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The BERKELEY Times Vol. 27 - No. 49

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Solutions To Flooding Still Sought

educators sing praises of “unsung heroes”

In This Week’s Edition

May 21, 2022

BREAKING NEWS @

–Photo by Chris Lundy The intersection of East Longport Avenue and Narragansette Avenue floods frequently.

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By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Residents from a shore community have continued to push for solutions to a flooding problem that the township is still working on.

The worst area is the intersection of East Longport and Narragansette avenues. Res-

–Photo courtesy Central Regional Kayla Kulzy was chosen as Central Regional’s unsung hero.

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – An unsung hero is someone who makes the world a better place but doesn’t ask for fame.

However, educators and law enforcement decided to shine the light on students from around the county at an awards

–Photo courtesy Ocean Gate School Samarra Hand was chosen as Ocean Gate Elementary School – ATHE Unsung Hero. banquet held at Central Regional High School.

These students came

from ever y age and walk of life. Some of them were praised for

their hours of community service, and some (Sing - See Page 4)

Historical Society: “We’ve Got Your Number”

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – The Berkeley Township Historical Society is selling t-shirts as a fundraiser to help rehab thei r muse um and brought them to the most recent Township Council meeting to spread the news.

The museum and offices are located on Route 9 in what used to be town hall and the police station. A lot of work

has been done to make it resist the elements but more needs to be happen.

Josie Morey, publicity chair for the society, came to the Council meeting and said her goal is to sell 1,000 shirts.

“We’ve got your numbers,” she told t he tow nsh ip off icia l s. T he nu mb e r s she referred to are on the shirts.

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–Photo By Chris Lundy These shirts are being sold by the Historical Society to fund some much-needed building improvements.

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idents said that sometimes there is more than a foot of water there. A lagoon neighborhood near there gets cut off, and vehicles can’t safely get through.

Days after a heavy storm, rain water is still on the road, puddling at t he ove r f low i ng (Flood - See Page 5)

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Ashley Graham-Jean is a licensed counselor who provides individual and family services for Ocean’s Harbor House. She offered some insight concerning the non-profit’s role in counseling victims and fighting against child sex trafficking.

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Continued From Page 1 for their grades and extra-curriculars. But all of them were praised for their positive attitude in the face of diversity.

As one guidance counselor said, they were “truly inspiring.”

While this article serves to celebrate these children, their exact stories won’t be shared here. Some of them are very

personal, and they might not want to have them told in a publication. It would be more appropriate to keep some of their story “unsung.” Instead, some examples will be given.

Several children lost family recently, and in one case it was their sole caregiver.

Some had academic or physical special needs that they had to overcome. A few had a significant language barrier. Some had parents with drug and alcohol prob-

lems. Some of the children had loved ones with cancer and some of the children were the ones with cancer. Then, throw in the everyday stress of growing up, plus the pandemic, and you can imagine what these kids are going through.

Teachers, principals and guidance counselors told the crowd what made each child unique. You could see them beaming with pride.

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one thing they had in common was that they overcame their challenges and then helped others.

One student, who will go on to pre-med, fi nished 150 hours of community service, for example. But even if they didn’t have something that can be quantified like “150 hours,” each of them clearly left an impact on their teachers and fellow students.

Or, as a principal said, paraphrasing one of the students: “I hope we leave here remembering something positive about everyone in this room.”

The students that were honored included: • Barnegat High School – Angelique Antonelli • Berkeley Township Elementary School – Arely Vargas-Leonor • Brick Memorial High School – Relm Campo • Brick Township High School – Arianna Leonard • Central Regional High School – Kayla Kulzy • Eagleswood Elementary School – Maria Esposito • Frog Pond Elementary School – Giuliana Gencarelli • Hugh J. Boyd Elementary School – Jayden Tuzzolino • Island Heights Elementary School – Drew Hawthorne • Jackson Liberty High School – Alfred Galvan • Jackson Memorial High School – Holden Rieger • Lacey Township High School – Alyson Bernaldo • Lakehurst Elementary School – Gabriela Novo Diaz • Lakewood High School – Ariana Castillo Lavallette School – Kelsey Marzarella • Manchester Township High School – Joseph D’Antonio • New Egypt High School – Chelsea Nicholll, Flor Mejia • OCVTS Toms River – Kevin Schweikert • OCVTS GPAA – Christian T. Cirone • OCVTS Jackson – Pavlina Horvatova • Ocean Gate Elementary School – Samarra Hand • Pinelands Regional High School – Michele Ramos • Point Pleasant Beach High School – Evan Silva • Point Pleasant Borough High School – Bridget Morris • Stafford Intermediate School – Dante Manzo • Toms River High School East – Nicole Rosas • Toms River High School North – Jervin Sevilla • Toms River High School South – Berlin Ortiz • Tuckerton Elementary School – Savannah Joelle Russell The evening was sponsored by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, the Executive County Superintendent of Schools, the Ocean County Association of School Administrators, as well as Casino Pier, Breakwater Beach, and Coin Castle in Seaside.

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Continued From Page 1 sewer grates. Longport resident John DiStefano said he noticed that the flooding coincides with nor’easters, or strong winds from the east.

Residents have been coming to Township Council meetings on and off for more than a year.

Longport resident Donna Amon said she was talking to someone in the office of Congressman Andy Kim who informed her that the federal infrastructure bill has money available for towns to do projects like this.

“I’ve been stuck in the house. I have MS. I’ve been stuck until the tide went down,” she said.

Number:

Continued From Page 1 If you’ve lived in town more than 10 years, for example, that number can be on the shirt.

Her family dates back to when Berkeley was part of Monmouth County, she said, so she has 369+ years in Berkeley.

The shirts come in “Bay Blue,” “Piney Green,” and “Cranber r y/Central Regional Red.” This is so that you can pick whatever color means the most to you.

They are $20 each for small through ext r a la rge, a nd $22 for X X L a nd X X X L. To order, you can visit the Vinyl Dinosaur store on Route 9. You

The Berkeley Times, May 21, 2022, Page 5 Councilman James Byrnes said that there’s a sewer easement in the area. This could be used as a way to bypass the flooding if needed.

It would be closed off most of the time and would only be open in case of an emergency, Township Attorney Lauren Staiger clarified. The owner would also have to agree to this.

Mayor Carmen Amato said that there could be condemnation proceedings on the property. “One way or another, a road will be put in.”

The area is low lying, but officials have said that raising the roads might just divert the water into nearby homes.

Residents have said that the water in the streets is not just coming down, but coming

up as well. They are concerned that a combination of a rising water table and other environmental factors means that instead of water draining from the road to local bodies of water, the opposite is happening.

Some have noted that the water in the streets is sometimes saltwater. What’s even worse is when the water lingers in the winter and freezes over.

Many of the residents impacted are Berkeley residents, although one of the flooding areas is the intersection in Ocean Gate. Additionally, these are county roads that are flooding. So, that means there are three jurisdictions involved. The Berkeley residents literally drive out of their streets, go through Ocean Gate and then back into Berkeley to get to Route 9. Their only way

can also email Morey at JosieMorey@ Comcast.net or call at 732-604-4783.

You can also visit the Facebook pages for “Berkeley Township Historical Society” or “Bayville, NJ…Best Place On Earth.” Make sure when you order, you say what size, color, and number you want. The turnaround time is about a week. If you want a name added, that can be done for an additional $10 at Imagine Graphics on Route 9.

Gerry Morey, president of the Historical Society, thanked the mayor and council for all the support they’ve given in the last few years.

“If you hadn’t done the work you’ve done, the building probably wouldn’t

be here today,” he said. “It will take a few more years to make it a showplace.”

If the museum could have its own shirt, it would have 145+ on it, since it was built in 1875.

The Historical Society gave the governing body members shirts.

Mayor Carmen Amato noted that his family has been in town for 52 years.

“We want to preserve our rich history here.”

In related news, the township is donating two jail doors that were built in 1978 to the historical society. They were for solitary confinement, which is not allowed anymore. Currently, those areas are used for storage.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY Letters To The Editor

E DITORIAL It’s Not Always A Good Thing When Your Taxes Go Down We write articles all the time about the budgets of towns and school districts.

This is the season for these kinds of stories. Usually your taxes go up. Occasionally they go down. But that’s not necessarily good news.

When fuel, insurance, salaries and other expenses go up every year, you should be skeptical if your taxes go down.

Sometimes, your town is using one-time revenues to protect taxpayers. There might be a windfall that is helping out. The town might be using their surplus from the previous year.

They might have won a lawsuit.

None of these are bad things, but they are not sustainable. Eventually, those windfalls will blow away.

Probably the best fiscal policy is a small tax increase every year. Nothing too drastic. Nothing to scare anyone away. Just enough to cover your employment contracts and make the trains run on time. And have a couple nice, quality of life things for residents, like recreation. You can’t put a price on that.

The most common reason, in this area, for taxes to go down is development. The more houses there are, the more people there are to spread the taxes around.

Towns like Toms River, Jackson, Howell, and Barnegat have seen huge developments recently. So, there are more people to spread the taxes around.

That means your taxes will go down. For a little while, anyway.

Those people will need police, garbage removal, and other services. Twenty years from now, that new road will need repaving.

For a while, some of that cost will be absorbed by

existing town staff and programs.

And then families move into those homes. And their children enter the school district. Your municipal taxes might go down, but your school taxes go up.

Next time you drive by a huge development, think about how many kids are going to enter the school district. Most districts around here are pretty much done with school construction. There shouldn’t be a new public school built for a while.

Not even an addition. But the kids will need teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, and more. You should also realize that a few kids in that new neighborhood are going to have special needs. Most won’t cost anything and they can be mainstreamed in the public school district. However, some will have challenges that the district is not in a position to solve. Schools for special needs students easily cost $50,000 or more per kid. Four or five special needs students will increase taxes by a quarter of a million dollars. This is not to demonize special needs, not by any means, but it’s something to consider when there’s a large development.

If the kids go to private school, the district will have to either provide busing for those kids or pay the families $1,000 per kid.

This is a state law. Again, this is not to demonize private schools. This is just a fact that you need to be aware of because often the people running your towns aren’t thinking about it.

So, if you’re ever lucky enough to have your taxes go down, ask what you will be paying in the long run.

Chris Lundy News Editor

Respect The Restaurant Workers I understand fast food is supposed to be fast. When you come to restaurants and you see 3 or 4 people behind the counter busting their asses to get the orders out.

Doing the jobs of 3 people.

It’s not our fault that people don’t want to work. We’re showing up to deal with way more than what we sign up for. But we’re there to do the best we can. Give some respect. Show some compassion; be nice; stop being so rude to us. We’re here, we showed up to work to do our job - show us some props for still trying to do our best.

We are not perfect, no one is. We try and do our job and make it through. We have no control over things you people get so rude and mean about. We’re people just like you are - remember that! Remember that there are kids that work at these restaurants. Would you want your kids to treated like that by customers? Stop being rude and cursing at us. Yes, I am a restaurant worker and proud of it. Thank you.

Frances Joseph Lacey Township

Supreme Court In Peril When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme

Court. McConnell went so far as to defy Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish - that the next president appoint her replacement - by packing the Court with Amy Coney Barrett just eight days before the 2020 election.

The result? Today’s Supreme Court has been taken over by a hyperpartisan supermajority that is on the verge of dismantling abortion care in America.

But there’s something we can do. The Judiciary Act of 2021 would add four seats to the Supreme Court bench restoring balance to the court.

It’s the solution we need to move away from the extremely partisan rulings that now threaten our fundamental freedoms. Recent polling showed that the majority of voters support expanding the court.

Congress has changed the size of the Supreme Court seven times already in our nation’s history. It’s time to do it again. I’m urging our representatives to back this important bill now so we know they want to protect the rights of the American people. The stakes are too high to stay quiet on this important issue.

Karen Benjamin Manchester

Under The Flag, Not Under God With Flag Day approaching, I can recall back in the early 1950s, there was virtually no

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controversy when it came to reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. It was an inclusive, purely patriotic nonreligious exercise, that was readily recited by all Americans. It was said whether you were rich or poor, black or white, believer or non-believer. It was a pledge that fostered unity and helped bring us together during the dark days of WWII. That all changed in 1954, however, when under pressure from religious groups, Congress added the words “Under God” to the Pledge, that effectively turned an inclusive patriotic pledge into a religious affirmation.

The end result was it drove a wedge between believing and nonbelieving Americans that divided the country along religious lines that still persists today. What the religious phrase “Under God” unfortunately also accomplished was that it tied patriotism with a belief in God. All of which has rendered the nation divisible where citizens must either compromise their religious freedom or appear to be unpatriotic.

It is time to drop the religious affirmation and restore our original inclusive Pledge of Allegiance and reaffirm the idea of a “nation indivisible” and a Pledge that fully recognizes the shared beliefs and common aspirations of all Americans!

Borden Applegate Jackson

State Must Pay For Private School Busing I applaud the Jackson Township Council for proposing that the State of New Jersey fund private school transportation.

I believe that with the rise in private schools and the number of students attending them the cost of transportation will be very costly to not only the Jackson public school district, but also surrounding towns.

This will be a burden on

the public school district budgets and taxpayers.

This archaic state mandate (NJSA18A:39-1) which mandates public school districts must provide transportation for students attending private schools does not take into consideration the number of students attending private schools. Just look at what happened to the Lakewood public school district budget. The money taken from the public school budget for private school transportation impacts the education of the students attending the public schools and our taxes.

I totally agree with what the Jackson Township Council is proposing and I believe other surrounding towns, (Toms River, Howell, Brick and Manchester) should also petition the state of N.J. to fund transportation and special needs services for private schools.

The state takes in millions from sports betting and now from taxes on the sale of legal recreational pot. This cost of private school transportation should not be the burden of the public school districts and the taxpayers.

Frank Resola Jackson

Baby Formula Shortage Not Biden’s Fault “The buck stops here!” That was the sign on Truman’s desk. While the president is the most powerful person in America, not everything is his fault.

Just like how the companies doing price gouging is causing more inflation, and gas companies are rising prices just because they can, this is one problem that has nothing to do with the man in charge.

At least, not this president.

During Trump’s presidency, he created a new North American trade agreement that discouraged imports of baby formula from Canada.

It wasn’t just baby formula, it was a lot of things. Trump (Letters - See Page 9)

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

Superstorm Sandy Victim Clawback Bill Moves Forward CAPITOL COMMENTS

Specifically, the 9th District Delegation’s initiative would establish specific procedures to be used by the New Jersey Depart9th Legislative District ment of Community AfSenate Christopher Connors fairs (NJDCA) to recover Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf overpayments of SuperAssemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove storm Sandy relief funds TRENTON – The Senate Community awarded through the RREM and the LMI and Urban Affairs Committee advanced programs, with the purpose of better inlegislation (S-1700), introduced by Senate forming homeowners of their rights and Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Bri- responsibilities while also providing more an Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne flexible repayment options.

The 9th District Delegation made the Gove to assist Superstorm Sandy victims with the hardships of the “clawback” following remarks: “The committee’s advancement of this process.

legislation is due in large part to the tireless efforts of the New Jersey Organizing Project, which our Delegation has worked with from its inception to assist victims of Superstorm Sandy.

“Members of the organization provided key insight and heartfelt testimony to the committee about the persisting hardships they have encountered with the clawback bureaucrat process. A common theme in the testimony to the Committee was that these individuals followed the rules to the letter throughout the rebuilding process but still were required to give back large amounts of money back to government, in some cases years later. Their heartbreaking stories helped gained bipartisan sup-

port, including the co-prime sponsorship of Senator Troy Singleton, that will be critical for the legislation move forward.

“While the legislation was advanced by the Committee, it was acknowledged that more work must be done to tighten up the legislation through amendments.

In service to our constituents, we remain committed to assisting Sandy victims resolve their clawback issues and helping close the door on this difficult chapter of their lives.”

Assemblyman Rumpf and Assemblywoman Gove are the prime sponsors of the A-723 which is awaiting action by the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee.

More Than $177M Will Revitalize Local Neighborhoods Capitol Comments Senator Robert Menendez

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) announced the awarding of a combined $177,768,593 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development to support the revitalization of communities across New Jersey.

“Families in all zip codes deserve safe, affordable, and high quality housing and opportunities to succeed,” said Sen. Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. “As we continue the recovery process from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that we continue to provide the support New Jersey’s communities and

families need to rebuild.

This funding is an integral part of that effort.”

“Eve n before t he COVID-19 pandemic, disadvantaged communities across New Jersey were str uggling - a fact that has only been exacerbated by the health crisis,” said Sen. Booker.

“This federal funding is vital to ensuring that these communities can recover and provide residents safe, affordable places to live.”

The funding comes from four different grants designed to revitalize struggling neighborhoods and expand access to affordable housing. They are: the Community Development Block (CDBG), the CDBG Recovery Housing Program (RHP), the HOME program, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, and the Housing Trust Fund (HTF).

T he followi ng com mu n it ies were awarded the following grants (presented

in bold if they are within Micromedia’s newspaper coverage area): State of New Jersey: CDBG: $6,707,393, RHP: $1,008,572, HOME: $5,938,846, ESG: $3,512,900, HOPWA: $1,738,173, HTF: $26,873,570 • Asbury Park: CDBG: $405,475 • Atlantic City: CDBG: $1,317,218, HOME: $529,188 • Bayonne: CDBG: $1,374,343 • Bloomfield: CDBG: $1,010,159 • Brick: CDBG: $310,817 • Bridgeton: CDBG: $298,016 • Camden: CDBG: $2,541,628, HOME: $995,794, ESG: $218,167, HOPWA: $1,193,996 • Cherry Hill: CDBG: $423,294 • Clifton: CBDG: $1,176,884 • East Orange: CDBG: $1,407,498, HOME: $559,366 • Edison: CDBG: $635,250 • Elizabeth: CDBG: $1,541,110, HOME: $1,051,743 • Ewing Township: CDBG: $239,246 • Franklin Township: CDBG: $312,761 • Gloucester Twp: CDBG: $274,327 • Hamilton: CDBG: $623,290 • Hoboken: CDBG: $967,580 • Irvington: CDBG: $1,098,073, HOME: $515,230 • Jersey Cit y: CDBG: $5,333,792, HOME: $2,388,869, ESG: $496,319, HOPWA: $2,320,676 • Lakewood: CDBG: $1,160,218, HOPWA: $2,023,965 • Long Branch: CDBG: $459,857 • Middletown: CDBG: $262,868 • Millville: CDBG: $278,388 • Newark: CDBG: $6,924,742, HOME: $3,166,299, ESG: $632,695, HOPWA: $5,319,429 • New Brunswick: CDBG: $827,123, HOME: $582,567 • North Bergen: CDBG: $632,597 • Ocean City: CDBG: $277,154 • Old Bridge Township: CDBG: $278,823 • Parsippany-Troyhills: CDBG: $228,014

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Continued From Page 1 of children since about 2017,” shared Graham-Jean. “We do this with the kids we already have in-house and with our outside services.”

Ocean’s Harbor House provides a safe haven to runaways and homeless youth throughout New Jersey. Unfortunately, according to the organization’s fact sheet, 68 percent of homeless youth have been trafficked or engaged in survival sex while homeless.

One in five runaways or homeless youth are reportedly victims of human trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking. Some of the most vulnerable to sex exploitation appear to be young people who are homeless and identify as part of the LGBTQ population.

“These aren’t bad kids,” Tim Zeiss, Director of Harbor House’s Development and Marketing, said. “They are kids in bad situations. Some may have come out and been rejected by their families.

“The people who are supposed to accept them and not judge them are the ones who make them feel that somehow they don’t belong,” continued Zeiss.

Meanwhile, parents might be shocked to learn that children who live at home may also be victims of sexual exploitation. Equally disturbing is that the average age of entry into sex trafficking is 12 to 14 years old.

Reality paints a far different picture than those displayed on the television or the big screen. Graham-Jean said that whether or not sex traffickers call themselves groomers or pimps, they generally adopt the same approach.

“The groomers start early and look for vulnerable youth who are homeless or are having problems at home and looking for attention,” Graham-Jean said. “The idea that kids are being taken by force or ripped off the streets is very seldom true.”

According to Graham-Jean, the most popular way of recruitment is seduction. The traffickers pretend to be boyfriends or father figures. While the median age of predator is 22, some are well into their eighties.

“That nice man the kid met online might seem harmless to them,” shared Graham-Jones. “And that might be the case for now. Groomers can take a year or two, pouring into a kid, as a way to suck them into the life.”

Males dominate as human traffickers, although females also participate in the sexual exploitation of children. Nearly 100 percent of females involved were victims themselves at some point.

“The great majority of recruiting happens online on all the social media platforms,” Graham-Jean said. “There are a number of organizations that are trying to put more security in place as a way to help protect our children. Unfortunately, these platforms know that it’s happening, and they’re not doing anything.”

Graham-Jean said she currently works with a group of seven girls and is impressed with their resiliency and support for one another. They’ve also tuned her into how groomers work their game.

“There’s nothing special about these girls online versus any other,” said Graham-Jean.

The Berkeley Times, May 21, 2022, Page 9 “The girls told me things to look out for that I didn’t know about.”

For example, one should be wary of individuals who have limited streaks on Snapchat, as they likely are operating from a fake account. The girls also told her stories of receiving explicit photos and links to inappropriate websites.

In a typical scenario, the trafficker starts by making the victim feel they have fallen in love and may even present them with gifts such as jewelry.

“Suddenly, someone who feels isolated and not accepted,” said Graham-Jean. “Feels like someone’s paying attention to them.”

“A lot of people think you have to have a pimp in order for it to be considered sex trafficking,” she said. “For youth, anytime they exchange sex for anything, it’s automatically considered trafficking. No one has to force them to do it, as they can’t give consent to commercial sex.”

The kids still living at home begin disappearing on weekends. They may run away or lie to their parents about where they are spending the night. In some cases, families aren’t paying attention or don’t seem to care if something just doesn’t seem right.

In many of those instances, the child will come into school that Monday appearing tired and even dressed inappropriately. They also have extra money with no viable explanation.

While some of the trafficking involves prostitution, Graham-Jean said that there’s also online exploitation as well.

Harbor House began working with the Toms River school district to provide educational resources designed to prevent sexual exploitation among school-aged children.

The first line approach is to meet with girls who might be considered high risk because of problems at home or other circumstances.

“Girls typically referred to me are girls in foster care or those who have witnessed domestic violence,” Graham-Jean shared.

“Others are girls who have been in toxic or abusive relationships or have problems with consent or understanding consent.”

That’s not to say that boys aren’t being trafficked as well. In the past, 90 percent of victims were female. The number dropped to 75 percent in recent years and brings attention to something referred to as survival sex.

“Homeless youth and LGBTQ+ are more likely to engage in survival sex,” explained Graham-Jones. “That involves having sex in exchange for things like food and shelter.”

One of the major challenges in combatting child sex trafficking is the code of silence imposed by the predators. Victims either feel threatened or embarrassed to report that they are being exploited.

Graham-Jean cited 2019 statistics from the National Human Trafficking Hotline, stating that New Jersey was the twelfth highest state in reporting cases.

The same entity reported that New Jersey’s report rate went down in 2020 to seventeenth, which may be linked to the state’s strict restrictions during the pandemic.

“Child trafficking is not a regular occurrence here, at least reporting wise,” Detective Alex Bromley of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office said. “We see more human trafficking here in the sense of both labor and forced prostitution of adults.”

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Fundraisers Approved For First Responders

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Fundraisers were approved at recent Township Council meetings for a few local volunteer first responder squads.

Bayville Volunteer Fire Company will hold a coin toss at the intersection of Western Boulevard and Veterans Boulevard on May 21 and 22 (rain date June 4 and 5) and August 27 and 28 (rain date TBD).

Berkeley Township Underwater Search and Rescue will have coin tosses on June 25 and August 27, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the intersection of Western Boulevard and Veterans Boulevard.

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Picnic & Dance

BERKELEY – A Picnic & Dance will be held on June 4 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Whispering Pines Park, Berkeley Township. This is a free event, door prizes with your ticket.

Bring your picnic basket and drinks. (No alcohol at this event)

Reserve your tickets, call John at 609-5014948. Limited tickets available. All ages invited. Calvary Chapel Living Water of Toms River will be your host. Music provided by Christian Sounds, DJ John Luke.

Also some special guest singers.

Pine Beach Ladies Group Game Night

PINE BEACH – Pine Beach Ladies Group Game Night was such a success, they’re doing it again! The next Game Night will be held on June 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pine Beach Chapel Community Room, 401

TOURS Please call Admissions Department to schedule a Tour (732) 237-2220 EXT. 111

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Firefighter Of The Year For 2021

PINE BEACH – At the Pine Beach Volunteer Fire Company No.1 monthly meeting, Chief Haskell announced that the Firefighter of the Year for 2021 is Tony “Stone Cold” Jonin.

Tony joined Station 38 as a Probationary

member in 2019 and was promoted to Active member after completing Firefighter I training in 2020. Tony quickly established himself as one of the most skilled and reliable members and well deserving of recognition.

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For additional information, contact Cookie at 201-394-3583 or Annie at 908-403-2564.

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PBVFC 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament

PINE BEACH – Calling all cornhole players! The Pine Beach Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 is pleased to announce, in association with New Jersey MAYHAM Cornhole: The First Annual Pine Beach Fire Company Cornhole Tournament on June 18 (rain date July 9) at Vista Park, Pine Beach. Registration begins at 11 a.m. First bags fly at 12 p.m.

This contest includes two divisions of play:

Emergency Services division and an open, general public division.

The entry fee is $60 per team, with a $150 top prize for each division, and a trophy for the top three finishers.

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“The Jack Trovato Car Show”

OCEAN GATE – All makes and models welcomed. Come out and enjoy the day is a beautiful park filled with history, friends, food and fun. Over 40 awards including The Sharron Vasallo Memorial Award for the best appearing mustang, The Jay Marles Memorial Award for the best appearing jeep and The Tony Petro Club Participation Award. Dash plaques to the 1st 200 vehicles

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Kickball With Cops

OCEAN GATE – Kickball with Cops is back! Start date of June 1 at 5 p.m. at the Ocean Gate Ballfield.

To sign up: come down to Police Headquarters to ask for an application or contact Patrolman Vincent Pelino for sign-up paperwork.

You can also download the application on their website at oceangatepolicedepartment.org/kickballl-with-cops.

Sign-up paperwork will be handed out to all children in grades K-6 at the Ocean Gate Elementary School. Children who played last year still need to sign up again this year.

Bayville Elks Flea Market

BAYVILLE – The Bayville Elks will be hosting a Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: May 28, June 18, July 16 & August 27.

Vendors wanted. Antiques, crafts, old and new items. You can sell your stuff here. Rent

is $20 per 9’x12’ spot for each date. Bring your own table.

Outside event is rain or shine, located at 247 Route 9, Bayville. For more information, call Bayville Elks Lodge at 732-2692954 or Dan Regina at 732-678-3664.

Double Trouble May 2022 Programs

BAYVILLE – Double Trouble State Park’s May 2022 programs have been posted! You can fi nd them on the events section of their social media page or on their Eventbrite page. Free registration required. Limited number of participants per program.

Guided Village Tours will be held on May 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29. Join a village historian for a guided tour of historic Double

Trouble Village. See inside the century old sawmill and packing house as you hear stories of this former company town.

Walking tour will cover approximately 1/4 mile and start at 10 a.m. outside the white restroom building just past the map kiosk in the parking area. Held sun or drizzle.

Heavy rain or thunder cancels.

For additional information call 732-3416662.

Central Graduation Scheduled

By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – It’s the time of year when school districts plan one of the biggest events of the year – the culmination of a career in local schools.

The Central Regional High school graduation will be 6 p.m. on June 17 at the Stadium Complex. The Middle School promotion ceremony will be 6 p.m. on June 16 in the high school gym.

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Jeep Vs. Rite Aid Crash, No Injuries

By Alyssa Riccardi BERKELEY – No injuries were reported after a Jeep crashed into the Rite-Aid on Route 9 in Bayville yesterday, police said.

Around 11:30 p.m., a Jeep Wrangler had crashed into the side of the building and partially knocked down the exterior wall.

Berkeley Township construction officials deemed the building unsafe and the store is closed for pending repairs.

Berkeley Township Police Department responded to the scene and reported no injuries. At this time the cause of the crash is under investigation by the Berkeley Township Traffic Safety Unit.

Berkeley Ladies Seniors Upcoming Trips

BERKELEY – The Berkeley Ladies Seniors are going to Resorts Casino on May 26. The cost is $28 and you get back $20.

They leave from the Berkeley Recreation Center on Route 9 at 8:45 a.m. All are invited. For a reservation, call Marge at 239-272-6857.

They are going to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse on June 14 to see the new comedy “I Left My Dignity in My Other Purse”

starting Joyce DeWitt, the cost is $85.

They leave the Recreation Center at 9:15 a.m. All are welcome. For more information call Marge at 239-272-6857 In September the group is going on a bus trip to Mackinac Island on September 25 for seven days. To make a reservation or for more information call Marge at 239-272-6857. They leave by bus from Pine Beach.

Holiday City South Social Club TOMS RIVER – The Holiday City South Social Club is presenting a night of wonderful music brought to you by “Who Are You Guys” on June 11 at the Holiday City South Club house at 139 Santiago Drive, Toms River, from 7 to 10 p.m.

They will provide coffee, tea, water and chips. Everyone is invited to bring their

own BYOB and snacks. The cost is $15 per person.

For tickets, stop by the clubhouse on Friday Mornings between 9:30 to 11a.m. and talk with the wonderful team of ladies who will give you more details. You can call Nettie Collins at 732-259-1188 for more information.

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Continued From Page 1 Bromley acknowledged that kids meeting people on the internet is a constant issue for county residents and everyone throughout the country. He said parents should monitor children’s online presence and encourage them not to communicate with anybody they don’t know.

“They should be cautioned never to meet up with anybody in person,” said Bromley.

“Obviously, that puts them at the biggest risk, no matter what these people are promising or what the situation is at home.”

Since 1988, Harbor House has offered housing to close to 6,000 young people from varied backgrounds. Service referrals come from a variety of places, including self-referrals from young people who feel they are without a home.

“We have twelve beds in a shelter, which is located in one of our Toms River locations,” said Tim Zeiss, Director of Harbor House’s Development and Marketing Team. “The purpose of that program is to work with the kids and their families to provide them with counseling to hopefully resolve whatever the

issue is that put them in that situation.”

Children who receive services from Harbor House can be as young as ten years old. Those up to age 21 can also find refuge at the shelter – all are runaways or somehow homeless.

It’s not uncommon for youth who live at the shelter to have an active case with the Department of Child Protection and Prevention (DCPP), the agency formerly known as DYFS. Some have been kicked out of their homes or are frequent runaways.

A group of concerned citizens initially started the non-profit in 1988 when they determined a need for a shelter. When family reunification is not possible, there’s a next step available that protects and teaches young people in need.

Harbor House also runs a transitional living program with an additional 12 beds, which is longer-term and provides a home for individuals who typically range in age from 16 to 21.

“Those are for youth where there’s not going to be resolution in their homes with their families,” said Graham-Jean. “They are looking to gain some independent loving skills and can stay with us until their 21st birthdays.

We’re hoping to get them stabilized so they have their own place and everything they need to live.”

Zeiss pointed out that youth who live in transitional housing are expected to attend school and do chores. Those who work are required to put a portion of the money they earn into an account opened in their name.

“When they transition out, we want them to have some sort of nest egg,” Zeiss said. “One of the issues they will face is the cost of rent soaring in this market.”

The non-profit’s out-client services assists youth from 10-17 who come to Harbor House with crisis and truancy issues and an assortment of other problems.

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Continued From Page 7 wanted us to be less dependent on other countries, but it backfired.

Also, and this was before Trump, the FDA and Department of Agriculture are very strict on what they allow to be sold. I don’t know when these rules happened. It could have been when Biden was vice president but I think this was way before that.

This has been made worse by a bacteria found in a Michigan baby formula factory which caused recalls. Also, the coronavirus has permanently damaged the supply chain.

If people are sick, they can’t work, and they can’t get you the products you need. It doesn’t help that people horde products they don’t need right away because of the fear of pandemic shortages. They are basically creating their own shortages.

The baby formula market in the U.S. was small to begin with. It was kept small by the FDA and Department of Agriculture.

Trump made it smaller. And now the recalls and pandemic have choked it to death.

Once again, this is just another problem that the people currently in charge have to deal with.

Teresa DeRosa Brick

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Ocean County K9 Officer Passes Away

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By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Sheriff ’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their own. Their K9 officer named Szkipi has died at the age of 13.

“Szkipi passed away peacefully with his handler, Cpl. Patrick Mcintyre, by his side,” the department wrote on their Facebook page.

K9 Szkipi served with the Ocean County Sheriff ’s Office for 10 years, and had a long and heroic career.

After successfully completing their rigorous scent training academy, K9 Szkipi and Cpl. Mcintyre were both certified as an Explosives Detection Team by the New Jersey State Police.

In addition, K9 Szkipi and Cpl. Mcintyre were members of the State of New Jersey’s

Render Safe Task Force. The team was deployed not only in Ocean County but throughout New Jersey for both explosive sweeps and threats.

“K9 Szkipi loved his job and was very good at it. Working meant keeping the residents of Ocean County safe. Another bonus at work was being rewarded with either a towel or a ball while working with his best friend, Cpl. Mcintyre,” the department wrote.

“Cpl. Mcintyre and Szkipi were inseparable at work and at home. Their bond was as strong as they come. Szkipi was a beloved member of the Mcintyre family by every definition. He was a gentle pup who loved being pet by both his family and the public. He will never, ever be forgotten,” the department added.

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

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By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

Menstruating can be a tough time, exhausting, really! A woman’s uterus sheds its lining at fairly regular monthly intervals and that can be quite a tiring process to endure, as many of us can attest to. At the time of birth, there are approximately 1 million eggs, but by child-bearing age, only about 350 eggs will be ovulated month after month. After menopause, there are no more eggs.

Each of us experiences this in our own way and it can be more unpleasant for some than others, especially if estrogen dominance is occurring. If the menstrual cramping (termed dysmenorrhea) is severe of course, visit your gynecologist for professional advice.

In the meantime, here are 5 proven PMS hacks for your consideration: 1. Warmth. Obvious as it may seem, using a hot pack can be incredibly soothing during a menstrual cycle. The warmth that radiates into the abdominal muscles instantly eases superficial pain associated with PMS. You might be surprised by how effective it can be to take just 10 minutes, lay down and let the warmth of a heating pad, or microwavable hot pack penetrate into your achy muscles.

2. Chocolate! Dark chocolate contains magnesium which is proven to naturally relax and calm the smooth muscles of the uterus. Eating chocolate also releases endorphins, specifically dopamine, which in turn reduces the

symptoms associated with monthly cramping. It’s a comfort food too and the reason is because it improves production of serotonin and dopamine.

3. Exercise. Endorphins during exercise are released from the hypothalamus in your brain. The opiate receptors in the brain interact with the released endorphins and through this process, we then perceive pain in a different, lesser way. Exercise reduces stress and anxiety. It doesn’t have to be full-on heart-stopping aerobics, just move.

4. Chastetree Berry (Vitex agnus-castus). Chasteberry is also called Monk’s Pepper, and it comes from the Mediterranean. Dietary supplements are available in the U.S. and have long been prized to help with female complaints, both for PMS and post-menopausal issues. It stimulates progesterone and therefore, helps balance high estrogen.

5. Raspberry Leaf tea. You may not expect much from a tea made of fruit, but you’d be wrong. This little hack is among the fastest (and best) ones I had ever tried. Just a cup should take down severe cramp pain to a dull roar!

The extracts and phytochemical in this fruit help because they are anti-spasmodic and anti-inf lammatory in nature. Just a note of caution, raspberries contain some natural salicylates and you should know this in case you are allergic to aspirin.

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For example, are the persons who you named to inherit under you will still the persons that you want to inherit? Do you still want all of your children to inherit equally if you made gifts to one of your children during your lifetime? Did you provide for a trust for the benefit of your then minor children and they are now all over the age of 18 years? Do the persons that you named in your Will as the Executor still have the ability to perform the tasks associated with being an Executor?

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Two Sandy Contractors Admit To Theft Scheme

By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHORE – Two contractors have pled guilty to stealing funds from Superstor m Sa ndy vict i ms t h roug h their contracting businesses, officials said.

Joh n Bishop, 57, of Celebr at ion , Florida, and his business partner, Paul Rueda, 50, of San Diego, Texas, both pled guilty to Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition in connection to the thefts made between October 2014 and May 2017 in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.

Bishop and Rueda formed John Paul

Building, LLC, in November 2012 and six homeowners throughout the area entered into contracts with the company to repair their homes following Superstorm Sandy.

In total, the homeowners paid John Pa u l B u i l d e r s , L L C , i n e xc e s s of $350,000, which Bishop and Rueda agreed to use to complete the projects.

However, the homeow ners received little to no work on their projects and later the company disbanded without returning any of the funds, officials said.

In addition, Rueda entered in agreements with four additional homeowners

under his newly for med contracting business, PKR Construction, between July 2016 and May 2017.

The homeowners paid PKR Construction a total of $363,575 toward construction projects on their properties.

Some work was completed, but Rueda converted the victims’ funds to his own personal use and benefit, and failed to complete the projects, officials said.

Bishop is facing four years in New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) and Rueda is facing five years in NJSP. As part of their plea agreements, Bishop has agreed to pay $178,425 in restitution to the victims; Rueda has agreed to pay

$542,800 in restitution to the victims.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Heisler who is handling the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crimes Unit, Little Egg Harbor Police Depar tment, Brick Township Police Department, Point Pleasant Borough Police Department, and Middletown Township Police Department, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Bishop’s and Rueda’s guilty pleas, and soon their state prison sentences.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Virtual Programs To Raise Awareness Of Brain Health And Alzheimer’s

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter mark Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month during June, with four awareness-raising virtual programs.

The online discussions, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter, will focus on research and treatment, brain health, and matters of law, finances, and medicine for caregivers to consider. Question-and-answer sessions will follow each.

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s – 2 p.m., June 1. Learn about onset symptoms, and how to discuss them with doctors and medical providers.

New Advances in Alzheimer’s Treatment – 2 p.m., June 8. Get an overview of Aducanumab (Aduhelm™): How it works, intended treatment candidates, availability, potential benefits, side effects, and more.

Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body – 2 p.m., June 15. Discover what researchers are learning about nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity, and social engagement, and how to use them in a quality healthy-aging plan.

Managing Money: A Caregivers’ Guide to Finances – 6:30 p.m., June 22. People who care for someone living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias can obtain basic information about legal, medical, and financial issues, and can take part in activities designed to help in creation of a financial plan.

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According to Alzheimer’s Association research, Alzheimer’s disease affects about 190,000 New Jerseyans over age 65, and involves an additional 310,000 family caregivers.

Studies also reveal that nearly nine percent of adults aged 45 and older in New Jersey live with subjective cognitive decline. Of the 10 major causes of death in the US, only Alzheimer’s has no known cure or remedy.

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HIRING NOW!! The Goddard School of Toms River Route 70 is urgently hiring Assistant Teachers and Teacher Aides to float between the Infant through School Age classrooms. No teaching experience necessary. On-the-job training provided. Multiple PT and FT positions available. $1000 sign on bonus.

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Computer Tutoring for Seniors – Retired, “Microsoft Certified” instructor. Very Reasonable rates. Very patient with slow learners. I’ll teach you in the comfort of your home on your computer. I can trouble shoot your slow computer! I also teach iPhone and iPad. I set up new computers at less than half the price the retailers charge. Windows 10 specialist. I can also build a beautiful small business website at a fraction of the going rates. Special Projects always welcome! Tony 732-997-8192. (t/n)

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(22) Substitutes Wanted for the Ocean County Vocational Technical School district: Administrators, Bus Drivers, Couriers, Custodial, School Nurses/RN, Secretarial, Teachers for Academic & Trade Skill Areas-view skilled areas visit www.ocvts.org/employment. EOE. Please email resume to: tedgar@mail.ocvts.org or call 732-240-6414, ext. 3317.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Did you catch the amazing blood moon this past weekend during the lunar eclipse?

Photographer Brian Lundy did. The next time a total lunar eclipse will be seen will be in November. After that? March 2025!

In-Person Memory Cafés

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter are pleased to announce the resumption of live, in-person Memory Cafés at The Ocean County Library, starting in the first week of June at the Toms River and Manchester branches.

In-person sessions can encourage socialization, reduce feelings of isolation, and generate meaningful communication through open discussions. Social and cognitive engagement are important daily routines for brain health.

Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter, Memory Cafés offer a relaxed, safe atmosphere for interaction, music, games, laughter and crafting for anyone concerned with memory loss or early dementia, and caregivers.

Memory Cafés in the Toms River Branch

will resume at 6 p.m. June 6, and will take place on the first Monday of every month.

Memory Cafés in the Manchester Branch will resume at 10 a.m. June 2, and will take place on the first Thursday of every month.

A virtual option for the Memory Café hosted by the Lacey Branch will continue at 10:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month until October 2022.

Applications are being accepted for volunteer social engagement leaders. Alzheimer’s Association training includes online learning, shadowing of similar groups, and mentoring.

Prospective facilitators are required to undergo background checks.

Learn more by emailing Robyn Kohn, MA, CDP, CMDCP, Director of Programs and Services, rmkohn@alz.org, or by calling the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-272-3900.

Additional Traffic Officers Will Be Out This Summer

By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Police will be on the roads looking out for distracted and impaired drivers along many roads this summer, including Routes 528 and 539.

As part of the detail, officers from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, Barnegat, Brick, Jackson, Lacey, Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, Mantoloking, Plumsted, Stafford, and Tuckerton will have extra patrols on the road looking for signs of impaired or erratic driving.

“We work to support our local police departments in their ongoing efforts to protect the public,” said Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy. “As warm weather approaches, the volume of traffic on our roads increases - as do accidents. We want to stop those drivers that shouldn’t be behind the wheel because they are impaired, distracted

or any number of reasons that create a hazard on our roadways.”

These extra patrols will continue until the end of summer, officials said. The work will be funded by a grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. These roads were chosen based on crash statistics.

“Our sheriff’s officers along with police departments in 11 municipalities in Ocean County are part of an ongoing traffic enforcement detail that will help reduce the number of serious motor vehicle crashes along these roadways,” said Ocean County Commissioner Gary Quinn, who is liaison to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. “Safety on our roadways has always been a concern and we want our motorists and pedestrians to know that our Sheriff’s officers and their local police are making a concerted effort to make sure our motorists safely get to their destinations.”

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The Berkeley Times, May 21, 2022, Page 25

AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE

NEED AN EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR? WE’RE HERE TO HELP AT NO CHARGE

“American Pickers” Coming To NJ To See Your Collection HANDS FOR ALL A Division of HOMES FOR ALL, INC. A Not-For-Profit Affordable Housing Developer 309 Hooper Ave. • Toms River, NJ 08753 Tel: 732.286.7929 • Fax: 732.286.9698

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By Chris Lundy NEW JERSEY – Would you like to be picked to be on “American Pickers?”

The popular documentary series will be returning to New Jersey in August. The History Channel show follows skilled “pickers” as they hunt through people’s interesting items to find the most valuable antiques.

On the top of their want list is a large, unique collection that has a story behind it.

If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send your name, phone number, location, and

description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call (646) 493-2184.

The Pickers are on a mission to “recycle and rescue forgotten relics.” They don’t want these curiosities hidden away; they want them on TV for the world to see. They are especially interested in finding something they’ve never seen before.

They had visited the Garden State in 2017, 2018, and 2019. They said they “continue to take the pandemic very seriously and will be following all guidelines and protocols for safe filming outlined by the state and Centers for Disease Control.”

Upcoming Blood Drives

OCEAN COUNTY – The nationwide blood shortage continues. We urgently need people to make every effort to donate blood!

New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center would like to announce that it is conducting blood drives in the area which are open to the public. The following drives are scheduled next month:

June 2: St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 1528 Church Road, Toms River; from 1 to 7 p.m.

June 16: Christ Episcopal Church, 415 Washington St, Toms River; from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.

June 22: American Legion, 822 Mantoloking Road, Brick; from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Blood products have a short shelf life – from five to 42 days, so constant replenishment is necessary. Each day there are patients who depend on the transfusion of red blood cells, platelets and plasma to stay

alive. But blood and blood products can’t be manufactured. They can only come from volunteer blood donors who take an hour to attend a blood drive or visit a donor center.

Any company, community organization, place of worship, or individual may host a blood drive. NYBC also offers special community service scholarships for students who organize community blood drives during summer months.

Blood donors receive free mini-medical exams on site including information about their temperature, blood pressure and hematocrit level. Eligible donors include those people at least age 16 (with parental permission or consent), who weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, are in good health and meet all Food & Drug Administration and NY or NJ State Department of Health donor criteria. People over 75 may donate with a doctor’s note.

To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive call 1-800-9332566 or visit nybloodcenter.org.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE OCC Students Named To New Jersey All-State Academic Team

(Left) Sarah Wymbs. (Right) Kaitlyn Barrett.

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County College students Kaitlyn Barrett of Brick and Sarah Wymbs of Little Egg Harbor were among 38 students from the state’s 18 community colleges named to the 2022 New Jersey All-State Academic Team. The students, all members of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for community colleges, were honored by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) for their outstanding academic achievements and exceptional service to their communities and colleges, and recognized during the NJ Community College Scholars Celebration at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton on April 28.

“These students truly exemplify the true power of Community Colleges. The New Jersey All-State Academic Team members have worked incredibly hard to become the state’s very best Community College students.

They have remarkable stories and serve as an inspiration to all,” said NJCCC President Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D. “They have become leaders on their college campuses and have contributed to their communities in myriad ways,” said NJCCC Chair Mary Zimmermann. “As we emerge from the pandemic, New Jersey Community College students continue to prove their perseverance and achieve.”

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society

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recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders.

Both Barrett and Wymbs are members of Tau Iota, Ocean County College’s PTK chapter, and served as officers while studying at Ocean County College.

“New Jersey’s Community Colleges have had a huge impact on my life,” said Barrett.

“I have had the amazing opportunity of being on the board of Phi Theta Kappa as the VP of Fundraising, Historian, and now President!

Throughout the past few years, we have been able to work on many projects to help the community, such as providing a Health Fair for Ocean County College (OCC) students and their families and establishing a Victory Garden where the produce grown was donated to the Food Pantry at OCC.” “Being able to participate in PTK as the officer of fundraising and join the community has surpassed my expectations,” said Wymbs, adding that her time at Ocean County College has been an incredible experience. “The reputation of the school precedes it and now being part of that history, I hope that my contributions, as an honors student and PTK member, were able to add to the legacy because they will always be an important factor in mine.”

OCC is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of these extraordinary students!

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The Berkeley Times, May 21, 2022, Page 27

Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of MAY 21 - MAY 27

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Use wit and determination to avoid trouble in the upcoming week. Remain reliable about handling your current obligations and focused on moneymaking activities. A loved one can be exciting as well as unpredictable.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may experience a lot of tension in the air in the week ahead. Remain calm and refuse to make spur of the moment decisions just to get along. The effort you put into a project is likely to be worthwhile.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Ship is headed toward a storm? It might be increasingly difficult to find the benefits in a relationship so you may be considering if it is time to move on. Wait at least a week to make drastic changes.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It is important to be consistently truthful if you expect others to trust you. You may optimistically attempt to establish and enforce policies in the week ahead. Avoid exaggeration as you try to enlist someone’s support.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the week ahead your drive and energy can make a favorable impact on any project you begin. A breakup with a friend is possible, but someone new waits in the wings.

Insightful ideas can solve a perplexing problem.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There should be someone you can lean on. Count your blessings if you have a patient partner to rely on. In the week ahead, a loved one can offer sage advice and help you make an important project a huge success.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your widespread interests may prompt you to test numerous ideas. You might rebel against constraints or be frustrated by a lack of social activities. A focus on family concerns can keep you working late in the upcoming week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today might bring your relationships into sharp focus. Someone close could have a taste for the unusual or outrageous. An ambition for material success and recognition could blossom as the week unfolds.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be mindful of crucial details. Minor mistakes can be easily rectified if discovered early, but if left unchecked could become a major headache. Be prepared to work intensely on a project or job issue this week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Set a good example. Arrive on time even if no one else is punctual. You may be forced to adapt and adjust due to unexpected changes in plans or events. Spending should be kept to the minimum in the week ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The past belongs in the past although you may receive frequent reminders. Some ancient issues or past mistakes might be triggered in the week to come, but this isn’t a good time to try to get closure or even understanding.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A compassionate nature makes it easy to be sympathetic and generous. You might be forced to confront conflicting facts that erode your optimism.

Loved ones may rely on your coolness under fire in the week ahead.

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