let’s Talk” With Dr. Jani

By Michael Vandenberg “ T h e e r a of p ate r n a l i s tic medicine where I’m the doctor, you’re the patient, and you’re going to do this bec ause I say so is long gone,” Dr. Samir Jani said to me recently. “That’s just not the way I was trained.”

When it comes to your health, shouldn’t you be in the driver’s seat? That’s certainly the guiding philosophy passed down by Garden State Medic al Center ’s founder, Dr. Dharam Mann, and it’s what makes Dr. Jani the perfect f it here. He wants to use his expertise and impart his knowledge to help you make an informed decision about your pain management.

And there’s no question that Dr. Jani has plenty of information to share because he checks all the boxes when it comes to education. At age 17 he was already accepted into a higher education program that included a guaranteed spot in medical school. He kept a high GPA while taking his courses at an accelerated rate that allowed him to finish a year early. Then he jumped right into residencies and a fellowship focusing on pain, anesthesiology, and internal medicine, culminating in his current specialty of Interventional Pain Management. He finished his fellowship and began practicing in 2016, making his way to GSMC the following year.

Dr. Jani pointed to a variety of reasons as to why he decided to make the switch to GSMC. For one thing, it fosters a seamless team environment. “The support and infrastructure of the practice is huge,” like the large network of staff on hand, to the electronic rec ord keeping. With those tasks already being taken care of, Dr. Jani is able to put his entire focus on alleviating your pain.

After all, it’s crucial to maintain a sense of urgency when it comes to pain management because people are running out of options by the time they come to

him. Most of Dr. Jani’s patients are those who have seen countless doctors and had lots of tests but have never b een able to f ind a diagnosis and fix the underlying cause. “My ankle hurts,” Dr. Jani said as a general example. “I’ve seen ten podiatrists, I’ve had six ankle surgeries, and no one’s fixed it.” But even though it may never be fixed, “there are things we can do to at least help you get rid of the pain”.

Thankfully, Dr. Jani is not the type of doctor who just throws pills at the problem; he has a ver y strict interpretation of the related safety regulations. Not that he doesn’t use medications at all, but it’s only a tiny part of what he can do. “We’re highly inter ventional,” said Dr. Jani. He can target the pain with various injections, or hide the pain using electricity to target different stimulators in the nervous system. By implanting pain pumps, the medication is delivered directly to your spine, creating a much stronger effect.

It all depends on the severity and longevity of the pain.

These steps may seem elaborate, but rest assured Dr. Jani is conservative in his relief suggestions. “I always tell patients that if I don’t have to do something, I don’t want to do it. So if I can make it go away with a two minute injection, that’s what I’m going

to do,” he said. If that doesn’t work, then Dr. Jani will happily go over additional minimally invasive options with you. He might even just recommend

physical therapy if that’s what Now her kids see her and the patient prefers. say, “You’re back to being After all, he has the tools yourself. You’re Mom again.” and knowledge, but you also As an inter ventional pain know your body and how management doctor, “I don’t you feel. When the two of know what was causing her you collaborate, you’ll see pain, but I knew what she inspiring results. Dr. Jani had was feeling and that’s what I no problem giving me a cou- targeted,” said Dr. Jani. ple examples of his “home Another patient came to runs”. For instance, him one time with fibromyone woman came algia, with pain primarily in in complaining of the back and neck. He first chronic pelvic pain. put her on non-opioid medShe’d had ten sur- ication, which solved some geries and was on of her problems but not all a ton of medicine of them. Injections did the at this point, and trick for her neck. For her yet her pain was making her lower back, he used a spinal life miserable. With just a cord stimulator, which is like few injections, her pain is a pacemaker for the spine. effectively gone and she no With that combination, she’s longer has to take any pills. feeling fantastic and rarely

even has to come in for a visit. “Previously she was going in to see another pain management doctor, having to go in every month to get Percocet that she didn’t even want to take and wasn’t even that helpful.” With her newfound happiness and relief, she was able to go on her first vacation in years!

You deserve to be pain-free too. Give Garden State Medical Center a call today at 1-888-376-2661 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Jani or any of their other superb pain management specialists. Feel free to visit gsmedicalcenter.org for a full listing of their convenient locations and to get more information on treatment.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of nov 28 - dec 4

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may think you’re being decisive and defending your rights, but others might find your actions disruptive. The next few days are not an ideal time to formalize agreements or make major purchases.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep your ambitions in balance with your abilities. To be successful in any undertaking, you will need to get organized. Don’t volunteer to take on any extra responsibilities in the early part of the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You might think faster than usual and have numerous stories to tell, but those around you could be unreceptive today. Look forward to a family get-together or sports event in the week ahead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may fear you’ll lose a chance to make some extra money or get a good deal, but it might be best to be conservative. Hold off on making major purchases or initiating new enterprises as the week begins.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Rest on your laurels for the next few days. Some important undertakings likely will require careful advance planning, so it’s not a good idea to try to force an issue. Use extra time to make your household tidy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may not be able to begin a new project until you have resolved a misunderstanding, but it could take a few days until you find the right approach.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Caution and diplomacy can be assets during the week ahead. Don’t be quick to take offense or take action during any misunderstanding. A partner, co-worker or the checkout clerk could be irritable and easily upset.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take time to plan. Just because you’ve come up with some excellent ideas doesn’t mean you should start a new project immediately. In the upcoming week, focus on being thoughtful.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Have faith in yourself and your resilience in the upcoming week. Even the most challenging situations can be conquered if you are determined and refuse to give up or give way to doubts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Steer clear of impatience and impulsiveness. A few pressing issues from the past might stand in the way of your current plans. Wait until the second half of the week to make key decisions or changes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t act like someone with money to burn. Avoid signing contracts and making promises early in the week. Planetary conditions are temporarily unfavorable for investments or decision-making.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Knee-jerk reactions can cause damage. Wait for clarity in order to avoid making a diďŹƒcult and tense situation even worse. Wait until the last half of the week to begin a new activity or make an important decision.

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