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Eagle Scout Project Enhances Children’s Trail

May 22, 2021

Argument Erupts Over Police, Code Enforcement

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The issue of township code enforcement was once again the subject of public comment during the latest Township Council meeting where reports were heard from the chief of police and code/zoning enforcement officials.

During a prior meeting, resident Mordy Burnstein voiced his disagreement regarding comments made by resident Eleanor Hannum about police response to zoning matters and traffic issues. He said that police in his development in the Brookside Parkway area were responsive to a variety of issues and he felt the statements made were inaccurate.

Hannum responded to his statements at the

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─Photo by Bob Vosseller Boy Scout Matt McCall, 15, puts up a sign to complete his Eagle Scout project that will benefit the Jackson Children’s Trail next to the Jackson Jungle playground.

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Surrounded by his family, volunteers and fellow scouts, Matt McCall worked to complete his Eagle Scout project that will benefit a popular community recreation spot. He and his help-

ers installed signs and benches at the Jackson Children’s Trail adjacent to the Jackson Jungle playground.

“This all started out when my father and I were volunteering for the Jackson Pathfinders the day they were cre-

ating this trail,” Matt said. Members of the Jackson Pathfinders and volunteers initially cleared the trail last year of various debris and overgrowth.

“As I was walking around the trail, I was getting pretty close to

start to think about my Eagle Scout project.

I realized what better place to do one and to do this,” Matt added. “I grew up playing at the playground right across the street and I thought it would be an amazing (Scout - See Page 2)

No Remote Schooling In September

By Chris Lundy TRENTON – Gov. Phil Mu r phy an nou nced several large rollbacks in COVID-19 restrictions, the largest of which is that there will be no remote schooling option for any school district in New Jersey for the 2021-22 school year.

One of the first huge

changes to life during COVID was that districts needed to provide remote education if they were not able to have social distancing or other safety protocols in place. Parents would opt out of in-person education, and the children would learn with live instruction being broadcast.

These lessons would be supported with work sessions at home.

Come September, parents will not be allowed to opt out of in-person education, Murphy said during a press conference on May 17.

With at least 70% of adults in New Jersey getting at least one shot of a vaccine already,

and children as young as 12 being able to get vaccinated, he said it would be safe for children to return to school.

However, if there is a local outbreak, it would be handled locally.

No Travel Advisory The travel advisory will also be lifted, Murphy announced.

If someone is coming from out of state or if you travel out of state and come back to New Jersey, there no longer has to be a period of quarantine.

This change is being made just before Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer for tourist areas.

B.E.A.T. Center: Five Years Of Turning Lives Around

By Chris Lundy and Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – It’s been five years, and it’s been a good start.

Partners of The B.E.A.T. Center recently celebrated their fifth anniversary as a hub for community services.

B.E.A.T. stands for Bringing Everyone All Together, and it’s a fitting title. It’s a collaboration between Fulfill, the People’s Pantry (which is now run by Fulfill), and JBJ Soul Kitchen.

Singer and JBJ Foundation Chairman Jon Bon Jovi said, “when we conceptualized The B.E.A.T. Center at our kitchen table, we could never have imagined the impact it would have on the community.”

“We look forward to continuing our mission to serve those in need with dignity and respect,” Bon Jovi added. The B.E.A.T. Center was founded in 2016 on Hooper Avenue

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Continued From Page 1 opportunity for kids to walk across. It is a beautiful trail.

“Today we are putting up four educational animal signs, two benches, five birdhouses, a three-panel entrance sign and we are ending with a little landscaping of Mount Laurel bushes,” Matt said. His sisters and his parents, Matthew Sr. and Mindy, were there to support him. “Our Scout Master’s son is here as well and our Scout Master will be here shortly making it about 25-30 people.”

He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 152.

His father was grateful for the wonderful weather that they experienced that day. “No one wants to do this in the rain. We share a birthday; he turns 16 a week from tomorrow.

It all started January of last year when he and I and our youngest, Emily, volunteered with the Pathfinders to create this trail.”

“When he left that day and we came home he told my wife and I that this is what he wanted to do for his Eagle project. With the help of his Scout Master and Assistant Scout Master they guided him and helped him work

on the proposal. Matt then coordinated a meeting with Karen Walzer.”

Walzer, the chairperson of the Jackson Pathfinders said, “we are always looking to improve the trails and this is our newest one.

It is very close to the Jackson Jungle (playground) and it is a children’s trail and it needs a little more visibility. Matt came up with the idea for this which starts with the entrance sign that people can see when they come in.”

“I think as a mom to see the beginning Matthew and the end Matthew, that is where these projects are so important for young kids to do. He learned independence he brought his own voice. This is what he wanted to do,” Mindy McCall said.

She added that her son took charge and said, “this where I want things put” and that is not something he started with but it is something that he has grown. Leadership, growth as a person, standing up for yourself and saying, ‘this is what I want.’ As a mom, that is amazing to see.”

“He met with the head of Jackson’s Department of Public Works here and they walked the trail. He met with Karen and Dan Green (the Pathfinder’s Corresponding Secretary) probably three or four times to get ideas. He wanted to do engraved signs and sourced a sign company. Initially, he wanted to do signs like the opening of the park when you come in but those were over $500,” his father said.

Mindy McCall interjected with a laugh, “that was over budget.”

“What I was most proud of is that when he did a fundraiser, he did a clothing drive and at the time of his clothing drive we noticed that a couple of sports groups within the high schools were having clothing drives at the same time. What he picked up on his own that those clothing drives had people drop off clothes between 7 and 9 at the high school but it wasn’t factoring those who were sick or scared of the pandemic or those who work at home and didn’t want to go out,” Matt’s father added.

Matthew thought he could be successful with the fundraiser if it was contactless.

He set it up and made a flier telling people to leave it on their front step and he’d come to them.

“We had four or five families donate five or six times,” the elder McCall said. “They would clean out a closet and said come back.”

Matt’s fundraiser involved picking up items over the course of several weekends resulting in the collection of around 7,000 pounds of clothes.

His mother, who is a vice principal at the Woodrow Wilson School in New Brunswick noted that the project called for him to problem solve. The scout is also a member of the cross-country team which calls for him and team members to run around this trail for practice.

“We’re really proud of him,” his sisters Emily and Alexa said.

“He has been dedicating so much time to this. It is incredible,” Alexa said. The 20-year-old came from college for the weekend to join the effort. “He calls me up excited and tells me I’ve just made another milestone in my project.”

His 14-year-old sister Emily said, “he is really proud of it. It has been nonstop since he started.”

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Continued From Page 1 most recent Jackson Council meeting saying they “were geared toward defamation of residents who take the time to petition their government and actively seek resolutions for situations that concern them.”

She said Burnstein’s remarks were “an attempt to gain favor by slandering another resident, I saw malintent and the attempt to bully me into silence. To make broad accusations that I don’t respect our police force, clearly this individual knows nothing about me, not the fact that I am married to an officer of the law, and have family members who are detectives, police, secret service and serve in other government capacities.”

Hannum heads an organization formed in November 2019 called CUPON (Citizens United to Protect our Neighborhoods). She said the group’s purpose in forming came when residents began seeing “developers carving up the township and concern for the landscape, traffic, resources, environment, sensitive lands and potential changes to our Master Plan.”

“Many residents asked our group to look into situations in their neighborhoods that changed the use of a residential home, in violation of NJ Administrative Code 5:23-2.6 which makes “It (shall be) unlawful to change the use of any structure or portion thereof without the prior application for and issuance of a certificate of occupancy.”

“From the inception of our incorporation, our group has been the target of many nefarious allegations with absolutely no substantiated proof, nor any legal arm asking to meet with any of my members to make a statement or to answer the allegations of “other’s” opinions.

All of these allegations are lies in the attempt to again, silence our voices,” Hannum added.

“Residents of Jackson have provided countless evidence on violations of NJ Administrative Code 5:23-2.6, and real-estate targeting, steering and harassment in their own home, only for our County, State and Federal governments to discriminate against American citizens who just want to be left alone to feel comfortable in their own home without constant badgering or harassment to push them out,” she added.

Hannum said “this is an example of exactly what has been done to every resident in this township, the attempt to bully citizens into silence so all you hear is one voice and the perception that, that voice must be truth.”

Code Violations Resident Sheldon Hofstein spoke during the meeting and said “right now in town there are two non-resident home owners who are ignoring the town’s zoning ordinances and building codes and are converting residential homes in residential zones to non-residential buildings illegally. The issuance of summonses by code enforcement being asked to stop construction by police and taking them to court has not stopped their illegal activities.”

“By not stopping this illegal major construction the result will be buildings that have major changes without permits, without inspections, without certificates of occupancy and without oversight. The result of this non-compliance is a danger to local residents and a danger to everyone using the structure and even a bigger danger to our first responders, especially the firefighters,” Hofstein said.

Hofstein noted there are procedures in place to change the use of a property and added “if there is no respect for the laws by residents and non-residents and our elected officials are not enforcing them, why should anyone follow the laws they decide they don’t like?”

He noted personal cases over the years where he needed an electrical permit and a permit for plumbing work as well as for an air conditioner/heating system replacement. “That all fell under the same process. Everything was inspected and it was for our safety. Why hasn’t this construction going on in these buildings been stopped?”

Hofstein asked why no cease-and-desist issue been issued. “Hopefully people involved don’t feel threatened or bullied that they are not considering it. How do you stop people from breaking the law and thumbing their noses at you? Why can’t you stop them, period? I got stopped, my neighbors got stopped if they didn’t have a permit. Is the judge afraid? I see they keep getting cases dismissed.”

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

E DITORIAL Local Man Shares Stories Of Mother With Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter, the leading volunteer-driven voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, advocacy and research is spotlighting people who make a difference in the fight to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. May, which features Mother’s Day, is a time to recognize and celebrate the women in our lives, and remember that Alzheimer’s is a women’s issue. Not only are women more likely to have Alzheimer’s, they are also more likely to be caregivers of those living with the disease. This month we are proud to shine a spotlight on Robert Brai, Greater NJ Chapter Board Chair, an active member of the Monmouth-Ocean Walk to End Alzheimer’s Planning Committee and Advocate, who thrust himself into action when his mother was diagnosed with dementia.

Robert explains, “My mom, Leda, was diagnosed with dementia in 2016 and specifically Alzheimer’s in 2017. In 2018 I had to relocate her from Virginia into a dementia care community here in New Jersey.

During this process I reached out to the Alzheimer’s Association for education, support and community resources. Mom would call me several times a day at work, crying and not having the ability to articulate what was upsetting her. This caused me much frustration and emotional pain. If that wasn’t bad enough, then the COVID-19 outbreak hit New Jersey and I was no longer allowed to visit my mother. Nothing prepared me for that scenario. It was difficult not being able to see mom, give her a kiss, hold her hand, and especially dance with her and make her laugh. I would FaceTime with her, but it’s not the same as being there to reassure her everything will be ok. Mom had no concept of what was happening with the virus and that was probably a good thing.

“My experience with my mother, and talking with others at support group meetings, proves that those with Alzheimer’s have a life and personality after diagnosis,” he said. “This is what motivates me to focus my efforts on raising funds to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s. But until we do, we must do everything we can to support and educate those impacted by this disease.”

Thank you Robert, for all you do to help us move our mission forward - to one day realize a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. We greatly appreciate your work on behalf of the Greater New Jersey Chapter and the 190,000 New Jerseyans living with the disease and their 347,000 unpaid caregivers providing critical support.

Honor the women in your life by supporting this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. There’s still plenty of time to register a team, or donate. To sign up as a Team Captain or register to walk as an individual, go to alz.org/njwalk. To donate, text 2ENDALZ to 51555.

To learn how you can volunteer and affect the lives of people living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, visit alz.org/get-involved-now/volunteer.

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Masks Harming, Not Protecting, Our Kids Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a Stafford school nurse being suspended over not wearing a mask.

It was covered in the May 15 edition of the Southern Ocean Times, in the article entitled “Protesters Support School Nurse Suspended Over Going Maskless.”

In response to the nurse who refused to wear a mask, she is right. The masks are doing more damage than good for our children. Children have the highest survival rate yet they are facing the strictest policies. Kids are socially being damaged by not being able to see each other’s faces to learn social queues based on facial reactions/expressions. They are feeling isolated because they’re being taught touching (hugs/high fives) are the worst, they’re being taught that germs are the enemy and to be a hypochondriac by washing hands nonstop.

Their immune systems are lacking and will soon not be able to handle even the common cold because they’re built on being in contact with daily non harmful germs and bacteria which build the immune system.

We will soon have children that’s bodies overreact to every germ and bacteria.

Wearing a mask outside is not necessary but kids who have gym outside must wear a mask while running and

playing; this isn’t healthy.

OSHA removed their online publications relating to how much CO2 was appropriate within a face mask and the rules and limitations on wearing face masks of all kinds for adults. Typically you need a break after a set time. Children’s hearts beat faster; their oxygen saturation levels are not the same as adults and wearing a mask long term is not something we know to be harmful or safe. There are many health professionals who state they wear them all day with no problem and kids should just deal with it; totally wrong approach.

Kids are being screened every day they aren’t working with sick people there is no need for the mask.

OSHAs website however in their archives still have the purpose and use for masks by type which is also easily found in hospitals SOPs. 2 and 3 ply disposal masks are to be worn by sick individuals who are coughing/ sneezing to prevent others from being sick, just like if you’d cough or sneeze you’d cover your mouth. However because of the design they offer little to no protection to a healthy person from catching anything due to air gaps along the entire masks and the fabric they’re made from. The only protection a healthy person should need is their immune system, if you are weakened or fearful then by all means - wear a mask.

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We ran into kids from school at the park and my kids and their friends did not know who each other were because they had only seen each other in school with masks on, if that is not sick I don’t know what is.

Jessica Hamilton Manahawkin

Questions For Biden I was taught to always ask why something is happening in order to become better informed person. So, after the President has now been in office for over 100 days, I pose these questions to him and the media hoping for an answer.

Why has the price of gasoline in New Jersey jumped to over $3.00 a gallon from $2.38 a gallon since he took office?

Why are you running a government by EXECUTIVE ORDER (over 100) not receiving bills from elected congress?

With our ports having banner months with imports, why are you not stressing AMERICA FIRST? Why is the jobless rate going up?

Why is the government still adding $300 a week to unemployment payments?

Why are there still food and supply shortages in grocery stores?

Why is the government releasing tens of thousands of people who have entered our country illegally into our economy? Who is supporting them?

Why hasn’t the Vice President even visited the border since she has been put in charge? At least for as firsthand view or fact finding but she is going on a trip to Latin America to give away money?

Why do you fence yourself in Washington, bring in armed guards and not on the border?

Why did you shut down the Keystone pipeline from Canada? Choosing to truck or train oil in which has a higher cost and more dangerous.

Why are the crime rates so high in Democratic cities?

What is your spending plan on this three trillion-dollar

plan? Who is getting the money, what is the infrastructure?

Where are the funds coming from for your $3 trillion plan?

How much of this money is spent on administrational costs?

Why are you pushing $15 an hour wage for entry level positions to employees who have no skills? Face facts it raises the cost of goods sold so no one is ahead except the government who will get more income taxes.

Why are you supporting illegal aliens and others while veterans are homeless and sleeping on the streets?

Why are you housing illegals in hotels and leaving homeless veterans to sleep on the streets?

Why are you NOT deporting illegal aliens as soon as they are picked up? They have violated our laws?

Why do you support transgender to participate in female sports when their bodies, not minds, are totally different from females?

Captain R.M. Silva Toms River

Masks Don’t Affect Health Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a Stafford school nurse being suspended over not wearing a mask.

It was covered in the May 15 edition of the Southern Ocean Times, in the article entitled “Protesters Support School Nurse Suspended Over Going Maskless.”

The CDC says that all adults should be wearing masks, even if vaccinated.

If she’s a nurse, she should be following the guidelines.

She is not a “liberator.” She should be fired immediately.

She’s just a Trumper. As for the children, whatever the guidelines of health are, one thing for sure, wearing masks does not affect their health. Asians have been wearing masks as a matter of course even before Covid. FIRE HER NOW! Bob Karp Ocean County

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

Lakewood Nonprofit Awarded Federal COVID Grant For Tech Improvements From The Desk Of

Congressman

Chris Smith WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th) announced that the Lakewood Economic Action Program (LEAP) will receive an $18,057 federal Head Start Emergency Supplemental grant funded by the CARES Act to help pay for COVID-related efforts for families that

par ticipate in the Head Start program.

The federal Head Start program - which f unds comprehensive development programs and services for preschool children of low-income families - has helped more than 37 million children facing the prospects of a life in

poverty by providing preschool health, nutritional, emotional and other social needs since 1965, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Here in Lakewood, LEAP performs a vital function to the community, and this modest grant will help the staff expand its outreach and assist more families juggling distance learning,” Smith said. “Specifically, LEAP will use the federal dollars to upgrade technology to improve remote learning and develop

a text messaging system to help parents work with their children on assignments.”

Channell Wilkins, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Community Economic Action Now (LEAP) headquartered in Toms River, said LEAP’s Early Head Star t will be using the grant to provide Lakewood families with “at home” kits to support families.

LEAP at home kits will have tools for fi ne motor skills as well as supportive materials for socialization activities. Some additional

technology for staff to be better prepared for remote services will also be purchased.

To ensure that its Early Head Start team is supporting families during the pandemic, LEAP plans to use the funding to provide all staff with four sessions of the Home Visitor Rating Scale Training.

“During this professional development opportunity, the team will learn the importance of Developmental Parenting, which will focus on aspects of parenting that will support children’s

Public Health Emergency Status May End Soon From The Desk Of The

Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON – As New Jersey continues to make progress in the fight against COVID-19 and with state metrics continuing to trend in the right direction, Governor Phil Murphy and his Administration have begun

working with Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin on legislation that will end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in place since March 2020, while also ensuring that the Admin-

istration retains necessary tools to manage the ongoing threat to public health, as well as recovery and vaccination efforts.

The Public Health Emergency was initially declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103.

Today, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 240, which extends that Public Health Emergency for another 30-day period, ending in mid-June. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared

P.F. Chang’s Opening At Ocean County Mall

By Alyssa Riccardi TOMS RIVER – P.F. Chang’s China Bistro will be one of several new restaurants opening at the Ocean County Mall.

The Ocean County Mall’s website has now listed the restaurant under its directory, labeled “Coming Soon.” Currently, the closest P.F. Chang’s in the area is located at the Freehold Raceway Mall and there’s also one in Marlton.

It will be joining other new restaurants such as BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea and Turning Point, the breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant which plans to open in the near future.

P.F. Chang’s will be opening at the Mall’s new lifest yle center, located near the entrance of the mall. After the Sears closed in 2018, the mall began renovations that included demolishing the vacant Sears store and later built the lifestyle center.

The lifestyle center includes the LA Fitness gym, home decor retailer Homesense, discount store Five Below and Ulta Beauty.

No date has been set but Erin Barbato, Marketing Director of the Ocean County Mall, told Jersey Shore Online they are very excited about the upcoming opening.

public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed. If legislation is finalized ahead of the renewal date, the Public Health Emergency extended until June will be allowed to expire.

“After an extremely difficult year, we are seeing the results of our mitigation

efforts and our successful vaccination program,” said Governor Murphy. “In order to continue on the path to normalcy, we need all available resources to continue our progress in vaccinating New Jerseyans and finally beating back this pandemic. Our Administration is working closely with

development in their daily lives,” Wilkins said. “This is important because one of the impacts of COVID-19 is the additional stress experienced by our families.”

Money for the grant program was provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - the bipar tisan, comprehensive, recovery bill Smith supported to help states, hospitals, fi rst responders, workers, businesses and communities severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate President Sweeney and Speaker Coughlin on legislation that will allow the public health emergency to expire, but ensure that we have the necessary tools and flexibility to continue the fight against the pandemic, including the vaccination efforts that are our highest

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Business Administrator Terence Wall responded to Hofstein’s questions and to Hannum’s prior comments that he wanted to collect information from the various departments to provide an update. “I want to defend the departments who work on behalf of the taxpayers but fair questions deserve fair answers.”

Reports Heard Police Chief Matthew Kunz spoke about traffic concerns brought up a few weeks ago which involved three areas of concern: Brookwood I and Brookwood IV, and Brookwood Parkway.

“I went into our history from January 2020 to the present. I believe the allegation that I believe might be off was that the police aren’t really doing anything in that area. I came up with 18 pages of police activity on Brookwood Parkway. We did a number of traffic and enforcement details and we conducted 133 motor vehicle stops. That equates to a fair amount of police presence,” the chief added.

He said that represents what is occurring on the streets in question. “Officers are doing security checks which means they are just checking the area; motor vehicle stops, traffic details and investigation for suspicious vehicles.”

Andrew Cheney, who heads the township’s Code Enforcement office, said that if they find a violation they send a summons to the court and notify the building department. “They have come out and put out several stop orders on the houses. We come out the next day

and they tear stop orders off the house. The building department has summonsed people.

“Right now, one of the handicaps we have is the courts are being run through Zoom and the courts have no recourse to put out notices to people to appear for the court summonses.

We actually have only one day for court to have zoning and code enforcement on the court calendar (per month). Out of a hundred cases we would only get 40 to respond if we were lucky. It is an ongoing cat and mouse game. We get the same phone calls over and over by residents,” Cheney added.

Zoning Officer Jeff Purpuro said Hannum’s inquiry concerning any violations of code at 16 Short Hills was “a property in town that I actually visited which is the one where people were alleged, they advertised for short term rentals. I visited the site. It is being used as a single-family dwelling. There are no violations on that one.”

“As to 71 East Connecticut Concourse there have been violations, summons, we are seeking a cease and desist. I was at that site two weeks ago with the construction official. He posted a stop work order. We came back an hour later and the stop work order sign was removed,” Purpuro said.

“It is a difficult situation to deal with. We had them in court. It has been postponed; it has been adjourned. It becomes very frustrating.

I’ve done enough work on that particular house where I’ve been inside the house. I’ve made the claim that there is no one living there. We issued the summonses and they continue to be adjourned for lack of discovery or the defendant side, there are excuses that continually (made) to adjourn that summons,” Purpuro added.

State Health Department Notes Expansion Of Pfizer Vaccine

By Bob Vosseller N EW J ER SEY – New Je r sey D e p a r t me nt of He a lt h C om m i s sione r Judith Persichilli announced the recent approval of Pf izer vaccine for those 12–15-year-old by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

She said the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will expand the use of that vaccine in New Jersey, “and we are expeditiously moving forward.”

Persichilli added, “our vaccine provider network has significant experience administering Pfizer and already has been serving those aged 16 and older.

With today’s recommendations, following the Food and Drug Administration’s expansion of the Emergency Use Authorization earlier this week, we are notifying providers that they can move forward immediately to administer the Pfizer vaccine to this age group.”

CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky said, “for vaccination to do its job, we must do our critical part. That means vaccinating as many people as possible who are eligible. This official CDC action opens vaccination to approximately

17 million adolescents in the United States and strengthens our nation’s efforts to protect even more people from the effects of COVID-19.”

“Getting adolescents vaccinated means their faster return to social activities and can provide parents and caregivers peace of mind knowing their family is protected,” Walensky said.

Walensky said his agency is continuing to work with mega-sites, hospitals, federal retail pharmacy partners, and select health departments to help provide the vaccine throughout the state., and to Federally Qualified Health Centers, which serve underserved communities.

Vaccinations for minors require a consent form signed by a parent or guardian.

The State DOH is continuing to encourage parents and guardians to speak with their pediatricians or healthcare providers if they have questions and to get their children vaccinated.

A new CDC webpage for parents on adolescent and teen vaccination can be seen at: Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines. FDA Fact Sheets on the Pfizer vaccine and other information can be found at: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Information.

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This young seal was recently spotted near the jetty in Sandy Hook. (Photo by Chris Jensen)

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Jackson Township Now Offering 2021 Summer Programs

JACKSON – The Township has announced their 2021 summer programs. All district COVID safety protocols will be followed by all summer programs as well.

Junior Arts & Musical Theater Camp: Students entering grades 4 to 8 (as of September 2021) can spend their summer at our Junior Art & Musical Theater Summer Camp. Students will learn all aspects of musical theater production, including vocal coaching, dancing & acting lessons and learning about costuming, painting & set design. Students will work collectively to produce a live performance of “Annie Jr.” on July 29.

This 3-week program runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jackson Memorial High School on the following dates: July 12 through July 16 July 19 through July 23 July 26 through July 30 Final Performance of “Annie Jr.” is July 29 at noon and 6 p.m. Camp Fee is $575 for the 3-Week Program. For more information or to register, call 732-833-4684 or visit jacksonsd.org/Page/10152.

Film and Television Summer Camp: Want to learn how to make a short film, produce a television show or create your own music video using state-of-the-industry equipment and techniques? Sign up for the JTV Summer Film Camp! Three unique sessions are being held in June and July. It is open to students who will be entering grades 5 to 12 next year (students from other districts can sign up, too).

All sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30

p.m. at Jackson Liberty High School’s TV Studio on the dates below: June 23 through 25, July 1 - Short Film Production Session July 8 & 9, July 12 through 16 - TV Production Session July 22 & 23, July 26 through 30 - Music Video Production Session Camp Fee is $300 for each 7-Day Session, or $800 for all 3 Sessions (a $100 savings).

Questions and registration, Call Michelle Shpak at 732-833-4647.

Jackson Child Care Academy Summer Camp: There is fun for everyone, Kindergarten through 6th grade! Camp Dates: June 28 through August 13 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. No camp July 5. Location: Switlik Elementary School, 75 W. Veterans Hwy., Jackson.

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JACKSON – The Jackson Township Police Department wished a safe send off to their blue family who rode in this year’s 25th Annual Police Unity Tour.

This long-standing tradition pays respect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and laid their lives on the line. This year also marks the 20th Anniversary of Officer Robert Ventura’s passing.

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you to Sgt. Frank Cipully who is acting as support for all the riders as he has done for so many years past.

Big thank you to the retired officers who continue to ride and help this great event, Capt. Andrew Cheney, Sgt. Patrick Mackin and Officer Richard Spiedel. This year marks the first year that Officer Ventura’s daughter, Ashley Ventura, will ride to honor her father as well as all the officers who gave their lives. Ashley is currently a Class I Special for the Toms River Police Department.

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During its fi rst year, the partners projected the center would serve families in need with $5 million in food, job training, and other support services, with $5 million more each additional year. The B.E.A.T. Center exceeded all projections.

Within five years, the partners provided food and services valued at more than $30 million by serving nearly 10 million meals to their community and $7.7 million in benefits and other social services.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the JBJ Soul Kitchen provided more than 4,600 grab-and-go meals serving only those in need and 1,000 more meals delivered and served to community partners.

Between Fulfill’s food distribution center, JBJ Soul Kitchen and Fulfi ll’s People’s Pantry, more than half a million meals were distributed from The B.E.A.T. Center to the community during the height of the pandemic.

More Than Food The B.E.A.T. is a one-stop shop, said Linda Kellner, interim co-CEO and Director of Development for Fulfill.

The food at the People’s Pantry or the Soul Kitchen satisfies an immediate need.

But while they are there, they can avail themselves of long-term help. They can sign up for food stamps, for example.

There are staff who show them how to get affordable health insurance or do their taxes for no cost so they get the refunds they’re entitled to.

They work to stop the causes of hunger so that people can be self-sufficient.

For example, the culinary training center has graduated 103 people who have found steady employment and a living wage.

“B.E.A.T. gave us a physical footprint in Ocean County,” she said. It was important to have a location for all the various groups to operate out of. The synergy of them working together can help the whole person instead of just one aspect of someone’s life.

The building was also a distribution point for the crisis boxes. Each one can provide a family of four with enough food to last four days. These went to individuals and also to area nonprofits, senior centers, schools, veteran organizations, municipalities, and pantries throughout Ocean County.

“The impacts of the pandemic will last beyond the virus itself,” she said.

A lot of families lost one or more sources of income, she said. Restaurants, school districts and more have been laying off staff. People have had to leave their health care jobs because they or someone in their household has medical issues that would be serious if they got COVID. Before the pandemic, they were servicing 200 households a week. Now, it is more than 900.

“Hunger has no face. It could be me. It could be you,” she said.

We need to get rid of the stigma against people in need, she said. This stigma has

The Jackson Times, May 22, 2021, Page 13 done such harm. People don’t want to give help because of this. The poor are looked down upon or forgotten.

People are also too embarrassed to ask for help because of the stigma. Something like food stamps help because the only person who sees them is the cashier.

Families can shop for what they want or need, and it gives them a feeling of choice.

“Fulfi ll works very, very hard to help people get things they need in a dignified way,” she said.

Currently, the organization is feeding 215,000 people, including 70,000 children. Fulfi ll has served 3.5 million more meals since the coronavirus crisis affected the Jersey Shore.

These 215,000 people are split evenly between Ocean and Monmouth counties.

These counties have a total population of about 1,200,000 (600,000 each). So that means roughly one in six people are in need in Ocean and Monmouth.

The Fulfi ll FoodBank, formerly known as The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties was feeding 136,000 people prior to the pandemic including 50,000 children.

Fulfi ll Board Chair Lauren Holman said Fulfi ll has been in operation for more than 30 years.

“We were there to provide food and comfort during economic storms, Superstorm Sandy, and now the pandemic,” Holman said.

“During the current coronavirus crisis, the demand for food has grown 40%.

We expect the demand to grow as more businesses close and families exhaust their savings. Fulfi ll feeds children, seniors, veterans, and the working poor,” she added.

Fulfill serves pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens, provides hot meals for children after school, and sends food home for those same children over the weekend.

The organization has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for more than ten consecutive years. This distinction means Fulfi ll, a 501 (c)3 charitable organization, outperformed most charities in America in areas of efficiency, fiscal integrity, and effectiveness. Holman added, “95 cents of every dollar donated to Fulfill goes directly to feeding the hungry in our community.”

How To Help If you are interested in helping, these groups are always looking for volunteers and donations.

Visit their websites like FulfillNJ.org or jbjsoulkitchen.org to learn how to help.

Some volunteers hand out food, answer phones, work the Monmouth County garden, or provide free professional services or coaching.

Need Help?

If you are in need of assistance, you can visit the B.E.A.T. center during their normal operating hours, found online at the above websites.

Fulfill operates a list of known food pantries and soup kitchens in the area. You can just text Find Food to 888-918-2729.

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

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

N acetyl cysteine is an amino acid that is useful to you to make glutathione in your body. The glutathione is a potent liver antioxidant.

Cysteine is a natural compound and N acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a dietary supplement. That’s how you can can find it in health food stores, as “NAC.” But you won’t find it for long, so if you want NAC, you should buy it now. It’s already virtually gone from Amazon!

There’s a disagreement between the Food and Drug Administration and the dietary supplement industry over how legal it is for dietary supplements to put this amino acid into their supplements. The NAC is also available by prescription. It is forcing Amazon and other selling platforms to take sides on the issue.

NAC has many health benefits. As a prescription dr ug sold as Mucomyst® it is used as the antidote for acetaminophen poisoning when people overdose on that analgesic. It’s used in the Emergency Room in hospitals nationwide. The prescription version will continue to remain available; I am only referring to the supplements getting banned.

As a popular health food store item, NAC has sold quite well for many other reasons. It’s useful as an antioxidant and non-prescription expectorant because it can loosen mucus in the air passageways. It makes breathing easier

and more comfortable.

NAC sold like hotcakes last year for obvious reasons during the pandemic! NAC is used for immune system health. Furthermore, NAC is used as a precursor nutrient for people who want to make more glutathione in their body which is useful as a liver protectant.

Your own body makes glutathione in the liver, and again, cysteine (or NAC) is one precursor nutrient that is essential to making glutathione.

NAC is in trouble now, and thousands of brands of NAC supplements (including my own Immune Script which contains NAC as part of the blend) has been instantly removed from Amazon with no notice! And over time, every single brand of NAC will be gone from the Amazon marketplace, and millions of you will be unable to buy it as a supplement.

This is your courtesy reminder to purchase NAC while it’s still available at your local health food store, or at your favorite online vitamin shop. I have some at my own shop left if you’re interested. To learn about the medical benefits that NAC provides, just do a quick search on pubmed and you’ll see thousands of scientific studies! This is an important supplement and a bottle of it could stay fresh for several years in case you need it one day. If you’d like to receive updates about NAC, please sign up for my newsletter at suzycohen.com

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New Jersey has a Traumatic Brain Injury Fund which is administered by the Division of Disability Services. New Jersey residents of any age, who have survived a traumatic brain injury, have the opportunity to access brain injury related services and support they need to live in their community.

The Fund purchases supports and services to foster independence and maximize quality of life when insurance, personal resources, and or public programs are unavailable to meet those needs.

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COVID:

Continued From Page 1 However, he did warn about traveling out of the country. “The COVID reality in other nations is much different than here,” he said. He urged travelers to be safe and use common sense.

No Masks Outside Another big difference is that the mask mandate is being lifted for outside events, Murphy said, effective immediately.

However, masks still need to be worn inside, he said.

The virus has been known to transmit more easily indoors that outside.

“We’re not out of the woods yet,” he

said. Letting people go maskless indoors might be premature, and might cause the virus to spread and undo the hard work people have done to contain this.

While the Centers for Disease Control has dropped the suggestion of wearing masks inside, Murphy said there’s no way to know who is vaccinated and who isn’t.

He doesn’t expect grocery store workers or other frontline workers to police the front door and make sure you have your vaccine card if you’re not wearing a mask.

Wearing a mask is a sign of respect for those around you, he said.

“This is not forever and always,” he said about wearing masks inside. “We just need more time on the clock.”

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Due To Vaccinations, Nursing Home Requirements Being Relaxed

By Bob Vosseller N E W J E R SE Y – T h e s t r i n g e n t COVID-19 rest rictions at long-ter m care facilities were lessened by the New Jersey Department of Health to accommodate more visitation, enable group activities and provide more services for residents.

The directives are in sync with updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, officials said.

“With cases in New Jersey on the decline, vaccinations increasing and a reduction in outbreaks at these facilities,

the Department is taking steps to lessen restrictions for vaccinated residents and expanded services to residents in these facilities,” Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said. “Our hope is that resuming these activities will help support the mental and physical well-being of residents.”

If both the visitor and the resident are fully vaccinated, residents and their visitors may choose to have close contact including touching and removing their facemasks if they are alone in the resident’s room or the designated visitation room.

Fully vaccinated residents have the option to have close contact including touching with their unvaccinated visitor, however they both must wear a well-fitting face mask.

Guidance on communal activities and dining for residents has also been updated by the Department for residents that are fully vaccinated. If all residents participating in the group activity or communal dining are fully vaccinated, they are now allowed to participate without physical distancing and without wearing a mask during the activity.

Routine testing of residents and staff is required by the Department in order to prevent the coronavirus from entering and spreading within facilities. However, fully vaccinated staff are no longer required to be routinely tested, except that facilities may elect to continue routine testing of staff.

Staff may need to undergo testing if there is an outbreak investigation at the facility or if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

The NJDOH is encouraging staff and residents to get vaccinated by taking advantage of the current pharmacy partnerships delivering vaccines to nursing homes. “Many workers in our long-term care facilities have chosen to be vaccinated to protect themselves, their families, their co-workers and the residents in their care,” Andy Aronson, President NJ Health Care Association said.

Barbers, hair stylist and other non-essential personnel are permitted to enter only if the personnel are screened before entry, and the facility has a protocol for services to be delivered safely. Those protocols must include infection prevention and control, physical distancing, hand hygiene, cleaning between clients and use of a well-fitting face mask. Staff testing requirements apply to these individuals.

Laurie Facciarossa Brewer, the NJ L ong-Ter m Ca re O mbud sma n said , “these are incredibly welcome changes and they ref lect the reality that most residents of long-term care are fully vaccinated. Having the ability to participate in communal activities and meals with their peers is something that residents tell us that they have desperately missed.”

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE

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Document Shredding To Be Held Throughout County

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – The free Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program continues this year.

Ocean County Board of Commissioners Director Gary Quinn said “this very popular program moves around the county providing a layer of safety from identity theft.”

Quinn also serves as liaison to the County’s recycling program and Solid Waste Management.

“This is an opportunity to rid your home of papers that may include sensitive information that should be shredded rather than just tossed into recycling.

Last year we recycled 94 tons of residential documents with this program,” Quinn said. “That is in addition to all the paper that goes to our recycling centers.”

The 2021 event will be serviced by IDSAutoshred of Toms River. The locations are: Waretown Municipal Complex Lot, 50 Railroad Ave., 9 a.m. to noon, June 5.

Lakewood Public Works Yard Lot, 1 America Ave., 9 a.m. to noon, June 11 (Fri.) Stafford Township, Southern Recycling Center Lot, 379 Haywood Road, 9 a.m. to noon, June 19 Toms River, Riverwood Park Lot, 250 Riverwood Drive, 9 a.m. to noon, June 25 (Fri.) Manchester Township, Soccer Field Lot, 101 South Colonial Drive, 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 11.

Island Heights, Parking Lot, 1 Wanamaker Complex, 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 18.

Brick Township Public Works Yard Lot, 836 Ridge Road, 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 25.

Beachwood Municipal Complex Lot, 1600 Pinewald Road, 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 2.

Beach Haven Parking Lot, Taylor Ave, 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 16.

Lacey Township Recycling Center Lot, 820 Municipal Lane, Lanoka Harbor, 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 23 The free shredding events will run the entire time listed or until the truck is full. The truck has a capacity to hold 10,000 pounds of paper. The program is free to residents only. Commercial doc-

uments will not be accepted at the collection sites.

“I encourage our residents to attend any of the sites available during this year’s program. You are not limited to which sites you can attend. We hold it across the county to make certain it’s convenient for our residents,” Quinn said.

Registration is not required. Quinn noted however that the program is very popular and often sites fill up quickly. The shred units feature an automatic feeding and dumping system that eliminates human contact with private documents. Residents are limited to five file boxes or 100 pounds of confidential documents per vehicle.

Pandemic requirements are still in effect. Residents must wear face coverings and stay in vehicles at all times. Materials should be in the trunk, cargo area or truck bed, easily accessible to the staff who will remove it from your vehicle.

The program includes all paper documents and paper forms; paper clips and staples need not be removed. Unacceptable items include magazines, books, junk mail, hanging file folders, greeting cards, photos, x-rays, CDs, floppy disks, microfilm, shredded paper and garbage.

Residents who prefer to shred documents at home, Ocean County offers drop-off boxes at both County recycling centers for shredded office paper. Shredded office paper should not be placed with curbside recyclables, and should instead be brought to the drop-off boxes (near Building 105 at the Ocean County Southern Recycling Center in Stafford Township or Building 68 at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood) for recycling. Shredded paper cannot be effectively sorted by Ocean County’s Recyclable Materials Processing Facility and therefore needs to be recycled separately in order to produce a viable, marketable commodity.

“Ocean County offers a number of programs to make recycling convenient. Recycling, helps to save landfill space and protects the environment.

We encourage our citizens to take advantage of the programs offered and to help make a difference in preserving our natural resources,” Quinn added.

Prices Strong For NJ Blueberries, Cranberries And Peaches

TRENTON – New Jersey blueberry growers harvested 44.5 million utilized pounds from 8,400 acres. The value of utilized production was $75.1 million for 2020. Average price was $1.69 per pound, third nationally.

Cranberry growers produced over 528 thousand utilized barrels from 3,000 acres.

Value of utilized production was $20.4 million. The average price was $38.50 per barrel, second nationally and a dime behind the nation’s price leader Wisconsin.

New Jersey peach growers harvested 7,600 utilized tons from 3,800 bearing

acres. New Jersey ranked second nationally in price at $2,740 per ton. Value of utilized production was over $20.8 million.

Peach yields, averaging 2 tons per acre, were down sharply due to adverse spring weather.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Governor Sued, Senior Communities Want To Use Their Buildings Again

−Photo by Chris Lundy Community pools, like this one at Holiday City South, remain closed by executive order.

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY − The Senior Coalition of Berkeley Township and the Holiday City South Homeowners Association are suing Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Health to enable senior residents to use clubhouses and other amenities again.

Councilman Michael Signorile is President of the Coalition and of Holiday City South.

He said they will be represented by Paul Leodori P.C. of Medford in this matter. They are seeking an affirmation of the rights of both age-restricted associations and their members living in Berkeley “to be able to enjoy fundamental rights guaranteed under both the New Jersey and United States Constitutions.”

The complaint was filed on May 4, and as of this printing the case is set for June 7.

Mayor Carmen Amato has offered his support as well by filing jointly with the Coalition. Township Council President Angelo Guadagno (2nd Ward) and Councilwoman Sophia Gingrich are also standing firm with the Coalition. They each represent senior communities in Berkeley Township and understand the need for the senior communities to reopen.

Signorile said his goal is to “Get our community, especially our seniors, sensibly back to managing themselves without Trenton imposing arbitrary rules that are not consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and plain old common sense.”

The attorney gave examples of numerous Executive Orders entered by the Governor that have mandates for wiping down chairs, doors and floors yet the CDC has recently “revised” the need for such guidelines while

noting that the risk of contracting the virus from touching a contaminated surface was less than 1 in 10,000. The state rules include strict pool restrictions, the need for Social Ambassadors as well as constant disinfecting which is cost prohibitive for many senior associations.

“The most current restrictions set forth by executive orders place amenities in senior communities back to the ones issued in March of 2020,” Leodori said. “They are definitely not in sync with the most current data available and do nothing more than prohibit seniors from enjoying the amenities associated with the age-restricted communities they live in.”

These Executive Orders have been prohibitively costly, unclear and they unnecessarily burden senior communities, he said.

“We just want to bring some rationality to this pandemic’s irrationality,” Signorile said. “Certainly, this lawsuit will likely accelerate a much-needed public dialogue about Trenton dictating policies which, at this time, are simply punishing seniors for no good reason.”

Earlier this year, it was a challenge to get vaccinated. Now, many places are taking walk-ins. This suggests that many of the people who want to be vaccinated already are.

According to the CDC, 74 percent of New Jersey residents 65 and older are fully vaccinated (as of May 11).

The Ocean County Health Department has figures detailing how many people have tested positive for COVID-19. It shows about 4,200 in Berkeley. During the course of the last month, Berkeley had 1-10 new cases a day. That includes the entire township, not just senior communities.

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

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): BYour imagination may be on overload as the week unfolds. Once you have a vision, you can put forth the effort to make the concept come to life.

Invite those you trust and rely on to confide in you and enjoy heightened cooperation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your drive and ambition are likely coming to a peak as the week begins. Once you put a project into motion, you might not rest until it’s complete.

You may be tempted to get out the debit card and spurge on nice things.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Like the inflatable clown, you can pop back up after a knockdown. There could be disappointments and misunderstandings in the week to come that require you to process your feelings in the privacy of your own home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your closest companions are focused on getting ahead, and you may have blinders on. However, there is a sense of belonging when you are in social situations that you can capitalize on in the week to come.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Share your vision with others and bring co-workers into your confidence. It may be more difficult to attain your business ambitions in the second part of the upcoming week, so don’t procrastinate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It may take more than a dust mop to beautify your surroundings and make your environment a place of peace and contentment. Imagine how you want things to look and feel during the week to come.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You can show

the world a friendly face in the week ahead.

Some people aren’t impressed by common courtesies and social niceties, however, so don’t take it personally if it feels like you’re the target of someone’s agenda.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Try to steer straight ahead no matter how tempting it is to take a detour. You and a partner can make a major decision together or begin a project and see it through. Maintain boundaries with family members in the week to come.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Put your energy into making your dreams come true in the week ahead. The more you read and learn, the more easily you’ll be able to act. Don’t be distracted by petty misunderstandings on the home front.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Since your ambitions could be on the rise, launch your most valuable projects while your passion is at a peak. You and someone special may find yourselves climbing to new heights of intimacy in the week ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Other people should be willing to compromise and cooperate if you’re willing to give them a chance. Maintain your sense of dignity and focus on bring a good sport when someone does something unexpected in the week ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Misunderstandings are likely to occur, but if you are careful to apply logic rather than anger, you should come out on top. You may insist on enforcing high ideals that interfere with peace and tranquility in the upcoming week.

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