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Son Writes About His Mother Providing “Waves of Hope” During WWII

August 7, 2021

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–Photo by Bob Vosseller Waretown residents Ron and Valerie Negra join Ron’s mother Agnes Negra, 101 years young, of Lacey as she holds the book “Waves of Hope” that her son wrote.

By Bob Vosseller LACEY – Ronald Edward Negra’s recently published his book, “ Wave s of Ho p e ,” which provides a fascinating story of the past, also serves as a fitting tribute to his mother Agnes Joan Negra.

Negra’s mother is 101

and has been a resident of the Forked River section of the township for 45 years. The book which is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble explores Joan Negra’s experiences during World War II listening to Radio Berlin on her shortwave

radio in New Jersey every day. She was listening to the names of American prisoners of war that were being announced.

She then wrote letters to their family to let them know their loved one was still alive.

Many of the POW fam-

ily letters written back to her are included in the book her son wrote.

“When the book came out, we started getting requests from people asking to meet my mom but with COVID there was no access at all. I didn’t let anyone come

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Storm Wrecks Property, But Inspires Helpers

By Stephanie Faughnan SOUTHER N OCEAN COU NTY – A trivia game hosted by a local Waretown establishment doesn’t require participants to “buzz in” their answers. That said, last Friday’s competition featured a chorus of shrieking alert tones designed to get attention.

Patrons established that the noise originated from their cellphones and immediately reached for them. An authoritative message advised recipients to go to lower-level floors and stay away from windows. Some saw the directive as a signal of impending doom.

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–Photo by Alyssa Riccardi Pictured is Officer Ray Vosseller with his partner Duke. Duke is one of the first K9s at the Sheriff ’s Officed not imprinted on marijuana.

–Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Trees were uprooted, power lines taken down and windows shattered when the tornado struck.

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Continued From Page 1 to the house,” Ron Negra said. His mother will be 102 in November.

Agnes said what inspired the book had its origins from her childhood. Her father’s boat capsized “and they said my dad was missing and as I kid I didn’t understand what was happening, but a few weeks later my father came to the door. He had been rescued by some people trawling in the Atlantic off of Boston. Thank God he came back home. I always thought of that.”

Remembering how it felt not to know what became of your loved one led her to take action years later during World War II. “I was listening to the news every night when World War II broke out.

“I would send postcards to the families.

My brother Johnny was missing in action.

His plane (a B-17 Gunner) was hit and he was missing and I was hoping to hear his name,” she said. “The next week I started getting cards from some of the people I wrote to. ‘Thank you for listening and giving us hope that our son is okay.’”

“Her letter was the fi rst word that their son was okay or their husband or brother,” Ron Negra said. “She never expected to get responses back. They kept coming in and she would read them and feel the emotions that people had expressed. They had anxiety but of all the emotions they

had, they had hope.”

“They would say your letter gave us hope that their loved one was alive,” her son added “A lot of the letters she received described the person they were concerned about.” Agnes would learn about the person’s military assignment, family life and other details so the individual became more known to her.

Ron’s wife Valerie Negra noted that some of the prisoners themselves got to speak during the broadcast providing their name and home town on Radio Berlin.

Agnes said she was even provided information from those who wrote her about other soldiers who they hoped she would write to provide the same kind of comfort her letters provided them.

During this time, Ron’s dad was going into the Army. “She was warned by the government to not give out any information as this was all Nazi propaganda that was coming over the air. The country was so split at the time of going into the war they wanted us not to be in the war and the Nazis knew this,” Ron Negra said.

He added. “when we entered the war, the country was on edge and told ‘watch what you hear don’t believe everything.’ The Nazis were trying to convince the people of the United States that they were good people. ‘We are taking care of your prisoners and we are going to let them get on the air now so you could hear their voice

to let you know they are alive.’ They were trying to get on the good side of America.”

The book includes the responses her mother-in-law received which are now in a special scrap book. The book also includes old photos of Ron, his sister and his mother that feature the short-wave radio used in the background.

The letters she received were in her attic for decades. “I said to her ‘We never heard about this mom.’ So I said start from the beginning because I had no idea what she was talking about. She told us the story and we started reading the letters and they were very emotional. I decided I wanted to document this for her 100th birthday in 2019,” Ron Negra said.

Ron’s father August had joined tried to join Navy when there was a draft in 1940 but was rejected because he previously had malaria. After Ron’s sister Patty was born in 1942 he was then contacted by the Army and became part of the 94th Infantry and was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.

Ironically, he was missing in action.

“Mom continued to listen on the short wave radio hoping she’d hear my father or my father’s brother-in-law John who was also missing. What happened (to his uncle) was he was captured, escaped and was rescued by the Yugoslavian underground,” Ron Negra said.

He added that his father had been wounded and left for dead. “The Belgian under-

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ground rescued him and hid him. He was pretty badly injured and they got a doctor to look after him in Belgium. They got him back to the American lines and brought him to a newly formed field hospital in France. My father tried to get word to my mother that he was alive.”

That notice reached Agnes in a letter from a French nurse. The letter had to be translated. “She brought it to my father’s high school French teacher Helen Gerdnick and that is how she found out that my father was alive,” Ron Negra added.

He would visit his mother every day and would ask her questions about the details of what she had done. “She said she did this to give people hope. We were living in Nutley at that time. We had a birthday celebration and people started reading the book and they said to mom ‘this is a great story you should get this published.’

A woman sitting on the beach next to Val was inquiring what we were doing while we were on vacation and she explained that she had a friend who was a book publisher and that she’d be very interested in this story,” Ron Negra added.

In coming up with a title for the book he said to his mother, “you used a short wave radio and what you were doing was expressing hope that they would see their loved one again and that is how it became “Waves of Hope.” For further information about the book, visit ronaldedwardnegra.com

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Storm:

Continued From Page 1 A tornado alert was in effect – not to be confused with a less serious warning – a tornado watch.

Jim Keady, the proprietor of the Lighthouse Tavern, took over the microphone from the trivia host. He reassured customers and suggested they not venture out just yet. The tornado had already hit west – and would hopefully pass over the Route 9 location.

The National Weather Service ultimately confirmed that violent tornado winds first landed in Ocean County in Wells Mills Park. Located just five miles west of the Lighthouse Tavern, massive trees uprooted, and the playground was damaged.

At the Barnegat Bay Beach, ferocious winds hit again, cracking portions of the fencing, while also sweeping a portable potty into the bay and delivering it to the shores of Harvey Cedars. The tornado also struck the Cedar Bridge area of Barnegat.

The threat to human life and personal property did not occur until the twister hit its final mark on Long Beach Island. People who were settled in at homes on High Bar Harbor learned fi rsthand of Mother Nature’s seemingly indiscriminate wrath.

Many also gained insight as far as the kindness of strangers.

“We were really so lucky and not really impacted,” shared Kathy Crawford, who lives year-round on one of the streets badly affected by the tornado. “We heard the freight train noise above us, and our house

The Southern Ocean Times, August 7, 2021, Page 5 shook. We ran downstairs and in about 45 seconds, it was over. It was dark and eerily still.”

The tornado took down trees and power lines and Sunset Boulevard was one of the last to regain electrical services. A distraught woman stood outside as workers attempted to restore electricity. She was told she could not go inside her home until the building inspector gave approval. It was after hours.

Behind the woman, the roof of her house was covered with a tarp and a car with a shattered back window sat in the driveway.

A stranger suggested she telephone the non-emergent number of the local police department to see if they could assist her with the necessary contacts.

An Antioch Road resident named Grazyna was not at her vacation home on LBI when the storm hit. She arrived late afternoon the day after the tornado to survey the damage.

The twister displaced a large boat on blocks from the side of Grazyna’s yard and left a smaller vessel under the house untouched. Winds tossed a table from the home’s top deck not far from the foot of the lagoon. Like many other homes impacted, the storm shattered the home’s windows.

Trees displayed their roots and natural debris populated the area. Grazyna marveled at the randomness of the results.

“I will have to read more about tornados and learn about them,” said Grazyna. “I have to figure out how to clean it all up now.”

While some dwellings appeared untouched completely, many on Sunset

Boulevard, Arnold Boulevard, Antioch Road and Collier Road suffered immense devastation. An entire roof flew off a home, now an iconic representation of the July 29th tornado.

Five years ago, Roselle De (an abbreviation of her real name), began a Facebook page called LBI Recommendations and Questions. Over 29.1K users follow the page and turn to it for assistance.

A nurse, Roselle considers herself a helper and is on a mission. When news of the tornado hit, Roselle did what she knows best. She turned the Facebook page into a command center, hoping that her followers would turn to her for the latest information.

It turns out Roselle’s intuition was spot on. Sensing that people not only wanted updates, Roselle took it a step further. She asked others how they could chip in to help clean up after the twister’s devastation.

“People were actually offering their homes up to those affected,” Roselle said. “One woman even said her key was in the mailbox for anyone who needed it.”

Businesses and individuals alike spoke out on the public forum, while some offered their assistance by private message.

According to Roselle, each of the individuals she spoke to asked that their names be excluded from publication.

“No one wants to go on record,” shared Roselle. “Acts of kindness want for no recognition.”

A landscaping company informed those affected that he planned to send out crews to cart away natural debris. There would be no charge for the services.

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“I was just blown away by how humble and kind everyone was,” shared Roselle.

“We’ve had practice alerts down here before. When it became the real deal, the community came together.”

Many of those in residence at the time the tornado struck were at the shore for their annual vacation. They, too, were impressed by the outreach from the High Harbor Bay community.

One woman who asked not to be identified thanked everyone for their amazing generosity and concern. She described neighbors going so far as to offer them a place to stay when their seasonal rental became uninhabitable due to the tornado. Others extended assistance with food, drink and even a ride home to New York.

“I’m a huge fan of Mr. Rogers and his quote ‘When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,’” shared the woman whose vacation was cut short. “And we certainly were scared and saw people helping.”

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

F eAtUreD l etter DEP Is Not Protecting Bay Head Bay Head residents continue to be disgruntled and frustrated with NJ Transit and the NJ DEP due to their lack of response and concern for issues raised about the construction of the new substation in the Bay Head Rail Yard.

On June 24, 2021, Save Barnegat Bay filed an Environmental Rights Act (ERA) complaint against NJ Transit for their blatant lack of compliance with regulatory standards to protect Barnegat Bay, the wetlands area and the endangered and threatened species who forage, live and breed in this area.

Specifically, in New Jersey, ospreys are listed as threatened under the Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act of 1973. Nests are protected during the nesting season from April 1 through August 31. During this time nests cannot be disturbed or moved. Despite this decree, construction has continued, which has led to the abandonment of osprey habitats due to the continued disturbance.

Ospreys have occupied the wetlands nesting platforms for over ten years, but unfortunately these nests have been rendered uninhabitable. NJ Transit requested and received an adjournment for the hearing, for a date in late August. Unfortunately, NJ Transit, when applying for permits, they received a

“categorical exclusion” from the National Environmental Policy Act. The community of Bay Head asks the question, “Why?” Additionally, NJ Transit applied for a permit in September of 2020 to discharge up to 50,000 gallons of industrial waste groundwater into Twilight Lake for a period of one year. The initial request was for 100,000 gallons. This permit is part of the construction process of the new Substation that is being built in the wetlands of Twilight Lake. The lake is a tidal waterway to Barnegat Bay, which is designated as “Category 1,” and therefore, protected under the highest standards from degradation of any kind. On April 22, 2021, the NJ DEP held a public hearing in two virtual sessions which provided all concerned parties the opportunity to voice their concerns about the potential harm that allowance of dewatering would have on Twilight Lake. Over 100 individuals attended the meetings and voiced significant concerns with the potential of NJ Transit dumping industrial wastewater into Twilight Lake, the centerpiece of Bay Head, where residents and summertime visitors, swim, fish, kayak and enjoy sunsets. The lake is also a habitat and foraging area to several threatened and endangered species including the osprey, the least tern, and the black-crowned night heron. In addition to the

hearing, the community residents wrote letters to the NJ DEP with photos and videos of their activities and the wildlife enjoying this lake. Residents have continued to inquire as to the status of this permit, but after three months there is still no answer from the NJ DEP. It is unconscionable that anyone be allowed to dump into Twilight Lake, no less than industrial waste water from a historically contaminated site. How is the NJ DEP’s inaction possible?

Despite over two years of legal action against NJ Transit for the construction of the substation due to the negative environmental impact this project will have on the surrounding area, the agency has not afforded the Bay Head community any reasonable or acceptable changes to their construction plan.

Presently there are viable options available to replace this $24 million project, which will support antiquated technology. Among them are re-directing funding to a Battery Power Pilot project, similar to that currently being conducted by the LIRR, which would pave the way for the full rail system to transition in the future.

Edward Nolan Bay Head

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Councilman Rodrick Is Wrong, But So Is The System There is a lot of chaos in the Toms River Schools right now because Township Councilman Dan Rodrick has been trying to influence three board members - Kevin Kidney, Ashley Palmiere and Lisa Contessa – to vote for a certain superintendent.

That person, James Altobello, will then give Rodrick an administrator job in the district.

Everyone is crying foul.

Democrats. Republicans.

Everyone. But the problem is not with Rodrick. The problem is with the system.

The big two political parties have been doing stuff like this for decades. Maybe centuries. The only reason anyone has a problem with it right now is that Rodrick isn’t popular with his fellow Republicans. If he was popular, then they would have no problem with him influencing board members and getting a cushy desk job as payment. Other Republicans have done it. The Democrats would do it too if they were able.

All the Democrats and all the Republicans are now beating on Rodrick because he’s an easy target.

It makes them look like the good guys. But look at how many people (Mayor) Mo Hill has on his payroll that are good friends. Think about how many people employed by the county got their job because of someone they know. The county has been run by Republicans for decades.

Some of them working there are lifers. They’ve been at the public trough forever. They’ve probably never held a real job.

Yes, Rodrick is wrong.

But that’s not why people are angry at him. The other politicians are angry at him because he’s playing their game better than they are.

Ron David Toms River

Concern About Six Flags Ride This letter is in regards to the temporary closing of a ride due to a partial derailment.

Hello, my name is Aaron Neitzel. I am 14 years old and in the Boy Scouts. I am sending you this message for a merit badge requirement. I would like to share my opinion on the recent closing of the Six Flags ride “El Toro.”

I feel very concerned about the safety of El Toro, as I recently went on that ride. I would also express concern to the riders that were on it at the time, as they could have lost their lives easily.

I hope that this issue would be fixed in the foreseeable future. Also, I would try to help get that fixed, as I will be working there the summer of when I turn 15 years old.

I would finally like to share that I think Six Flags should work on other rides, mostly the older ones, due to the possibility of the same scenario happening again.

Anyways, these were my opinions on the shutdown. I hope you enjoyed my opinions and viewpoints on this topic. I hope you find this information helpful.

Aaron Neitzel Jackson

Lacey Rail Trail Safety An Issue Ocean County has a very good system of trails to hike. While working on a hiking merit badge for my Boy Scout troop, I hiked many of them. For one of my hikes, I hiked on the Barnegat Branch Trail from Berkeley to Barnegat and back. Many others were hiking the trail as well and enjoying the outdoors.

Hopefully, the trail will be completed in the near future so that people will be able to hike from Toms River all the way to Barnegat and back.

The one criticism I have of the trail is that it’s difficult

to cross from the northern section to the southern section at Lacey Road In order to hike the full trail, you have to cross Lacey Road, with five lanes of traffic.

Hopefully, the county will consider rectifying that problem by putting a light or a crosswalk so that hikers and other people using the trail can safely cross Lacey Road without taking their life in their hands.

Hunter Ellingham Berkeley

Affordable Housing Hurts The Environment In the June 10th edition of The Coast Star, an individual, Barry Weshnak, penned a letter to the editor about his view that New Jersey’s affordable housing requirements have a negative effect on New Jersey’s environment.

I could not agree more with this thoughtful letter. The affordable housing program contributes significantly to the clearing of woodlands, development of farms, water pollution, and emissions which are caused by traffic density.

Environmental advocates passionately support their causes - cleaner air and water, preserving open space, and promoting renewable energy. All of these are laudable goals. Yet, all too often, these advocates remain silent to the impact that affordable housing has on the environment. It is hypocritical that environmental groups do not speak out against the state’s affordable housing requirements.

New Jersey’s onerous affordable housing mandates have placed our towns in the untenable situation of being forced to build high-density housing without regard for the impact on the community, local infrastructure, or the environment.

Those who consider ourselves environmentalists cannot have it both ways.

Sean T. Kean Assemblyman, 30th District

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Spotlight On Government Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

Local Job Training, Suicide Prevention For Veterans In Funding Package From The Desk Of

Congressman Andy Kim WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed three bills to provide funding for most federal departments and agencies, including provisions championed

by Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) that will benefit New Jersey families.

“New Jersey families pay more than their fair share to the federal government and I am proud to bring critical resources back to our communities in these annual funding bills,” said Congressman Kim. “This funding for veterans, our servicemembers and their children, and individuals struggling with addiction will make a real impact in Burlington and Ocean Counties. I look forward to working with my Democratic and Republican colleagues to ensure that these bipartisan local priorities are included in the final spending package later this year.”

The fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills include the following provisions secured by Congressman Kim: $599 million for veteran suicide preven-

tion and outreach programs, nearly double the amount provided in fiscal year 2021.

Congressman Kim led a bipartisan letter signed by 113 Members of Congress to secure this historic funding increase; Language based on Congressman Kim’s Security After Sandy Act providing authority to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to permanently waive the requirement for New Jersey homeowners to pay back federal disaster relief they received after Superstorm Sandy (known as “clawbacks”). Last year, the New Jersey delegation secured a one-year reprieve in those recoupment efforts for debt owed to the federal government; An amendment with Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) in support of military child development center facility projects and enlisted barracks modernization, which are both top priorities for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Congressman Kim helped secure $213 million for child development centers and $550 million to put the military on track to modernize all substandard barracks within 10 years; An amendment with Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) to provide funding

to convene a White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health for the first time since 1969. Congressman Kim has been highlighting hunger in Burlington and Ocean Counties and helped secure additional protections for families in need of food assistance by providing “such sums” appropriations to ensure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) does not run out of money; $300,000 in Community Project Funding for Burlington County to expand its successful Hope One initiative, which uses a mobile access unit to connect individuals in our community struggling with substance use disorder (SUD) with treatment and recovery support services; An estimated $239,000 in new funding for job training in NJ-03 through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; An estimated $21.1 million in new funding for veterans’ healthcare in NJ-03 through the Veterans Health Administration to improve women’s health, mental health and opioid treatment, as well as more community-based services and vital medical research; An amendment to increase State Department funding for the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) by $8 million to protect Afghan teachers and researchers whose lives are

threatened by the Taliban as the United States completes the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; and Language requiring the State Department to assess whether its policies unfairly restrict diplomats’ assignments based on their ethnicity, especially for Asian Americans, and to take steps to eliminate any undue bias.

Each fiscal year, which runs from October through September, Congress must pass legislation to fund the federal government and all of the vital programs it administers.

The minibus package (H.R. 4502) that passed will fund the following areas of the federal government: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. Separate bills passed on Wednesday (H.R. 4346 and H.R. 4373) will fund the Legislative Branch and Department of State, Foreign Operations, related programs.

These bills will now go to the Senate for consideration.

Parkway Service Areas To Be Renamed After New Jersey Icons From The Desk Of The

Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON – To showcase the outstanding talent of the people of New Jersey and their contributions to the world, Governor Phil Murphy announced that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is renaming nine service areas on the Garden State Parkway after iconic New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) inductees in the arts, entertainment and sports. Nine service areas will be renamed as follows: • Montvale: James Gandolfini Service Area renamed as follows: • Brookdale North: Larry Doby Service Area renamed as follows: • Brookdale South: Connie Chung Service Area renamed as follows: • Vauxhall: Whitney Houston Service Area renamed as follows: • Cheesequake: Jon Bon Jovi Service Area renamed as follows: • Monmouth: Judy Blume Service Area

renamed as follows: • Forked River: Celia Cruz Service Area renamed as follows: • Atlantic: Frank Sinatra Service Area renamed as follows: • Ocean View: Toni Morrison Service Area

In keeping with the New Jersey Hall of Fame’s mission, the Garden State Parkway service area exhibits will encourage people to purposely choose their own heroes and learn about their paths to success.

Garden State Parkway service area parking lots will now welcome visitors with banners of NJHOF inductees, and each service area will contain Hard Rock Cafe-style exhibits including inspirational posters designed by renowned New Jersey architect Michael Graves, compelling artifacts, and an interactive Wall of Fame featuring a life-sized video monitor showcasing over 200 biographical vignettes of all inductees and their acceptance speeches. Service area patrons will be invited to pose with various Jersey legends and share the photos on their social media platforms.

While all New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees will be showcased, each service area will be themed in the categories of arts, entertain-

ment and sports.

The planned Parkway service area exhibitions further extend the Hall of Fame’s statewide network of museums, exhibits and poster installations in partnership with Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ TRANSIT, Battleship New Jersey, Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Later this year the Hall of Fame will announce updated plans for its permanent home at American Dream while the mobile museum continues to serve local communities.

“This is about putting New Jersey greatness on full display,” said Governor Phil Murphy.

“This is the first part of an extended statewide exhibition of New Jersey heroes throughout our state. From military heroes on the Battleship New Jersey to historical figures on the New Jersey Turnpike to science and technology trailblazers at Newark Penn Station, New Jerseyans will find pride in our contributions to society and the world.”

“Our State’s rich cultural history has fostered an incredible number of talented individuals who have brought great pride to New Jersey through their contributions in entertainment, sports, arts and more,” said First Lady Tammy Murphy. “By highlighting the past achievements of New Jersey residents, we aim to encourage hope for the future

success stories of our great state, and maybe even inspire the next Toni Morrison or Jon Bon Jovi to achieve all that they can through the opportunities afforded in New Jersey.”

“Millions of New Jersey drivers travel on the Garden State Parkway every day,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Scaccetti-Gutierrez.

“The service areas they visit during those travels are a fitting place to call attention to the accomplishments of their fellow New Jerseyans in the arts, entertainment, and sports. And there is no organization better suited to identify the New Jerseyans worthy of this recognition than the New Jersey Hall of Fame.”

“New Jersey’s leaders have joined with New Jersey Hall of Fame to inspire people to become leaders in their own fields as they travel along the Garden State Parkway,” said NJHOF Chairman Jon F.Hanson. “We’re grateful to the Governor, the First Lady, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and Senator Patrick Diegnan for their leadership.

“We encourage patrons in each service area to identify with one of our inductees and take to heart the advice our inductees provide on how to reach the pinnacle of their respective professions,” said Steve Edwards, President of the New Jersey Hall of Fame. “The rest is up to you!”

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Cannabis:

Continued From Page 1 treatment will soon be closer to home.

As it now stands, there are no medical marijuana dispensaries in Ocean County.

Many patients travel as far as Bellmawr, Eatontown and Egg Harbor City to fulfill their prescriptions.

Justice Cannabis Co. - formerly known as Justice Grown, a Las Vegas company, established its presence in New Jersey after receiving state licensing approval in December 2019. The company operates a marijuana cultivation facility in Ewing.

“Our mission is to provide affordable cannabis to patients,” said Todd Johnson, Executive Vice President and Head of New Jersey Operations at Justice. “We want to do the same for regular consumers once recreational cannabis is available in the state.”

Local government boards have already approved the construction of the medical marijuana dispensary in Ocean Township.

Plans are underway to commence building in the Waretown Town Center, where ShopRite is the primary tenant. The 4,200 square foot dispensary will face Route 9 and offer plenty of parking.

Prior to taking over the Route 9 location Sonic once occupied, Dunkin Donuts began erecting steel on the pad where Justice plans to set up shop.

Cannabis will not be cultivated or manufactured at the Waretown facility. Medical marijuana patients will have a vast selection of product choices. These include the flower itself and extractions in the form of vape cartridges, topicals, and tinctures.

Product will be shipped in from Ewing or other authorized locations as needed to accommodate patient needs.

Justice plans to open the Waretown dispensary within the next year. In addition, the company has plans for a retail establishment in Ewing and is in negotiations for a third retail facility within the state at an undisclosed location.

According to Laureen Stowers, Justice’s Vice President of Marketing & Interim National Director of Retail, the company’s business plan includes a focus on security.

“There’s a whole security team that comes with operating a retail store,” Stowers explained. “We’ve found that residents really appreciate the extra layer of security and therefore welcome us into their communities. We also work closely with local police departments.”

New Jersey State laws allow the Township of Ocean to collect two percent of retail sales. The local board of education formed a committee months ago and hopes the tax

The Southern Ocean Times, August 7, 2021, Page 9 revenue can be afforded to them. The school district continues to experience financial difficulties attributable to a decrease in state aid.

Township officials have not commented on whether or not they would agree to divert the additional funds to the schools. They have also held off on allowing recreational weed sales – pending regulatory guidance from the state.

“The Township Committee and I believe that medical cannabis assists patients with health issues,” said Ocean Township Mayor Lydia Dodd. “Many chronically ill people have found relief with assistance from their doctor.

“A person needs a prescription from a physician to obtain the cannabis,” Dodd continued. “When Justice Grown approached the Township with their proposal, the Township felt this was the right location for this establishment.”

New Jersey’s medical marijuana program currently serves approximately 104,000 patients and requires the diagnosis of a qualifying medical condition as outlined below: • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • Anxiety • Cancer • Chronic Pain • Dysmenorrhea • Glaucoma • Inflammatory bowel disease, including • Crohn’s disease • Intractable skeletal spasticity • Migraine • Multiple sclerosis • Muscular dystrophy • Opioid Use Disorder • Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Seizure disorder, including epilepsy • Terminal illness with prognosis of less than 12 months to live • Tourette Syndrome Barnegat residents Gerry and Don McGrath stood at the forefront as advocates for the legalization of medical cannabis when their late son struggled with a rare gastrointestinal cancer in 2004. A physician recommended marijuana as a means of helping the young man who died at age 28.

The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act was not signed until 2010. In 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, which substantially expanded New Jersey’s medical marijuana program.

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STAFFORD – Congratulations to Megan Campanile for being awarded with the Gold PT Award in the 112th Graduating Class of The New Jersey State Police Trooper Youth Week.

Megan, a student entering her senior year at Southern Regional High School, has graciously volunteered her time with the Stafford Police this past year during their Annual DARE Day and this past week at our Youth Police Academy. She is also the daughter of Stafford Township Retired K9 Officer, Bob Campanile.

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LACEY – Lacey Township Emergency Medical Services is looking to fill two full-time EMT positions by September 15.

Applicants must be fully credentialed New Jersey licensed EMTs. They are looking for people who want to be a part of a high-performing EMS agency serving the residents and visitors of Lacey Township. They welcome new and experienced EMTs. Starting salary is $45 to 50k annually with the opportunity to earn vacation and sick time.

In addition to the EMT skill set, their inhouse training program focuses on critical

decision-making and leadership. All promotions come from within. They also offer a well-appointed headquarters with a variety of amenities and best-in-class vehicles and equipment. They strive to provide an unparalleled employee experience. They believe well-cared-for EMTs take the best care of those they serve.

Candidates who are not interested in caring for the community or are looking to “make a few extra bucks” need not apply. They are not accepting applications for per diem roles.

Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. If interested, send a letter of interest to: Laceyems@outlook.com.

Lacey To Accept More Items For Recycling

By Sydney Kennedy LACEY TOWNSHIP - Lacey residents can now set aside additional items to the curb for single stream recycling.

Lacey Township has alerted residents that more items have been added to their list of acceptable recyclable materials due to upgrades in the township’s material processing facility. Residents may now recycle a host of items, such as the material inside hardcover books and textbooks, so long as they remove and dispose of hardcovers before putting the contents into a recycling bin.

Recyclable materials include all paper, such as newspaper, mixed paper, office paper, junk mail, soft cover or paperback books, magazines, and empty brown paper

bags. Paper may not be tied or in a bag, it must be loose. They also include metal cans, aluminum and tin, steel food containers and clean pie plates and trays (such as clean catering trays). As well as clean and dry plastics labeled 1, 2 or 5, which may now include bottle caps. Empty, clean and dry glass bottles or jars of any color, flattened and loose corrugated cardboard without strings, and chipboards like food and beverage sleeves are also acceptable.

Residents should not attempt to recycle any materials not permitted by the township. Residents should not bag recyclable materials. They should recycle clean and dry materials only, and continue to recycle batteries via drop-off only as they are a fire hazard.

Second Annual Coffee, Cops & Consent

SURF CITY – St. Francis Counseling Service Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention Program in collaboration with Surf City Police Department presents Coffee, Cops and Consent.

Enjoy a cup of coffee and a complimentary travel mug (while supplies last) as they provide information on the services offered.

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CERT Team Recognized For Assisting Vaccine Sites

Retirement Community in Florida –Photo courtesy Ocean Township Police WARETOWN – On July 20, The Township of Ocean Committee recognized the efforts of the Office of Emergency Management Community Emergency Response Team through a proclamation and certificates of appreciation during the regular business meeting. The CERT team was recognized for their assistance at the Ocean County COVID-19 vaccine sites.

The Ocean Township CERT Team, made up of all volunteers, worked a total of 551 hours at both vaccine sites, Toms River North and Southern Regional Middle School.

The CERT Team reported for duty as early as 8 a.m. and departure from the site was often as late as 7:15 p.m. They received a daily briefing which lasted approximately 30 minutes and then reported to their designated station 15 minutes prior to the opening of the doors.

The CERT Team assisted with the following tasks at both vaccine sites: • Checked people in on hand held computers • Checked identification • Directed individuals entering and exciting vaccine site • Proofed paperwork for vaccine (making

sure was completed correctly prior to receiving vaccine) • Helped disabled individuals (wheelchairs, walkers, etc.)

• Observed individuals after receiving vaccine (making sure they aren’t having a reaction) • Cleared areas for medical issues • Disinfected areas • Monitoring mask and 6 feet regulations • Assisted sheriff • Explained the process of vaccine • Explained the vaccine cards Members who assisted at the vaccine site: • Thelma Polon • Kristine Hartkopf • Linette Commisso • David Bonetti • Joseph Jacangelo • Sandra Gray • Roberta Warshaw • Eileen Fitzsimmons • Rosemarie Barkauskaus • Joseph Barkauskaus • Louis Braido If you are interested in joining Ocean Township CERT, contact Lt. Scott Murphy at 609-693-4007 or via email at SMurphy@ twpoceannj.gov

Waretown Volunteer Fire Company Seeking New Members

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–Photo courtesy Stafford EMS STAFFORD – Stafford EMS is pleased to take delivery of six new Stryker LUCAS Devices. These are automated Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Machines that have the capability of providing high quality compressions during a cardiac arrest and are vital to the operation at a scene where CPR is needed. This generous grant

was awarded to us through the Township Administration in conjunction with the CARES Act Grant. They sincerely thank the township for always supplying them with state-of-the-art equipment which allows volunteers to continue to deliver high quality emergency medical care, with tools like this device!

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Shortly after that, the members of the truck committee of the fire company began their

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Continued From Page 1 decision effect K9 units and drug sniffing dogs?

Back in November, New Jersey residents voted on the Marijuana Legalization Amendment, with about 67 percent of residents voting ‘yes’ to legalize adult use of marijuana.

In other states like Virginia and New Mexico who have legalized the drug, many police departments made the stark decision to retire their narcotics dogs early. Here in Ocean County, the Sheriff’s Office had prepared for the decision since the beginning of 2020, before the amendment was even approved.

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print on marijuana,” Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy said.

Departments like Ocean County train several dogs for multiple different uses.

Along with narcotics dogs, you have bomb detection dogs, tracking dogs, patrol dogs and more.

James Reilly, a retired sergeant who served for 31 years at the Toms River Police Department and is now an Investigator at the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, has worked with 26 K9s in his career. He explained how there’s more to K9 units than just drug sniffing dogs.

“You have dogs that sniff at arson scenes and can tell you where the accelerant was used, if it was used. You have bomb detection dogs that can tell you ‘Hey, this is not safe.’

They’ll do a lot of bomb sweeps for public events. You do have the narcotics dogs.

You have dogs whose sole purpose is just tracking. They’ll track missing Alzheimer’s patients, a missing child or they could track a suspect that maybe assaulted somebody and left on foot. Then you have the patrol aspect who are capable of clearing a building to make sure nobody is hiding inside. They will also apprehend a suspect and can be used to clear an area outside to make sure nobody is hiding in the woods who committed a crime,” Reilly said.

When it comes to narcotics dogs, Reilly explained how once a dog has been trained and imprinted on the smell of marijuana, it’s impossible to retrain them and remove that odor from their palate.

“They’re trained on certain drugs, and they don’t know whether they are searching for that specific drug or any of the other ones

they were imprinted on. So that’s why the dogs that are currently imprinted on marijuana become obsolete because they have been imprinted with this odor and they understand that odor gets them their reward and it’s next to impossible to remove that odor because they’ve been rewarded for it,” Reilly said.

“The dogs that are imprinted on marijuana can be used still if there’s a search warrant.

At that point even if they did indicate marijuana, we already have the right to be there.

And they can sniff out other drugs they’ve been trained to do.”

To prepare for this change, the department stopped training narcotics dogs to imprint on the scent of weed. It would become an issue if police searched a car or home for drugs that turned out to be marijuana, as they would be violating that person’s rights.

“For a car, we wouldn’t use a dog imprinted on marijuana because they would be a violation, so those dogs will no longer be able to do that. But a lot of the more recent dogs, since we knew that this was coming, we stopped imprinting the dogs on marijuana,” Reilly said. “We can put the odor in the dog, but we can’t take it out. The last two classes I trained, I didn’t imprint marijuana on those dogs. So, you have dogs out there that are four to five years old, that have a lot of work life left in them but they’re imprinted on marijuana. They just can’t be used for that anymore.”

Reilly assured that their dogs who are imprinted on cannabis won’t be retiring any time soon. He explained how a majority of their K9s are cross trained, so they can be used for other situations.

“There’s still a lot of uses for them in the patrol aspect. If they were just a narcotics dog, then I could definitely see that (retiring).

Most of our dogs are crosstrained, so they still have that patrol function and there is a use for them,” Reilly said. “As they near retirement, you may retire them a little earlier than you would have to.”

Officer Ray Vosseller’s partner, Duke, is a 3-year-old German shepherd and one of the first K9s at the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office trained not to be imprinted on marijuana. Now that weed is legal in the state, this change in training will become the new standard for future K9s.

“They’re a valuable tool. They have a big purpose and especially in Ocean and Monmouth County. There’s a lot of dogs out there and they do a lot of good. We train often and we try to make sure that these dogs maintain a standard that’s not just at the Attorney General’s level, but far exceeds it because that’s what the people deserve.

They deserve the best dog that we can put out there,” Reilly said.

“We have a dog here that’s credited to saving his handler’s life. That just shows you that they’re very valuable to use and to the public,” Vosseller said.

“I think that there’s got to be a real appreciation for what these partners, and that’s what they are to these officers, these partners have done an incredible job historically for public safety in New Jersey and making the residents safe,” Mastronardy said. “What we’re doing is saving people’s lives and saving the officers. These partners are just an extraordinary asset to us and to public safety.”

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Stafford Cops Training To Intervene If They See Another Officer Make Mistake

By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – The Police Department has been accepted into the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement project (ABLE), a training initiative meant to prevent misconduct, reduce mistakes, and promote health and wellness.

According to Georgetown Law, who helped craft the training, police officers are in high-stress situations every day where their decisions can impact the public. Having an officer be an “active bystander” means that they are trained to check a fellow officer and make sure they are making the right decisions.

“The ABLE program will provide training to all our officers in Active Bystandership and Peer Intervention,” Chief Thomas Dellane said. “The program will also improve the health and wellness of our officers, reduce unnecessary harm to civilians, improve police community relations, and will also improve citizen satisfaction of the police department.”

Ocean Mental Health Services, Manahawkin Baptist Church, and Stafford Business Administrator Matthew von der Hayden wrote letters of support for the department.

“Stafford Township Police Department has demonstrated a deep commitment to improving themselves as an agency and officers in a multitude of areas by forging new partnerships and services that allow them to better serve their community,” said Meghan Cor rigan, LCSW from Ocean Mental Health Services.

She explained how the department launched the On POINT program to partner officers with social workers to assist community residents. They also formed the peer intervention committee to explore best practices of officer intervention, accountability and support.

“Intervening in another’s action is harder than it looks after the fact, but it’s a skill we all can learn. And frankly, it’s a

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ABLE teaching that skill,” said Jonathan Aronie, a partner at Sheppard Mullin and chair of the ABLE Project Board of Advisors.

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Four Stafford officers were certified as ABLE trainers. Over the next few months, all of the department’s officers will receive eight hours of evidence-based active

bystandership education “designed not only to prevent harm, but also to change the culture of policing,” officials said.

The department is one of 115 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Canada to be part of this.

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph. Our gut takes a beating over a lifetime, and while it’s not my favorite subject (because it reminds me of my brother’s colon cancer), I feel that the intestines are the place to focus if you ever want to truly regain your health. Today’s article focuses on constipation because if you are not eliminating toxins properly, they will build up in your body and increase your risk for many diseases. Some people reading this today think that constipation means they cannot have a bowel movement, but that’s not true. If you have small ‘rocks and pebbles’ coming out, that is also constipation and should be treated.

First and foremost, start drinking more because hydration will soften stools.

Consider food intolerances because some foods will cause you to be constipated. For example, a diet high in dairy and rice for example is not good for you. Chronic unrelenting stress will cause some people to become constipated, and likewise it could trigger bought of diarrhea, or alternating bouts of each. I know a person who suffered with IBS for the last 3 years, and now that she’s made a new life decision, she is completely cured! Amazing to me, and yet not really! We all know that unchecked stress leads to illness over time.

You may be wondering about medications you take, and if those can contribute to your problem. The answer is yes, and there are many drugs that cause or exacerbate a person’s constipation, most commonly allergy medications, opiates and blood pressure pills. Here are some of the best things you can do to help yourself. Of course, as your doctor if it’s right for you:

1. Probiotics - These help replenish lost flora in the gastrointestinal tract, and that is important to healing.

2. Ginger - This herb is calming to digestion and helps with nausea. It has an antimicrobial effect on pathogens in the gut. You can cook with this easily if you grate some fresh ginger into your recipes, or use a dash of the dried powder.

3. Fennel - This relaxes the muscles in the intestinal tract and may help relieve constipation and gassiness.

4. Lemon zest - Get an organic lemon and grate some fresh lemon peel into your recipes. A brand-new study in the journal, Foods found that supplementing meals with lemon peel reduced inflammation in the gut lining of the mice they studied.

5. Triphala - This herb is widely available in American health food stores and online. It’s a combination of three different herbs (Terminalia bellirica, Emblica officinalis, and Terminalia Chebula, so we call it “triphala.” It has been used for various GI ailments, including stomach pain, constipation and flatulence. Check with your doctor about triphala if you are taking medications for diabetes and hypertension because it may not be right for you.

In summary, when your gut is given some TLC from herbs and enzymes, your whole body responds. Your skin wounds heal faster, your acne clears up, your autoimmune antibodies go down, infections become less frequent, immunity goes up, and best of all your regularity improves. If you’re interested in a longer version of this article, I will email it to you just sign up for my free newsletter at suzycohen.com.

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Answer: I agree, tv is really awful, but there are a couple things that you might enjoy. I like to watch old game shows. They’re clean and funny and the whole family can play together. I also enjoy many of the documentaries that you can find in

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TOMS RIVER – Just Believe Inc. will be hosting “Kick Off Code Blue” 2021/2022 Season on October 23 from 6 to 10 p.m.

Just Believe is a non-profit organization helping the homeless and disenfranchised in Ocean County.

Their Kick Off Code Blue event will be a family food fun night, with a gift auction and they will be raffling off 50/50s with the big cash prize. Come out for a night with just believe entrance fee is $15.

The event will take place at 250 Riverwood Dr. in Toms River.

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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. These services include home modifications, service coordination, assistive technology, cognitive therapy, neuropsychological services, pharmaceuticals, and therapy (physical, occupational and speech). To be eligible, a Fund recipient must: (i) provide medical documentation of a brain injury, (ii) have liquid assets of less than $100,000.00; and (iii) be a resident of New Jersey for at least 90 consecutive days.

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CLASSIFIEDS Items Wanted COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/ estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot. 5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, brica-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid. Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) Cash - Top dollar, paid for junk, cars running and nonrunning, late model salvage, cars and trucks, etc. 732-928-3713.

(17) CASH, CASH, CASH! - Instant cash paid for junk cars, trucks, vans. Free removal of any metal items. Discount towing. Call Dano 732-239-3949. (t/n) Vinyl Records Wanted - Paying cash for LP albums. Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Blues, Metal.

Very good condition only. Call Rick 908-616-7104.

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Call 917-681-6809. (t/n) Entire Estates Bought - Bedroom/dining sets, dressers, cedar chests, wardrobes, secretaries, pre-1950 wooden furniture, older glassware, oriental rugs, paintings, bronzes, silver, bric-a-brac.

Call Jason at 609-970-4806. (t/n) CASH PAID!! LP records - stereos, turntables, musical instru-ments, guitar, saxophone, CD’s, reel tapes, music related items. Come to you.

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Help Wanted Needed Female Live-In-Aid/Companion - (24/7) No experience needed. For a 57 year old veteran, very light duty in exchange for private bedroom and bath , all utilities, cable, phone and food are all included, plus a small weekly salary. Some perks for long term, must have drivers license. At my covid safe home in Holiday City, Toms River.

Please call 201-306-6839.

(36) Office help needed! - Cedar Glen West located in Manchester NJ. Must be good with customers and have working knowledge of Quick books, Word and Excel. Part time flexible hours. Please Email resume to williams@cedarglenwest.net.

(37) School Bus Drivers Wanted - $1500 Sign on Bonus. $20-$24 per hour plus overtime. CDL with P&S endorsement are required but we are willing to train. Must pass Criminal background check and drug test. Call 732-905-5100 or stop by Klarr Transport, 185 Lehigh Ave., Lakewood NJ 08701.

(37) Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area. Hourly and live-in positions avail. P/T and F/T. Call CCC at 732-206-1047. (t/n)

Help Wanted Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties! Flexible scheduling. Work in your community.

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Call 732-505-8000 today. (t/n) Senior Living Community Cook/Dishwashers/Maintenance Technician/Restaurant Servers/Bus Drivers/Lifeguard (Indoor Pool). 1700 Rt. 37 West ∙ Toms River, NJ 08755.

Call or email for details 732-341-4825 info@Silverwoodsliving.com. (t/n) IMMEDIATE JOB OPENINGS We are hiring Certified Home Health Aides − CHHA. Licensed Practical Nurse − LPN. Registered Nurses − RN. Direct Support Professional − DSP Fill application on-line at Sabahomehealthcare.com or call us at 732-797-0700. Please send resume to ssalu@sabahhc.com. (t/n) HIRING NOW!! Looking for outgoing, positive, and engaging teachers to join our Toms River – Route 70 Goddard Family. We are primarily hiring teachers for our elementary school aged children to foster a learning environment in which these children can continue to do their elementary school work. This would include helping them with worksheets, zooms, google classrooms etc. Some of the great perks of being a part of the Goddard Family include a benefits package, paid time off, holiday events and free food and Goddard swag. Call today to inquire about this job posting and start as early as next week!

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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: • 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 documents 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.

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Several COVID Cases Linked To Teen Night Clubs

What is a “Mom & Pop” Business?

A small, independent, family owned, controlled and operated business.

It has a small amount of business volume. It is not franchised.

“Open for business in a single location.”

So if your “Mom or Pop” need the services of rehabilitation and nursing services, it just makes sense to go to a “Mom & Pop.”

LONG BEACH ISLAND – The Long Beach Island Health Department (LBIHD) is currently investigating an active community cluster of COVID-19 cases that are connected to teens attending night clubs.

The first COVID case was discovered on July 19 after a teen went to teen nights in Beach Haven on July 11 and 13. A second positive case was reported on July 26 and this person also attended teen night on July 28. Additional positive cases were confirmed August 2, and those individuals went to teen night on July 25 and 27.

This past weekend, LBIHD has received reports from local urgent care clinics about a significant increase in positive cases from teens who claimed they were at teen night the week prior.

As of August 3, the LBIHD have reported 11 confirmed positive teens all with a common attendance at teen nights.

The State Health Department has been notified and the LBIHD are working to identify the full scope of this cluster.

The LBIHD is asking those who have attended

these venues within the last 14 days and are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, regardless of immunization status, are advised to get tested. The recommended time to seek testing is no sooner than five days after an exposure to ensure if transmission and infection from the virus occurred it will be captured.

In addition, the LBIHD advise both parents and teenagers at events that bring teenagers together in large numbers and social atmospheres pose significant risk of COVID-19 transmission.

“Unlike more structured and regulated organizations that host youth, teens night often do not require health screening, immunization status, social distance, masking or negative COVID-19 tests. The latest immunization coverage updated

by CDC on July 19 for those 12 to 15 years of age is 27 percent and for those 16 to 24 years of age is 41 percent. Immunizations are widely available for 12 and older and we strongly encourage receiving the vaccine,” the LBIHD said in a statement.

For more information, contact the LBIHD at 609-493-1212.

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AroUnD the JerSeY Shore Two Waretown Residents Charged For Distributing Heroin

By Alyssa Riccardi WARETOWN – Two residents have been arrested and charged for distributing drugs after police seized methamphetamine and heroin from their home.

On July 29, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division and Ocean County Sheriff ’s Office K-9 Unit, performed a search warrant at a home in Waretown after investigation identified the house was being used it to store drugs.

Detectives seized about 40 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 20 grams of unpackaged heroin/fentanyl, and other evidence indicating narcotics distribution.

In addition, around $13,000 was also seized by law enforcement.

As a result, residents Daniel Labiak, 47, and Jaclyn Applegate, 37, both from Waretown, were arrested.

Labiak was charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five

Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Applegate was charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, and Ocean County Sheriff ’s Office K-9 and Field Services Units, for their combined and collective assistance in connection with this investigation.

Charge s are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.

Free Hindenburg History Tours Offered

LAKEHURST – Would you like to see with your own eyes where the Hindenburg burned and then crashed? Would you like to see “Hangar One” where the Hindenburg was kept when waiting for return trips to Germany?

Would you like to see the beauty of the “Cathedral Chapel of the Air” with wonderful stained glass windows, beautiful altar and an inspiring shrine to New Jersey airship veterans and the four chaplins?

Would you like to see the Ready Room with all five Branches of the Military, POW/MIA Room?

If you do, then the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society can make that happen for you.

Tours are free though donations are gratefully accepted! The tours are every

Wednesday and second Saturday of the month and in April to October every second and fourth Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. The tours are about three hours long.

Call N.L.H.S at 732-575-6904 or e-mail BillSchmidt1000@aol.com about the Lakehurst Hindenburg Tour! A four-week prior notice is required from the time you wish to go on the tour as you are entering the Navy Lakehurst Air Base.

There is a Gift Shop for Hindenburg and military items for sale in the Hindenburg Room. Hats, shirts, coffee mugs and patches are available through cash only sales.

The Navy Lakehurst Historical Society is looking for a few volunteers to aid in the operation of the Hindenburg Tour.

Dottie’s House Hosts Annual Golf Classic

OCEAN COUNTY – Don’t miss out! Come tee off and Support Dottie’s House for their 21st Annual Golf Classic September 13 at Trump National Golf Course in Colts Neck.

It will be a fun-filled day of golf while supporting a great cause. The event attracts golfers throughout the tri-state area. Not a Golfer? Sponsorship opportunities are available offering great exposure for your

company. The registration fee includes lunch, dinner, open bar and golfer gift. They also have a silent auction during the night with some amazing prizes!

Dottie’s House is a transitional housing facility for women and children who are survivors of domestic abuse. For more information, visit dottieshouse.org or call 732-262-2009.

Beach Haven Government Meetings

BEACH HAVEN – The Borough of Beach Haven’s commission meets the second Monday of the month at 420 Pelham Avenue at

7 p.m. For additional information call 609492-0111, visit beachhaven-nj.gov, or email beachhavenborough@beachhaven-nj.gov.

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AroUnD the JerSeY Shore Volunteers Needed to Host High School Exchange Students

–Photo courtesy International Student Exchange OCEAN COUNTY – As international travel returns to normal, high school students from around the world eagerly await their opportunity to participate in an exchange program in the U.S. International Student Exchange (ISE), a 501c3 nonprofit organization that facilitates exchange programs for students in the U.S. and abroad, is currently seeking volunteers in the area to host these students while they attend local high schools. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in a unique experience in which they will create relationships that span the globe while making a positive impact locally and globally.

ISE host families come from all walks of life and represent the diversity of America.

The most crucial host family characteristic is that they are willing to treat the exchange student like a member of the family, not a

guest. Beyond this, host families must be vetted by ISE, pass a background check, provide room and board, 2 to 3 meals per day and exercise parental responsibility to ensure the student’s well-being.

ISE exchange students are 15 to 18-yearold high school students from over 40 countries around the world. They are accepted into the program based on their ability to speak English, demeanor, adaptability and eagerness to learn about a new culture while sharing their own. The students have many sports and arts interests.

There are currently several students awaiting a volunteer hosts in Ocean, Burlington, Hunterdon, Morris and Camden County schools have opening for our exchange students. To learn more about this opportunity or submit a host family application, visit midsouth.iseusa.org or contact Sandy Vitez Regional Manager today!

Al-Anon Meetings Available Locally

OCEAN COUNTY – Are you troubled by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups may be able to help you. Call their 24-hour hotline for local meeting locations at 856-547-0855.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of aug 7 - aug 13

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can probably charm the stripes off a zebra. But popularity won’t put money back in your pocket if you make a poor investment during the first half of the week. Keep your promise but try not to make any new ones.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Awkward situations can throw your business dealings into a tailspin. Focus on having fun and socializing in the upcoming week, and delay your career aspirations.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Circle back.

Avoid making crucial decisions as this week begins, since you may be too concerned about the wrong elements. Discuss pleasant subjects and avoid controversies for the best results.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Maintain a holding pattern. Be scrupulous about paying bills on time and attending to other financial obligations. Adding more debt to your budget in the first half of the week can create an untenable situation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may be skating on thin ice. Think twice before you complain about those in charge or make demands of loved ones in the first few days of the week. By the middle of the week, your ideas may be better appreciated.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Focus on having fun today rather than messing with your finances. You may spend too much time thinking in circles and your output can suffer. An unexpected change in the week ahead should make your job easier.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Control issues could get in the way, but by being personable and friendly, you can avoid conflicts. Someone may prove their loyalty and devotion in the week ahead, so be sure to reward good behavior.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Wait a few days to show your cards. You are savvy when dealing with intricate business matters, but those on the other side of the table might hold good cards too. Widen your social network in the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your assigned tasks in the early part of the week could seem as difficult as plowing a field full of rocks. Wait a few days before giving up.

You may be able to use new information to your advantage.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a good motto for your week ahead. Your financial ambitions may be thwarted if you panic over an unexpected expense or because you’re unprepared for a financial emergency.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The facts may be in doubt. Even if someone is telling the truth, you may be skeptical of what you hear.

Wait until the second half of the week to make irrevocable decisions or changes.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Understand your limitations. As the workweek begins, you may be overconfident, or you could take on tasks that you don’t have the experience to handle. Your performance could be scrutinized for errors.

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