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Woodbridge teens will be mentored through Zuckerberg Institute in California By JENNIFER AMATO

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Make-A-Wish New Jersey and Jersey Mike’s Subs granted Victor Flores his wish of a shopping spree of new electronics – especially the coveted, difficult-to-get Xbox Series X. He also received all sorts of accessories, games, a new iPhone, a case and some brand new sneakers – a pair of Yeezys and Nike Air Jordans – to round out the life-changing morning on March 30. See story, page 4.

oodbridge Township and the Zuckerberg Institute announced the formation of a Post Pandemic Task Force comprised of Woodbridge Township high school students supporting local businesses while being mentored by global leaders in Silicon Valley. “I am pleased to report that Woodbridge Township and the Zuckerberg Institute have established a partnership and collaboration to create an amazing opportunity for our Buy Local businesses and students from our three high schools,” Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac said in a prepared statement. “School administration, principals and teachers selected 15 students to participate in this initiative that will engage our community’s small businesses that were affected or impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.” Conceptualized by Randi Zuckerberg, CEO of Zuckerberg Media, and the team (Continued on page 9)

Teens create vaccination website after grandparents in Edison struggle to make an appointment By JENNIFER AMATO Managing Editor

hillon and Shaan Choudhri had not seen their grandparents in about a year. With their parents being healthcare workers, the risk was too great to leave their home in Lawrence Township to visit their elders in Edison. So, instead, the junior and freshman

at the Lawrenceville School, respectively, would say hello on the phone or join in on Zoom calls with their extended family. “We hadn’t seen my grandparents at all pretty much since quarantine started,” Dhillon said. That all changed during the second week of March after their grandparents received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, that was not without a strug-

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pointment.” Dhillon said now that the eligibility requirements are opening up, many more people are seeking the vaccine. The brothers felt if their grandparents had difficulty, they assumed others do, too. They decided to “make information available in a simple way,” Dhillon said. Dhillon has been coding since age 12, (Continued on page 8)

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Make-A-Wish New Jersey, Jersey Mike’s team up to grant 11-year-old Edison boy his wish By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

leven-year-old Victor Flores wore his orange “I am a Warrior” T-shirt proudly as he headed to Jersey Mike’s Subs for an early lunch with his family and best friend. Little did he know on the morning of March 30 that his wish was about to come true of a shopping spree of new electronics – especially the coveted, difficult-to-get Xbox Series X. He also received all sorts of accessories, games, a new iPhone, a case and some brand new sneakers – a pair of Yeezys and Nike Air Jordans – to round out the lifechanging morning. Cheering friends from Make-A-Wish New Jersey and Jersey Mike’s were there to greet the Edison youngster with signs – “Happy Wish Day,” “It’s Your Wish Day, Victor,” and “Wish Granted” – and his family – father Victor, mother Carolina, sister Velinda and best friend Rhys Brenton. The family, who kept Victor’s Make-AWish secret for a few days, wore matching orange “Warrior” T-shirts. “I had no idea this was going to happen today,” Victor quietly said after excitedly opening his gifts. “I’m really excited. I’m glad that I’m done with all my treatment, fought cancer and beat it.” On March 16, Victor rang the bell after his last chemotherapy treatment at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Hospital in Hackensack. In September 2020, Victor was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the soft tissue. “I just have to go for scans every three months and make sure everything is gone and bloodwork, that’s really it,” he said. Victor said after his last treatment, which included chemotherapy and radiation, he was really happy. He explained it was hard for him to fight the cancer, which made him really tired and hard for him to keep up with school. Carolina Flores said for about a year her son was complaining about pain in his left arm. Not thinking anything serious, she said they gave him Tylenol for the pain. However, after six months, she felt a bump on his arm and it was hot to the touch. She knew something was not right and took him to the pediatrician. After an MRI scan and a biopsy, the family learned a tumor on her son’s left arm was 100% cancer. She said the fam-

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ily couldn’t believe the diagnosis; however, with support from family, friends, everyone from the hospital, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Jersey Mike’s, it gave them strength to take it day by day. “It’s been a hard six to seven months battling this disease, harder for him than us,” said Victor’s father, who said MakeA-Wish kept in touch with the family, asking about Victor and how he was doing. “It has made it easier for us. All I can say is ‘Thanks’ to everybody, we are beyond grateful.” Velinda added her brother took his cancer diagnosis well and is the strongest person she knows. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Victor said he is learning remotely as a fifth

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grader. He said once he is done with physical therapy, he plans to go back to in-person school and looks forward to seeing his friends again. He said he has been keeping in touch with friends through playing video games and they have made him feel happy whenever he was feeling down during his treatments. Chris Rigassio, franchise owner of Jersey Mike’s in Metuchen and Edison, told the family they are blessed to be part of Victor’s Make-A-Wish. The surprise for Victor was granted thanks to the support of Jersey Mike’s Subs and their Month of Giving. This is the fifth year of the sub shop’s partnership with Make-A-Wish New Jersey. Since their partnership began in 2017,

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Jersey Mike’s Subs has raised over $1.1 million for Make-A-Wish New Jersey, helping to grant over 150 wishes to children with critical illnesses in local communities throughout the state. The campaign culminates with Jersey Mike’s Day of Giving on March 31, when the Jersey Mike’s locations gives 100% of the day’s sales – not just profit – to their partner charities. Whether customers order a sub, a catered meal or even a bag of chips, Jersey Mike’s donates every single dollar from sales via the Jersey Mike’s app, online or in store to Make-A-Wish New Jersey. Jersey Mike’s has raised more than $32 million for local charities since Month of Giving began in 2011. This year, local Jersey Mike’s owners and operators throughout the country are supporting more than 200 different charities. Make-A-Wish New Jersey has granted more than 11,000 wishes since its inception in 1983. The generous support of corporations like Jersey Mike’s Subs is critical to the organization’s continued success. For more information about Make-AWish New Jersey, visit nj.wish.org

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Most schools in Woodbridge School District back to in-person learning five days a week By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

WOODBRIDGE – Most of the schools in the Woodbridge School District are back to in person learning five days a week. “Those schools not back to five days will hopefully be back to five days very, very shortly,” Schools Superintendent Robert Zega said in a video message on April 2. “Our goal is to have all our schools offering five days of instruction by end of April.” The list of schools was not available by press time. The superintendent said the district is “fully aware” of concerns of learning loss and how far behind students are due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. “We only know the sure cure for getting our students where they need to be academically and emotionally is to get them back to school and get them in person in front of their teachers, it’s the only thing that’s going to help them,” Zega said. “They need to be with our teachers, they need to be in person and need to be there as much as possible. We are committed to making that happen.” Zega said several things have made the move possible includes the lowering of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) social distance guidelines from six feet to three feet.

“This allowed us to increase capacity in each of our classrooms and allowed more students to be in person at the same time,” he said. Another factor includes the district’s partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) and JFK Medical Center in Edison to offer vaccinations for all district staff members. “This was a really wonderful gesture by HMH to make [the vaccinations] available,” Zega said. “It’s a process, it could take up to six weeks from the first shot for a person to be fully vaccinated.” HMH is also offering vaccinations to neighboring school districts in Edison and Metuchen. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Dec. 11, the Moderna vaccine on Dec. 18 and the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 27. Finally, Zega said the district made a bulk order of several thousand desk shields. “These are desk partitions that fold up and sit on students desks,” he said. “[This will] certainly help with the spread of any airborne particles.” Zega said with the three factors combined, it has helped the district get more students back in the classroom. For more information, visit www. woodbridge.k12.nj.us

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Borough officials ‘confident’ about Metuchen pool season, but membership prices expected to increase

eBy KATHY CHANG -Staff Writer d METUCHEN – After canceling the pool season last year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, borough officials dare “confident” there will be a Metuchen municipal pool season this year. The Borough Council approved resolutions for authorization of the concession for the Metuchen Pool Snack Bar to FBJ Investments doing business as Fresco by Jimmy at 456 Main Street and pool maintenance services to Aquatic Service Inc.,

Perilstein and Borough Chief Financial Officer Becky Cuthbert. The council will be asked to approve the pricing in the next couple of meetings. Hirsh said because of the pandemic, officials are expecting a reduction in membership and noted they are taking extra precautions by hiring extra people to take temperatures and make sure people are wearing their masks where appropriate. Mayor Jonathan Busch said the pool is a great service; however, it has to be selfsufficient. “It’s not something paid for by the bor-

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They finished after three weeks of work. Shaan said they focused on making the website simple to navigate. He said there were a lot of stages to find the best layout. On March 10, the website www.njvaxfinder.com went live and more than 140 people had unique log-ins as of press time, Dhillon said. The brothers have to input information such as a vaccine center’s name and loca-

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BULLETIN BOARD The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society will present a free virtual program featuring Todd DeFeo, author of “The Northeast Corridor,” at 7:30 p.m. April 15. Registration is required for the Zoom event by emailing metuchenedisonhistory@gmail.com The presentation will be preceded by a brief business meeting serving as the historical society’s annual meeting. Copies of the book are available for sale. For more information, visit www. metuchen-edisonhistsoc.org Clara Barton’s annual yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24 throughout the Clara Barton section of Edison. Be mindful of COVID safety guidelines. All residents are welcome to participate. No permits needed. To sign up, email clarabartonneighborhood@gmail.com

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at Zuckerberg Institute, the Post Pandemic Task Force helps students develop initiatives designed to aid businesses navigate the post pandemic economy, according to the statement. The students will interact with successful business leaders within Zuckerberg Institute’s network in Silicon Valley, obtain their advice and suggestions while working directly with Randi Zuckerberg and the leaders of Zuckerberg Institute to develop plans, which could include assisting businesses with social media and helping them implement creative ideas, according to the statement. The student leaders are Jasleen Dhaliwal, Madison Ferreira, Brandon Ribeiro and Muhammad Warraich from Colonia High School; Himit Shah, Dhruv Patel, Krish B. Patel and Anuj Patel from John F. Kennedy Memorial High School; and Shakeel Guerrier, Angela Montauban, Meaghan Motz, Michael Nycz, Nathaniel Elson, Isabel Reyes and Taylor Deliman from Woodbridge High School. Caroline Ehrlich, Woodbridge Township chief of staff and director of Redevelopment, was on a site visit at the Station Village apartments when Sam Freidman, a project executive from Atlantic Realty Development, connected Ehrlich to Michael Littig, co-founder of the Zuckerberg Institute, said Megan Kushpa of the Mayor’s Office of Communications. Freidman referred Woodbridge Township to Littig’s Post Pandemic Task Force

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Knot Just Bagels, and European School of Dance, which are female- and/or minorityowned businesses, according to the statement. “Anyone who says that high school students can’t do huge things in life, clearly haven’t met some of the top minds in tech and business,” Zuckerberg said in the statement. “We are so excited to help female and minority owned businesses survive this dif-

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2018 alone, 2,841 people were killed in distracted driving crashes on our nation’s roads and an estimated 400,000 people were injured. In New Jersey, driver inattention was listed as a contributing circumstance in 50% of the state’s crashes in 2018. Driver inattention was in fact listed as a contributing factor in crashes at a rate seven times higher than that of the next highest contributing factor (speed). Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system — anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving. Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for five seconds, according to state officials. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed. New Jersey is one of eight states nationally to receive dedicated federal funds this year to tackle the issue of driver distraction. This federal funding will be used for police overtime enforcement grants at the local level as well as a statewide multimedia public awareness campaign on this important issue.

BULLETIN BOARD State Theatre New Jersey will hold an online Italian wine tasting in support of the reopening this fall in a newly renovated theater for the 100th anniversary season. The wine tasting will be held at 4 p.m. April 24 via Zoom. RSVP is April 16 if attending, but April 14 if ordering wine. Sommelier and Italian wine ambassador Michelle Erland will lead the “fun”draising event. Optional food pairing provided and delivered by Stage Left restaurant. To join, visit www.stnj.org/event/online-italian-wine-tasting For questions or to arrange wine delivery outside of New Jersey, contact Linda Van Deriver at 732-247-7200, ext. 594 or lvanderveer@stnj.org For a complete list of community announcements, visit emsentinel.com or www.centraljersey.com. Any calendar items not appearing in the printed version of the newspaper will appear online. To submit an event for publication, send details via email to news@emsentinel.com.

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he National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI NJ) announced its 2021 webinar series, NAMI NJ Multicultural Conversations. NAMI NJ Multicultural Conversations, sponsored by Amerigroup, will bring together experts and community members from diverse cultures to have meaningful dialogues on a wide array of topics. “For close to two decades, NAMI NJ has demonstrated its commitment to providing services to our families in a way that both respects and supports their culture,” Meredith Masin Blount, executive director of NAMI NJ, said in a prepared statement. “Culture, identity and language impact everything in our lives, including the treatments and interventions that we look to when dealing with a mental illness. NAMI NJ is proud and grateful to partner with Amerigroup on the Multicultural Conversation webinar series. This webinar series will engage the larger community to learn how culture affects people’s approaches to mental illness; with the ultimate goal of recovery for the individual and support for the family.” Facilitated by NAMI NJ’s four multicultural outreach programs – African

American Community Together NOW (AACT-NOW), NAMI NJ en Español, South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey (SAMHAJ) and Chinese American Mental Health Outreach Program in New Jersey (CAMHOP) – the webinar series will run over several months via live webinars and on YouTube. “For 20 years, Amerigroup has been committed to improving the lives and health of everyone in the New Jersey communities we support,” Teresa Hursey, Amerigroup New Jersey Medicaid Plan president, said in the statement. “Through strategic partnerships with organizations like NAMI NJ, we are actively addressing social determinants of health and providing meaningful resources dedicated to addressing racial inequalities and health disparities that adversely impact diverse communities.” Topics that will be covered include unique barriers to mental health care, and community resources to improve access to care. To learn more about the webinar series, visit www.naminj.org/webinars To register, visit www.naminj.org/webinars/

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Edison man charged with tax evasion, filing false returns

n Edison man was charged with tax evasion and filing false tax returns. Gabriel M. Ferrari was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 17 on three counts of tax evasion and seven counts of filing false personal and corporate tax returns. He will have his arraignment and initial appearance at a later date, according to information provided by Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg. According to the indictment, from 2011 through 2014, Ferrari, owner of Buses and

Trucks Inc. (B&T) in Linden, allegedly used gross receipts of B&T to pay personal expenses, including gambling on horse races, and then did not disclose the diverted receipts to his return preparer or the IRS. To hide his income, Ferrari allegedly filed false business and personal tax returns with the IRS, according to the indictment. Each count of tax evasion carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. Each count of filing a false tax return carries a maximum potential penalty of three years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.

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n the late 1970s, I drove and owned a Ford Pinto. I generally liked this vehicle. It had a manual transmission and a cool racing stripe. It was also fun to drive. All that came to a crashing halt one day, though, when I was motoring along with it and a news report and came on the radio detailing how this particular model was prone to danger from rear-end collisions that could cause potentially fatal gas tank explosions. As Bob Dylan once wrote, “You don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing.” I knew which way the wind was blowing immediately – right down to the nearest dealership where I could trade this Pinto in and drive out with a safer Peter Perrotta ride. Bye-bye Pinto. Hello, Renault Le Car. The Le Car, a tiny compact coupe with a four-speed manual transmission, was fun to drive. It stuck to the road like glue. However, it turned out to be a mechanical disaster. It frequently broke down and no one knew how to repair it properly. When the two-tone, orange and black 2021 Nissan Kicks SR showed up for me to test drive last week, I immediately thought of that Le Car. While I am sure the Kicks is nowhere near the mechanical disaster the Le Car was, it reminded me of the Le Car because of its appearance and smallness. While the Kicks isn’t a coupe – it’s a four-door, compact crossover or SUV – it’s small and athletic like the Le Car and not too powerful. You can scoot around town with the

Kicks – much like the Le Car – weaving in and out of traffic. And it’s very economical on gas. While the Le Car had a lawn mower like engine, all of 1.4 liters big, the Kicks features a 1.6 liter four cylinder engine that puts out all of 122 horsepower. But one is not going to buy a Kicks expecting it to have muscle car like performance. The Kicks is a utilitarian-like vehicle good for scooting around town with and is easy on the wallet when it comes to gas consumption. The EPA fuel consumption ratings for the 2021 Kicks give it an overall rating of 33 miles per gallon – 36 mpg on highway driving and 31 mpg in city driving. The EPA estimates that the annual average fuel cost for driving a Kicks is an impressive $1,250, as it uses a miserly 3 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven. Overall, after driving this Kicks for one week, I ended up liking it for what it is and putting up with it for what it isn’t. It’s a good-looking front wheel drive, compact crossover that lags in power, but makes up for it in its versatility for around town driving. The inside ergonomics are adequate. It’s a bit snug on the fit – I am six-foot tall – but not so snug that it makes it an uncomfortable ride. The base price of the SR Kicks model I tested is $21,940. However, with added options my Kicks tester carried a bottom like sticker price of $27,075. Added options included: $1,200 or the premium package; $495 for black alloy 17inch wheels; $575 for an ambient lighting package; $595 for the premium two-tone exterior paint; $460 for illuminated kick plates; $225 for carpeted floor mats and cargo mat; $435 for a roof rack and spoiler and $1,150 for destination charges. The premium package includes: an upgraded Bose, 8 speaker sound system; heated seats and steering wheel; security system; a tonneau cover; Sirius radio and

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a Wi-Fi hot spot. The Kicks overall rating in the government’s Five Star safety crash test ratings comes in at four stars out of a possible five. It received five stars on the side crash test but only three for the front driver test and four for the front passenger test. It got a four-star rating on the rollover test. The folks over at Car and Driver give the Kicks high marks for being peppy around town, having a spacious cabin and generous standard equipment. They gave it low marks for being anemic at highway speeds, having a noisy engine and in need of more storage cubbies. New added features for this year’s Kicks – a model that Nissan first introduced in 2016 – include: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; a standard 7-inch screen with a new 8-inch touch screen for the SV and SR models; a redesigned bolder front grille; new wheel designs; rear disc brakes for the SV and SR, and an array of bold new color

options and two-tone combinations. The Kicks is available in three trim levels, the base S, mid-level SV and top of the line SR. I found the interior buttons and switches on the Kicks easy enough to operate. The infotainment system, while not all that sophisticated, was adequate, and the Android Auto system worked quite well forA navigation. 1 Like most of the cars these days, I found5 the voice command recognition system a8 bit frustrating at times as it made me repeat1 fl my commands sometimes. However, overall, I would recommend11 considering the Kicks if you are in the mar-t ket for a fairly inexpensive compact cross-1 over or SUV. 1

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD The Arts Institute of Middlesex County is presenting a multitude of arts and culture events throughout April, primarily centered around National Poetry Month. Highlights include: • April 14 at 4 p.m. – Explore a folk story told in poetic verse and in two languages through vivid prints in this reading

of “The Snow and the Sun,” written and illustrated by Antonio Frasconi. After the reading, experiment with engraving to create multiple prints of your own. • April 21 at 4 p.m. – Explore the reallife story of the Puerto Rican-American pediatrician and New Jersey-based poet William Carlos Williams as told through multimedia illustrations. Let the images

and words inspire you to create your own poems and collages from a variety of your own found papers and other materials. • April 28 at 4 p.m. – Explore everyday family and community life in the Bahamas through paintings and poetry in a reading of “Under the Sunday Tree,” then create your own everyday scene or portrait in paint.

All programs will be held virtually. Visit www.middlesexcountynj.gov/ Artsculture for full details on all the events. To honor National Poetry Month, the Arts Institute will also present a series of videos and content on www.middlesexcountynj.gov/PoetryMonth

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pril is World Autism Month, be- with autism. Some of these organizations ginning with the observed World are Autism Cares Today, National AuAutism Awareness Day on April 2, tism Association Helping Hand Program, officially declared by the United Nations in and United Healthcare Children’s Founda2008. tion. Each organization has guidelines reDuring this month, as they do all year, garding grant eligibility. organizations work to increase awareness and educate the public about autism, inThere are numerous other regional and cluding what autism is and how many chil- non-profit organizations that provide finandren are diagnosed each year. They also cial and educational assistance, while also work hard to increase acceporganizing activities to raise tance of, and compassion for, awareness about autism and COUNTY those with autism. funds for research. CORNER According to Autism One such organization is Speaks, an organization dedithe Autism Society of Americated to bettering the lives of ca, the nation’s oldest leading those with autism and their autism organization, founded families, “autism, or autism in 1965. The Autism Society spectrum disorder (ASD), of America holds events not refers to a broad range of only during the month of April, conditions characterized by but throughout the entire year. challenges with social skills, These events help to raise repetitive behaviors, speech funds for research and servicand nonverbal communicaes, and to provide a resource tion.” database that helps families Because the disorder conPHOTO COURTESY OF find available programs for sists of many subtypes, each MIDDLESEX COUNTY OFFICE OF their child. Additionally, the COMMUNICATIONS individual experience with the Autism Society has a list of disorder is different and varyou can get involved in Ronald G. Rios, ways ied. the autism community: https:// director of the The signs of autism, on avwww.autism-society.org/geterage, present themselves by Middlesex County involved/. Board of age 2 or 3, however, diagnosis Please show support durCommissioners ing this awareness month and can be dependent on a variety of factors. According to the throughout the year. While fiCenters for Disease Control nancial donations are weland Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 54 chil- comed, simply showing compassion and dren has been identified with ASD, with awareness for people with autism is crucial the disorder being four times as likely in and something we can all do. Additionally, boys than in girls. we need to show support for the families, There are several government agencies teachers, and healthcare workers who are that are performing research on ASD and working toward helping a child who has are working toward identifying the cause been diagnosed with autism have a full and of autism. Research has increased over the happy life. years, with the CDC and a number of pubIn the spirit of Autism Acceptance lic and private organizations working on Month, let us #CelebrateDifferences this providing research, education, and finan- April and all year round. cial support. Treatments for autism can be expensive and insurance may not cover all Ronald G. Rios is the director of the costs. Middlesex County Board of CommissionFortunately, there are organizations that ers. He sends a monthly column for incluprovide grants and scholarships to families sion in Newspaper Media Group publicawith children who have been diagnosed tions.

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The Metuchen Arts Council is joining with the Metuchen Human Relations Commission to schedule a virtual “Community Conversation” around the issues highlighted in 2021 Windows of Understanding Public Art Project. Those issues include food insecurity, youth engagement, trauma and recovery, public health and climate change. All Community Conversations will start at 7:30 p.m. and can be accessed via Facebook live at www.facebook.com/ MetuchenHumanRelationsCommission/. The next event is scheduled for April 21. In observance of Earth Day, Edison Greenways Group and artists Laura Curtis and Mickey Waring will explore the issue of climate change. In addition to the Community Conversations, the Metuchen programming for the Windows of Understanding Project will include an exhibition in the Metuchen Public Library Gallery of all the art discussed in the Community Discussion. A virtual exhibit will also be mounted and available for viewing from the Metuchen Arts Council website at www. metuchenartscouncil.com. For more information on Windows of Understanding, including a complete list of featured organizations, participating storefronts, and a full calendar of free events, visit http://www.windowsofunderstanding. org or on Instagram at @windowsofunderstanding, #weseethroughhate. Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, is hosting a free virtual lecture series on adolescent and family health issues. Organized by Saint Peter’s Opioid Task Force, this virtual lecture series is designed for parents and families. The presentation will address common parental concerns about the numerous ways the pandemic has impacted teens, from issues like isolation to how they cope, socialize and develop. The series will also explore addiction which has escalated during the pandemic and resources for successful recovery. Each lecture will start at 6:30 p.m. The full list of lecture topics is: April 21: Successful Recovery from Addiction, presented by Don Rogers, Community Outreach director at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper Registration link: https://SaintPetersHCS.zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_5QCvDKsbSk-JkDa2sAna3w For more information on any of the virtual lectures, contact Robert J. LaForgia, coordinator, Healthier Middlesex, at rlaforgia@saintpetersuh.com or 732-7458600, ext. 5831. Allow up to 48 hours for a response.