2022-05-21 - The Jackson Times

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Updates Given Regarding Altice Service Problems

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Councilman Alex Sauickie provided an update to the public about the status of Optimum/Altice One service issues which have plagued the community for several years.

During a recent council meeting, Sauickie said

during his report that the governing body took action on the matter and brought it to the state’s attention in 2020.

“Right at the height of the pandemic when everyone was working from home, the sub-par service we already had from what we know as Optimum

(Wi Fi and Cable TV firm) just got exponentially worse as more people were home and needed their internet,” he explained.

“This council filed a complaint in late 2020 with the Board of Public Utilities which has oversight (Problems - See Page 4)

Family Events Return To Town Road Resurfacing Schedule Set

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–Photo by Bob Vosseller Attendees’ turnout in large number at the Laurita Winery in New Egypt for the annual Bacon Fest event.

By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – If you like bacon, toys or nostalgia, New Egypt was the place to be recently as a number of outdoor events returned to the township.

Baconfest was held on the grounds of Laurita Winery who once again hosted the event. It featured a variety of food trucks - several of which featured servings of bacon on the menu. And of

course there was a variety of wines.

Attendees paired up the delicious wines with the many delicious food offerings available from the onsite food trucks. Music was also part of the mix as diners listened to some live musical artists.

There was also face painting for children, from 1 to 4 p.m. and cornhole competitions. Attendees (Events - See Page 4)

Educators Sing Praises Of “Unsung Heroes”

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 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 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 (Sing - See Page 5)

–Photo courtesy Central Regional Holden Rieger was chosen as Jackson Memorial High School’s unsung hero.

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Jackson Township officials recently announced details and a preliminary schedule for road resurfacing that will bring major improvements to several important thoroughfares throughout the community.

The initiative is being undertaken with Ocean County and Mayor Michael Reina noted that “investing in Jackson Township’s infrastructure remains one of our top priorities.”

“We are pleased to partner with Ocean County on this initiative, which demonstrates our collective commitment to ensuring that our roads are in top-notch condition. This type of commitment requires investment, planning and action on an on-going basis. In that regard, our residents are going to see significant amounts of action and work taking place on our roads in the months and years ahead,” the mayor added.

Utilizing financial aid from the New Jersey Department of Transportation through Ocean County, the following roadway resurfacing projects are now being planned in the township: • Route 527 Cedar Swamp Road, from Bennetts Mills Road to Commodore Boulevard, planned for spring 2022; • Route 571 Cassville Road, from Route 528 to Francis Mills Bridge, planned for spring 2022. (Work on this section of Route 571 is being coordinated with utility work for Jackson Park North, so the utilities are installed before paving takes place.); • Route 528 West Veterans Highway, from Route 527 to Route 571, planned for fall 2022; • South New Prospect Road, from Andover Road to County Line Road, planned for spring 2023; • Burke Road, from Leesville Road to West Commodore Boulevard, planned for spring 2023; • Route 528 West Veterans Highway, from (Road - See Page 4)

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Continued From Page 1 on cable and the franchise agreements that are given between cable, internet and municipalities. I believe we were the first town to follow up with a second complaint after we really got no response from the first one,” Sauickie added.

He provided an update saying, “in a letter that our Township Attorney Gregory McGuckin and his firm followed up with only a couple weeks ago, and it is in regards to what is referred to as the American Communities Survey which rates cable television and internet service providers and I’m paraphrasing but it says while the residents of Jackson Township are certainly not surprised by the results the fact is that after promising to expend substantial funds to expand their infrastructure in the state of New Jersey in order to receive approval to purchase their predecessor which was Cablevision or Optimum, Altice One as it is known now, remains at the bottom of each of these categories.”

The letter questions whether the BPU will take appropriate action against Altice One in that it was clear they misled that board with “respect to its promises of infrastructure improvements to their system.”

“Altice promised these improvements.

The BPU relied upon those promises and granted them approval. We urge the Board to enforce its original approval against this entity and urge the Board to impose substantial penalties for their failure to honor their obligations for their captive audience, our constituents,” Sauickie said, reading from the letter.

“I wanted to make sure the residents of the town know that we haven’t forgotten about this and it is something that has

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Continued From Page 1 also enjoyed fire pits, and fireworks that went off at dusk for the weekend event.

A few weeks later the Big Kids Toy Show which is coordinated by the Big Kids Toy Store was held at the New Egypt Flea Market.

It featured a variety of vendors of vintage toys, models, action figures, comic books, graphic novels, T-shirts, Funko Pops and you could even have your photo taken with ET the Extraterrestrial, the popular alien of the same name from the classic 1982 motion picture.

The bicycle and space backdrop were part of a photo motif recreating a scene from the famous science fiction film. A vendor added

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Continued From Page 1 Stump Tavern Road to Route 571, planned for spring 2023;

been going on frankly before 2020. 2020, frankly, for this council was the last straw when everyone had to be home during the pandemic and were trying to get their jobs done,” Sauickie added.

The councilman further stated, “their children need to work from home and this service continues to be awful. We are all residents of this town. I work from home quite a bit myself and I can tell you it cuts out for me all the time. I thank Mr. McGuckin and his firm continuing to keep the pressure on and you can be assured this council will do the same thing.”

Jackson was among numerous municipalities spread across the state that receive service by Altice One which noted various problems in technical and customer service by the fi rm. Altice responded in a BPU forum that it had a plan to address such service matters. Customers in Jackson and other communities however have voiced displeasure during municipal meetings that service issues remain.

Altice/Optimum representative Ashwin Bhandari provided a statement in response to questions from The Jackson Times regarding the service issues brought up during the Council meeting, “Optimum is dedicated to delivering a great connectivity experience to our customers in Jackson Township, and we’ve made significant investments in our network and customer care that have resulted in improved network reliability and increased customer satisfaction in the area,” the representative said.

Bhandari added, “we are also under construction on our new 100% fiber network, which is already available in initial locations in Jackson with plans to build out fiber to thousands of homes and businesses in the township later this year.”

that in front of their business to add to the fun atmosphere of the day and a number of those who attended stopped to have their photo taken in front of it.

The Big Kids Toy Show drew many families but most of the shoppers were adult collectors of vintage items such as Star Wars and super hero action figures. The show has a fall and spring event each year.

The New Egypt Flea Market was also the setting for the second Pop Culture Show at the same location the following day. That event expanded from collectible items to a wide variety of pop culture items from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Items included political buttons, vintage record albums, T-shirts, posters and other items.

• Route 539, for the entire length of Pinehurst Road, planned for fall 2022 through spring 2023; • Freehold Road, from Leesville Road to Kingfisher Court, planned for 2022.

Fireworks And Food Truck Festival

JACKSON – Jackson Township Recreation will be hosting a Fireworks and Food Truck Festival on June 26 at 4 p.m. Free admission

and parking. Fireworks at dusk. Enjoy live music, DJ and free give aways. Join in on a basketball tournament and corn hole tournament.

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Continued From Page 1 “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 problems. 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.

Despite their various differences, the 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,

The Jackson Times, May 21, 2022, Page 5 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 – Gabri-

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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 12)

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State Republicans Propose “Give It Back” Tax Rebates

TRENTON – The Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee called on Governor Phil Murphy to commit to expanding tax relief in the upcoming State Budget in advance of a revenue update from the Treasurer that is expected to show soaring tax collections that are $5 billion higher than the administration projected just two months ago.

“Tax collection reports make it clear that the Murphy administration must acknowledge…that his tax policies are taking at least $5 billion more out of the pockets of taxpayers than the governor projected in March, and possibly billions more,” said Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho (R-24). “When New Jersey families are struggling with soaring prices and inflation, we believe Governor Murphy must commit to giving back these overcollections immediately to families that are suffering today. We plan on expanding the

‘Give It Back’ rebates that Senate Republicans have already proposed.”

Senate Republicans currently sponsor a pair of “Give It Back” tax rebates that would combine to return $4.5 billion of direct tax relief to New Jersey families.

“My Republican colleagues and I have proposed putting $1,500 of direct relief into the pockets of New Jersey families to help combat the pain caused by soaring gas prices and inflation,” said Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-13), the Republican Budget Officer. “As we learn that the Murphy administration has collected billions more in taxes than he previously acknowledged, it becomes harder and harder for the governor to not ‘Give It Back’ to taxpayers as Republicans have proposed. In fact, we believe there is room to expand our tax relief plan even more in the fi nal budget.”

The main “Give It Back” tax rebate proposed by Senate Republicans would return

$1,000 back to New Jersey families as soon as it’s enacted.

A second bill, the “Gas Price and Inflation Tax Credit Act,” would provide another $500 tax rebate when enacted to provide families with additional relief to counter record-high gas prices and the highest inflation in four decades.

In contrast to the Republican tax rebates that would provide relief immediately, the underwhelming “ANCHOR” program proposed by Governor Murphy would not deliver any relief until sometime next year.

Further, the governor’s proposal would reduce rebates provided under existing programs for hundreds of thousands of people.

“It’s undeniable that Governor Murphy has taken billions more from taxpayers than he has ever admitted,” said Senator Michael Testa (R-1). “He still plans on raising taxes next year on employers,

employees, and health care even though there is no budgetary need to do so. Given the massive and growing pile of cash he’s sitting on, there is no excuse for Governor Murphy to deny New Jersey families the immediate tax relief that Republicans have already proposed and more.”

Given the scale of the Murphy administration’s tax overcollections, the Republican Budget Committee members also said there will be room to provide the “Give It Back” tax credits while addressing other budget concerns.

“It’s clear we’ll have the resources to ‘Give It Back’ to taxpayers with plenty left over to pay down debt, build the surplus, and address other critical needs that have been neglected in the governor’s budget proposal,” Senator Sam Thompson (R-12) concluded. “The sheer scale of the Murphy administration’s tax overcollections almost defies belief.”

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 oppor t unities 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.”

“Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, disadvantaged communities across New Jersey were struggling - 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 neig hb or ho o d s a nd ex p a nd a c c e s s 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 • Passaic: CDBG: $1,245,167, HOME: $1,034,787 • Paterson: CDBG: $2,455,305, HOME: $1,228,480, ESG: $222,146, HOPWA: $1,891,705 • Per th Amboy: CDBG: $628,064, HOME: $495,170 • Piscataway Township: CDBG: $297,005 • Princeton: CDBG: $232,943 • Sayreville: CDBG: $239,024 • Toms River: CDBG: $1,407,498 • Trenton: CDBG: $2,880,286, HOME: $1,030,569, ESG: $260,236 • Union City: CDBG: $1,053,888 • Union Township: CDBG: $609,443 • Vineland: CDBG: $463,443, HOME: $661,269 • Wayne Township: CDBG: $179,518 • Woodbridge: CDBG: $675,200 • Atlantic County: CDBG: $1,127,243, HOME: $709,569 • Bergen County: CDBG: $9,162,198, HOME: $3,088,026, ESG: $815,473 • Burlington County: CDBG: $1,446,598, HOME: $947,475

• Camden County: CDBG: $2,372,185, HOME: $1,279,027, ESG: $212,901 • Essex County: CDBG: $5,241,018, HOME: $1,382,194, ESG: $469,298 • Gloucester County: CDBG: $1,352,452, HOME: $637,223 • Hudson County: CDBG: $2,085,891, HOME: $2,932,131, ESG: $186,467 • Middlesex County: CDBG: $1,678,822, HOME: $1,828,025 • Monmouth Count y: CDBG: $2,550,350, HOME: $1,693,540, ESG: $210,283 • Mercer County: HOME: $789,563 • Morris County: CDBG: $1,921,781, HOME: $963,834, ESG: $166,486 • Ocean County: CDBG: $1,423,325, HOME: $1,487,733 • Passaic County: CDBG: $906,791 • Somerset County: CDBG: $1,049,099, HOME: $687,319 • Union County: CDBG: $4,597,813, HOME: $1,375,568, ESG: $398,787

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By Alyssa Riccardi JACKSON – A fight broke out that ended with one participant struck several times with a machete.

Involving several people, the fight took place around 5:15 p.m. on May 11 in front of a home on East Pleasant Grove Road. The victim had sustained a severe head laceration, police said. He was treated by First Aid at the scene and then transported to a hospital for further treatment.

Police said they obtained videos from witnesses that showed the attack. The victim was reportedly involved in an ongoing dispute with the suspect and had gone to the home to confront them. When the victim exited their car across the street, they began calling to the suspect to come out from the house.

The suspect came out of the home and immediately retrieved the machete from a car parked in the driveway, police said. The suspect then walked down the driveway and into the street to confront the victim.

The victim grabbed a beach chair from the trunk of the car after seeing the suspect had a machete.

The two swung the items at each other and during the fight the victim was struck several times with the machete. The incident was ultimately broken up by uninvolved people, police said While the victim was on the ground, he was kicked in the head by a second man from the home, police said.

In addition, a woman in the passenger side of the victim’s car was forcibly pulled out, thrown to the ground and assaulted, police said.

Julian Ogle, 20, of Wall was charged with second degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was also charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.

At this time, the investigation is still ongoing and additional charges may be pending.

Anyone who may have information on this incident is asked to contact Jackson Detective Stephen Purtell at 732-928-1111.

The public are reminded that any persons arrested or charged with any offenses or crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Jackson Man Gets 7 Years For Leaving Fatal Crash

By Chris Lundy JACKSON – A 27-year-old man will serve seven years in state prison for leaving the scene of a fatal crash, police said.

At around 6 p.m. on December 24, 2020, a Mercedes Benz was getting off I-195 at Exit 21. As it was attempting to turn onto Cedar Swap Road, it collided with a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado.

The driver of the Mercedes was Norman Shtab, 83, and the passenger was his wife, Phyllis Shtab, 81. The two Howell residents were brought to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. Phyllis Shtab succumbed to her injuries on December 26.

The driver of the Chevrolet was Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, 27, of Jackson. He had fled the scene.

On December 30, 2020, police searched Alcazar-Sanchez’s car and discovered a bag of white powder which tested positive for cocaine. Further investigation revealed that Alcazar-Sanchez then fled the United States and traveled to Mexico.

Alcazar-Sanchez surrendered himself to Unit-

ed States Customs and Border Patrol Protection Agents in Laredo, Texas on March 3. He was then extradited from Texas to New Jersey, and has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since March 31.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Schron and Assistant Prosecutor Alyssa Mandara who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Jackson Township Police Department, Jackson Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Jackson Township Police Department Special Emergency Response Team, Brick Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Field Services Unit/ Warrants, United States Customs and Border Protection, Laredo Texas Police Department, and the United States Marshals Service, for their collaborative efforts.

Car Thieves Identified As Juveniles

By Alyssa Riccardi JACKSON – Authorities have identified a set of car thieves from a previous suspicious incident as a 15 and 13-year-old.

Just before midnight on May 10, Officers Kevin Scheuerman and Michael Collins were patrolling an undeveloped cul-de-sac located off of Clearstream Road when they saw a car at the rear.

They found two men in a gray 2007 Ford F150 pickup with a red tailgate, which

matched the car description of a reported suspicious incident that occurred the previous day on North Boston Road.

Officers confirmed that the truck was stolen out of Asbury Park and attempted to identify the two but discovered they had provided false names.

Police eventually identified them as a 15-year-old resident of Jackson and a 13-yearold resident of Holmdel. They were taken into (Thieves - See Page 9)

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By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township officials and members of the public are looking forward to the return of two spring events.

Councilman Nino Borrelli noted during a recent Council meeting that the May 30 Memorial Day Parade being planned in the township would start at 10 a.m. “Come out to honor our veterans and heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our great country.”

“The parade will start at the Holman Elementary School proceed down to Manhattan Street to Johnson Park where there will be a ceremony, food vendors, giveaways and activities for children,” he said.

“A big thank you to the Jackson PBA and the Jackson VFW for organizing this event

that we will hopefully get nice weather for,” Councilman Borrelli added.

Councilman Steven Chishom reminded residents, “if you want to march in the parade there are still openings. If you want to join any of our volunteers for public service organizations if not just come out and support those and bring out your kids so they understand what Memorial Day is really all about. It is not just another day off from school.”

Chisholm said, “another great day is coming up on June 26 our food trucks and fireworks event which will be our second year. It is a great day to come on out. Hopefully you will come and enjoy some fun with your neighbors.” This event will also be held in Johnson Park.

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NEW EGYPT – The New Egypt Historical Society has announced Sunday tour hours at the New Egypt Museum, 125 Evergreen Road. Upcoming opening include: May 22; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; from 1 to 4 p.m.

The museum will be open for the public to tour the collections and docents will answer any question you may have.

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over to a family member. The 15-year-old was charged on a juvenile complaint with hindering apprehension and receiving stolen property and was later lodged in the Ocean County Juvenile Detention Center on an outstanding warrant for violation of probation.

The media and the public are reminded that any persons arrested or charged with any offenses or crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Continued From Page 8 custody and the vehicle was impounded.

It was later learned that both suspects had been reported missing out of a group home in another county.

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Around The Jersey shore How War Has Kept This Local Family Apart

By Stephanie Faughnan MANAHAWIN – To play on a line from John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” when the best-laid plans go awry, there’s often cause for concern.

Manahawkin residents A nd rii and Mallory Shtibel know the feeling too well.

They’ve put a hold on a long-awaited family trip this summer for reasons beyond their control.

The Shtibels planned –Photo by Stephanie Faughnan to visit Andrii’s birthThe Shtibel family planned to visit their family in Uzhhorod, place in Uzhhorod, Ukraine this summer.

Ukraine, to see his family back home. Instead, Russia’s inva- spoken softly in Ukrainian, she found the sion of Ukraine plays heavily on the young alarm announcing it frightening. Maryana couple’s minds as they live through the terror also expressed her dismay that her son worried so much from a place so far away. from afar.

“I took it (the app) off my phone because I Andrii’s parents, Misha, 65, and Maryana, 56, reside in Uzhorod, with Andrii’s grand- told my mom I would delete it,” said Andrii. mother, aunt, and 21-year-old sister Natalya. “I don’t want her overstressed.”

Meanwhile, the attacks have not been conThe city is located in the western part of Ukraine, approximately 25 kilometers (15.5 fined to just the eastern part of the country. miles) from the country’s border with Slova- A couple of weeks ago, missiles hit Volóc, kia. Andrii said he could actually view the a town less than two hours from Uzhhorod. neighboring nation from the second floor of Wartime remains unpredictable.

Andrii submits that most Ukrainians were his family home.

Mallory, 33, speaks fondly of the in-laws not surprised when Russia decided to invade she’s never met in person. She longs for the their homeland months ago. Sanctions imday they will exchange joyful hugs with the posed by the United States and the European newest addition to their family, one-year-old Union seemed to matter little when it came Kendyl. Andrii, 35, also looks forward to to the quest for more territory.

“Some people think the war just started introducing his nine-year-old stepdaughter Kennedy as part of the life he’s made in the now,” said Andrii. “But it really began in 2014 when the East of Ukraine tried to figure United States.

“We were so excited to go this summer and things out based on the Minsk agreements had everything mapped out,” said Mallory. “I with Russia as far as territory.”

Andrii shuddered slightly as he compared didn’t even breathe a word about us not going when the war started because my heart hurt how Russia’s army acted in Syria to the attack on Ukraine. In both cases, the travesty for him (Andrii).”

In the beginning, Andrii seemed somewhat against civilians represented humanity at its convinced things would end quickly, saying worst. Andrii senses that other countries like Putin appeared to limit his attempts at occu- Poland may worry that tomorrow Putin could pation to the eastern part of Ukraine. Andrii come for them.

When the war initially broke out, Andrii felt somewhat reassured because his family considered returning to the home of his birth. lived in the west.

“They didn’t start to get concerned until In the United States since 2015, he served in the air raid sirens began happening to them,” the Ukrainian military for one year prior to Mallory shared. “It was three weeks after the coming here. Andrii has a degree in tourism but worked as a professional firefighter for war actually started.”

Technology brought the sounds closer to his local community.

Mallory, who married Andrii in 2020, imhome. Andrii downloaded an app on his phone made available by the Ukrainian plored her husband to stay home. She remindgovernment after the Russians first started ed him of the family they started together and to bomb. Residents enter their location and suggested they could offer help in other ways.

The couple has kept true to their pledge wait for a voice to tell them that all is safe by sending assistance with money raised by after the sirens go off.

While Mallory doesn’t understand the words (Family - See Page 12)

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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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Continued From Page 12 other locals. Andrii spoke with his family to see what was needed to assist people back home.

“We aren’t buying things to send to the military on the front lines,” Andrii said. “When we connected with some of the soldiers, we found out that one of the biggest problems was they had problems with seeing things

at night.”

That’s where Andrii’s firefighter training came in handy. He arranged to send thermal imaging cameras back home. The equipment is typically used by firefighters to see through smoke and determine people’s locations.

In the meantime, one more member of Andrii’s immediate family remains overseas. His brother, Marian, is 30 and works in Slovakia. A week after the conflict started, Marian wanted to return to Ukraine to defend the country.

“I told him that I didn’t think he should go because he didn’t have any military experience,” said Andrii. “He works for a factory, and his boss said that in case something should go wrong, his family in Ukraine could shelter there. So I told him he could help from there.”

Both Mallory and Andrii hoped to bring Natalya to the United States and had even begun preparations for a room for her. However, the red tape involved makes the timeline diffi-

cult to determine. In the first place, Natalya would need to travel eight hours to acquire the necessary documentation and could still be denied.

“The region has no military actions right now,” Andrii explained. “There are no bombs and shelling that would make it a reason to come here.”

Natalya, a talented artist, has taken on different work at home. Andrii estimates that Uzhhorod has over 100,000 refugees from the east. His family has collectively been hosting people who are without homes of their own.

During peacetime, Uzhhorod is a flourishing city of approximately 150,000 people, which Andrii described as multi-cultured.

He attributed the differences as part of its previous associations with Czechoslovakia and Hungary.

“You can walk from one side of the city to the other side in less than two hours,” said Andrii. “It was a popular tourist destination and known for its cherry blossoms.”

Mallory said she’s visited the city through online videos and looks forward to visiting in-person. She also performs a nightly ritual for those suffering through the war.

“I have a God box and a candle that was sent from our family in Ukraine before we were married,” Mallory said. “It was lit the day we were married. It was lit on our anniversary and on special occasions. I lit it every night since the war started.”

Andrii said he could wait to return to his homeland if only he had one assurance.

“Just promise me that no one else will die in Ukraine from today,” said Andrii. “No Ukrainians, no babies – that no will else will die and that this war will stop. I’m ready to wait to see my family if this could happen.”

A promise – that already remains broken as more and more people lose their lives to the travesty of war.

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Continued From Page 6 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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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

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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.”

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5 PMS Hacks To Make The Month Better

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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Page 16, The Jackson Times, May 21, 2022

Around The Jersey Shore OCC Students Named To New Jersey All-State Academic Team 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 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

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

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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• First dose: Teens 12–17 years old can get a Pfizer COVID booster at least 5 months after completing their primary series • Adults 18 years and older can get any of the COVID vaccines at least 5 months after completing their primary (Pfizer or Moderna) COVID series, or at least 2 months after receiving a J&J/Janssen COVID vaccination.

• Second Booster Dose: Now recommended for people age 50 and older and for individuals age 12 and older who are immunocompromised. This second dose is given four months after the first booster.

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Marc S. Galella Esq.

By: Marc S. Galella, Esq. of R. C. Shea and Associates With the coronavirus in the headlines today, a lot of clients are asking whether they need to update their Estate Planning documents which include Last Wills and Testaments, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. In general, Estate Planning documents do not have to be revised because of age. Rather, they need to be revised when they no longer do what you need them to do. As important as it is to have these Estate Planning documents, it is equally important to keep them up to date.

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?

Do you have grandchildren that you want to name in your Will? If those grandchildren are under the age of 18 years, do you want their inheritance held by another person until they reach the age of 18, or maybe even older? Do you have a beneficiary who is receiving government assistance that would be disqualified by receiving an inheritance from you?

Do you have a Power of Attorney? If so, do the persons named in the Power of Attorney still have the capability to

perform the functions as your Attorney in Fact? Does your Power of Attorney list alternates in case the persons you named to act for you are not capable of acting on your behalf?

If you have a Living Will, have you looked at it recently to make sure the decisions you previously made as to life sustaining treatment are still what you want now. Has there been any change in your medical condition that is different now as opposed to when you made you Living Will? Are the persons you named in your Living Will as your Health Care Representatives still the persons that you want? Are they capability of acting in that capacity?

We normally suggest that you take out your Estate Planning documents once a year and read them over to make sure that those documents still do what you remember that they did and what you need them to do now. However, in this time of medical concerns, it is a good idea to review your documents now to make sure you are protected in the event that you should become ill. We further suggest that you read your Estate Planning documents whenever there is a major event in your life such as a birth, death, divorce, change in financial status (you or your beneficiaries) or a change in mental capacity.

The attorneys of R. C. Shea and Associates have over 100 years of combined experience in reviewing and preparing Estate Planning documents. Please call us to go over your Estate Planning needs.

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Around The Jersey shore 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 Quin n, 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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2-hour interactive weekly sessions for 6 weeks. Wednesdays June 15, 22, 29; and July 6, 13, 20, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, at the Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library. Register today by calling 732-860-2905. Must be 60 or older. Sponsored by Meals on Wheels of Ocean County and Hackensack Meridian Health in partnership with the Ocean County Library.

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Expericenced Dog Groomer - P/T, 2-3 days a week, mobile grooming truck, paid daily, keep your tips. 732-674-5366.

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LANDSCAPING - Restorations, Repairs, Stones, Mulch, Sod Installs, Hedges, Shrubs, Bushes, Downed Branches Trimmed & Removed, Demolition, Cleanouts, ect., Dumpster service provided by A901 Licensed Hauler ect. MAN WITH VAN LLC. Jim 609-335-0330 HIC# 13vh10806000.

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ALLAmerican Home Health Aides Experienced experts in the field of trauma and recovery. Holistic approach to healing-nutrition, physical therapy, and quality of life improvements. Hourly or live in.

Honest, hardworking, etc. Includes housekeeping, rides to doctors/ pleasure. Skip the rest, come to the best. 732-664-3605 (t/n)

Certified Home Health Aides Needed for Ocean County area.

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Seeking Home SENIOR JERSEY GENT SEEKS NEW HOME - Semi-retired (fully vaccinated including Pfizer booster) desires lodging in private home. Food fringees too! Call Charlie 732-2163176, Email: cr@exit109.com. (25)

Yard Sale Front Yard Sale - At 8 N Central Ave., Toms River NJ on May 21st & 22nd. From 9am to 5pm. Mostly new, never used items. 50,60 & 70% off prices. Items include cooking, kids toys, and other gadgets.

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Items For Sale Lenox China - Autumn pattern service for 8; dinner plate, salad plate, dessert plate, cup, saucer. 5 place setting. Retails $199.95 per setting.

Asking $300. 732-673-7072.

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Personals Cruise Partner - Retired Male looking for female Cruise Partner.

62 or younger local to LBI/Stafford area for pre-travel compatibility. Text 610-247-8889.

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Items Wanted COSTUME/ESTATE JEWELRY Looking to buy costume/estate jewelry, old rosaries and religious medals, all watches and any type of sterling silver, bowls, flatware candlesticks or jewelry. Same day house calls and cash on the spot.

5 percent more with this AD. Call Peggy at 732-581-5225. (t/n) $$$ WANTED TO BUY $$$ Jewelry and watches, costume jewelry, sterling silver, silverplate, medals, military items, antiques, musical instruments, pottery, fine art, photographs, paintings, statues, old coins, vintage toys and dolls, rugs, old pens and postcards, clocks, furniture, bric-a-brac, select china and crystal patterns. Cash paid.

Over 35 years experience. Call Gary Struncius. 732-364-7580. (t/n) Vinyl Records Wanted - Paying cash for LP albums. Rock, Blues, Reggae, Jazz. Very good condition only. Call Rick 908-616-7104. (26) Cash - Top dollar, paid for junk, cars running and nonrunning, late model salvage, cars and trucks, etc. 732-928-3713. (t/n) Buying World War II - Swords, bayonets, helmets, hats, medals, flags, uniforms, etc. All Countries. Cash Paid! 609-581-8290. Email mymilitarytoys@optonline.net.

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Help Wanted Part-time Custodian Wanted Immediate opening for Adult Community in Whiting. Custodial hours Mon-Fri 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday evenings for events/dances as needed. Please fax resume to 732-3502838 or call 732-350-2656.

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Family owned. Fully licensed and insured. Call Bob 732-616-5007. (t/n)

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(19) Roofing Repairs Etc. - Roofing, siding, windows. Repairs on small jobs.

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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 Superstorm Sandy victims through their contracting businesses, officials said.

John Bishop, 57, of Celebration, 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 Oc-

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tober 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 Paul Builders, LLC, in excess of $350,000, which Bishop and Rueda agreed to use to complete the projects. However, the homeowners 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 formed 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; Rue-

da 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 Department, 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, fi nances, 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 fi nancial issues, and can take part in activities designed to help in creation of a fi nancial plan.

The presenters will be Debby Montone, RN, and Robyn Kohn, MA, CDP, CMDCP, Director of Programs and Services for the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter.

In her role for the Alzheimer’s Association, Robyn Kohn directs community and family education programs, care and support services, caregiver support groups, Early Stage social engagement programs, and community partnerships.

Debby Montone is a Registered Nurse, Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Certified Dementia Support Group Facilitator.

She has served in assisted living centers, dedicated dementia units and daycare for people who have Alzheimer’s and dementias, and their families.

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.

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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.

The series, along with displays and printed information at all 21 OCL branches and reading centers, mark the second consecutive year of partnership between the Library and the Alzheimer’s Association Grater New Jersey Chapter.

Registration at theoceancountylibrary. org/events is required for these free virtual programs. Registrants will receive links to the Zoom sessions by email.

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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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