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The JACKSON Times Vol. 21 - No. 31

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─Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Freehold High School student Payton Mckiney holds up the portrait of George Floyd she drew at a peaceful protest held on May 30 at the intersection of Route 9 in Freehold Township. (Right) A brother and sister peek out to watch Hanukkah celebration following a Menorah Car Parade.

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By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHORE – While a lot happened this year that no one will

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want to recall, there were also some memorable moments captured by photographers.

Every year, this newspaper presents the best photo taken during the year by staff members. Most of

these ran with articles, but some of these are being seen here for the first time.

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Glimmer Of Hope As Healthcare Workers Vaccinated

By Chris Lundy TOMS R I V ER – Government officials were on hand when COVID-19 vaccines were bei ng ad m i nistered to healthcare workers, warning that the vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel, but we are still in the

tunnel.

The vaccines were being given to healthcare workers at a drivethrough vaccination site in the parking lot of Ocean Health Initiatives off of Lakehurst Road in Toms River.

Right now, the vaccines are being given to

people working in these categories: hospitals, long care facilities, outpatient clinics, home health care, pharmacies, emergency medical services, and public health.

People had registered online for an opportunity to take their fi rst

dose of the vaccine, and then come back 28 days later for their second dose. Some were a bit surprised to see the fanfare of journalists taking photos and video of their vaccinations for local and national news.

They were on hand

for the press conference that morning at the facility. Gov. Phil Murphy, Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, Congressman Andy Kim, and Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari were among the officials who visited

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Looking Back At 2020: Jackson’s Biggest News Of The Year

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The new year began with great promise and hope despite reports that the coronavirus was heading to the United States.

Just as no one could foresee that the COVID-19 pandemic’s presence would expand far beyond the initial expected two week shut down of businesses and schools, no one could have predicted the many changes and challenges to be faced by the community as a whole.

In the wake of Council President Robert Nixon’s resignation from office in late November of 2019, Vice Council President Barry Calogero assumed the role of leadership. The new council president led the council for the first four months of 2020.

In late February/early March he was recuperating at home from surgery watching the news when he saw a commercial that featured individuals that were all too familiar. Calogero was one of them. The commercial was part of social media and television commercial campaign that claimed Mayor Michael Reina, former Councilman Nixon and he had taken actions within their elected positions against the Orthodox Jewish community in Jackson.

The commercial attacked their character and that of the township noting pending litigation involving development projects rejected by the Planning Board and Zoning Board.

Calogero said in an interview with The Jackson Times that he was stunned by the tactic as were the others named in the campaign and the accusations made and which were largely attributed to the sponsorship of a prominent businessman in Lakewood.

The majority of those who responded to the Facebook page set up by the creator of the campaign, spoke in strong support of the township and its officials dismissing the claims presented in the commercial.

In April, Calogero, citing health reasons and the potential for conflict between his state job and the ongoing tension involved with the position of Council President, he resigned. He said his resignation had “nothing

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2020 Was Challenging And Difficult Says Ocean County Freeholder Director

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari has called 2020 one of the most challenging and difficult years he’s experienced in his nearly 40-year career as the longest serving freeholder in the state.

Vicari has served 39 years in office and in looking back to the last 12 months of this year, he opined about the challenges and difficulties as well as the new title he will hold in 2021.

The official was first elected in 1981 and presided over the final meeting of the Ocean County

Board of Chosen Freeholders held on December 16. Following state law signed by Governor Phil Murphy, the title of “Freeholder” has been eliminated from New Jersey government, to be replaced by the more innocuous label of “Commissioner” effective January 1, 2021.

Through a unanimous vote, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders ended the year by passing a resolution honoring all of the men and women who have held the title of Ocean County Freeholder since the county’s founding in 1850.

The resolution reads, “this change in no way will diminish the hard work and dedication of all those who served on the Boards of Freeholders throughout time in Ocean County. Whereas, today as we prepare to change the name, Freeholders that have served before us are remembered and sent our gratitude.”

In his last year as an elected Freeholder, Vicari said he will be sworn in as Commissioner in January after winning re-election to his 14th term.

“The year was devastating. Not just in Ocean County but across the country and around the world. It changed the lives of nearly all of our 600,000 county residents,” Vicari said.

Vicari noted that more than 1,100 Ocean County residents have succumbed to COVID-19 and that number is expected to rise even as the county prepares for the first wave of vaccinations against the virus.

Despite the tragedy, Vicari said the county would move ahead. “Ocean County is resilient.

We acted quickly to protect our senior citizens and the most vulnerable members of our community.”

The Ocean County Office of Senior Services increased its Meals-on-Wheels program to meet the growing demand from homebound seniors and it also instituted a shopping assistance program that brought food and other supplies directly to a senior’s home so older adults would not have to visit crowded supermarkets.

The pandemic caused the closure of many county offices to in-person public visits, but services continued to be provided online or by phone.

Senior Services, where Vicari serves as Chairman, began a mobile program to bring professional staff and services directly to senior communities. Mobile Assistance for Seniors at Home, or MASH, will be expanded in 2021 when a specially designed vehicle staffed by Senior Services employees will hit the road and visit the county’s many senior developments, Vicari said.

Ocean County also provided assistance to small businesses impacted by the pandemic.

In partnership with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), the county provided $10 million in grants to small businesses affected by the coronavirus.

A second grant totaling $30,000 was available for businesses needing help paying their rent.

“We could see as many as 30 percent of our small businesses close because of the pandemic,” Vicari said. “They need help and they need it now.”

He added that while many schools were forced to switch to at-home learning this year, training at the Ocean County Vocational-Technical Schools remained a priority.

“For businesses to grow and prosper we need a well-trained workforce. Through our apprentice program and other initiatives our students are learning skills that will last them a lifetime.”

Vicari said.

Tourism is also a priority for 2021. “People (2020 - See Page 7)

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

Smith: Reflecting On The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), rightfully heralded as a human rights landmark. To understand how the UDHR came about and what made it necessary, however, we need to fi rst recall what preceded it.

The UDHR was born of the horrors of the Holocaust and World War II, as well as the imperfect attempt to achieve some sort of justice at the Nuremberg and Tokyo War Crimes trials. Recall, the defendants at Nuremberg and Tokyo had broken no positive laws - indeed, they controlled the power of the state, which dictated the laws.

To dispense a modicum of justice to right the obvious injustice that had been done to millions of victims, Robert Jackson - a

prosecutor at Nuremberg who took a leave of absence from his duties as a sitting associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court - referenced the need to apply “a natural law that binds each man to refrain from acts so inherently wrong and injurious to others that he must know that they will be treated as criminal.”

It is this notion of a law above whatever the positive law may be at a particular moment in time which likewise animates the UDHR. There are some rights which are so fundamental, that the state may never take them away, regardless of the power it may wield at any moment.

We see this notion expressed, for example, in Article 26 of the UDHR, which states that “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their chil-

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Tourism is a $5 billion industry that is absolutely vital to our local economy.”

The main priority for the new year is the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination. The first doses arriving in the county are earmarked for first responders, frontline health care workers and long-term care facilities.

The first vaccines for the general public are expected early next year, Vicari said. “We will be working hard to get the vaccine out to as

dren.” This is a right that is prior to the state - in other words, it is grounded in nature, and cannot be taken away by the state.

These are the rights which our Declaration of Independence referred to as “unalienable,” having been endowed upon us by our Creator. Foremost among these rights is of course the right to life, without which no other rights are possible.

This notion of Natural Law is certainly compatible with a Judeo-Christian tradition, one that directly inspired framers of the UDHR such as the Catholic Jacques Maritain, the Or thodox Charles Malik or the Jewish Rene Cassin.

But it is deeper and broader than that. It is not just Jeremiah and St. Paul who spoke about a law written in the heart, but Cicero and Confucius as well.

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The goal of that project which is a sensory space “is to provide an area for children and adults with a variety of disabilities including autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, post-traumatic stress disorder, cerebral palsy, memory loss, dementia and sensory processing disorders,” Ocean County Library Director Susan Quinn said.

“While these individuals are welcome to visit all areas of our library branch, this space is especially

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Thus, I categorically reject any notion that when we hold the government of the People’s Republic of China to account for its cruelty, abuses and violations of human rights norms, we are seeking to impose Western standards upon it.

Far from it - it is a universal norm, and one very much

consonant with a Chinese notion of a tao, or a law, which is above any positive law arbitrarily imposed by the state. The actions of Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party must be judged according to this law, and their mandate to govern - the Mandate of Heaven which the Confucians appealed to - depends on whether their actions conform with this norm. If they fall short, they are to be held to account.

Thus, when I speak of the barbarism of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners or the cruelty of forced abortion and it deleterious impact on both women and children, or the incarceration of millions of Muslim Uighurs in concentration camps, or mass jailing of Hong Kong democracy activists including the brave Joshua Wong - unjustly jailed

designed for them,” she added. The sensory room is expected to open at some point next year.

Assistant Library Director Sara Siegler added, “we have provided a variety of products that are visually stimulating, tactile, calming and interactive.

for the fourth time - or Xi Jinping’s megalomaniacal efforts to rewrite the Bible to follow the dictates of the Communist Party, I and others are only seeking to hold the Chinese dictatorship to the noblest standards from within the Chinese tradition.

Finally, as we contemplate that profound document that is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I ask that we also reflect on what is the source of the rights of which we speak. Rights emphatically do not come from the state, for, as we saw in the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust or the Armenian genocide, the state which is the sole grantor of rights can take them away, and in so doing, commit grave offenses against human dignity.

Rather, the source must be transcendent, objective, immutable.

The purpose of creating this space is to provide an environment that develops the senses, encourages communication and social interactions, relieves stress and anxiety, and produces a feeling of calm and well-being.”

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Deborah Heart And Lung Center Starts COVID-19 Vaccinations the vaccine due to their ultra-cold freezer storage capability, which is a requirement for appropriate management of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine.

The hospital was first given one tray of the vaccine and will receive a second shipment in 21 days for the second dose required for effective vaccination.

“Like everyone, we are hopeful to see the ‘beginning of the end’ to COVID-19,” said Deborah President and CEO, Joseph Chirichella. “This has been an arduous year to say the least, and taking the first steps to put COVID behind us offers hope for the future. We know we still have a tough start to 2021, and don’t expect to return to normal until mid-year, as the vaccine reaches more of the public.”

According to Chirichella, Deborah had constructed a tiered system for equitable distribution of the vaccine.

“First priority is being given to high-risk patient-facing providers, caregivers, and ─Photo courtesy Deborah Heart and Lung Center Deborah Heart and Lung Center registered nurse Carolyn German was among the first five employees to receive the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital’s Burlington County campus.

By Alyssa Riccardi NEW JERSEY – The Deborah Heart and Lung Center has begun vaccinating employees for COVID-19 under FDA vaccine Emergency Use Authorization.

Currently, five employees were administered the vaccine. Deborah’s Director of Pharmacy Deb Sadowski, RPh thanked the vaccination team for their efforts, and expressed how humbled and honored she

was to be part of the inaugural campaign against COVID 19.

The fi rst five Deborah employees that were vaccinated in the hospital’s Benjamin Winderman Auditorium included Jenni Blood, RRT; Sharon Corbett, Unit Coordinator; Carolyn German, RN; Michael Neary, MD; and Tina Welz, Environmental Services.

Deborah was among the first to obtain

support staff; then those 65 and older; followed by all other patient-facing staff; the fourth tier is for all other high-risk staff; and then those over 65. Our sixth tier is for all other staff not vaccinated in the previous groups; and our final tier is for those employees who initially declined to be vaccinated, but changed their minds.”

Additionally, Sadowski stated that the hospital was planning on vaccinating 240-260 employees daily moving forward.

“We have to reassure the public that the vaccine is safe and effective,” Chirichella said. “Our teams have carefully reviewed the data, and we have no qualms on urging folks to get vaccinated. We also have to remind everyone, that for the next six months during the vaccine rollout, we have to continue to be vigilant with wearing our masks, social distancing, and washing our hands.

We are all experiencing a bit of pandemic fatigue, but we need to keep moving toward that light at the end of tunnel.”

Winter Adult Exercise Classes Announced

OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Parks & Recreation has announced the following Winter Adult Exercise Classes: Exercise with Ease: This Exercise Program uses gentle activities to help increase joint f lexibility, maintain range of motion and muscular strength. The gentle workout also helps to increase overall stamina. Participants may perform the exercises while seated in a chair. A perfect class for people suffering with arthritis.

Participants must have a check for $45 made payable to Linda Osowski on the first day of class.

Location: Program Room, Parks Administration Office, Toms River.

Date: All classes are on Mondays and Fridays.

Session 1: January 4 through January 29 (no class1/18).

Session 2: February 1 through February 26 (no class 2/15).

Time: 1 to 1:45 p.m.

Fee: $5 per person for registration.

Tai Chi with a Yoga Twist: This program improves the quality of life for people with joint pain without any knowledge of Tai Chi. This ancient practice combines agile steps, joint safe exercise and mental strength to improve mobility, breathing and relaxation in ways that help you feel better. In this class you will learn warm up and cool down exercises and six basic movements along with some meditation.

Participants must have a check for $45 made payable to Linda Osowski on the first day of class.

Location: Program Room, Parks Administration Office, Toms River.

Date: All classes are on Mondays and Fridays.

Session 1: January 4 through January 29 (no class 1/18).

Session 2: February 1 through February 26 (no class 2/15).

Time: 2 to 2:45 p.m.

Fee: $5 per person for registration.

Walk N’ Workout: Calling all energetic adults…this class is just what you’re looking for. It is easy, fun and the perfect exercise workout for adults. You can also meet new workout buddies. Using high energy and low impact exercises, you will enjoy this total body experience. In this class, you will get range of motion, strength, flexibility and endurance along with some mind and body exercises. The instructor will provide all equipment needed to get that total body workout.

Exercise can be completed standing or seated. Complete your day with a short walk on the beautiful trails of Cattus Island County Park.

Participants must have a check for $45 made payable to Linda Osowski on the first day of class.

Location: Classroom, Cattus Island County Park, Toms River.

Date: All classes are on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Session 1: January 5 through January 29.

Session 2: February 2 through February 26.

Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Fee: $5 per person for registration.

For more information, visit oceancountyparks.org or call 732-506-9090.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE DEA Announces “Secure Your Meds” Winter Campaign

By Alyssa Riccardi NEW JERSEY – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is launching “Secure Your Meds” a winter campaign that is urging the public to secure their unused medications.

With the ongoing health crisis of COVD19, the DEA fi nds it highly important to address the issue of controlled prescription drug misuse. The DEA states how with individuals spending more time at home due to the pandemic, now is a good time to clean out your medicine cabinets and secure unused medications.

The Secure Your Meds campaign will bring awareness to other about the importance of keeping prescription and other medications stored securely. The DEA recommends that any medications that are no longer used or have reached their expiration date should be secured until they can be disposed. These are 11,000 authorized year-round collection sites

where people can dispose of medications correctly. Individuals can also dispose of unwanted medication at the next DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. “The current pandemic has taken some of the focus away from the ongoing opioid epidemic,” said Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson. “We want to remind the public of the importance of cleaning out your medicine cabinets or securing your prescription medications. These small actions can remove the temptation to experiment with prescription medications in the home.”

According to the DEA, the rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high along with the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Individuals take and abuse medications from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets.

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By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – The end of the year is here already. Many have said it can’t come soon enough but with 2021’s arrival just around the corner, Ocean County officials want to assure seniors who rely on the county’s home delivered meals program that it will continue.

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, Chairman of Senior Services said, “the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in the need for home delivered meals for seniors living in Ocean County.”

He added, “while this program has always been a lifeline for the elderly living in the County that has never been truer than this year.” As the pandemic worsened and greater restrictions were put in place across the County, senior centers and congregate nutrition sites where older adults gather for a meal and socialization were forced to close.

In addition, many caregivers, who helped with meals were unable to visit with seniors. “We now had a greater need and we had to address it. In order to do so we surveyed our congregate participants and anyone in need of a meal was added to the home delivered meal program.

Our numbers almost doubled,” Vicari said.

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Dec. 16 approved seven contracts for Community Services Inc. which includes providing almost 200,000 meals in 2021 to 1,940 clients.

“Before the pandemic began, we delivered meals to about 1,100 seniors a day. Now, we are looking at delivering meals to almost 2,000 seniors daily. This is a monumental task but one that comes with immeasurable benefits as we provide a service that keeps our most vulnerable citizens safe at home,” Vicari said.

The seven contracts awarded to Community Services Inc. for home delivered meals and a host of other services for seniors total $2.8 million.

“In order to safely prepare and distribute meals to homebound older adults without exposing clients or employees to the virus, providers had to incur the cost of personal protective

equipment, disinfectants and other products in addition to changes to the service delivery system,” said Maria LaFace, Director of the Ocean County Office of Senior Services.

For example, drivers delivering the meals can no longer have close contact with clients including personally handing them their meal or talking with them face to face. All drivers are required to wear masks and gloves and maintain a distance of six feet so meals are now left on a table outside the front door or on the porch.

Drivers do wait to see if the consumer picks up the meal, to make eye contact and try to gauge how the consumer is doing from a distance.

LaFace said, “while these necessary protocols have somewhat diminished the impact of the social connections previously enjoyed with consumers, they have allowed both seniors and drivers to be kept safe.”

To make up for the lack of social contact when delivering meals, Community Services Inc. has increased telephone reassurance and wellness calls and have been doing them daily during the pandemic. In addition to calling all home delivered meals and congregate site participants, they are also sending out encouraging post cards and notes reminding them that they are thinking of them and are there for them.

They also continue to provide homebound seniors personal hygiene items including soap, toilet paper, paper towel and other household items.

Vicari noted, “this has been a difficult year for so many people but especially those elderly people that are homebound. The pandemic has made it nearly impossible for them to get out for grocery shopping and other essentials. The home delivered meals program continues to be a lifeline for our seniors.”

“In 2020, the program expanded in order to meet the challenges that come from the coronavirus. It is something our seniors rely on and we are committed to making certain it provides the help they need,” Vicari added.

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Continued From Page 1 to do” with his call for the National Guard to enforce stay-at-home orders in Ocean County when numerous violations of those orders in Lakewood had been noted in national reports.

Around this time council meetings had adopted a Zoom format due to the growing pandemic and the guidelines limiting public gatherings. While Calogero was honored by his council colleagues and others who had worked with him over the years as a council member and other township boards, it was not until later in the year when he and his wife could attend a public meeting where he received a full public farewell.

Ma r t i n Fle m m i ng, a wel l-k now n resident and member of the Planning Board replaced Nixon on the council and in June, Steve Chisholm joined the all-Republican council to fill Calogero’s vacant spot.

Chisholm heads the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. The gavel of leadership of the council was passed to Alex Sauickie.

He and Andrew Kern had begun their second year on the council in January of 2020 having taken office in January of 2019. Kern became the vice council president.

The most senior member of the council, Kenneth Bressi, told The Jackson Times he had fallen out of favor of the Jackson Republican Club. According to Bressi, he was no longer welcome in the local political club and would not be endorsed to run for re-election.

While he could seek out the necessary signatures to run in the non-partisan form of government, Bressi, whose service to Jackson began in July of 1989, chose not to run and to take a break from municipal service. He was presented a plaque, a fond farewell and good wishes during the last council meeting of the year held on December 15.

Running council meetings virtually was not always easy. Municipalities everywhere learned as the pandemic unfolded and as the guidelines imposed by the state changed constantly. One Cou ncil meet i ng i n the spr i ng saw Jackson hit by a “Zoom bomb” which featured audio and video from another source which included expletives and racist language.

Council President Sauickie apologized for the incident and that meeting was to be the last held on Zoom as conditions allowed for Jackson to resume live meetings with masks and social distancing guidelines in place during the next session.

As racial tensions exploded in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an African-American who died during an arrest in Minneapolis, protests were held throughout the countr y. A new organization and movement started in Jackson. Township residents organized the Peaceful Jackson Protest that drew more a thousand people to the Jackson

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The organizers of that protest came to form the Jackson Peace Unit who have coordinated events to support the community. Two Juneteenth observances were also held in the township calling for racial justice and equality.

Like all school districts in Ocean County, New Jersey and the country, Ja ck son’s Boa rd of E d ucat ion h a d the challenge of educating st udents th rough remote inst r uction th rough the 2019-2020 school year and develop a reopening plan that would meet the requirements of the State Department of Education.

Like the council, the School District saw a change in leadership. Superintendent Stephen Genco retired on July 1 after experiencing the strangest year of his long career in education. Assistant Superintendent Nicole Pormilli was approved by the School Board in the spring to take charge. She led the way working with fellow administrators, staff and with input from students and parents to the district’s reopening in September.

That opening included a hybrid of remote learning and in-person instruction. Some of the latter was interrupted by outbreaks of the coronavirus that had not been directly tied to exposure within the school district.

As high school bands could not experience their regular schedule, they combined their talent on the field this past fall with Jackson Memorial and Jackson Liberty high school band members coming together for a special performance.

The bands showcased their talent before a limited audience made up of parents and residents of Jackson.

While the pandemic’s impact prevented many familiar Jackson events from happening such as Jackson Day and the Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet to name but a few, it did inspire volunteers to come together to help their fellow man.

Food drives for the township’s food pantry were held and involved members of some of Jackson’s fire companies.

A five-kilometer run, to support first responders in Jackson was held for the first time during the summer thanks to a township Boy Scout who created the event for his Eagle Scout project.

Members of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club and the Jackson Baptist Church supported Jackson’s men and women in blue by providing two refrigerators and two water dispensers for the police department’s break room.

Jackson was one of the few if only, com mu n it ies to go for wa rd w it h a Christmas tree lighting event which followed health and safety guidelines. It also hosted the 15th annual Jackson Menorah lighting ceremony a week later.

Township officials and residents were pleased to see that despite the virus, the holidays were observed and people came together. Those present at both events noted the need for a better new year to come in 2021.

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Hearing Aids & Face Masks

Face masks may be the new normal, but many people are still getting the hang of wearing them with hearing aids. From falling out during mask removal to being obstructed by the mask itself, hearing aids — specifically behind-the-ear styles — can become lost or damaged. In fact, at Garden State Hearing & Balance Center, since June 2020, we have had over 45 patients lose their hearing aids due to wearing masks. The majority of them were covered under their 3-year loss policy.

What can you do? As your hearing care team, we want to make sure nothing stands in the way of communicating your best. That includes helping you protect your devices. With these quick and easy tips, we’ll have you handling your face mask and hearing technology together like a pro.

Tricks for Wearing a Mask • Pull long hair into a bun and wrap the elastic of the mask — if it’s long and strong enough — around the bun, instead of your ears.

• Sew a button on either end of a 4-inch piece of fabric. Wrap the mask elastic around the buttons. The fabric sits at the back of your head and eases the strain on your ears.

• Sew a button on either end of a soft headband. Position the headband above your ears and wrap the mask elastic around the buttons, removing the strain from your ears.

• Choose masks that tie in the back. You can find videos online showing how to create your own that don’t place pressure on your ears.

Tip for Safely Removing a Mask • Take your mask off slowly and mindful-

ly, making sure your hearing technology remains positioned in or behind your ear as intended.

• Communicating While Wearing A Mask • Speak clearly and slowly at a natural volume.

• If not understood, repeat rather than rephrase.

• Ensure hearing aids are turned on.

• Avoid or minimize background noise.

• Face your conversation partner.

• Keep your smartphone or pen and pad handy to write or type out a note if needed.

• Choose a well-lit area to aid in making eye contact, interpreting expressions and — if clear masks are used — reading lips.

I lost my hearing aid should I do?

First, you need to take a deep breath and retrace your steps. Most hearing instruments are found if you give it at least a few days. Many hearing aids allow you to “LOCATE” their hearing aids through their APP. There is a build in GPS that will allow you to “Find Your Hearing Aids.” Check to see if your hearing instrument has that feature, and if it does, make sure you properly download the APP to take advantage of the GPS locator. Please remember that once your hearing aid battery loses charge (if you’re wearing rechargeable hearing aids) or loses power (zinc air batteries last about 4-7 days), you will not be able to locate them.

Dr. Izzy and his staff are always available to answer any questions you may have regarding your hearing care needs. We hear you and we are always here for you in 2021. Please feel free to contact our office at 732-818-3610 or visit us at www. gardenstatehearing.com.

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Do You Want To Serve Jackson In 2021?

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON– Township Mayor Michael Reina along with members of the Township Council are strongly encouraging residents who wish to volunteer to serve on an advisory panel or commission.

The following advisory boards and committees currently exist: Veterans Commission, Rent Leveling Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Economic Development Commission, Citizens Budget Advisory Committee, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, Pathfinders, Environmental Commission, Historical Commission, and the Shade Tree Commission.

Township Officials are requesting residents submit a Citizen Leadership form which can be found on the Jackson Township website at jacksontwpnj. net. Those interested are asked to complete both pages and be sure to include any background experience you have and/or your reason for interest.

Those with questions regarding these boards or commissions should feel free to contact the Mayor’s office by calling him at 732-928-1200 Ext. 1211 or email Township Assistant Business Administrator Samantha Novak at snovak@ jacksontwpnj.net. All requests for consideration should be received by December 18, 2020.

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

The New Medications In 2020

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

It’s time for my annual report about the novel medications that were approved in the year 2020. I’ve been writing this yearly article for more than 20 years! Many drugs in 2020 were fast-tracked in order to come to market faster. While you read this, keep in mind that I’m read worldwide, but I am only listing the American brand names, so please ask your doctor what the brand name is in your country. Also, the two COVID vaccines from Modern and Pfizer are not yet FDA-approved, however an Emergency Use Authorization has been signed, and therefore distribution is occurring as we speak. FDA approval will come shortly.

Pizensy (Lactitol), Rx, Oral - This medication is used for constipation, especially the unrelenting type that has no obvious cause (termed “idiopathic”).

Lactitol is the active (generic) ingredient name which is a common additive in many prescription drugs. It has been around and used as a sweetener for low-calorie foods. You may have heard of its cousins which are also used so sweeten foods… erythritol, sorbitol, and xylitol.

Ayvakit (Avapritinib), Rx, Oral - This medication is for stomach tumors and it’s taken once daily on an empty stomach.

The FDA fast-tracked approval for this medication based upon a nationwide test conducted on 204 patients with a metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), or one that could not be surgically removed.

The drug seeks to shrink the tumor.

Tepezza (Teprotumumab-trbw), Rx, IV injection - This medication is

given as an infusion to people with a specific eye problem caused by Graves’ disease. The disorder sometimes causes a person’s eyes to bulge out, and Tepezza helps over time. It does not stop the autoimmune process. It seems to flare up problems for people who have pre-existing inflammatory bowel disease.

Nurtec ODT (Oral Disintegrating Tablets), Rimegepant, Rx, Oral - These quickly dissolving pills work for a day or two and help with symptoms of a migraine. In a study of 1,351 people those who took the drug experienced improvement from light and sound sensitivity, as well as nausea at the 2-hour interval (compared to the placebo group). This is a treatment, not a preventative agent. If you have migraines, you would love my book, “Headache Free” available on Amazon.

Sarclisa (Isatuximab), Rx, Injection - Used for the treatment of resistant multiple myeloma, this newer agent is slightly easier to administer because it’s faster for patients. As part of its mechanism of action, it acts like a CD38 inhibitor binding to myeloma cells and blocking growth or slowing spread. Before Sarclisa, one had to also take an FDA approved CD38 inhibitor such as daratumumab along with other treatments. This new drug is not a first line agent, it is for people who have not responded to other meds.

Retevmo (Selpercatnib), Rx, Oral - This treats people with either thyroid cancer or non-small cell lung cancer. It’s in a category of drugs called “kinase inhibitors” and it’s not like traditional chemotherapy. It is very targeted so there are fewer side effects.

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HOWELL – The Howell Township Department of Senior Services would like to thank Suzanne Tsoukalis and the Howell Elks Lodge #2515 for their very generous donation of 13 gift baskets for our veterans.

The gift baskets included numerous items like hats, gloves, socks, activity books, candy/treats and a $25 Walmart gift card. They dropped the baskets off on December 7 and were able to distribute all the baskets before the holidays.

The veterans who received these baskets from the Elks were so overwhelmed and thankful. It brought such joy to their faces to be thought of and recognized for their services to the country.

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However, the Howell Elks continue to still reach out and support the township and the seniors.

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Disabled American Veterans Meeting

JACKSON - The Marvin Wachsman DAV Chapter 77 meets at the Jackson VFW post on Magnolia Ave., Jackson, on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.

We are dedicated to empowering veterans to lead high quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that our veterans and

their families can access the full range of benefits available to them. We are veterans helping veterans and invite all veterans to join us.

Our district serves Jackson, Howell, Manchester and New Egypt.

For more information contact Patrick McGoohan, (732)275-5851, or pmcgoohan@optimum.net.

Workshops For Social Emotional Learning JACKSON – Join Jackson Township School District for their Elementary Social Emotional Learning parent workshops! Held via Google Meet at 3:30 p.m. on January 6 and 27; February 10 and 24.

What is Social Emotional Learning? How can I help my child increase their understanding, expression and management of their emotions? How can I help my child understand and practice empathy and communicate effectively with others?

Join the Social Emotional Learning parent webinar series for answers to these questions and resources to help you practice Social Emotional Learning at home!

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Hope:

often as the state will allow more and more people access as time goes on.

Ocean Health Initiatives to celebrate the initial rollout of the vaccine.

Persichilli commended OHI, a federally qualified health center, on getting the vaccine out to frontline healthcare workers.

These workers are more likely to be exposed to the virus directly or indirectly.

“The vaccine is safe and efficacious,” she said.

In 2021, the state will have more than 200 sites set up that will be vaccination areas, she said. The goal is to get 70 percent of eligible adults vaccinated in six months.

“Today is the day we’ve been dreaming of,” said Congressman Kim (D-3rd). “Hopefully, we’re turning the corner on the pandemic.”

As the son of a geneticist and a nurse, he said the medical and science communities are heroes, and he’s seen these heroes step up during our darkest times.

The vaccine is very important to Ocean County because it has the highest population of senior citizens in the state and possibly the country, Freeholder Vicari said.

“There is a lot of fear and a lot of anxiety, but now we are bringing hope,” he said.

The disease does not discriminate, and there will also not be discrimination in the distribution of the vaccine. “No one will be left behind,” he said.

“We want to continue our lives next year.

We don’t want to sacrifice another holiday,” he said.

The role of government should be to listen to the citizens and to help, Freeholder Vicari said. He is a Republican, Kim and Murphy are Democrats, but they were all standing together at this press conference complimenting each other on doing their part to minimize the impact of the virus.

Theresa Berger, CEO of Ocean Health Initiatives, credited her staff for working tirelessly to create this vaccination program in a way to help healthcare workers quickly and efficiently.

John Bonevich, director of marketing for OHI, said that 70 staff started their vaccine treatment and more than 200 healthcare workers had made reservations.

To register, visit ohinj.org/vaccine-consent-landing. If you don’t meet the criteria for the vaccine right now, then visit back

False Hope The governor said that while the vaccine is still a great help, he didn’t want people to drop their guard, especially around holidays.

“It’s a trap. People will die as a result of that attitude,” he said.

People need to remain vigilant: wear masks, practice social distancing, and avoid large groups, especially indoors.

“Keep holidays small,” he said.

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Who Gets The Vaccine?

Governor Murphy said that the general public would start getting the vaccine by April or May, or possibly the end of June.

Congressman Kim noted that he has not made an appointment for the vaccine. This was brought up by a reporter in the press pool. Many people have been upset that politicians have been getting vaccinated before medical professionals, teachers and others who are more vulnerable. In some cases, the complaints have been that politicians who downplayed the virus and called it a hoax are going to be the first to be protected from it.

“I’ll take the vaccine when it’s my turn,” Kim said.

Murphy agreed, saying he will take it when he can, but he won’t jump the line in front of doctors and nurses.

Relief Bill Since the start of the coronavirus, Congress has only approved a one-time payment to residents, compared to other countries that have supported them more. The amount of the most recent stimulus was still being argued as of press time.

“This is something I’ve always wanted,” Congressman Kim said. If they can get more for the public, then he would be all for it.

But the lack of funding for people who are suffering shows “an absence of leadership.”

Gov. Murphy said that the relief bill is not enough. Everyday people need more; municipalities need more; state and county governments need more, but “we’ll take what we can get.”

He urged that the President sign the relief bill now and then fight to get more aid for people.

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─Photo by Chris Lundy ─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Brick Beach III is one of the beaches being prepared for the season.

The headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9503 is located on Veterans Boulevard.

─Photo by Alyssa Riccardi Austin Paladino, 6, dressed as a police officer, tries his hand at the dunk tank at the Vest-A-Cop in Toms River.

─Photo by Bob Vosseller St. Patrick’s Day Parade marchers take to the street in Seaside.

─Photo by Patricia A. Miller A few dozen animals are waiting for their forever home at the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter.

─Photo by Chris Lundy Lily Fitzpatrick and Cassidi Martin get creative during a Drawing and Painting class.

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A recent sunset at Lake Horicon in Lakehurst.

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Jackson Moose Lodge Raises $1,400 For Local Families

JACKSON – In spite of COVID 19 restrictions and club closures, the Jackson Moose Lodge 1459 successfully raised $1,400, distributing it to $70 Shop Right gift cards to 20 needy Jackson families

for a festive holiday meal during these hard times.

The Jackson Moose Lodge thanks all the donors, the volunteers, and everyone at the Lodge who championed the effort.

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