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n the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy has announced the easing of restrictions for a variety of activities and higher outdoor capacity limits, effective May 10. Editor’s note: As the Examiner went to press on May 3, Murphy’s office issued an updated press release which indicated that the effective date for the easing of some restrictions had been moved up to May 7. Residents should check with venues and individual event organizers for the most current regulations that are in place. Additional restrictions will be lifted on May 19 in conjunction with the states of New York and Connecticut, according to a press release from Murphy’s office. The changes, which include higher outdoor gathering limits, higher large venue outdoor capacities, higher maximum capacities for private catered events, and more, come as COVID-19 metrics are on the decline and as more New Jerseyans continue to receive COVID-19 vaccines, according to a press release from the Governor’s ofﬁce. “Our robust COVID-19 vaccination program is starting to show results through lower COVID-19 case metrics, including a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations,” Murphy said. “This allows us to take steps so New Jerseyans can have a much more normal TO

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Gov. Phil Murphy has announced the easing of restrictions for a variety of activities and higher outdoor capacity limits for certain events.

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• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will present “Famous Jews You Never Heard Of,” a talk by Rabbi Michael Klein, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Ahavat Olam, Howell, on May 23 at 2 p.m. Admission is free (donations are welcome). To make a reservation and receive the Zoom link, call 732-252-6990, email jhmomc@optonline.net or visit www. jhmomc.org

• The Art Society of Monmouth County will host the Ruth Crown Memorial Art Exhibit sponsored by the Crown family in memory of their mother, water colorist Ruth Crown, a founding member of the Monmouth Arts Gallery, the endowment from which funded the formation of the Art Society of Monmouth County. The exhibit will display a wide range of members’ artwork at https://www.artsocietyof monmouthcounty.org/

Enjoy a boat tour around the scenic Manasquan Reservoir Look for turtles, egrets, herons, ospreys and other wildlife in their natural habitat during a boat tour of the Monmouth County Park System’s Manasquan Reservoir. Led by a park system naturalist, these 45-minute tours leave from the Visitor Center, Windeler Road, Howell.

Tours are offered at the top of the hour from 2-5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, May 1 through Sept. 6. Wednesday afternoon tours are offered at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. from July 7 through Aug. 25. Evening tours are offered at 6 and 7 p.m. on the ﬁrst Friday of June, July and August.

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• Dove Hospice Services of New Jersey is seeking volunteers to provide support to hospice patients and their families throughout Monmouth County. Volunteers visit with patients in their home, which can also be nursing facilities and/or assisted living facilities, at least once a week. Visits can also be virtual and are made during the day or early evening. Details: Deborah Adams, 732-405-3035, or email deborah@dovehs.com

Volunteers needed to support survivors of sexual violence For 45 years, 180 Turning Lives Around, a private nonprofit organization in Monmouth County, has provided support and advocacy for victims of sexual violence in the aftermath of a highly emotional and traumatic experience with the assistance of its dedicated Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) volunteers. 180’s specially trained, confidential victim advocates, with countywide law enforcement and the Forensic Nurse Examiners program, provide emotional support and assistance to victims, and their significant others, during accompaniments for timely and sensitive hospital medical examinations, and police and grand jury pro-

cedures, according to a press release. 180’s volunteers also provide telephone support, which includes at the time of crisis, addressing medical and emotional needs, information regarding the justice system, and referrals for services. The volunteers also provide support and advocacy for the survivor’s signiﬁcant other and adult survivors of childhood sexual assault, according to the press release. The organization’s directors are inviting the community to join 180’s life-changing mission. 180 will conduct the mandatory, 40-hour SART training course for new volunteers from June 1-24 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) from 6-9:30

p.m., remotely via Zoom. Basic requirements for volunteers to apply include that they must be 18 years of age or older, have access to reliable transportation, possess a valid driver’s license, be willing to serve on an on-call shift basis, participate in an interview process and submit to ﬁngerprinting and background checks. 180 is committed to a socially and culturally diverse team to best serve the community. Bilingual capability is helpful. Prior knowledge of or training in sexual violence is not required, according to the press release. To obtain an application, contact Kate

Gerahty at kateg@180nj.org or call 732264-4360, ext. 3308. The deadline to apply is May 21. According to the organization’s directors, 180 is dedicated to providing comprehensive supportive services – emergency safe housing, counseling, legal advocacy, creative arts therapies for children, education and advocacy for individuals in Monmouth County who are affected by domestic violence and sexual violence. Anyone who is a victim of sexual violence may call 180’s conﬁdential hotline 24 hours a day at 1-888-264-RAPE (7273). For more information, visit www.180nj. org. In an emergency, dial 911.

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Allentown council members adopt 2021 municipal budget By MARK ROSMAN Managing Editor

ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted a municipal budget for 2021 that totals $3.13 million and will be supported through the collection of a $1.68 million local tax levy. The budget was adopted during the council’s April 6 meeting. Council President John A. Elder III, Councilman Robert Strovinsky, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilwoman Martha Johnson and Councilwoman Erica Torsiello voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the budget. Councilman Dan Payson was absent from the meeting. According to a budget document posted on the borough’s website, municipal appropriations will increase by $140,000 from $2.99 million in 2020 to $3.13 million in 2021. An employee will be hired for the Department of Public Works which will increase the number of municipal employees from 31 to 32. Allentown’s residential and commercial property owners support municipal operations through the payment of a lo-

cal tax levy. The tax levy will increase by $100,000 from $1.58 million in 2020 to $1.68 million in 2021. Borough officials said property owners will pay an estimated total of $5.87 million in taxes in 2021 to support the municipal, school, county and open space budgets. According to Drennan, who serves on the Finance Committee, Allentown’s municipal tax rate will increase from 82 cents to 87.2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation from 2020 to 2021. The councilman cited three factors for the increase in the tax rate. First, he said that in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic overtook the state, officials held the tax rate flat at 82 cents by appropriating additional funds from the Allentown’s savings account; second, he said the borough lost cellular communications revenue it had been receiving by renting space for equipment on a tower; and third, he said certain expenses were deferred from 2020 that are due in 2021. In 2020, the average home in Allentown was assessed at $291,600. The owner of that home paid about $2,391 in municipal taxes (0.82 x 2,916). In 2021, the average home in Allentown

is assessed at $292,860, according to Chief Financial Officer June Madden. The owner of that home will pay about $2,554 in municipal taxes (0.872 x 2,928). On the revenue side of the 2021 budget, the document indicates municipal officials will use $444,500 from the borough’s surplus account and receive $131,595 from the state. In 2020, municipal officials used $566,547 from surplus to hold the tax levy flat at $1.58 million and received $131,595 from the state. On the appropriations side of the 2021 budget, the document indicates municipal officials will fund the following selected appropriations: $92,300 on legal services; $97,500 on engineering services and costs; $70,000 on employee group heath insurance; $535,000 on police salaries and wages; $34,000 on aid to the volunteer fire company; $210,000 for garbage and trash removal; $112,700 on a payment to the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System of New Jersey; and $170,000 on the payment of bond principal. Madden said the 2021 budget includes a $375,000 grant Allentown has received for sidewalks.

She said that in the first draft of the budget, the municipal tax rate was proposed to increase by 13.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Madden said that through a process of reviewing appropriations and paring expenses, officials were able to reduce the increase in the tax rate from 13.5 cents to 5.2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Madden said no borough services will be eliminated in 2021 and one employee has been added to the DPW. “We did the very best we could,” Mayor Thomas Fritts said in a comment on the spending plan. During the public hearing, Greg Westfall, a former mayor, asked if officials would be able to apply federal stimulus relief funding in the budget. Fritts said Allentown may receive stimulus funding, but he said officials are waiting for guidance as to how the money may be used. He said the goal would be to provide property owners with tax relief. Madden said the funds may be able to be applied to the water and sewer debt. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Allentown has a population of just under 1,900 residents.

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enjoyed Mortal Kombat the video game long ago (early 1990s). I didn’t win much — my brothers usually got to hear the call of “Finish Him” when fighting me, but it definitely was a brothers bonding thing without breaking the tables, which made my mom happy. Now a new theatrical release of Mortal Kombat is ready to bring the battle back to the big screen. Cole Young (Lewis Tan) is fighting in underground cage matches to provide for his family when he meets Jax (Mehcad Brooks). Enter Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), who brings with him a chilly desire to eliminate both Cole and Jax. While Jax stays to battle this intense opponent, Cole heads off to find Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) and attempts to put some perspective on the strange sequence of events. Cole’s birthmark is the key; it indicates

what he has inside him and makes him part of an elite club that includes champions of the Earthrealm who are recruited for an ultimate battle against the Outworld inhabitants and their supernatural powers. But are they ready for the brutality that awaits? I immediately wanted to know how the fight sequences would play out, as I didn’t expect much backstory for our characters. I was pleased when Director Simon McQuoid took a brief amount of time to give us just a taste of character background without bogging down the progression to the action that drives Kombat. It’s that taste of the details that allows us to connect with some characters while leaving us wanting from others. Mortal Kombat is loaded with battles, many of them head-to-head as if you were fighting your brother, at least in my case. The fights are like a beautifully choreographed dance in detailed environments. Oh, and the end kills are every bit

as brutal as in the game and not for the weak-stomached. Kombat is an R-rated ﬁlm, and as such it can take the conclusions of battles and ramp them up to an extreme. It earns its rating. Finally there are the one-liners. Your favorite game phrases from “Finish Him” to “Flawless” are there. Mortal Kombat is by no means a great ﬁlm by any measuring stick, but it was exactly what I hoped it would be. I was transported into the world of video games

that had my younger brothers being able to kill me, but it was the good times, and the tears, of those days that I remember most while hearing the phrase — “Finish him.” Paul’s Grade: BMortal Kombat Rated R Stars: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks Director: Simon McQuoid

DATEBOOK • No Stigma Network Inc. is observing National Mental Health Awareness Month by promoting a virtual walk to raise funds to support NSN’s efforts for its survivors. NSN is a nonproﬁt organization whose goal is to eliminate bias and stigma related to mental health. The young adult members, or survivors as they are addressed, battle mental health challenges. NSN provides free support meetings and social, educational and cultural opportunities to empower its survivors to live a healthy, happy, productive, independent and stable life. Visit nostigmanetwork.org for sign up information. Details: David Jacobs, 732-259-1445.

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By Damian Holbrook Cheers to Law & Order‘s Arresting Reunion. Millions of L&O fans were material witnesses to the illegal amount of chemistry between SVU’s Mariska Hargitay (pictured) and Christopher Meloni when their ex-partners Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler paired up again after 10 years apart to launch Meloni’s Organized Crimes spinoff. Talk about packing heat! Jeers to Wonky Covid protocols across the dial. Top Chef sometimes socially distances the judges, but the contestants are in each other’s grills. On SNL, the only time the cast covers up is during promos (Kid Cudi, Carey Mulligan and Kenan Thompson, pictured) and their ﬁnal goodbyes after being in skits together all night long. No wonder so many people are confused!

Cheers to Chad for schooling us in the continuing horrors of adolescence. Mixing angst and optimism, TBS’s wry sitcom starring Saturday Night Live vet Nasim Pedrad as an awkwardly thirsty 14-year-old Persian boy bent on high-school popularity is so universally relatable we can’t help but cringe and crack up.

Jeers to Design Star: Next Gen for being too abbreviated. And we don’t mean the shortened title. We mean the paltry six episodes that streamer Discovery+ gave to its stellar reboot of the competition that bestowed winning designer Carmeon Hamilton (pictured) with her own show. Less isn’t always more.

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MILLSTONE – A new secretary who will work with the Millstone Township Planning Board and the Millstone Township Zoning Board of Adjustment has been appointed by the Township Committee. On April 21, committee members appointed Linda Jacus as the secretary for both municipal boards. Her appointment will become effective May 3. Prior to joining Millstone, Jacus was the secretary for the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Westﬁeld, Union County. The salary for the position in Millstone Township is $47,000. Jacus will succeed Pamela D’Andrea, who retired on April 16. D’Andrea had worked for Millstone since 2004.

to the township. “She makes the job of being the board’s chairman very easy. Pam has a legal background and is very knowledgeable about the Municipal Land Use Law, our township ordinances and everything she needs to know to be fair to an applicant and to make sure we stay in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law. “When you are dealing with the public and residents are coming to the zoning board to get a variance or to ask about an

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In other business, the committee members appointed James Wishbow as temporary building inspector, effective April 26. The appointment was made on the recommendation of Business Administrator Kevin Abernethy and Construction Ofﬁcial Dennis Gibson, according to a resolution. Wishbow will receive an hourly rate of $38 as Millstone Township’s temporary building inspector for a maximum of 16 hours per week. And, committee members authorized the submission of a strategic plan as they seek a state grant to be used by the Millstone Municipal Alliance, which works to prevent prevent alcoholism and drug abuse in the community. The grant, for Fiscal Year 2022, will be in the amount of $8,060, according to a resolution.

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taries. I have had a chance to encounter a variety of people in that capacity and I can share with you that Pam is at least one of, if not the best. “She is always diligent, respectful, easy to talk to, happy to help out, and always looking to move the ball forward while always protecting the constituents she serves and the township. “Every year for the past several years, my wife and I have a conversation about (my) still serving. My pushback (against not serving) is it’s not that bad because Pam makes it easy. “She makes my job as a board member and the chairman easy to handle. She takes care of all the details. If I am ever doing well representing the town, it’s because Pam has pulled the strings behind the scenes to make it easy for me to do a good job,” Newman said. Michael Novellino, who chairs the zoning board, said D’Andrea “is not just a board secretary in my mind. She is a professional. I rate her up with the engineer, the planner and the attorney when I look at her, at what she does and at what she brings

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f you live in New Jersey you already know that when it comes to cars and music our biggest ambassador is The Boss himself – Mr. Bruce Springsteen. One of the many gems he penned was Pink Cadillac. A small bit of that song proclaims: “I love you for your pink Cadillac. Crushed velvet seats. Riding in the back. Cruising down the street. Waving to the girls. Feeling out of sight. Spending all my money. On a Saturday night.” Wow! The vision you get from that song is almost perfect. But that was then when the brand was noted for being the ultimate big cruiser mobile. The 2021 Cadillac brand has morphed into something a lot more performance and technology oriPeter Perrotta ented than what it once was. The new Escalade is a technological wonder, featuring one of the world’s most advanced infotainment screens. Last year, Cadillac stuffed its former CTS sedan and replaced it with the CT5 – a more sculpted version with a sportier stance. And, this year, it pivoted even more in the direction of offering a more performance lineup by coming out with the CT5 V-Series sedan. The CT5 V-series sedan features a high output 3.0 liter twin turbo V-6 engine which uses low inertia turbochargers to enhance power production across the rpm band. It is rated at 360 horsepower and 405 pound feet of torque. Cribbing from the press release offered by Cadillac on the new CT5: “CT5 recasts the concept of American luxury with a distinctive fusion design, performance and comfort, supported by the brand’s latest technologies.” I recently jumped behind the wheel of the 2021 Cadillac CT5 V-series for one week to see where this fairly new offering stands among its competition in this segment. The problem is this segment of the sports sedan market features some stiff competition – namely the BMW 3 series,

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Mercedes C class and the Audi A-5. The folks at Car and Driver said: “When compared with its rivals the CT5 doesn’t have the sharpest reﬂexes or the poshest cabin, but its handsome styling helps it stand out from the crowd.” In this case the CT5’s main rivals are all German imports. So, does the CT5 V-series drive like a German import with its stickto-the-road handling? Absolutely not. The CT5 V-series has its own personality. Overall, I would say that the CT5 Vseries is a good-looking sports sedan with plenty of Wow! factor. It is fast enough to make it an exciting ride and luxurious enough to impress. Personally, I found it to be comfortable in the ﬁt category, albeit I could have used a tad more leg room. Its interior ergonomics are good and its infotainment system works well and isn’t confusing to use. Here’s the rub with the CT5 V series. It doesn’t handle like a German import performance sports sedan. What I mean by that is that in the ride and handling department you get a much different feel than a 3 series BMW or a C

class Mercedes. The BMW and C Class give you a tight handling ride you can take through some hairpin turns at high speeds in conﬁdence, and like most European cars, you feel the road under you a bit more. If you harken back to Springsteen’s vision, the DNA of the Cadillac just isn’t the same. If you are looking for that Euro sports car feel then the CT5 V-series just may not be for you. But, if you are more comfortable with a bit of a softer, more pillowy ride that still gives you some power pizzaz, then the CT5 may just be the ride for you. The all wheel drive CT5 V-series sedan I drove carries a base sticker price of $47,795. With added options and $995 for destination and delivery the bottom line sticker price on my tester came in at $65,445. Added options included: $6,290 for the Platinum Package; $5,290 for the Premium Package; $2,000 for the all wheel drive; $1,950 for driver assist and advanced security; $635 for Satin Steel metallic paint and $500 for the driver awareness plus package.

The Platinum Package includes: an ultraview sunroof; leather seats and a parking package. The Premium Package includes: lighting package; navigation and Bose premium; climate package and a technology package. The EPA fuel consumption rating for this model comes in at 21 miles per gallon overall – 26 mpg in highway driving and 18 mpg in city driving. The EPA estimates that it will cost about $2,300 a year in fuel expenditures to run that CT5 as it uses about 4.8 gallons of gas per every 100 miles you drive it. In the government’s 5-star safety ratings it did not get an overall score yet or a score for the frontal crash test. It received 5 stars for the rollover test and 5 stars for the side crash test. Later this year, Cadillac will introduce the “Super Cruise” feature for the CT5 V series. It will be the world’s ﬁrst true hands free driver assistance feature.

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pring is here and many folks are itch- nearly 20,000 people reporting on the time ing to boost their health and fitness. they spent in places like parks, forests and But with more than a year into the beaches. COVID-19 pandemic, too many of us are According to the study, the likelihood still stuck at computer screens: working of participants reporting good health or from home, socializing online, exercis- feelings of well-being was significantly ing in virtual classes and even supervising greater after 120 minutes of contact with children’s virtual schoolwork. nature. More time outdoors was even betHealth professionals are increasing- ter, with the benefits hitting a plateau after ly urging people to get outside for their 200 to 300 minutes of exposure to nature. physical and mental well-being. Some tout Researchers reported the pattern was walking 10,000 steps a day and others push consistent across all key groups, includfor outdoor time in nature. ing older adults and those with long-term One of them is Jared Hanley, co-found- health issues. And it didn’t seem to matter er and CEO of NatureQuant. This Oregon- whether people got their weekly nature exbased startup is working on an app to eval- posure in one dose or spread it over shorter uate the quality of green spaces and help outdoor visits. Why is nature so good for us? users track the time they spend in nature, First, natural places like forests, parks just as they might count steps. NatureQuant recently analyzed aerial and beaches likely have better air quality and satellite data from 500 of the most than urban areas, and being in sunlight increases the vitamin D in populous U.S. counties to your body. Physical exercome up with a “nature GUEST COLUMN cise works your muscles score” for each place. and gets your heart pumpIn a timely study, the • ing, improving all of your company found that counMICHELE S. BYERS body’s systems. ties with lower nature Being in nature also scores can be predicted to have higher per capita rates of COVID-19. reduces stress. It has been theorized that Conversely, those with higher nature nature’s curving geometry, saturated colscores appear linked to a slower spread of ors and soft sounds are more soothing than the straight lines and blaring noise of city the coronavirus. The company’s theory – that more time streets, allowing people to mentally relax outdoors means improved health – builds and refresh their ability to focus. Unfortunately, not everyone has equal upon decades of studies documenting the access to nature. Urban residents, especialimportance of spending time in nature. During the 1918 Spanish Influenza ly, often live far from the sights and sounds pandemic, for example, scientists discov- of nature. That is why some researchers are pushered that patients treated outdoors in fresh air and sunlight recovered faster than those ing policy makers to place a greater value on access to nature. treated indoors. In Japan, the concept of shinrin-yoku, Biologist Gretchen Daily of Stanford meaning “forest bathing” or “taking in the University in California pioneered the idea forest,” became popular with those looking that “ecosystem services” provided by natto boost health. Forest bathers slow down ural lands include mental health benefits. and immerse themselves in nature by expeThis spring, take a break from Zoom, riencing the smells, textures, sounds, tastes Google Meets, Facetime and other virtual and sights of the forest. technology, and get outdoors. A Japanese study published in 2011 Whether you are listening to birds in a compared the effects of walking in the city neighborhood park, watching waves at a to taking a forest walk. Although both ac- beach or soaking in the sights and smells tivities required the same amount of physi- of a deep green forest, your mind, body and cal activity, researchers found that walking spirit will thank you. And if you can get in the forest led to significant reductions in some steps, too – maybe 10,000? – it’s in blood pressure and certain stress hor- even better. mones. Walking and hiking are the easiest ways In addition, forest bathing decreased to exercise, offering such great benefits anxiety, depression and fatigue, and in- that some doctors write their patients “prescriptions” for regular outdoor strolls. creased levels of cancer-fighting cells. So how much time should we spend outMichele S. Byers is the executive direcside in nature to reap maximum benefits? A 2019 study by researchers at the University tor of the New Jersey Conservation Founof Exeter in England analyzed data from dation, Far Hills.

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Two seats will be available on Allentown council in Nov. By MARK ROSMAN Managing Editor

ALLENTOWN – Two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council will be up for grabs in the 2021 November general election. The current terms of incumbent councilmen Robert Strovinsky and Michael Drennan will end on Dec. 31. In response to an inquiry from the Examiner asking if he plans to seek re-election, Strovinsky said, “I do not plan to run again. I enjoyed serving on council, but it is time to move on.” In response to an inquiry from the Ex-

aminer asking if he plans to seek re-election, Drennan said he has not made a decision yet, but is “leaning to running for a second term.” Drennan and Strovinsky are joined on the council this year by John A. Elder III, Daniel Payson, Martha Johnson and Erica Torsiello. Strovinsky and Drennan were most recently elected in the November 2018 election. All four residents in that race ran as independent candidates. Strovinsky led the ﬁeld of four candidates with 452 votes to win re-election. Drennan won his ﬁrst term on the council

by receiving 440 votes. Two ﬁrst-time candidates, Linda Cotte and Thomas J. Monahan Sr., received 435 and 424 votes, respectively. The results of the 2018 municipal election showed an independent streak among Allentown voters, who selected one candidate from each of the two teams of candidates running for ofﬁce. Signs that were posted around town in the weeks leading up to the election showed Cotte and Strovinsky were running as a team, and Drennan and Monahan were running as a team. For the 2021 election, according to a

list of candidates that has been released by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, no Allentown resident has filed a nominating petition to run in the June 8 Republican primary election or the Democratic primary election. An individual could receive write-in votes in either primary election and earn a place on the November general election ballot under the banner of a political party (Republican or Democrat). An Allentown resident who wants to run for a seat on the Borough Council as an independent candidate has until June 8 to file a nominating petition to secure a place on the November ballot.

Community rallies with support after family loses home in fire By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD – After losing their home to a ﬁre, an Upper Freehold Township family that includes two staff members and one student in the Upper Freehold Regional School District is receiving assistance from the community. Fireﬁghters employed by the Hope Fire Company, which serves Upper Freehold

Township and Allentown, reported they responded to a ﬁre on April 22 at the home of the DeRisi family. They said the ﬁre resulted in the DeRisis losing their home, their belongings and their two pet dogs. Mike DeRisi, his wife, Kim, and their daughter all have direct connections to Upper Freehold Regional. Mike DeRisi is a football coach at Allentown High School, Kim DeRisi is an art teacher at the Newell Elementary School

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and their daughter is an eighth grade student at the Stone Bridge Middle School, according to the firefighters. “Our organization is all about helping the community,” the firefighters wrote in a social media post. “The DeRisi family is just like us and very involved in the township, both on the field and in the classroom. We want to help this family as much as we can.” The firefighters said Kim DeRisi is an artist. To assist the family, the firefighters are accepting donations of art supplies and gift cards. Donations may be brought to the Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Upper Freehold. An online fundraiser has been established by the 5Help Foundation to assist the

family with immediate needs. Visit 5help. networkforgood.com/projects/129766fire-destroys-allentown-coach-teacher-shome The amount being sought for the family is $7,500. As of April 29, $7,360 had been donated. “The overwhelming amount of support the DeRisi family is getting is a testament to the entire Upper Freehold Regional community,” Superintendent of Schools Mark Guterl said. “Whether it is our staff, administrative team, Board of Education members, parents or the community, everyone has stepped up for the DeRisis. They are an amazing family that we will continue to support whenever it is needed.”

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• The Monmouth County Park System will present an Embroidery Demonstration on May 8 from 1-3 p.m. at Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel. View the lost art of applying decorative designs with a needle and thread during this demonstration. This is a free event. Details: 732-842-4000 or www.MonmouthCountyParks.com

• The Monmouth County Park System will present Vintage Baseball on May 8 from 1-3 p.m. at Holmdel Park, Holmdel. See one of America’s favorite pastimes played using rules from the 19th century. This is a free event. Details: 732-842-4000 or www.MonmouthCountyParks.com

• The Monmouth County Park System will host Walnford Day on May 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Historic Walnford, Upper Freehold Township. This annual celebration includes demonstrations, activities and more. This is a free event. Details: 732-842-4000 or www.MonmouthCountyParks.com Items for the Datebook may be sent to news@njexaminer.com. Please submit items at least two weeks prior to a scheduled event.

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dings, funerals, memorial services and performances occurring indoors will similarly increase to 50% capacity, with a maximum of 250 individuals. Indoor religious services will continue to operate at 50% capacity, without a numerical cap; • Dance floors at indoor catered events: Dance floors will be permitted to open at indoor private catered events, including proms, with masking and social distancing requirements in place. Dance floors will remain closed at bars

and other related businesses, such as nightclubs; • Graduations and proms: Schools and universities will be able to use the newly raised outdoor gathering and large venue capacity limits to hold more robust graduation ceremonies. Proms will beneﬁt from the increases to indoor private catered event capacity and the allowance of dance ﬂoors at such events. The Department of Education and the

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Ofﬁce of the Secretary of Higher Education will be issuing guidance to assist schools and institutions in preparing for these end-of-year events;

• Carnivals and fairs: Effective May 10, carnivals and fairs are explicitly permitted to operate at outdoor amusement business capacity limits, which currently stand at 50% capacity.

NEWS BRIEFS

The Office of Continuing and Professional Studies at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, will offer part-time coding bootcamps to train adults with the skills needed to enter the field of technology. Coding bootcamps offer an accelerated path to landing jobs in roles such as Java Developer, Software Engineer, Back End Developer, Application Developer and Front End Developer with competitive base salaries, according to a press release. The curriculum is designed to teach the technologies and methodologies that industry employers look for when hiring entry level developers, without the time or financial commitment of a computer science degree, according to the press release. Throughout the duration of the hightech, high-touch program, students dedicate 1.5 hours to live, personally tailored micro-lectures and an additional 13 to 18 hours of self-paced learning each week. Opportunities to enrich the learning experience are offered through weekly one-onone meetings with mentors, a responsive Slack community, office hours and career services, according to the press release. Students will be ready to enter the datadriven workforce within 18 weeks. Enrollment for June and July cohorts are currently live. To learn more about attending or offering a coding bootcamp, visit https:// www.promineotech.com/brookdalecodingbootcamps

DATEBOOK

• The Monmouth County Park System will present Plant a Sunflower on May 8 from 12-2:30 p.m. at Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel. Help the farm staff plant this year’s sunflower field. Participants are invited to return in the fall and harvest their own sunflower. This is a free event. Details: 732-842-4000 or www.MonmouthCountyParks.com

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