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–Photo by Alyssa Riccardi The beaches have been quiet since school started, and lifeguards say you shouldn’t go in the water.

By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – September is the time of year where many locals go out to enjoy the beaches without the crowds of tourists.

Although “locals’ summer” is popular around the shore, there are still some out-oftown visitors savoring

the beach as the sunny weather continues throughout September.

The nice weather have been d rawing more people to the water, and there recently have been several water rescues and distress calls f rom people swimming in the ocean. As a result, there were two

drownings from these recent incidents.

On September 18, multiple swimmers off 8th Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Ortley Beach were victims of dangerous water conditions.

A 27-year-old woman from Brookfield, Connecticut, was among a group a four people

The application was filed by AAFFHW Property LLC as applicant and Clayton, Peter and John A. Forman as owners. According to the proposal, they are seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval to construct two, one-story warehouse buildings with office space.

One warehouse (Building A)

(Beach - See Page 2)

Town Could Be Sued For Denying 100 Homes

By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – After the recent rejection of a developer’s 100 age-restricted housing units, the Township Council might be facing litigation as a result.

At the September 14 meeting, the members of the council disagreed on whether the development should be authorized or not. By rejecting the developer’s agreement, they might be allowed to now build 408 unrestricted units.

Back in 2018, the project known as “The Fountains” was approved by the Howell Planning Board to construct 105 age-restricted residential units in several multi-story buildings on Route 9 north.

A settlement agreement created many years ago states that if the 100-unit development is opposed, then the developer is permitted to build 408 unrestricted units, Township Attorney Joe Clark explained.

When a motion was made to approve the developer’s agreement for The Fountains, Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Thomas Russo, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell and Councilwoman Pamela Richmond voted “no” and the motion failed.

“Now that we don’t have a developer’s agreement in place, what would you like me to do? Because we are going to be in litigation very shortly, and don’t forget that a settlement agreement with this developer allows them (Town - See Page 5)

40 th Anniversary Ren Faire Looks Back On History

Two New Warehouses Proposed For Howell Rd.

By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – An application for two warehouses proposed for construction on Howell Road was presented to the Howell Planning Board.

The testimony was heard on September 2 and an additional session is planned to be heard at the October 21 meeting.

who were caught in a rip current, police said.

The woman was seen going under water multiple times and did not appear to be moving.

After enduring a dangerous rip current and being pulled from the surf, the woman died from her injuries.

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totals 325,737 square feet in size. Of that, 305,737 square feet will be warehouse space and 20,000 square feet will be office space. It will consist of 55 loading bays, two drive-in bays, 161 vehicle parking spaces and 68 tractor-trailer parking spaces.

The other warehouse (Building (Warehouses - See Page 5)

By Bob Vosseller L A K E WO O D – Knights, pirates, kings, queens, magicia ns, harp players and more came out to enjoy the 40th Lakewood Renaissance Faire held by the township’s Lions Club.

The event was held in Pine Park which for that

weekend was rechristened as the Village of Pine Park in the East Kingdom of the Barony of Carillion. Along with the Lions Club the organization enjoyed the participation of the local level of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) and the

Knights of Valour.

The weekend offered a variety of musical performances, jousting, archery, hatchet throwing, medieval fighting demonstrations and numerous vendors.

There’s been a lot of history in the 40 years (Faire - See Page 4)

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Beach:

Continued From Page 1 On that same day at Brick Beach I, a 54-year-old man drowned after a rescue attempt. Two surfers tried to rescue the man after seeing him in distress.

With the lifeguards not on duty during the off season, the beaches are “swim at your own risk.” Despite this, many beachgoers still swim in the waters without any

lifeguards.

So, is this the main reason in the recent increase of water rescues? Brian Cerbone, the Beachfront Supervisor at Ortley Beach, said many incidents occur in the off season because the weather is still nice and visitors go in the water without knowing its conditions.

“I actually feel we have more incidents in the spring before we come on full time.

Either side of the season, you are going to

have more incidents because most people are unaware of ocean conditions when they show up to the beach,” Cerbone said. “Usually, the out of season incidents are due to the surf conditions. It is usually a combination of rips and larger surf. Also, people think that the weather (sunny skies) means everything is okay. The ocean is its own entity and has its own characteristics. This past weekend we had a tropical storm off the coast which led to larger surf. Storms

can be hundreds of miles away and affect us with their swell. I think this past weekend was an unlucky combination of nice weather and rough surf and people wanting to get in that last ditch beach time.”

Cerbone explained that rough surf occurs throughout the entire year. Although the beach is guarded for three to four months, there’s a total of five to six months of swimming weather.

“When you have more water coming in (large surf), that same water has to escape back to the ocean. This leads to bigger/ stronger rips. Most people are unaware to swim parallel to the shoreline to escape and try to swim straight back to shore.

They become tired or have a medical episode and don’t make it back,” Cerbone said.

In Monmouth County, Sea Girt Lifeguard Chief Timothy Harmon said many people visit off season because the beaches are free.

“Usually because the weather is nice people enjoy the free beaches and it’s obvious that some people even make September trips to the beach their fi rst trips of the year. Many people enjoy the beaches being free, no lifeguards, no rules etc. However, that also means no safety measures in place and increased risk of injury or a tragic event like a drowning happening because no one is watching over you and managing the safety of the beach or swimming area,” Harmon said. “Usually, the end of August and most of September brings with it what we call ‘September Surf,’ tropical storms, different wind patterns and increased surf conditions which then change the ocean bottom which then create rip currents. This all happens in this shoulder season which many refer to as local summer.”

So when lifeguards aren’t on duty, how can beachgoers be safer and more cautious? Harmon says it’s simple: stay out of the water.

“It’s very simple. Enjoy the sand. Stay out of the water and/or don’t overestimate your ability. If you are going to go swimming, maintain a safe depth to where you are close to the beach. Understand that there are rip currents that form along the jetties and outflow pipes - stay away from them.

Look for the sandy colored water - it looks totally different than the rest of the rolling surf. Swim with a buddy and make sure you have somebody on land watching you,” Harmon said.

“We just had an afterhours rescue where two mothers took their three children to the beach with 3-to-5-foot surf and sweeping conditions pushing them into the rocks. They went swimming 35 feet to the south of the jetty and within seconds were pushed into the rocks were the child got caught up. They don’t understand the strength and the unforgiving nature of the ocean. It is certainly not like your backyard pool. Just meeting people that come to the beach, (they) don’t understand the ocean like lifeguards do, which is why when we’re on duty,” Harmon said. “As a lay person or beach goer you just plop your stuff on the beach and jump in the water and you don’t think about the things that the trained observer is thinking about or monitoring for safety.”

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Faire:

Continued From Page 1 that the faire’s been enchanting families, said Lions Club leader Don Alemany, who serves as the festival co-director. They’ve even had real weddings performed here.

One of the biggest draws is the Knights of Valour, he said. They are a professional jousting troop. Their owner, Shane Adams, had a TV series called “Full Metal Joust” on the History Channel. They have been here for 20 years.

During the first day of the festival weekend, Alemany said, “we had something extremely rare.” Both knights in the joust were dislodged off their horses during a bout.

Fellow Lions Club member Ashlynn K. Williams who is noted as The Tail Twister said that another attraction is “Ocean County’s best fire breather Needles and we’ve also had belly dancing.”

The members noted that after last year’s absence when the event was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many participants and regular attendees were eager to return to enjoy the event that provides a glimpse into the medieval history.

However, a few vendors did not come this year. Williams added that while they couldn’t come for whatever reason, “they did make fantastic donations to the club which is always great.”

“We had a belly dancing group that opted not to come this year but we do have dancers and a harp performer and this year we have a Roman encampment with gladiators. We have grown over the years,” Alemany said.

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Brice Alemany is the “King Lion” or grounds director who sets up where everything will be held each year. “It takes me a day and a half to get everything situated. We put out the promotional signs early. This year it was just me and my sister and my niece. Our manpower has been a bit short.”

“We have 14 members on the books,” Williams said but some are inactive. A few others are living outside of the state.

Don Alemany said 100% of the proceeds goes back to the club’s mission of helping those with vision and hearing problems.

“It goes to charitable organizations and one of our biggest is the Lehmann School which is associated with Ladacin Net–Photo courtesy the Lakewood Lions work. We sponsor a blind child Knights on horseback engage in a joust at a summer camp.”

Other projects on the state and during the Lakewood Ren Faire. local level include scholarships for Lakewood High School seniors, PPE for each fall, Don Alemany said, “we fi rst responders, supporting the Juvenile had two Lion members and one Diabetes Research Foundation, the Lions SCA member and they got together Eye Bank of NJ and Delaware Valley and and said we need to do some kind of fundraising and in October of the Katzenback School for the Deaf.

–Photo By Bob Vosseller On the National level the Lakewood Lions 1981, the park became known as the support St. Jude’s Children’s Research foun- village and the Barony of Carillion The music of the harp was as popular as ever dation, the Childhood Leukemia Foundation in the East Kingdom. It has grown during the 40th Lakewood Renaissance Faire to what it is today.” and Shriners Hospital.

He recalled that in 2001, “I was trying to Canadian guy which is Shane Adams and As to how the Ren Faire originated four decades ago as the club’s chief fundraiser get jousters from the Maryland Ren Faire they agreed to come here and 9/11 happens.”

(Faire - See Page 23) and a major attraction in Ocean County and things fell apart. I get a call from this

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B) totals 98,828 square feet in size, having 89,828 square feet of warehouse space and 9,000 square feet of office space. It will have 28 loading bays, two drive-in bays and 94 vehicle parking spaces.

In addition, the applicant is proposing site improvements which includes lighting, landscaping, aboveground and subsurface storm water management facilities, an irrigation pump house, a sanitary sewer pump station and an optional fire water tank.

They also want to extend a public water main from Fairfield Road and the sanitary sewer force main from Adelphia Road to the proposed warehouses at 29 Howell Road.

At the September 2 meeting, Attorney Kenneth Pape, engineer Patrick Lynam, architect Sean Naeger and environmental scientist Raymond Walker represented the application.

Town:

Continued From Page 1 to build 408 residential units,” Clark said.

“How would you like me to handle it?”

Bonevich said, “the developer’s agreement was pre-made, so have them come back and talk to us.”

“They got Planning Board approval for their 100 age-restricted units in 2018 and they’re deeding over developable land where 26 residential units were going to

The Howell Times, October 2, 2021, Page 5 According to Lynam, the site is a total of 29.5 acres. The site would be situated between Business Route 33 and the Route 33 bypass.

It’s southwest of the intersection of Howell and Five Points roads at Business Route 33.

Currently, the site would have access points on Okerson Road and on Howell Road, Lynam said.

According to the testimony, the proposed buildings are not intended to be what are referred to as fulfillment centers similar to Amazon facilities.

“The buildings are not large enough to be fulfillment centers, so they are intended to be warehouses with offices, which is a permitted use. Also, we’re considering light manufacturing uses as well, not a fulfillment center,” Lynam said.

The applicant plans to run the operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Pape said.

Walker said that the 29-acre site is an active agricultural field, which has been there since about 1931. He also stated that the site does

not contain any freshwater wetlands.

“The property also does not contain any streams, lakes, rivers or other water bodies, and it is not located within the flood hazard area of any water body. All drainage from the property, as Mr. Lynam indicated, is directed to adjacent properties,” Walker said.

Walker stated that the property is not environmentally sensitive, having –Photo courtesy Howell Planning Board been farmed for decades The site map of the proposed project shows the warehousand does not contain any es occupying land between Howell Road, Route 33 and steep slopes, wetlands, flood Okerson Road. hazard areas, threatened or proposed storm water management plan and endangered species, or cultural resources.

The discussion ended with the board’s farmland buffers. They will further analyze professionals and the applicant’s represen- the application at the October 21 Planning tatives wanting to continue looking at the Board meeting.

be, but now we are going to have 408 units, so what would you like me to talk to them about?” Clark said.

Richmond proposed to litigate the development.

“I’m fine with that. I don’t like the four stories,” Bonevich said. According to the proposed plans, the development would be taller than current zoning ordinances allow for.

“It was grandfathered in under the earlier zoning ordinance that allowed for 60 feet

height and four stories,” Clark said, since the project got approval from the planning board in 2008.

After this discussion, Russo made a motion to reconsider the vote on the developer’s agreement.

“I’ll second the motion considering we go from 100 units to 408 and obviously this community continuously is concerned with overdevelopment, and I think the extra 308 units would certainly lend itself to over-development,” O’Donnell said.

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“With all due respect and playing the political game, this is what the Democrats want.

They think we should vote ‘no’ on all this development, giving them what they want.

We are obliging, I am a servant of the people, this is what they want,” Richmond said.

On a second call, Richmond, Bonevich and Berger maintained their “no” votes causing the motion to fail again.

Any litigation that may be filed concerning The Fountains, Berger asked Clark to fight against it.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY FEATURED LETTER Don’t Force Towns To Build ‘Affordable Housing’ It is with a wealth of history within the Garden State that I have very strong opinions on “Affordable Housing” within the most densely populated State in the Union. History that affords perspective both in the demographics and political events that created the housing shortage. It’s no surprise a myopic judge once again issues a mandate in an area where economic and engineering experience are needed. Potable water is the number one concern in the Garden State, yet it receives NO PRESS. Infrastructure within the State left to deteriorate while highly educated and indebted people languish doing menial low pay jobs is evidence of the poor governmental husbandry of our political elites. These political hacks are happy to spend other peoples’ money in their re-election bids. It seems to be all the Garden State is producing nowadays, election sound bites.

Fact is that the cities need investment and rehabilitation and that is the smart way to provide the jobs that must be before any affordable housing. Fact is our political hacks play a shell game of re-distributing

the poor, who haven’t the income to afford housing and its upkeep, or to pay the taxes imposed on property owners passed through to renters. Developing already scarce land and spending on new civic projects to provide more water and sewage services without improving the income prospects of them imposed with the taxes to pay for them is ludicrous.

Before any town accepts State mandates, the State should provide all the funds the health, education, and well being of them it wishes to impose on already over taxed citizens.

I am aware my views are unpopular because there isn’t much graft or political bombastic glory in setting the record straight. However, before mandating housing NJ must first overhaul its educational funding for mula, redo the tax code so businesses that pay menial wages aren’t leaving taxpayers with the social costs like affordable housing, health education and welfare of thei r workers, and developers must compensate residents for the added burdens of civic improvements.

Peter Klymasz Howell

Letters To The Editor The Truth Behind Critical Race Theory The writer of a letter to the editor (Sept 18th 2021) is misinformed regarding the nature of Critical Race Theory. It does not assess blame or characterize all white people as oppressors. It is, very simply, an historical analysis that points out the enduring pervasiveness of racism in American society and institutions, a condition formed by centuries of racially based African slavery. Racism was enshrined in the US Constitution’s Three Fifths Clause, reflecting the existence of slavery from the earliest colonial period. Even after the abolition of slavery in 1864, enforced legal disabilities were imposed on people of African descent until relatively recently.

I’m old enough to have seen white only drinking fountains, rest rooms, and restaurants, and I remember vividly a bus trip to Florida when I was a teenager which halted in Virginia so that Black people could be required to sit in the back of the bus for the balance of the trip. Even here in NJ I remember seeing ‘apartments for rent’ columns in the state’s largest newspaper being divided, with a separate listing headed “Colored.” It was not that long ago, and this history and its enormous defining impact must be acknowledged and studied. It affects our society in a profound way, and has deeply affected our political and social structures.

We have made great strides

as a society while seeking racial justice, but much more needs to be done. Ignoring our history, whether out of malice or ignorance, retards our progress toward a more perfect democracy.

William Faulkner observed that “The past is never dead.

It’s not even past.” Critical Race Theory merely recognizes this reality.

John Marcinski Barnegat

Wake Up America In response to the letter on “the check his watch” in the 9/18/21 issue of Manchester Times, the author only criticizes all who complained about Biden’s behavior, instead of offering plausible excuses for looking at his watch three times, at the funeral of 13 American soldiers. There is one excuse which could expose Biden’s cognitive impairment, but he should have disciplined himself on the 3rd time to avoid looking at his watch.

The author compliments Biden on doing a good job.

It isn’t a good job to entice migrants to flood our border, some 15,000 in the last two weeks, and shove them under the bridge in Del Rio, Texas for cover. Does this qualify to the “Lady in the Harbor” asking for your huddled masses? Enticing ONE MILLION migrants to flood our Southern Border in six months is cruel and inhuman to these unsuspecting people. It is also cruel and inhuman to leave Americans behind enemy lines in Afghanistan with

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no plan to rescue them. It is OK to support your party, but call them out on their er rors. You raised your kids by calling them out on wrong behavior, even though you loved them.

Wake up America!

Madam Pelosi just recently accused Republicans of being “anti-governance.”

Well, just like the electric media is guilty of abusing, mis-using and even bastardizing the spoken word, so too are the radical politicians in both parties guilty of abusing, mis-using and bastardizing your American tax dollars with obscene trillion-dollar spending bills. Are you aware 64 million in American tax dollars was recently given to the Taliban, with more to follow? Wake up America!

If putting a cognitively-impaired man in the White House is good, then there is one cry: “Oh, Houston, we have a problem,” to quote the Captain of Apollo 13, as his spacecraft was in crash mode. I repeat: Wake up America!

Now, look what’s happened: cars clogging every highway. It takes you half an hour to go one town over.

You can’t find any open space. When I was a kid, we used to play in the woods.

Where’s all the woods?

Now they want to build a 10-story tower downtown and put up hundreds of apartments near the mall.

Who’s paying for those kids to go to school? Oh yeah, you and me.

And then when people complain, they say “Oh, no, it’s not us! It’s the state’s fault!” Or they’ll say “But we have to build up downtown!”

My whole life, people have been complaining that there’s too much development. But then they keep voting in the same people!

It’s been said that the definition of crazy is to do the same thing over and over and expect different results.

The Republicans in charge are going to just keep letting their rich friends build whatever they want and we have to pay for it.

Marie Pellicaano Manchester

Brian Falken Toms River

Vote GOP If You Want More Development It’s amazing how the GOP keep building in Toms River. They’ve been in charge of the town council for decades (at least) and the planning board which has the fi nal say in what gets built.

One councilman is a builder – Lotano Properties.

They built that ridiculous apartment complex downtown right next to South so that there are more kids going to school and our school taxes will go up.

A past councilman, Wittmann, was co-owner of construction projects all over town.

TV News Doesn’t Show The Real World Editor’s note: This letter is in reference to an editorial about how television news doesn’t show you what’s really happening in the world.

Thank you thank you thank you for your great editorial of Sept. 4, 2021. I am so tired of the TV telling me who is good and bad. My family is divided and it is so painful. So I am taking your advice and I am coming up for air to smell the fresh air and flowers and the TV is off to all news.

Grace Broschart Forked River

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Congressman Smith Wants Study On Conspiracy Theory That U.S. Created Lyme Disease

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives this week passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th) directing the federal gove r n me nt’s “ wat chdog ” agency to investigate the Department of Defense’s (DOD) possible weaponization of ticks and other insects with Lyme disease during its consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350).

T he i nve s t ig at ion i s based on suggestions that have been debunked by b ot h t h e m i l it a r y a n d medical community and is seen as a conspiracy theory.

“In the spirit of transpar-

ency and accountability, my amend ment di rects the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to probe whether the Department of Defense ever weapon i zed t ick s w it h Lyme disease or any other dangerous pathogen,” said Rep. Smith, the founding c o - ch a i r of t he Hou se Lyme Disease Caucus.

“Americans deserve the truth,” Smith said.

“The millions of Americans suffering from Lyme disease have a right to know whether any of this is true, and if any old research documents could be applied by current-day scient ist s to f i nd i ng a better diagnostic or treatment - something that’s

desperately needed,” said Smith, who has been advocat i ng for Ly me patients and a more robust government response to the devastating disease since 1992.

Smith’s amendment requires the GAO to report findings to Congress of any DOD experiments on ticks or other insects for use as biological weapons f rom 1950 to 1977, including the experiment’s scope and whether any i nsects may have been “released outside of any laborator y by accident or exper iment desig n.”

Similar amendments authored by Smith passed the House in 2019 and 2020, but did not make it

through the Senate.

The legislation comes in the wake of credible assertions made in numerous books and articles that significant research was conducted at Fort Detrick, Plu m I sla nd a nd el s e where by the DOD to turn t ick s i nt o biowe a p on s causing severe disability, disease and even death to potential enemies.

One book – “Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons” by Kris Newby - includes interviews with Dr. Willy Burgdorfer, the researcher credited with d iscover i ng Ly me d isease who also worked as a bioweapons specialist.

Combined with access to

Burgdorfer’s lab files, the interviews suggest that he and other bioweapons specialists stuffed ticks with dangerous pathogens.

“To stop the spread of these horrific tick-borne diseases, we must f irst understand their origins and how they came to be so pervasive,” Smith said.

“If the investigation concludes our government’s bioweapons program did not contribute to the proliferation of Ly me, we turn the page. And if it did, hopefully this investigation and research will contribute to a cure,” he said.

A December 2020 report from the Department of Health and Human Ser-

vices’ Tick-Borne Disease Wor k i ng G r ou p fou nd that Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease with an estimated 300,000 new cases diagnosed each year - a figure that many researchers believe is underreported and could be up to 476,000 new cases annually. The Working Group and its issuance of an annual report were both established by previous legislation authored by Smith that became law in 2016 as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. Smith’s amendment now moves to the Senate for consideration as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

Trenton: These Are Who Should Get Booster Shot

TRENTON – The following is statement from New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli: The action by the Centers for Disease Control a nd P reve nt ion (CDC) provides for the administration of booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after completion of the pr i ma r y ser ies to help increase protection for the following: people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot; people age 50 – 64 years with underlying medical conditions should receive a booster shot; people age 18– 49 years with underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot, based on their individual benefits

and risks, and people aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional settings, including healthcare workers, may receive a booster shot, based on their individual benefits and risks.

The New Jersey Department of Health is directing our vaccination partners in the state to begin administering booster doses to el ig ible i nd iv idu als immediately. Individuals will self-identify according to the categories above and will not be required by vaccination providers to provide proof of a medical condition or a note from a medical provider in order to receive a booster dose in New Jersey.

There are over 1,600 vaccination sites across New

Jersey – more than 1,000 of which offer the Pfizer vaccine – and the Department of Health continues to work to add additional sites. Ma ny sites have walk-in availability and extended hours. To find a vaccination site and book an appointment online, visit covid19.nj.gov/finder or call the state’s Vaccine Call Center at 1-855-5680545.

Our efforts also include homebound individuals.

Individuals who received Pfizer can reach out directly to their local health department or complete the intake form available at covid19.nj.gov/homeboundvax. For assistance completing the survey by phone, please contact the call center.

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yet eligible for the booster shots authorized by the federal government.

I n a st atement, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P.

Walensky said the CDC “will also evaluate with similar urgency available data in the coming weeks to swiftly make additional

recommendations for other populations or people who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.”

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Allaire Upcoming Fall Events

HOWELL – Allaire State Park has announced the following upcoming fall events: An Evening with Edger Allan Poe: Live performance in the historic Chapel by professional actress, Helen McKenna-Uff. October 8 & October 9, two performances each evening at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Limited seating available in the Chapel so purchase

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October Flea Market: October 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. $5 per person over age 12 years of age (pay at the door) Allaire Music Jamboree: October 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

History Kids Club: Now Sundays through the Fall! October 10 and 14. register now for one or all of them. Limited availability! $10 per child, must be pre-registered.

The 15th Annual Howell PBA 228 Octoberfest

HOWELL – The 15th Annual Howell PBA 228 Octoberfest is back! The event will be held on October 9, rain or shine, from 1 to 6 p.m. A ticket purchase gets you unlimited beer, wine, and food all day! Several German and domestic beers on tap with a free expanded wine tasting.

The event is outdoors and includes fun for the whole family, raffles, 50/50, door prizes, music, kids entertainment, inflat-

ables, clown, popcorn, face painting, spin art, and more! We will be cooking German cuisine, burgers, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and hot pretzels.

Come and meet the men and women of the Howell PBA 228 who serve and protect your community!

Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at: eventbrite.com/e/howell-pba-local-228-octoberfest-tickets-174547314717?

Howell Shade Tree Commission Seedling Giveaway

HOWELL – The Howell Shade Tree Commission will be hosting a Seedling Giveaway on October 2 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the DPW Garage located at 278 Old Tavern Road.

It is asked to arrive early for the best selection. The following seedlings will be available: Eastern Red Cedar, Flowering Dogwood, Common Persimmon, Red Maple, Spicebush, Buttonbush, High Bush

Blueberry, New Jersey Tea, American Holly, Joe Pye Weed, American Hornbeam, White Meadowsweet.

Seedling giveaway for Howell residents only. Limit five seedling per address. For more information, visit the Howell Township Shade Tree Commission page on Facebook: facebook.com/ Howell-Township-Shade-Tree-Commission-101668778576801.

Howell PAL Collecting Donations

HOWELL – The Howell PAL and Monmouth Ocean Police Athletic League are collecting donations to aid families in Louisiana and New Jersey affected by the devastation of Hurricane Ida. They are collecting the following items (All items should be sealed and only new clothing will be accepted): • Water • Blow up/inflatable mattresses • Food • Generators • Personal hygiene items • Cooking grills and utensils

• Hand sanitizer • Cleaning wipes • Chain saws • Clothes

Donations can be dropped off at: Howell PAL, Howell Police Department, The Windmill Restaurants, Sea Coast Chevrolet and Deal Police Department If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Howell PAL Office: 732919-2825, info@howellpal.org; or Monmouth-Ocean PAL Office 732-455-3323, info@mopal.org.

Howell Farmingdale Car Show

FARMINGDALE – Howell Farmingdale Car Show sponsored by the Howell Optimist Club will be held on October 23 at Main St. in Farmingdale.

Registration is at 10 a.m. Fee is $20 day of the event. Show is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Judged

show, trophies, food and music. All proceeds go towards the Mayor Harvey Morell, Mayor John P. Morgan and the Mayor Roberts Francis Walsh Memorial Scholarships.

For more information, visit HowellOptimist@yahoo.com.

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Child Find Program For Elementary And Middle School

HOWELL – If you are concerned that your child is developing or learning differently, call Dorothea Fernandez, Director, Pupil Services, at 732-751-2480 ext. 3805.

What Will Happen When You Call? You will be referred to personnel from the appropriate school that will consult with you and answer any questions you may have. If appropriate, your child’s teacher will be contacted and a conference may be scheduled to discuss the matter. Your child may receive services through the Response to Intervention (RTI) process, which may include interventions in the classroom and support/instruction from other relevant specialists.

You also have the right to request an evaluation for special education and related services by sending a written request for an evaluation to your child’s principal. Include your child’s name, age, address and area of suspected or known disability.

After receiving your written request, the district’s child study team has twenty days to have a meeting with you, the parent(s).

At this meeting, you and the team will decide if an evaluation is needed and what the evaluation will include. If you have not already utilized the services of the I&RS committee, the child study team may defer to this process before conducting a formal evaluation.

The ultimate goal of this referral process is to ensure that your child is given every opportunity to have a successful learning experience in his/her school.

For additional information regarding the “Identification, Location and Referral” of Special Education Students, refer to the district’s policies and regulations on the website at howell.k12.nj.us.

Note: This information applies to all Howell Township residents, including migrant and homeless families.

What Do I Do With My Unused Medication?

HOWELL – If you have any unwanted, unused or expired medication, the Howell Alliance has provided easy disposal options for you.

Anonymously drop off in the “project medicine drop box” at the convenient location in the Howell Police Station lobby, located at 300 Old Tavern Road in Howell.

If you cannot get out of the house, the Howell Police Department can help. Call their non-emergency number at 732-9384111 and ask for a complimentary medicine

pick up. They will send an officer to your house to pick up your unwanted medication.

No questions asked.

Situation where you may have unused or unneeded medication to dispose of: • Death of a loved one • Past surgeries or dental work • Veterinary medication Please note: no needles, no syringes and no liquids. For more information, call the Howell Alliance at 732-938-4500 ext. 4012.

Business & Shopping Expo And Job Fair

HOWELL – The Howell Chamber of Commerce has announced their 2021 Business & Shopping Expo and Job Fair on November 10 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Aldrich Shopping Plaza, 4075 Route 9 North.

Job openings, local businesses, shop ven-

dors, event specials, demonstrations, area restaurants, township services, prizes and giveaways! Free admission, Food Tasting is $5 per person.

For sponsorship or vendor information, visit howellchamber.com.

Ramtown-Howell Fire Co. # 2 Open House

HOWELL – The Ramtown-Howell Fire Co. # 2 will hold an Open House on October 6 from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Fire Station. Come visit their special g ue st s “ Spa rk y t he Fi re Dog” a nd “Buster” f rom the BlueClaws. This

will be their f irst Open House since 2019.

This year’s Fire Prevention Weeks theme is “Lear n The Sounds Of Fire Safety.” For infor mation contact FF James Gaul at 732- 458-0222.

Adelphia Fire Co. Blood Drive

HOWELL – The Adelphia Fire Co. will be hosting an upcoming blood drive on October 6 from 2 to 8 p.m., 925 Adelphia Rd. Government 0fficials... Have news that you would like the community to be involved with? Let everyone know by placing a news release in this paper!

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Two Arrested For Supplying Drugs That Killed Howell Woman

By Alyssa Riccardi MONMOUTH COU NTY – Two men have been ar rested and charged for providing a Howell woman with the dr ugs that killed her, off icials said.

On November 17, 2020, officers from the Howell Township Police Department responded to a home regarding a report of a possible dr ug overdose.

They had found 35-year-old Katherine Hughes, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigation revealed that Hughes was communicating with Ter rance R. Rose, 38, of Freehold Borough and Reginald A. Simeus, 42, of Howell, before her death. Investigation further revealed that Simeus had acquired the dr ugs from Rose before passing them along to Hughes prior to her death.

Rose and Simeus were both charged with f irst-degree Strict Liability for a Dr ug-Induced Death. Initially, they were charged with multiple dr ug-related cha rges out of Sout h A mboy ( M i d d l e s e x C o u n t y) a n d H o w e l l , respect ively; t hose cha rges remai n pending.

Last week, the Strict Liability charge was f iled with Simeus being ar rested without incident at his home on September 17 and Rose tur ning himself i n t o t he Howel l Tow n sh ip Pol ic e Department on September 20.

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Convictions on first-degree criminal charges are commonly punishable by terms of up to 20 years in state prison.

“During recent years, there has been a sea change in how law enforcement has approached substance abuse, shif ting f rom a st rateg y built more on e n for c e me nt t o one bu i lt mor e on compassion. But that compassion is reser ved on ly for those f ig ht i ng to t ur n their lives around – not for those who would literally trade those individuals’ lives for a modest f inancial gain,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lor i Li nskey said. “We hope t he cha rges bei ng a n nou nced tod ay send a clear message to that latter group, putting them on notice that such conduct will be met with the sharpest prosecutorial rebuke permissible under the law.”

Linskey praised the proactive, dedicated efforts of the Howell Township Police Department, members of whom worked in conjunction with detectives from the Prosecutor’s Office’s Narcotics and Criminal Enterprises Unit and Major Crimes Bureau.

Despite the charges referenced above, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Officers Praised For Helping Those With Special Needs

MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey would like to take a moment to recognize and thank a group of sworn officers with the Spring Lake Heights Police Department, under the leadership of Chief Edward W. Gunnell, for exhibiting not only exemplary work, but also extraordinary compassion, while in the line of duty.

Earlier this month, Department Patrolman Ray Kwiatkowski, Patrolman Ian Davis, and Patrolman Michael O’Neill responded to the scene of a school bus pulled over to the side of the road with a young passenger in crisis, having possibly sustained an injury.

Requesting that responding units turn off their police lights and sirens, Patrolman Kwiatkowski – who earlier this year volunteered to become the department’s designated Special Needs Officer, meaning he is often first to respond to such calls – spoke with the child and established a rapport, calming the child and bringing the situation

to a peaceful conclusion.

It wasn’t the first such call for Patrolman Kwiatkowski – several months ago, he, Patrolman Davis, and Sgt. Zachary Ramp responded to a private residence on a report of an individual in crisis. Again asking responding units to silence their sirens and turn off their lights, Patrolman Kwiatkowski managed to make contact with the individual, establish a rapport, and ensure that the individual was able to access appropriate care.

Through training, education, and real-world application, MCPO has placed an enormous recent emphasis on crisis intervention by law enforcement, and we are proud to say that the actions of these officers are fully emblematic of those ideals. They applaud the fashion in which they went about protecting and serving those in need.

To read more about the MCPO’s crisis intervention training, visit: mcponj. o r g / 2 0 21 / 0 6 / 1 8 / p r o s e c u t o r s - o f fice-launches-inaugural-crisis-intervention-team-training/?

Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Shipping Wildlife

By Alyssa Riccardi FARMINGDALE – A Monmouth County man has admitted to falsely labeling a package “toys” when instead it contained 10 live iguanas, officials said.

On November 7, 2017, Jason Ksepka, 44, of Farmingdale, was shipping out a package via U.S. Priority Mail Express destined for Hong Kong that held 10 live rhinoceros iguanas inside.

Ksepka had falsely described the contents of the package as “toys” and listed the sender as “Luke Jacobs” on a U.S. Postal Service International Shipping Label and Customs Form that accompanied the package.

On November 8, 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Inspectors intercepted the package at the mail facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport and recovered the rhinoceros iguanas from inside the package.

Ksepka was paid $500 by someone to

falsely label the package and ship it to Hong Kong, officials said. The same person also paid Ksepka $500 the year before to ship approximately 10 additional rhinoceros iguanas to Hong Kong.

On September 21, Ksepka pleaded guilty to the charge of one count of violating the Lacey Act by falsely labeling an international shipment of wildlife.

Ksepka has agreed, as part of his plea agreement, to pay a fi ne of $1,000 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lacey Act Reward Fund. The charge to which Ksepka pleaded guilty carries with it a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and a fi ne of $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for January 25.

Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig credited special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, under the direction of Resident Agent in Charge Sean Mann, with the investigation leading to the guilty plea.

Earth Care Day

MATAWAN – Earth Care Day a free family fun day all about learning and engaging with our environment! Join EarthShare New Jersey for a day filled with adventure!

Adults and kids of all ages are welcome to experience a wide array of exhibitors. There will be live animals and insects, games, crafts, and demonstrations designed to help visitors learn more about our air, water,

land and wildlife. There will also be guided nature explorations, volunteering projects, and scavenger hunts too!

The event will take place on October 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cheesequake State Park located at 300 Gordon Rd. in Matawan.

For more information, visit bit.ly/earth careday.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE County Clerk Hanlon Announces Archives Day Featured Speaker Melissa Ziobro

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is pleased to announce that Professor Melissa Ziobro will be the featured speaker at the County Clerk’s 26th Annual Archives and History Day on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Brookdale Community College. Ziobro will speak about the impact of 9/11 on Monmouth County as we mark 20 years since the horrific terrorist attacks on the United States of America. Monmouth County lost 147 residents on September 11, 2001 and Professor Ziobro’s keynote address will pay tribute to the lives lost that day, as well as the strength, resiliency, and heroism exhibited by the citizens of Monmouth County as the community joined together to serve, mourn, and heal in the tragedy’s aftermath.

“Professor Ziobro’s presentation is especially relevant for this year’s Archives and History Day theme, ‘Facing Adversity: Monmouth Responds in Times of Crisis,’” said Clerk Hanlon. “We are thrilled that she will be the event’s featured speaker to discuss one of the biggest crises ever experienced in Monmouth County.”

Melissa Ziobro is the Specialist Professor

of Public History at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ, and the primary point of contact for the public history minor. Her service to the University includes administration of the Monmouth Memories Oral History Program and the Department’s social media and newsletter. She serves as the campus coordinator for the National History Day program and the faculty advisor for the History and Anthropology Club.

Ms. Ziobro currently serves as the President of Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region and as the editor for New Jersey Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, a joint venture of the NJ Historical Commission, Rutgers University Libraries, and Monmouth University. She is currently a trustee of the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation, InfoAge Science and History Learning Center, and Ocean County Historical Society. She is newly appointed to the Board of Directors of Preservation NJ, and works regularly with other public history organizations such as the Monmouth County Park System, Monmouth County Historical Association, Monmouth County Historical Commission, Monmouth County Archives,

National Guard Militia Museum of NJ, and many more.

She also worked as a command historian at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ from 2004-2011.

In addition to Professor Ziobro’s keynote remarks, this year’s Archives Day event will feature an exhibit, accompanying catalog, and awards presentations. With more than 50 local and state history organizations setting up displays on topics relating to New Jersey history and their organizations, all are encouraged to attend on October 2 at the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.

“Archives Day is an incredible opportunity to learn about our county’s history and to meet the people who are dedicated to preserving and sharing it,” said Monmouth County Archivist Julia Telonidis.

“The featured speakers are always major contributors to that experience.”

For more information about the 2021 Archives and History Day including a tentative agenda, please visit the Monmouth

County Clerk’s Archives Division website at MonmouthCountyClerk.com/Archives or contact the Monmouth County Archives by phone at 732-308-3771 or email CountyClerk@co.monmouth.nj.us.

─Photo courtesy Monmouth County Clerk’s Office

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Freehold Man Indicted In Million-Dollar Scam

By Alyssa Riccardi FREEHOLD – A Freehold man has been indicted for scamming victims and stealing about $1 million through fraudulent stock purchases and promissory notes, officials said.

Anthony Giordano, 43, was indicted and charged with two counts of fi rst-degree Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity, second-degree Theft by Deception, and second-degree Misconduct by a Corporate Official in connection with thefts from five victims that took place between July 2015 and April 2018.

Police said Giordano was taking funds from the victims who thought they were buying shares or loaning money to Giordano’s companies. Giordano created fake companies under the names Nue Trition Weight Management, Nue Pens LV, Nue Pens FL, Nue Resource Financial, and Nue Resource Funding. He convinced the victims that his companies would be successful in order the get money, but had no intentions to make them operational.

The victims asked numerous times for Giordano to provide financial documentation demonstrating the value of the compa-

EarthShare New Jersey Rocks Concert

ASBURY PARK – Are you looking for a fun night out for a great cause at the Jersey Shore?

EarthShare New Jersey is a concert for the environment at the legendary Stone Pony on October 14 at 6:30 p.m. featuring music from local talents, light fare, raffles, and more!

Tom Kasminski is the MC for the evening while you enjoy great music from Jump Back, NO XQUSE, Revolver, and Echo Charlie! The first 100 to enter receive a free event t-shirt! More will be available for purchase. The concert is open to all ages, but you must be 21 and older to purchase alcohol.

Tickets in advance are: General Admission $25, Student $15; at the door: General Admission $30, Student $20. All proceeds go to work across the state to benefit the programs and services EarthShare New Jersey’s 19 local environmental nonprofit members. So come Rock the Stone Pony for a cleaner, greener, healthier New Jersey!”

To buy tickets, visit bit.ly/esnjrockstix.

Food Drive At Freehold Township Independent Fire Company FREEHOLD – Join New Jersey’s coolest food drive Foodstock on October 16 at Freehold Township Independent Fire Company.

Bring non-perishable food donations and enjoy a free picnic with live entertainment and fun.

Monetary donations can also be made at foodstocknj.org/donate.

nies, but he failed to do so.

He would use the victim’s investments for personal expenses such as travel, entertainment, gas, dry cleaning, a gym membership, restaurants and monthly car payments instead of funding his companies. The victims received no return on their investments.

As a result, Giordano faces up to 20 years

in state prison on these first-degree charges.

If anyone has additional information regarding this case, contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective William Kelliher at 800-533-7443.

Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about a crime can submit a tip to Monmouth County

Crime Stoppers by calling their confidential telephone tip-line at 1-800-671-4400; by downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app, p3tips.com/1182; by calling 800-671-4400; or by going to the website at monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.

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Former Officer Indicted For Sexual Assaults

By Alyssa Riccardi MONMOUTH COUNTY – A former Middlesex County Sheriff’s Officer received a 20-count indictment on charges that he videotaped violent sexual assaults of multiple unconscious women.

Joshua Padilla, 36, was charged with eight counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, seven counts of third-degree Invasion of Privacy, four counts of third-degree Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, and one count of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Padilla was arrested in 2019 by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Bureau in connection to an investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.

Police said that Padilla possessed numerous videos of himself performing sexual acts upon women who were clearly unconscious and unresponsive.

In addition, he was also found possessing child sexual abuse materials. Several of these crimes took place at Padilla’s home in Eatontown, with others occurring in Middlesex County.

The sexual assault charges pertain to three different adult victims, with the crimes taking place from 2016 into 2018.

The investigation has resulted in criminal charges in three different jurisdictions. In July 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that it was indicting Padilla for producing, distributing and being in possession of child sexual abuse materials after he allegedly recorded himself engaging in unlawful sexual contact with a 17-year-old girl in Pennsylvania and later uploaded the video online.

In March of this year, Padilla pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact with a minor in connection to the aforementioned investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney

General’s Office, admitting to attempting to meet with an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old girl and digitally sharing with her sexually graphic images of himself.

If convicted, Padilla faces up to 20 years in state prison on each count of Aggravated Sexual Assault, up to five years on each count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, up to five years for each count of Invasion of Privacy, and up to 10 years for Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He would be subject to Parole Supervision for Life and would be required to register under Megan’s Law. “These were truly unspeakable crimes against utterly helpless victims,” Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. “We are encouraged by the progress made so far in shepherding this case through the criminal justice system, but troubled by the prospects of other victims being out there who have yet to come forward – and who may not even have known they were victimized. We urge anyone with any information about the activities of this defendant to step forward and tell us what they know.”

Investigators are still seeking additional information about Padilla’s activities.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brian Hammarstrom of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-431-7160, Ext. 6413.

Anyone who wants to make an anonymous report about this case can call the Monmouth County Crime Stoppers’ confidential tip line at 1-800-671-4400. Tipsters can also text “MONMOUTH” and their tip to 274637, or they can email a tip via the website at monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendants have all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.

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

Alternatives For Smoking Cessation And Lung Health

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

If you use the medication called Chantix, you need to stop according to the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

This medication has just been officially recalled by Pfizer, in all lot numbers, sizes and dosages. It goes by the chemical name varenicline.

The medication was FDA-approved for the masses in May 2006 because studies proved it worked better at placebo to get people off tobacco. The studies showed that 3 months over 40 percent of people using Chantix were able to quit smoking. But that doesn’t matter anymore because the medication was found to be tainted with a cancer-causing chemical called nitrosamine. For clarity I want to be sure you know that Zyban, a different drug altogether is not impacted by this recall. It is also used for smoking cessation and may serve as an alternative for some of you.

Here is a link to the official ANNOUNCEMENT about Chantix.

Since 2006 when the FDA approved it, millions of men and women took Chantix (varenicline) tablets to help them with their nicotine addiction. The reasons vary for why a person would want to quit smoking but for sure, smoking leads to disease and disability, as well as faster signs of skin aging due to the free radical damage done to the skin.

Everyone knows that it can increase one’s risk for emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer. So to have a medication that helps such as Chantix was something that everyone welcomed.

It is ironic that those who feared lung cancer induced by smoking - who took Chantix to stop - now have to face the fact that they were likely exposed to the cancer-causing nitrosamine found in the drug itself!

According to the FDA official statement from their website: “Long-term ingestion of N-nitroso-varenicline may be associated with a theoretical potential increased cancer risk in humans, but there is no immediate risk to patients taking this medication. The health benefits of stopping smoking outweigh the theoretical potential cancer risk from the nitrosamine impurity in varenicline.

Nitrosamines are common in water and foods, including cured and grilled meats, dairy products and vegetables. Everyone is exposed to some level of nitrosamines.

These impurities may increase the risk of cancer if people are exposed to them above acceptable levels over long periods of time.”

If you took Chantix, I would not think you are in any immediate danger, so try not to worry yourself, but do take action to improve your lifestyle and increase antioxidants in your body. It would be great if you could have basic blood work drawn to make sure you’re healthy and strong. If you smoke (or if you took Chantix) I highly recommend Vitamin C and Catalase as two antioxidants to fight oxidative damage in the body. These are very strong antioxidants that work all over to do good housekeeping on your cells.

If you’d like to read the extended version of this article, I have it posted at my website suzycohen.com.

(This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is the author of “The 24-Hour Pharmacist” and “Real Solutions.” For more information, visit www.SuzyCohen.com) ©2021 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

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By Joel Markel

What Happened To The Dress Code?

Dear Joel, I can’t believe how people dress! People used to go out shopping dressed very casually, but it seems like since the quarantine, things have only gotten worse. I see people going out in the most offensive outfits. Do you think things will ever return to civility?

Answer: It sure does seem that lazy/casual has become the new dress code. I can only hope that as more people start returning to in-person work and back to school, they will perk up their wardrobes as well.

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Asbury Park Man Arrested After Hitting A Man With A Brick

By Alyssa Riccardi ASBURY PARK – An Asbury Park Man has been arrested and charged with Attempted Murder after hospitalizing a man by striking him in the head with a brick earlier this week.

On September 21, an Asbury Park police officer was patrolling when he saw a man lying flat on the steps of the Jersey Shore Adult Day Care building.

The officer discovered that the 68-yearold Ocean County resident was bleeding heavily from the head and unable to speak.

He was quickly brought to the hospital and received emergency treatment for severe head injuries.

Investigation revealed that Eduardo Martinez, 51, of Asbury Park, had hit the man with a brick. Police took Martinez

taken into custody without incident. He was charged with fi rst-degree Attempted Murder and third-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. He is pending a fi rst appearance and detention hearing to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court.

Anyone with information about this matter is asked to contact Detective Christopher Guy of the Prosecutor’s Office at 732-431-7160 or Asbury Park Police Department Detective Lemar Whittaker at 732-774-1300.

Despite the charges referenced above, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.

Sea Girt Officer Drives Into Building

By Alyssa Riccardi SEA GIRT – While responding to a fi rst aid call, an officer drove into a building on Beacon Boulevard, officials said.

On September 21, a 27-year-old Class II officer of Sea Girt was responding to a fi rst aid call in the area of 1000 Ocean Avenue. While driving there, his patrol car left the road and drove into a cottage at 100 Beacon Boulevard, officials said.

At the time of the accident, there was no one on the property and no civilians were injured.

The officer was brought to Jersey Shore University Medical Center Trauma Unit in Neptune City, where he agreed to provide a blood sample and turn over his cell phone to investigators with the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART). The officer has since been discharged from the hospital.

The patrol car was towed and brought to Monmouth County Central Motor Pool for further investigation.

Officials say the cause of the collision is still under investigation.

2nd Annual Color Butterfly Run/Walk

FREEHOLD – Come out to Lake Topanemus on October 2 and participate in the 2nd Annual Stephanie Nicole Parze Foundation Color Butterfly Run/Walk. It’s a perfect event for runners, walkers, kids and families. Or anyone that wants to support a

great cause that is helping so many.

Gates open at 10 a.m. and the run/walk starts at 12 p.m. The color burst dance party starts once participants cross the finish line.

Start a team or register on your own at SNPFoundation.org/run.

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Inside The Law Title Insurance: Why Every Purchaser Needs It

Marc S. Galella Esq.

By: Marc S. Galella, Esq. Many people ask their attorneys, “what is a title search and why do I need title insurance?” Next to having the appropriate funding to purchase your new home, ensuring that the home you intend to purchase has clean or clear title is essential. All mortgage companies require clear title. It is important to ensure that you have title insurance in the event a title issue arises after you have purchased the home.

Title searchers review old deeds, mortgages and wills at the County Clerk’s office to trace the ownership history of the property. They look for any current or past mortgages, liens or judgments on the property that have not been discharged as well as whether there are any tax liens or unpaid municipal utility bills. The title searchers will also examine the chain of title to confirm that the seller’s ownership rights have not been affected and that the sellers are, in fact, selling you a home without any adverse possessory or equitable interests such as pending litigation or easements. These examples are endless, but the title company performing the search has the expertise to find all relevant concerns prior to the purchase.

Once the title company completes its search it will issue an insurance policy after closing which will insure you and your lender should anyone at any time in the future come knocking on your door claiming an ownership or possessory interest in your property. Should this occur, the title company will step- in and provide you with a legal defense and assume the costs of any litigation. This coverage is similar to automobile insurance after you have become involved in an automobile collision. After an automobile collision, your automobile insurer will provide

you with legal assistance and take corrective measures in the event you are sued.

Fortunately, unlike automobile insurance where you pay your premium annually, monthly or quarterly, your title insurance premium is paid only once at the time of closing and this one-time premium will provide insurance coverage for as long as you own the home.

It is also important to note that if you have a mortgage you need to obtain both a Lender’s and Owner’s policy.

The Lender’s policy covers the mount of the mortgage that is due at the time any claim is made. An Owner’s policy covers your ownership interest, which is a relatively inexpensive addition to the policy premium. In New Jersey, title insurance is usually paid by the buyer.

After closing the buyer’s attorney may need to perform additional legal tasks to complete the conditions of the title policy such as filing additional deeds and discharge of mortgages. The purchaser will receive the final title policy in the mail approximately 6-8 weeks after closing.

While all of this may be overwhelming, we at R.C. Shea and Associates can help you through the process. The law firm of R.C. Shea & Associates, Counsellors at Law, is a full-service law firm representing and advising clients in the areas of Wills and Trusts, Estate Litigation, Personal Injury, General Litigation, Real Estate, Medicaid, Medical Malpractice, Workers’ Compensation, Land Use and Planning, Powers of Attorney and much more. Call or visit our office Toms River office at 732-505-1212, 244 Main Street, Toms River, email us at Rshea@ rcshea.com or visit our website at www. rcshea.com.

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Corrections Officer Sentenced For Shoplifting

By Chris Lundy FREEHOLD – A corrections officer with 22 years working for the Monmouth County Correctional Institution was sentenced for shoplifting from Target and Home Depot.

Suzanne Simone, 53, of Ocean Township, was ordered to forfeit her position, serve a year of probation, pay more than $1,300 in restitution, and never return to the stores she stole from, police said.

She had gone through the self-scan registers, and either pretended to scan expensive items or scanned cheaper items instead. In multiple cases, she was wearing

her uniform. Some of the stolen goods were later recovered from her home.

Her arrest had come after an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the Ocean Township and West Long Branch police departments, as well as loss prevention staff from the Target and Home Depot.

The public are urged to report any concerns to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Corruption Tip Line – 855-7-UNJUST (855 786-5878); or via email at corruption@mcponj.org (write “Corruption/Misconduct Tip” in the subject line).

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE 14 Arrested For Owning Child Pornography

By Alyssa Riccardi MONMOUTH COUNTY – After conducting a series of investigations, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have arrested 14 individuals since late April.

The following people have been charged with second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child via Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material: Connor Bauba, 32, of Union Beach, arrested on August 30. Investigation revealed that he was using social media to distribute child sexual abuse material.

Benjamin Luna-Valdetano, 34, of Red Bank, arrested on August 19. Investigation revealed that he was using social media to distribute child sexual abuse material. He was additionally charged with one count of third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Joseph Latorre, 45, of Howell, arrested on July 28. Investigation revealed that he was using social media to distribute child sexual abuse material.

Additionally, Leonardo Andrade, 20, of Free-

hold was arrested on August 6 and charged with second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child via Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material after detectives found him possessing over 1,000 items depicting child sexual abuse.

The following people have been charged with third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child via Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material: Adam Vasquez, 18, of Colts Neck, arrested on May 12. Investigation revealed that he was in possession of numerous items depicting child sexual abuse.

Jonathan Hall, 20, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, arrested on May 3. Investigation revealed that he was in possession of videos depicting child sexual abuse.

Miguel Jacinto-Rivera, 20, of Red Bank, arrested on August 19. Investigation revealed that he was in possession of child sexual abuse material.

Jose E. Rivera, 21, of Long Branch, arrested on April 29. Investigation revealed that he was in possession of and viewed child sexual abuse material by using a social media messaging platform.

Christopher Lauria, 22, of Ocean Township, arrested on July 16. Investigation revealed that he was in possession of images of child sexual abuse material.

Brandon Nelson, 28, of Hazlet, arrested on July 14. Investigation revealed that that he was in possession of images of child sexual abuse material.

Ricky Martinez, 29, of, Keansburg, arrested on June 8. Investigation revealed that he was in possession of numerous images of child sexual abuse.

Michael K. Russo, 51, of West Long Branch, arrested on September 3. Investigation revealed that that he possessed child sexual abuse material.

Scott Conklin, 55, of Highlands, arrested on May 21. Investigation revealed that he was in possession of child sexual abuse material.

William Ford, 76, of Farmingdale, arrested on September 2. Investigation revealed that he possessed child sexual abuse material.

Convictions on second-degree charges of this nature are punishable by up to 10 years in state prison; convictions on third-degree charges of this nature are punishable by up to five years.

Either would also result in defendants being registered under Megan’s Law and assigned parole supervision for life.

Assisting in these investigations were members of the New Jersey State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit (DTIU), the New Jersey State Police ICAC Task Force, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New Jersey Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory, and the Monmouth County Sherriff’s Office.

The Monmouth County ICAC Task Force includes members of the following police departments: Bradley Beach, Eatontown, Howell, Long Branch, Manalapan, Marlboro, Neptune Township, Spring Lake, Tinton Falls, Keyport, Keansburg, Belmar, Holmdel, and Red Bank; the Task Force also receives investigative support from the police departments in Long Branch, Colts Neck, Highlands, Hazlet, Howell, Union Beach, Keansburg, Red Bank, West Long Branch, Ocean Township, Freehold Township, and Freehold Borough, as well as the New Jersey State Police (Hamilton Barracks).

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CLASSIFIEDS For Rent Daytona Fla. House 1 Block to Beach.

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Yard Sale Homestead Run Community Wide Yard Sale - Saturday, October 2nd 9am to 3pm - Rain or Shine - 100 Fireside Blvd., Toms River, NJ 08755. (42)

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FALL RUMMAGE SALE - 1ST Church of Toms River, 129 Chestnut St., Toms River. Friday, Oct. 1; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. $4 bag sale. For more info: 732-349-8155 or email: Office@fumctr.com (41)

Personals Single Senior Males - 65+, Wanted for single females. Friendship, companion or partner. Must have good standars, morals. 732-252-9881.

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Items For Sale Automatic Lift Chair - Brand new $600/OBO. Call 732-657-4144. (43)

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, bric-a-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) Vinyl Records Wanted - Paying cash for LP albums. Rock, Jazz, Blues, Reggae. Very good condition only. Call Rick 908-616-7104.

(43) Used Guns Wanted - All types: collectibles, military, etc. 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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(29) 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)

Help Wanted Home Health Care Company Now Hiring RN’s, LPN’s and CHHA in Ocean & Monmouth Counties!

Flexible scheduling. Work in your community. Weekly pay. Career advancement. Comprehensive benefits. Call 732-505-8000 today. (t/n) HELP WANTED/SE SOLICITA Hiring For The Following Positions: -Lead Cook (experience is must).

- Dishwasher. - Servers. Apply in person Tuesday-Sunday. Tenampa Mexican Restaurant - 1341 U.S. 9, Toms River. 732-505-1870.

(41) 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) HHA - Wanted as needed basis. Lite housekeeper wanted as needed basis. Seaside Heights.

Dependable, flexible. Please call 732-854-2750 for salary.

(40) 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) 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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Call or email for details 732-341-4825 info@Silverwoodsliving.com. (t/n) NEEDED Female Live-in Aid/ Companion - (24/7). No experience needed. For a 58-year-old disabled veteran. Very light duty in exchange for private bedroom and bath, all utilities, cable, phone and food are 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.

(45) Bus Drivers Needed - For the Toms River Regional Schools Transportation Department. $20 per hour, please apply on our website at www. trschools.com under substitute/part time employment. $22.50 is the sub rate. $3,000 for someone with CDL with S,P, and airbrakes, and $1,000 for someone without the CDL and endorsements, but who is willing to be trained and get the CDL and endorsements. (46)

Classifieds are placed in all 7 of our weekly newspapers covering all of Ocean County, and also Howell in Monmouth County.

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Accepting no more than 4 children at reasonable rates. Call Donna and leave a message: 732-921-2749. (43)

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Colts Neck Lions Club 27th Annual Pancake Breakfast

–Photo courtesy Lion’s Club COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Lions Club is excited to host their 27th Annual Pancake Breakfast. During the event, they will be serving a delicious breakfast for hundreds of patrons for only $5 per adult and $3 per child and $3 for seniors. This year the Pancake Breakfast proceeds will be donated to two important causes: • Kateri Day Camp, a full day, seven-week summer camp serving children ages 5 to 13. The camp is a program of Collier Youth Services in Wickatunk, NJ. • Funding a service dog for a wounded veteran. This will be our second sponsorship to match and train a service dog with a veteran in need.

The Colts Neck Lions Club previously raised funds in coordination with the AUSA Monmouth Chapter to purchase

a service dog for a military veteran in Monmouth County. Our military veteran finally received his dog recently and Veteran John Caporaso at Hanlon K9 picked up his new best friend, Zildjian (pronounced “Zil Gin”).

The Colts Neck Lions Club has 55 members and meets on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Huddy’s Inn in Colts Neck. The Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs.

To learn more about the Colts Neck Lions Club join them for one of their upcoming meetings on the third Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at Huddy’s Inn. They look forward to serving the community! Visit their website at coltsnecklionsclub.us for more information

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Officials Give Safety Precautions After Fatal West Nile Case

By Alyssa Riccardi NEW JERSEY – After the state of New Jersey has reported one confirmed death associated with the West Nile Virus (WNV), officials are urging residents to take precautions.

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is asking people to protect themselves from mosquito-borne diseases with steps to reduce mosquito populations on their properties.

Currently, New Jersey has 14 WNV human cases, three confirmed and 11 probable, reported in the following counties: Bergen (2), Burlington (3), Camden (2), and one each in Essex, Gloucester, Middlesex, Passaic, Somerset, Ocean and Monmouth.

Normally there are about eight WNV infections reported per year. This year the WNV activity in mosquitoes is also high, with more WNV positive mosquito pools found this year compared to five-year averages.

The Camden County man who passed from the virus was in his 60s and became ill in mid-July. He has been attributed to WNV neuroinvasive disease. The months of August and September are when most WNV cases are reported in the state.

“It is important to remind residents to continue to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites,” NJDOH Commissioner Judith Persichilli said. “Using an insect repellant and avoiding being outdoors when mosquitos are active are just some of the steps residents can take to stay safe from mosquito-borne illnesses.”

People get the WNV disease when bitten by a mosquito that has fed on an infected bird.

WNV is not directly transmitted from birds to humans.

For many people, the virus causes asymptomatic infection or a mild to moderate illness typically with a fever. People over age 50 and people with weak immune systems are at greater risk of developing severe illness.

About one in 150 persons will develop a more severe form of the disease, with symptoms such as severe headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis.

“We are seeing an increase in mosquitos at present due to the recent flooding from Ida,” Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette said.

“DEP is working closely with every county’s mosquito control program and posting safety guidance for residents on our social media channels. New Jersey residents can help stay safe by making sure to remove any standing water in yards and to cover any empty containers that can hold water for more than three days.”

To protect against mosquito borne diseases, residents should: • Apply EPA-registered insect repellant • Avoid being outdoors during dawn and dusk when mosquitos are most active • Wear long sleeves and long pants • Cover crib, stroller and baby carrier with mosquito netting • Repair holes in screens to keep mosquitoes outside and use air conditioning when possible New Jersey’s WNV surveillance, control, and prevention activities involve the coordinated efforts of a number of federal, state and local agencies including: NJDOH, NJDEP, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the State Mosquito Control Commission, the Rutgers Center for Vector Biology, and local health and mosquito control agencies.

NJDOH’s weekly surveillance reports are online at: nj.gov/health/cd/statistics/arboviral-stats.

N.J. arboviral activity in mosquitoes is available at: maps.vectorsurv.org/arbo.

For more information on WNV, visit NJDOH’s West Nile webpage at nj.gov/health/cd/ topics/westnile.shtml and NJDEP’s mosquito webpage at nj.gov/dep/mosquito.

Monmouth County SPCA’s 2021 Fur Ball

MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Monmouth County SPCA’s 2021 Fur Ball is swingin’ in fast! Join as they celebrate their 75th Anniversary year, October 8th at the Molly Pitcher Inn. They currently have several sponsorships, underwriting opportunities and ad journal space available.

They are also always looking for auction items such as trips, special experiences, gift cards or baskets.

Tickets are now live and the 50/50 raffle is open. Last year’s winner took home more than $10,000. They’re going to party like it’s 1940, while supporting the thousands of homeless animals they care for every year!

Visit their website for more information about the event, available opportunities, live & virtual auction and the 50/50 raffle: bit.ly/3Bp3ulQ.

Monmouth ACTS Financial Recovery

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Have you found yourself having to decide whether to pay for groceries or your home’s utility bills? For over a year now, COVID-19 has brought a far-reaching financial strain to our

community. The Monmouth ACTS Financial Recovery Initiative was created to help provide information on available resources and programs to county residents. For more information, visit: monmouthacts.org/fri.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of OCT 2 - OCT 8

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may not be daunted by dares and demands. Someone might push your buttons just to get a reaction.

A competitive situation could cause a misunderstanding in the week to come. Keeping your promises can avoid a rift.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Giving in to a desire for adventure might prove costly as the week unfolds. Focus on your job and constructive activities. Find solutions that can make everyone a winner and give a hand to a friend in need.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What you think is a challenge might just be someone showing off and shouldn’t require a response. Someone may offer you an opportunity to learn something useful in the week ahead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may be content to work side by side with loved ones.

In the week ahead, your home and family could be the center of your attention. You’re probably energized when your money, possessions or investments are the subject.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your leadership abilities could peak in the week ahead. You might decide to end or change an existing financial arrangement. Sound business sense rather than emotions should be your guide when making key decisions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make a plan and execute it. Your attention may be riveted on making a profit by listening to someone with imaginative ideas. Combine sound strategies with hard work to improve your finances in the upcoming week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This week there is a potential turning point that will affect key relationships. Keep an eye out for helpful changes and avoid confiding in people who might betray your trust. Maintain an objective, less emotional attitude.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As you anticipate a change that looms on the horizon, you may question what you truly desire. A partner could show off his or her independent spirit and set a good example. Don’t spend more than you earn in the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tune up the instrument before playing a song. Frame your ideas in acceptable terms in the week to come. Describing your inner fantasies may strike a sour note with someone who’s only interested in material success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your life is like a book, and this week’s chapter could be devoted to adhering to a tight schedule.

Your time may be limited, so organize each day to leave adequate time for hobbies or creative endeavors.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Let your ambitions be your guide. Concentrating on practice and repetition is the way to build mastery in any skill. This might not be a good week to take a chance on new investments, although you may see an avenue of advantage.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Cultivate your hidden talents in the week ahead. Perfect harmony is fleeting, so don’t be disappointed if you experience a glitch. Be as polite as possible even if you suspect someone is up to no good.

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Faire:

Continued From Page 4 “They were coming from Canada with a truckload of horses and steel blades and armor and everything else. I think the Lord had it planned because they followed a (Canadian) Mountie in a line of trucks to get into the United States. They had to go through some security clearances and they made it down here,” he added.

“We’ve had our ups and downs with the weather and now the pandemic. Last year with the event canceled we were asked to blend the Halloween contest in town with the Ren Faire in Pine Park. The club didn’t make a lot of money but the vendors did with all these kids coming in with their parents last October. For a time there, there was only three of us who ran this. The biggest thing is to see the people laugh and smile,” he said.

SCA members Pam Herbert of Waretown and Mary Jacobsen of Lacey were busy opening their organization tent on the second day of the event.

Jacobsen served as the autocrat for the event “which for our group basically means that I am in charge of the event. I get the people who volunteer to do things. The local chapter president is known as the seneschal.

“We probably have on average about 75 members show up. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of me-

dieval history and recreation from the fall of the Roman Empire to the death of Queen Elizabeth.”

Herbert reminded Jacobsen that the club “now goes beyond Europe.”

“Anything that goes beyond 1600 and happened on Earth, we’re good,” Jacobsen joked.

Cliff Woerner, whose stage name is Jack Morrowin, was the master of ceremonies and a magician who performed during the weekend. “This is year three that I am MCing the event. I started back in 2016 during their 35th anniversary and they wanted me to perform. I came in as an entry level performer and they also asked me to MC the event saying here you are an entertainer here is a microphone and freedom.”

“Now I come up with the schedule for the entertainment and I also talk to the vendors who are wonderful people,” Woerner added.

Among the items you could buy from vendors included dream catchers, decorative jewelry and dragon eggs.

When you got hungry, you could enjoy a hot dog or hamburger from the Men’s Club of Four Seasons at South Knolls in Jackson Township. The members there were selling 50/50 raffle tickets and also promoting their annual walk event to support Lyme Disease research. “We donate a lot to charities such to help those with Lyme Disease, diabetes and deaf and blind schools,” club president Vince Scatuccio said.

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