2022-02-26 - The Howell Times

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Vol. 19 - No. 39

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pal kids help those experiencing homelessness

By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – In Howell Township, the PAL kids are taking the initiative to help those in the community who are experiencing homelessness.

The Howell Township Police Athletic League’s ( PA L) m ission is to foster positive relationships among the youth and police officers in the community through sports and education.

The organization has been going since 1979 and is currently run by its President and CEO Sgt. Chris Hill.

On Fridays and Saturdays, PAL kids involved in the group’s Youth Leadership Council prepare meals to give out to those in the area going through homelessness.

Since 2002, the Howell PAL Youth Leadership Council has grown and involves Middle School and High School students who are dedicated to serving their community. The (PAL - See Page 3)

At the February 14 meeti ng, Chai r man Wendell Nanson, Richard Mer tens, James Moret ti, Mat thew Hughes, Jose Orozco, Paul Sayah and Glenn Cantor voted “yes” on a motion to approve the site plan.

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Policies Make It Tough To Help Homeless

By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – It should be easy to reach out and help those who need it the most. Yet there are a lot of barriers that society has constructed that make it difficult to reach out.

Recently, there was a Point In Time count in which local homeless were surveyed so that they could be given the help they need.

The counts translate into how much money the area will get, however, the federal government has it a bit backwards, some said. Since the goal is to reduce the number of homeless, you are rewarded if your numbers go down. Essentially, you’re getting more money for fewer people. If your homeless count goes up, you are penalized, and you are given even less money to provide services to an even larger crowd.

The pandemic has required social distancing, which means that there are fewer people allowed in shelters. It’s also caused staffing levels to fall because volunteers and employees can’t come in if they are possibly contagious.

Everyone interviewed in relation to this issue says the same thing: the lack of truly affordable housing is the main problem.

There are homes, but none within reach for the homeless.

–Photos courtesy Howell PAL Kids part of the Youth Leadership Council prepare sandwiches and other meals to give out to the homeless in Howell.

Warehouse Approved On Fairfield Road

By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – Members of the Howell Township Zoning Board unanimously voted to approve construction of a warehouse on Fairfield Road.

Fairfield Road runs between Route 524 (Adelphia Road) and Route 33 in Howell.

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Council: Governor “Abusing His Emergency Powers”

By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – The Howell Township council members unanimously approved a resolution supporting a bill that would limit the executive branch’s power to extend or maintain states of emergency or public health emergencies.

At the February 15 meeting, Council members Evelyn O’Donnell, Suzanne Brennan, John Bonevich, Pamela Richmond and Mayor Theresa Berger voted “yes” to passing the resolution demanding a restriction to Governor Phil Murphy’s

emergency power.

The resolution states that the Township opposes the continued extension of executive orders beyond public health emergency. In addition, it states that Howell will be supporting senate bill No. 1200 that “limits the governor’s unilateral emergency powers.”

Nearly two years ago, Murphy declared a public health emergency by executive order for the purpose of managing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The resolution states, “Despite these conditions (Council - See Page 3)

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Continued From Page 1 Michele Vitiello, case coordinator for Village Resources, was on hand to try for housing solutions. The difficulty is that there are few truly affordable homes in Ocean County. Someone on Social Security is given $850 a month, and most rentals are more than a thousand.

“No one can live on $850 a month,” she

said.

While the state requires towns to set aside a certain number of homes for people with low to moderate income, even those are often out of reach, she said.

“We need someone to build real low-income housing,” she said. “Ocean County needs more subsidized housing and smaller houses.”

Another challenge is that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

doesn’t count you as homeless if you live on someone’s couch, said Kathryn Colhoun, Director of Community Resources and Advocacy, Ocean Partnership for Children.

She organized the point in time count.

There were a lot of people in need, and she said there were more people in their 20s than in the past. If you’re fleeing domestic violence, you are homeless, she said. This is something that the general public doesn’t consider when discussing the issue of

homelessness. However, with the stress of the pandemic, domestic violence has been on the rise. Shelters like Providence House and Dottie’s House are overflowing.

Evictions There had been a moratorium on evictions throughout the beginning of the pandemic but it ended on January 1, 2022. Other programs were put in place to protect those in danger of losing their homes. However, they might not know about these protections, might not qualify for them, or be able to navigate the bureaucracy to get to the other end safely.

Therefore, there’s been more evictions in the area. This has created a strange, cyclical situation, volunteers said. First, people who were protected from eviction are now possibly homeless. Second, the evictions have opened up more low-cost housing available to place the homeless. Essentially, it means that the staff that work to house vulnerable people are working in circles that the system created.

If you are on Section 8, you are given $1,200, Colhoun said. It’s very difficult to find a place nearby for $1,200.

“Homeless service systems across the state have been strategically working to ensure that resources made available through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan have targeted households currently experiencing homelessness and households that are at risk of homelessness once the moratorium came to an end,” said Kasey Vienckowksi, Senior Associate with Monarch Housing Associates which directs NJCounts 2022. “This year’s count will be critical to help communities respond to the wave of households that will be in need as the courts continue to work through the backlog of eviction cases that have been pending since as early as March, 2020.”

How To Help With the way the policies are, sometimes the best help comes from individuals.

Minister Steve Brigham takes care of people living in tents around the area. He shared a story recently on social media about spending a day helping folks and delivering propane tanks so they can keep warm. One woman was worried about an impending snowstorm and he was able to get her situated in a hotel.

He had received a call about three men that spent the night on a porch of a church in Lakewood. They were able to get into a hotel for a few nights as well.

An encampment in the woods had residents with some issues. A zipper in front of someone’s tent had frozen over. Another didn’t have anything to eat. He had a tarp and some food from the Lakewood Elks in his truck.

“It is always nice to think at the end of a day that possibly a few lives may have been saved because a group of concerned people cared enough to share some of their time, and resources,” he said, thanking donors.

If you would like to make a tax deductible financial donation to help Brigham’s efforts, you can send a check to Destiny’s Bridge, PO Box 692, Lakewood NJ 08701 or donate at PayPal: Destinysbridgefoundation@ gmail.com.

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Continued From Page 1 program teaches the youth to become leaders through volunteering and life skills training.

“Once you learn to give back, you’ll always want to,” Howell PAL’s Program Director Jaime Szyarto said. “Giving time to prepare and serve meals to those in need teaches the youth to respect the things they currently have so they stay along the right path because thanks to the hard work of their parents they have food on the table and a roof over their head.”

The Youth Leadership Council makes meals on weekends at the Southard Com-

Council:

Continued From Page 1 subsiding through the development of vaccines, therapies and a better understanding of the science behind the vir us, the Governor has unilaterally renewed this public health emergency every 30 days thereafter until June 2021. On June 4, 2021, Governor Murphy signed legislation and an Executive Order ending the public health emergency; and at that time, the Legislature granted the Governor authority to continue certain emergency powers with respect to 14 Executive Orders only until January 11, 2022, thereafter, requiring that the Governor request an extension of these powers for up to 90 days. The Governor

The Howell Times, February 26, 2022, Page 3 munity Enrichment Center which is home to the Howell PAL. Meals consist of a variety of sandwiches and soup, grilled cheese as well as bagged chips and drinks.

“What they make is based off the weather.

We always try to serve something warm in the colder temperatures,” Szyarto said.

PAL supplies the food and drink items, and donations come in from local businesses who help to make sure that the organization has the funds to purchase the food. Then they bring the prepared meals to those in need in the surrounding areas “We have done this before where in the past we would prepare and package food and deliver it to numerous locations. In total we

have been doing this for well over 10 years with different set-ups or arrangements,” Szyarto said.

During this time of year, NJ Point in Time Count conducts their annual statewide survey of the shelter and unsheltered homeless individuals throughout different locations in Monmouth County.

According to the 2021 Point in Time Count, a total of 322 persons were experiencing homelessness in Monmouth County.

Monmouth County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley said that the Point in Time Survey is coordinated through the Monmouth County Department of Human Services.

made a request for a 90-day extension of these emergency powers and the Legislature refused to extend the Governor’s emergency powers, but the Governor ignored the will of the Legislature and announced on January 12, 2022, that he was reinstating a statewide public health emergency, thereby allowing himself the ability to continue statewide mandates without the proper checks and balances required under State Constitution. To date, Governor Murphy has unilaterally issued over 200 Executive Orders relating to the pandemic.”

The resolution also says that the Township will be supporting supported a bill co-sponsored by two Monmouth County-based senators, Republican Declan O’Scanlon and Democrat Vin Gopal.

The bill would limit the duration of states of emergency and public health emergencies declared by the Governor to 60 days unless an extension is authorized by the Legislature.

“Senator Vin Gopal has joined Senator O’Scanlon as a prime sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1200, demonstrating bipartisan agreement that the Governor is abusing his emergency powers without legislative oversight. The Township Council of the Township of Howell believes that it is well past time to return to the regular order of government in the State of New Jersey,” the resolution states.

Although none of the council members made comments regarding the resolution, all five did agree together to pass it across party lines at the meeting.

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“The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County did the outreach for the street homeless the week after January 25. The shelters included: Monmouth County Adult Shelter, Linkages, Jersey Shore Rescue Mission, Family Promise and 180,” Kiley said. “Shelters enter their clients into Homeless Management Information Systems or complete paper surveys (entered separately) so that information will be pulled directly from the system.”

In addition, anyone who was placed due to a Code Blue Alert that week was entered into the Homeless Management Information System.

At this time, the data from the surveys is still being collated and the County expects to receive the information in the spring.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY E DITORIAL Is It News Or Is It Complaining?

How much of your news show is just the host or their guests complaining? Are you really watching the news or just watching a bunch of people on TV venting?

I once watched Don Lemon complain about Trump for a 20 minute monologue at the end of a news segment. This was back when Trump was in office. Honestly, I don’t know if it was 20 minutes.

After 2 minutes, I faded out and started playing on my phone. It could have been 5 minutes but it felt like 20 minutes.

I kept thinking, “This isn’t the Daily Show or Weekend Update. You can’t just say what you want.” But I guess you can.

I watch both sides of the news, just to get an idea of what each one is talking about. It’s usually equally wrong.

On Tucker Carlson, he’s a guy in a suit interviewing another guy in a suit. I don’t remember who this particular guest was when I was thinking about this editorial – just some Guy With Something To Say – and all he did was complain about woke culture for his entire segment.

I’m not saying that either complainers made good points, or whether I agreed with them. But I tuned in to see news, not commentary.

Tell me what happened, not your opinion about what happened.

There was no news value in either show. Not a single shred of actual “news.”

If you had a friend who complained all day long every time you saw them, you’d eventually stop hanging out with them, wouldn’t you?

But if they’re on the news, sitting behind a desk and looking official, then we listen to them.

Why is that? Why are we giving careers to professional whiners?

Any of these news anchors

– I don’t care if it’s on Fox or CNN – are millionaires (or close enough that they might as well be). What do they have to really complain about? They’re rich.

No matter what happens in this country, they’ll be fine.

They’ll be unaffected by it.

They could be donating to cancer charities, helping the homeless, or any good cause you can think of. Instead they’re just trying to figure out what to complain about during their allotted time.

And since they have to fill up a show every Monday through Friday, they sometimes have to dig deep. They have to make mountains out of mole hills. They have to find something that you care about – like education, and twist it into something that is a life or death situation. They have to hit the same nail over and over again. They do this until you think it’s the most important issue of the day: Did you hear what Trump’s son said? Did you see what this school district did in a town you never even heard of?

Chances are, it’s not really an important issue. Look around. Is it impacting you?

Probably not. To mix metaphors, it’s just a dog and pony show, and the tail is wagging the dog.

In the hour it takes to watch this so-called news, you could be reading a book, spending time with your family, or calling a friend you haven’t spoken to.

Instead of getting angry by the Outrage Du Jour, you could be giving $20 to your local volunteer fire department or bringing a donation to a food bank.

This country is founded by people who get things done. Not by people in suits complaining. Turn off the TV and go do some good in the world.

Chris Lundy News Editor

Letters To The Editor Trump Only Built 16 Miles Of Wall Remember when Trump promised he was going to build a wall? Well, the truth is that he only built 16 whole miles. That’s it.

Look it up online if you don’t believe me. Type in “How many miles of wall did Trump build?” You’ll see the truth.

He claims that the number is much higher. All but 16 of those miles were replacements of border wall that already existed.

That’s it. Just 16. You can walk 16 miles in a day.

You can’t even blame D e m o c r a t s fo r b l o c ki ng it, eit her. T he Re publicans controlled the S e n a t e a nd t he Hou s e throughout the first two years of Tr ump’s presidency. All of 2017 and all of 2018. That’s two whole years that he could have worked on h is one big promise and he didn’t.

At one point, he tried to take money from an account for the education of U.S. Soldiers’ children to fund the wall, but thank God a judge blocked it.

There was a group called “We Fund The Wall” that built .5 miles of wall on private land, and that’s already eroding, despite the fact that Trump gave $1.7 billion of our money to it. And now its founders are being caught for embezzling.

And no, Mexico did not pay for any of it.

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Praise Police When They Do A Good Job O n c e a g a i n I w a nt t o praise my local police department here in Whiting.

On February 16 it was necessary to call for their help and the two officers who came were polite, professional and efficient in resolving the problem.

Our police generally don’t get much public praise, and I urge ever yone to personally seek to rectify that when they get an opportunity! These men and women risk plenty for us, we need to show them the support they deserve in the public eye.

Thank you, Manchester Police Depar t ment and especially those two officers!

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Filibuster Stands In Way Of Progress We understand President Biden is busy. Between fo r e ig n p ol ic y c r i s e s , inf rast r uct u re, and the COVID-19 pandemic, he has a lot on his hands.

But I can’t help thinking about how his support for abolishing the filibuster in the Senate could help him enact his agenda on all fronts. Most importantly, it could help Biden

protect Americans’ freedom to vote in the face of relentless attacks on our democracy.

We need Congress to pass comprehensive voting rights reform and we need Bide n to st e p up and put pressure on the Senate to do so by publicly supporting an end to the filibuster. Biden’s stated support for voting rights reform simply isn’t enough.

President Biden, for the sake of my right to vote and the progressive agenda we elected you to enact, urge the Senate to abolish the filibuster.

Margaret Yelenik Howell

Natural Immunity Better Than Scientific Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a letter in a previous edition, with the name in quotes.

With all due respect for the response that “people of faith should get vaccinated,” goes beyond our emotions.

Here in America, We The People should decide what is best for our families and not the intrusion of the government.

Since day one, the science has been misguided and faulty. The main concern needs to be the ingredients and the risks involved.

God has given us natural i m mu n it y wh ich is fa r better than what man is doing in a lab.

Thank you veterans for the freedoms we have.

Do your research!

Pat Lasher Jersey Shore

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

Smith Anti-Trafficking Bill Passes Committee From The Desk Of

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Chris Smith WASHINGTON, D.C. – New legislation to combat human trafficking authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th) together with Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) cleared its first hurdle, winning unanimous support from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a vote to send the bill to the House Floor for consideration and passage.

Supported by numerous national and international anti-trafficking organizations, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 - also cosponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) - would provide approximately $1 billion over five years to strengthen and expand successful programs and laws to combat modern-day slavery.

“The Committee’s unanimous vote to send my bill to the House Floor underscores the careful negotiations on the bill and the overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress to take immediate action to protect victims, prosecute perpetrators and prevent human trafficking in the first place,” said Rep. Smith, Co-chair of the Human Trafficking Caucus, which he co-founded 15 years ago.

“While incredible progress has been made to bring awareness to human trafficking since the Trafficking Victims Protection Act - which I wrote in 2000 - was signed into law, we must redouble our efforts to stop predators from harming vulnerable persons, especially women and children, and end this heinous crime,” said Smith.

The bill prioritizes prevention of child trafficking and empowerment of survivors in addition to reauthorizing and enhancing programs established by Smith’s historic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 - which created a new whole-of-government domestic and international strategy and numerous new programs responsible for the prevention of trafficking, protection of victims and prosecution of thousands of traffickers.

“This survivor-informed, bipartisan legislation will go a long way toward protecting so many vulnerable people from exploitation while providing tremendous support and resources to victims,” said Smith.

“We must never let our guard down,” Smith said. “We must continue to do everything we can to stop predators from harming the most vulnerable and innocent among us.”

Passed unanimously by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Smith’s legislation continues to gain strong bipartisan consensus on its way to the House Floor.

American Rescue Funds Will Prevent Foreclosures From The Desk Of The

Governor Phil Murphy TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy announced that $10 million in funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) will be allocated to support New Jersey’s Foreclosure Prevention Act (P.L. 2021, c.34) program administered by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA). NJHMFA will use these funds to stabilize communities through supportive homeowner interventions and vacancy rehabilitation and sale, stemming the loss of single-family homes to rental property investment firms.

“The Foreclosure Prevention Act was more than a decade in the making. My administration is proud to have signed this land-

mark legislation adding to our state’s capacity to address the concerns of current New Jersey homeowners and future homebuyers,” said New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy.

Following the 2008 financial crisis, New Jersey’s single-family residential market was decimated, with many properties purchased by investors for rental purposes, reducing the stock of affordable single-family homes.

Nationwide, the financial impact of COVID-19 on homeowners may lead to a similar - if not greater - loss of single-family homes.

“Home ownership is the foundation for building intergenerational wealth and provides people long-term financial, mental and physical stability,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs and NJHMFA board chair. “This legislation and ensuing program administered by NJHMFA will improve New Jersey communities by rehabilitating blighted (Government - See Page 12)

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COMMUNITY NEWS C LUB N EWS , A CTIVITIES , E VENTS & A NNOUNCEMENTS

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HOWELL – The Howell Chamber of Commerce announced its monthly Lunch Networking Meeting for March 1. The guest speaker will be Thomas Arnone, Director of Monmouth County Board of Commissioners.

Director Arnone plans to speak about the county’s Economic Development initiatives such as the Grow Monmouth Initiative and how the county can assist with enhancing business activity. He also plans to speak about shared services and tourism.

The networking meeting will be held on

March 1 at 12 p.m. at The Chapter House, 1454 Route 9 South, Howell.

Meet other chamber members, network with local businesses. Attendee purchases lunch directly with the restaurant. You may be dining with 1 to 15 members or more, depending on turnout. Non-members are welcome to attend up to two Chamber meetings/events.

For information about the Howell Chamber of Commerce and a list of upcoming meetings, visit howellchamber.com or call 732-363-4114.

Howell Township Summer Camp Programs

HOWELL – Save the date! Howell Township has announced their summer camp travel programs: Summer Camp Travel (Completed Kindergarten to 5th Grade) Counselor In Training (14- & 15-Year-Old) Teen Expedition Travel Camp (Completed 6th Grade to 12th Grade) Team Adventure Travel Camp (Special Needs - 16 & Older) Camp dates: June 27 to July 29. Five-week

programs. Early registration begins April 4 to April 29; Registration begins May 2 to May 27.

For additional information on programs, visit twp.howell.nj.us/115/Activities. As information becomes available, updates will be made.

For more information or questions, contact Community Relations at 732-938-4500 ext. 2106 or email sfecher@twp.howell. nj.us.

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Backyard Composting Workshop

HOWELL – Join the Howell Township Green Team to learn how to reduce waste and improve your soil. Learn practical tips for composting from Monmouth County Master Composters.

The Backyard Composting Workshop will take place on February 26 at 11 a.m. at the Echo Lake Pavilion, 1225 Maxim Southard Road, Howell.

Registration required. Hurry space is limited! Register by visiting: eventbrite. com/e/howell-township-backyard-composting-workshop-tickets-262710914417 or check out the Howell Township Green Team Facebook page for more details.

Discounted Earth Machine Composters available for $35. Make check payable to Monmouth County Grant Fund.

Easter In The Park

HOWELL – The Township of Howell presents Easter In The Park on April 2 at Oak Glen Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Come enjoy a family fun event featuring egg hunts, music, games, food, face painting, petting zoo and a special guest

appearance from the Easter Bunny!

Egg hunt times are as followed: Ages 5 & under – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Ages 6 to 7 – 12:30 p.m.

Ages 8 to 10 – 1 p.m.

Softball Funday

FREEHOLD – Freehold Township Little League is holding a free beginner softball clinic open to all ages interested in trying softball for the fi rst time. No equipment needed.

The clinic will take place on March 12

from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ballpark at Farmingdale, 269 Squankum Road, Farmingdale.

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No walk-ins. To reserve a spot, email: FTLL_info@googlegroups.com.

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CentraState CEO To Retire

FREEHOLD – Completing a healthcare career that spanned half a century and helped transform CentraState Healthcare System into a leading center of care for the residents of central New Jersey, CentraState Healthcare System President and CEO John T. Gribbin announced his plan to retire in April.

“It has been my privilege to serve this community for more than twenty years and to have worked with board members, senior management, physicians and staff who have helped grow CentraState from a hospital to a comprehensive health system. CentraState is well positioned for the future. I felt the timing was right for the organization to transition to new leadership,” Gribbin stated.

Under Gribbin’s leadership over the past 21 years, CentraState has maintained a patient-centered focus on quality clinical outcomes, while simultaneously growing exponentially, adding new services and expanding access to care for Monmouth County residents. While retiring from his position as President and CEO, Gribbin will continue to work on special projects through the System’s partner, PIER Practice Solutions.

CentraState’s Board of Trustees is exploring options for his successor to assure a seamless leadership transition. CentraState’s current Board Chairman, John Cantalupo noted that Gribbin was successful in ensuring CentraState remained a reliable and trusted community resource during a period when so many hospitals around the state were facing financial pressures. “He redefined what it means to be a community hospital by never losing focus for the

–Photo courtesy CentraState organization throughout his tenure,” said Cantalupo.

Past Board Chairman, John Eggert described Gribbin as a visionary who has long understood that a hospital’s role is more than treating illness. “He led the way in introducing a broad range of wellness services through the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center designed to maintain health and better manage chronic conditions through education, management techniques and coaching, that have helped strengthen the connection between CentraState and the community.”

Gribbin joined CentraState Healthcare System as President and CEO in 2000. During his tenure, he presided over the opening of the new three-story Donna O’Donnell, RN Medical Arts Building, and the construction of The Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory campus, the largest construction project in CentraState’s history. In 2005 CentraState became a university-affiliated teaching hospital in conjunction with the Rutgers RWJ Medical School that graduates six new family medicine physicians each year.

A leading voice in healthcare policy, Gribbin was instrumental in successfully (CEO - See Page 9)

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Continued From Page 8 advocating for new cardiac regulations providing greater access to high quality cardiovascular care for patients throughout New Jersey. He also played a key role in partnering with the Visiting Nurse Association and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in developing the Freehold Family Health Center, a federally qualified health center serving the greater Freehold area that provides comprehensive primary care to underserved, disadvantaged, uninsured, and underinsured patients.

With a keen eye on environmental sustainability Gribbin launched a solar energy initiative at CentraState beginning in 2015 that was recently completed in 2021 with the addition of solar carports. The solar initiative powers 70 percent of the hospital’s electric needs making CentraState the most solar powered hospital in New Jersey.

More recently, CentraState entered in to a unique model for health system co-ownership with Atlantic Health System, which provides CentraState with significant resources to support its longstanding community focus while advancing Atlantic Health’s mission to touch more lives in New Jersey through

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Site improvements include a parking lot, stormwater infrastructure, new utility connections, lighting and landscaping.

In 2020, Zoning Board members granted a use variance and preliminary major site plan approval to the applicant for the proposed project.

During the meeting, Attorney Kenneth Pape represented the applicant. Previously, Pape stated how the owner/applicant came before the zoning board in 2011 and requested a use variance to construct a solar energy project at the location, to which a 17-megawatt solar energy facility was approved.

“The approval process was complicated and went through state agencies, which reduced the solar farm from 17 megawatts to 10 megawatts. That was a fairly typical experience in 2011 and 2012. I am told it was a response from the state to the very

The Howell Times, February 26, 2022, Page 9 collaborations for high-quality, value-based care. Next month, CentraState will have transitioned to Epic, considered the gold standard among electronic health record systems which will improve patient safety and provide the convenience of having a single, digital health record that can easily follow the patient as they receive care at different locations When Covid-19 hit CentraState hard and early, Gribbin developed response teams and organizational changes to keep patients and employees safe. He was dedicated to providing vaccines to as many people as possible, including teachers, students and those in underserved communities.

Gribbin’s extensive career in healthcare spans more than 45 years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives; member and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA); chairman of the Hospital Research and Education Trust of NJHA; past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp; and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Central Jersey Blood Center.

Gribbin earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and received his Master’s in Business Administration from Rider University.

large solar farms that were coming online,” Pape said.

New site plans now include stream buffers, a sewer line reaching all the way to Adelphia Road and improvements to the Route 33 intersection.

“When we presented this application to the board on prior occasions, the board considered the application and proposed conditions that were beneficial to the community on this applicant. Those included the (State Department of Transportation) permits to reconstruct Fairfield/Route 33 intersection, the extension of water lines, design and extension of sewer for the region and the resurfacing of Fairfield Road,” Pape said.

It was also noted by the Environmental Commission that the area is a disturbed site with not much life as far as woodlands.

“Most of the trees on the site are invasive. I requested that they remove invasion species out there when construction begins. But they are planting approximately 275 trees which equals almost 2.5 acres,” Tree Expert Shari Spero said.

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

3 Critical Uses For Horse Chestnut Herb

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Researching this popular herb was a lot of fun and I will share what I learned about it today. Horse chestnut is so called because every autumn, the distinctive horseshoe-shaped imprint is left behind on the tree twigs when old leaves are shed!

Known botanically as Aesculus hippocastanum, this herb is very useful for circulation.

It contains “aescin” which you can research on your own. This compound is naturally found in high amounts in horse chestnut and is responsible for the benefits of the herb.

In fact, there are a lot of studies that show aescin helps your blood vessels, edema of the legs, bulging veins, and more. As for commercially prepared dietary supplements and teas, here are proposed benefits which you can talk to your doctor about: 1. Blood Thinning Properties.

Horse chestnut also naturally contains a compound that thins the blood which is good for people prone to blood hypercoagulability.

This activity by horse chestnut herb makes it a little bit harder for fluid to come out of your capillaries, which in turn help prevent water retention.

Similarly, with prescribed anticoagulant medications - the blood thinning properties of those drugs are commonly used to treat or prevent DVT (deep vein thrombosis). Leg swelling improves on those medications.

Could you use horse chestnut instead? The question should be posed to your hematologist. Keep in mind that with herbal remedies, they are not as strong as drugs, and physicians are not aware of herbal interactions, so

the answer will probably be “no.”

2. Blood Clot Formation.

We know that this herb can inhibit COX-2 and lipoxygenase, as well as some leukotrienes and prostaglandins. These are substances you naturally make in your body, and they are good for you right up until the point they tilt too high! Horse chestnut is useful in reducing levels of these compounds and as such helps reduce risk of dangerous blood clots.

These activities (due to aescin) are why horse chestnut is such a popular folk remedy for vein problems in the legs.

3. Venous Insufficiency.

Horse chestnut is useful because it improves blood flow in the veins, which could improve leg pain, edema, calf spasm, itchy legs and heavy legs. There is a lot of research on PubMed about chronic venous insufficiency.

Side effects of the herb may occur and include dizziness, digestive upset, headache, itching or hypersensitivities. This is a good place to remind you that RAW horse chestnut seed, bark, leaf and flower contain esculin which is unsafe to use.

If you already take blood thinners, or if you have a blood clotting disorder (as examples DVT, venous insufficiency, thrombosis, or a platelet abnormality), horse chestnut supplements may not be right for you. The herb can further thin the blood and speak to your doctor first before taking any product containing it. If you’d like to read the longer version of this article, please sign up for my newsletter at suzycohen.com and I’ll email it to you.

(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) ©2022 SUZY COHEN, RPH. DISTRIBUTED BY DEAR PHARMACIST, INC.

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Monmouth County Pair Charged In Road-Rage Incident

By Alyssa Riccardi MONMOUTH COUNTY – Two individuals have been arrested and charged with Attempted Murder after a road-rage incident led to a nonfatal shooting, officials said.

Keyshawn J. Palmer, 29, of Freehold Township and Chyna R. Edwards, 22, of Tinton Falls were both charged with first-degree Attempted Murder, first-degree Conspiracy to Commit Attempted Murder, and two related second-degree weapons offenses. Palmer was additionally charged with fourth-degree Certain Persons not to Possess a Firearm, while Edwards was additionally charged with second-degree Aggravated Assault.

On January 14 around 11 p.m., officers from the Ocean Township Police Depart-

ment responded to the area of Wickapecko Drive and Sunset Avenue following a report of a shooting. An adult female told police that an adult male acquaintance had been shot in the leg moments earlier and was being transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Investigation revealed that the incident began on Route 35 in Eatontown when the female victim unintentionally cut off a car being driven by Edwards, with Palmer in the passenger seat.

Allegedly, Edwards followed the female victim through several towns before striking her car not far from the scene of the shooting. The male victim had arrived in the area moments later after the female victim

contacted him.

A verbal dispute then broke put between the male victim and Palmer to which Palmer allegedly fired a handgun at him, shooting him in the leg. Palmer and Edwards then fled the scene.

Officials identified Palmer and Edwards as the suspects and they later turned themselves in without incident on February 15. They were then lodged in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) to await a first appearance and detention hearing.

Detectives searched the car driven by Edwards and seized a .380-caliber handgun.

Convictions on first-degree criminal charges are commonly punishable by terms of 10 to 20 years in state prison.

The Prosecutor’s Office and the Ocean Township Police Department would like to thank the members of the U.S. Marshals Service, Freehold Borough Police Department, and Freehold Township Police Department who assisted in this investigation.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Christopher Guy at 1-800-5337443 or Ocean Township Police Department Detective Dean Schoch at 732-531-1800.

Despite the charges, 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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The Murphy administration anticipates using these funds to purchase non-performing mortgage notes from the FHA prior to foreclosure proceedings. If the homeowner occupies the property, efforts will be made to assist the homeowner. If the property has been abandoned, steps will be taken to obtain title, complete any required rehabilitation, and return the home to the single-family market.

“We have made great strides to address the previous foreclosure crisis in New Jersey and we do not want history to repeat itself,” said

Senator Troy Singleton, who championed New Jersey’s sweeping foreclosure reform laws in 2019. “I applaud Governor Murphy for utilizing available federal dollars to fund the ‘Foreclosure Prevention Act.’ This will keep as many families as possible in their existing homes, which will prevent a tidal wave of new foreclosures and even homelessness.”

“The threat of imminent foreclosure is one of the most daunting financial challenges a family will ever face. The upheaval and disruption can cause irreversible damage. The Governor’s infusion of American Rescue Funds into the

NJHMFA’s Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program will stabilize this critically important initiative, thereby enabling the agency to continue to provide much needed assistance to families in dire financial straits. It also stabilizes neighborhoods by preventing the eyesore of vacant and abandoned building that depreciate home values. I commend Gov. Murphy for his understanding of the need for all New Jerseyans to have a safe affordable place to call home and the action he has taken today to promote this cause,” said Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, the lead sponsor of the law creating the program.

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Where parents have minor children, they often want to establish trusts in their Wills for the benefit of the minor children in the event that both parents should pass away. In such a case, the money is held in the trust for the benefit of the children. A person called the “trustee” is appointed by the Will to manage the trust on behalf of the children. Most trusts for the benefit of minor children allow the money to be used for their health, education, maintenance and support. The term “education” usually also refers to college education. There are several ways to go about doing this. The most common ways are the (1) common trust or (2) the separate trust.

In the common trust, all of the money is held until the youngest child reaches an age specified in the Will. Upon the youngest child reaching the specified age, the monies remaining in the trust are then distributed to all of the children. In a separate trust, the assets are divided among the children and a separate trust is created for each child and each child receives their trust when the each reach the specified age.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? The advantage of the common trust is that the money is held until the youngest child reaches the specified age. In this way, the trustee can use the money in the trust and if necessary, spend more of the money in the trust on one child as opposed to the

others. As a parent, most people would be willing to spend everything they had on one child at the expense of the other children if that child required greater care than the other children.

By using a common trust, you give the trustee the flexibility to do this. The drawback to the common trust is that the older children will have to wait a longer period of time to receive their share of the inheritance depending upon the age of the youngest child.

This could be a disadvantage if there is a significant age difference between the youngest and oldest child.

The advantage of the separate trust is that each child will receive their share of the estate when they reach the specified age. This means that the older children do not have to wait for their inheritance until the youngest child reaches the specified age. The drawback to the separate trust is the trustee can only use the money in that individual child’s trust for the care of that child. If one child requires significantly more care than the other children, the trustee is limited to the amount of money in that child’s trust and cannot use the money in the other trusts.

Which trust is better for you for your is something to be discussed with your estate planning attorney when making up your Will.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of FEB 26 - MAR 4

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may be drawn toward something that will prove to be unsustainable. The spirit is willing although your bank account might not be able to keep up with your fine taste and wishful thinking in the week ahead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Friends and loved ones may spark fresh ideas and perspectives or teach you something that is new, different or inspirational. Use them as a sounding board and benefit from their valuable feedback in the week to come.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sensibility is the word of the week. Keep your feet on the ground when your head is in the clouds. You will do your job better in the second half of the week when you are more selfless and goal-oriented.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It is probably a good day to enjoy social outings or discuss your goals and dreams with a partner or loved one. Your schedule during the upcoming week may revolve around other people’s activities and pet projects.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may have an opportunity to splurge on something that satisfies one of your hidden longings. Don’t be provoked by someone’s unrealistic expectations in the middle of the week as any misunderstanding should blow over quickly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Elevate from revelations. Note inspiring ideas and enjoy meeting new people in group settings as the week unfolds. You may be hoping for a specific black and white answer when the truth might dwell in a gray area.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Friendships may be a more comfortable fit than passionate romances in the coming week. There could be instances when you pursue something that isn’t quite what it seems. Get the facts so you can make an educated decision.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Use your best manners to avoid complications. Disagreements over possessions or money could upset your happy home during the next few days.

By the end of the week, your thoughtful ideas will be better accepted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You sometimes spend without reservation but might not be as sharp about handling business affairs and finances as you think. You could be able to spontaneously express your creative side during the last half of the week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may be showered with affection in the upcoming week, breathe it all in and enjoy. Your active social life may bring you in contact with new groups or organizations. Work hard and watch your money.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There is no remote control that lets you fast-forward past the boring parts of life. Avoid making major decisions about your home or family in the week to come because you may be unclear about the facts and details.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A chance meeting with an influential person can change your fortunes. Remain poised to meet new people in the week ahead. Their ideals and inspiring stories can spark an interest in choosing better goals.

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