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ore federal funding to combat opioid addiction and other addictions in Monmouth and Ocean counties has been announced by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ). “This grant funding comes at a crucial time for people who are recovering from addictions or facing mental illness in the Ocean County and Monmouth County areas,” Smith said. “The isolation that can come with social distancing, quarantining and the closing of many mental health services offices caused by the COVID-19 outbreak can further jeopardize their recovery. “There is grave concern that substance abuse can increase during a pandemic and these funds will enable local mental health organizations to reach out in alternate ways and help people,” he said. A $2 million Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service (MHSAS) grant was awarded to Eatontown-based CPC Behavioral Heathcare in April, according to a press release from Smith’s office. “CPC Behavioral Healthcare is grateful to be recognized … for our work in delivering integrated substance use and mental health services to the individuals we serve,” said Vera Sansone, president and CEO of CPC Behavioral Healthcare, which will use the grant to pay for its expanded services through April 2022. “This new grant funding will allow us
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to continue our expansion of … services in western Monmouth County and northern Ocean County. We thank Congressman Smith for his tireless and ongoing support of these vital behavioral health services in our communities,” Sansone said. The funding follows a $200,000 MHSAS grant that was awarded to CFC Loud N Clear Foundation in Howell in
March, according to the press release. Both grants were awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). With these two grants, nonprofit organizations in New Jersey’s Fourth District (including Allentown, Millstone Township
and Upper Freehold Township), represented by Smith, have been awarded $4.9 million in the past 18 months to help combat substance abuse and opioid addiction. Dan Regan, who is a recovering addict, is the founder and program director of CFC Loud N Clear Foundation. Its grant will allow CFC to expand with two more pilot sites in Monmouth and Ocean counties. One site will be in the Long BranchMiddletown area and the other will be in the Brick Township-Toms River area. The grant will help operate the sites through April 2023, according to the press release. Regan said COVID-19 and social isolation can combine for a potentially overwhelming negative impact on people with addiction, and said the federal funding will help people get through tough times. “We have two major epidemics going on at the same time,” Regan said. “As places close and social isolation begins, addiction also begins to thrive. Isolation is one of the major causes of relapse, while also being one of the prerequisites of addiction starting. “Not only will we see more people come out of isolation in relapse, we will also be seeing more people addicted who were not addicted before. This COVID-19 epidemic is causing panic, fear, anxiety, trauma and demanding isolation. This is a recipe for a mental health and addiction explosion.”
Millstone officials to hold hearing on 2020 municipal budget By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer
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he Township Committee has introduced a $6.88 million budget to fund the operation of Millstone Township in 2020. The municipal budget was introduced by committee members on May 7.
A public hearing on the budget will be held at 8 p.m. June 3. The committee may adopt the budget that evening. The $6.88 million budget, which may be amended prior to its final adoption, will be supported by the collection of a $3.32 million local tax levy to be collected from Millstone Township’s residential and com-
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mercial property owners. Other revenue in 2020 will include $852,717 to be received in state aid and the use of $750,000 from the township’s surplus fund (savings). Millstone Township’s 2019 budget totaled $6.45 million and was supported by the collection of $3.13 million in taxes
from property owners. Other revenue in 2019 included the receipt of $841,753 in state aid and the appropriation of $600,000 from the surplus fund. In 2019, the municipal tax rate was approximately 16.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The average home
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f bluebirds are a symbol of happiness, here’s some extremely happy news: New Jersey is the nation’s top state in expanding its population of bluebirds! According to Allen Jackson, president of the New Jersey Bluebird Society, a national survey of breeding birds for 2005-15 shows that bluebirds in the Garden State are increasing their numbers by about 7% annually – a higher rate than any other state. “New Jersey’s trend is No. 1 in the U.S. for bluebirds,” he proclaimed. This good news comes at a time when the populations of many bird species, including forest birds and common backyard species, are dropping precariously. With the males’ brilliant blue plumage and flash of brick red on the breast, Eastern bluebirds were once common up and down the East Coast, especially in open areas with little understory and sparse ground cover. But their population plunged from the 1930s through the 1970s due to habitat loss, pesticides and competition from aggressive non-native birds like house sparrows and starlings. Happily for these small thrushes, human helpers have stepped in to tilt the odds back in their favor.
All across the state, bluebird lovers Allen, a wildlife biologist who lives in have put up thousands of nest boxes to give Millville. Last year, 4,200 bluebird chicks sucthese birds a much-needed boost. Allen has installed more than 1,000 cessfully left their nests in bluebird boxes. nest boxes in southern New Jersey, many And due to this past warm winter, 2020 is of them built by teacher David Moyer’s shaping up to be a banner year for bluewood shop classes at the Middle Township birds as well. Unlike some birds which lay only one Middle School in Cape May County. And citizen scientist Nels Anderson, clutch of eggs each year, bluebirds are known as the “bluebird whisperer of the prolific breeders, laying two or even three Pine Barrens,” has built, installed and clutches of up to five eggs. This helps commonitored hundreds of boxes on public pensate for the low survival rate of fledglings due to predators, disease and deadly open space for more than two decades. cold and wet spells in He started in 1999 in Wharton State Forest and GUEST COLUMN spring. Want to help bluebirds in 2007 expanded into the • by putting up boxes on Franklin Parker Preserve your property or a public in Chatsworth. MICHELE S. BYERS open space near you? For Bluebirds are well suitbest results, make sure you ed to nesting in man-made boxes. They are what are known as “sec- do it the right way, advises Allen. • First, check that the bluebird box ondary cavity nesters,” meaning they historically build their nests in holes in trees you buy or build meets design standards posted on the New Jersey Bluebird Society left by woodpeckers. In the absence of woodpecker holes website. A flimsy or poorly ventilated box or other natural cavities, they will readily could put bluebird chicks in danger and a accept boxes. They also don’t mind be- too-large opening will allow bigger birds ing close to people, so boxes placed near and critters inside. • Location, location, location! Bluebirds homes won’t scare them away. “Over the last four years, we’ve had are insect eaters, so boxes should be next to about 14,000 baby bluebirds fledged,” said open fields, meadows or grassy areas with
plentiful food sources … but with a tree or shrub nearby to provide a safe landing point above the ground. • Protect bluebirds from predators like snakes and raccoons by mounting boxes on poles equipped with predator guards. “The worst thing you can do is put a box on a tree” because trees are easy for predators to climb, says Allen. • Monitor bluebird boxes to learn what’s going on inside. If snakes, mice, ants, wasps or other uninvited critters have taken up residence, evict them. Keep notes on key dates – when eggs are laid, when they hatch, when nestlings fledge – to help the cause of citizen science. “People believe in the environment and want to do something for bluebirds. The program grows like a snowball rolling downhill,” said Allen. “What we’re doing now will ensure that we will have bluebirds around for future generations to enjoy.” For more information about bluebirds and how to help them nest near you, visit www.njbluebirdsociety.org. You can also see photos of bluebirds and hear recordings of their songs and sounds.
Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hills.
Spring teams handle canceled 2020 season in different ways By STEVEN BASSIN Staff Writer
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he crack of the bat. The announcement of runners: take your mark. Game-winning goals and spikes galore. Those were the moments high school spring sports athletes and coaches were looking forward to during the 2020 season. The global coronavirus pandemic put a halt to all those fun moments of the spring sports season that was officially canceled on May 4 when Gov. Phil Murphy announced New Jersey’s schools would be closed for the remainder of the academic year. In a statement, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) said, “Following today’s announcement by Gov. Murphy, the NJSIAA has officially canceled New Jersey’s 2020 high school
spring sports season. “This decision was not made lightly and we are disappointed for the thousands of New Jersey student-athletes who will be unable to compete this spring. “While we remained hopeful to the end, and left open every possibility, competition simply is not feasible given the circumstances,” the association said. COVID-19 dealt a tough blow to New Jersey’s scholastic athletes. It cost individuals their senior season and teams lost out on a spring that could have featured state and conference championships. The Jackson Memorial High School baseball team had a talented squad that was prepared to make a run at a second state sectional title in three years and a Shore Conference Tournament championship. Seniors Carmine Petosa and Ryan Lasko were set up to lead a powerful Jaguars
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lineup that would go along with a solid pitching rotation led by junior right-hander Matt Potok and senior left-hander Nick Beetel. “We had a great crop of kids coming back,” Jackson Memorial Coach Frank Malta said. “They all put a lot of hard work in during the off-season and you wanted to see that pay off during the season. We wanted to see them compete one more time.” Malta said the team saw the decision from the NJSIAA and the governor coming, but said it didn’t make it easier when it was announced as the players were very disappointed the season was canceled. Entering what would have been his 16th season at the helm, Malta said he feels for his players and especially his seniors. “The seniors on our team and the seniors across the state are losing out on their
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last chance to compete at the high school level and play with kids they grew up with. Those are great memories they are not getting the chance to make,” Malta said. Malta is hopeful he will be able to give his seniors and the rest of the players in the program an opportunity to play together this summer. The coach said the team has a plan in place if restrictions are lifted this summer. “Everybody is all in for three-and-ahalf weeks of practice and inter-squad scrimmages,” he said. “When things let up, we are going to come together.” Playing against other teams in the area is another possibility, Malta said. The Allentown High School baseball team is planning to hold similar activities if allowed, with all players expected to come
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Allentown adjusts surplus policy during health crisis By MARK ROSMAN Managing Editor
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“I was able to reach out to Mayor Fried and with his help and support, Councilman Payson and I were able to purchase these masks to donate to any resident in need. “Seniors, residents with underlying medical issues and residents without a mask who need to travel for essential purposes are welcome to inquire,� the mayor said. Fritts may be contacted through theAllentown Together page on Facebook. He said the page was started about five years ago and “the initial concept was to inform residents of local announcements, news and events, and to answer questions and receive feedback we could all discuss. “I adopted the name for my political party which Councilman Payson and I ran under in the last election. We believe in the tag line – Allentown Together because ‘We are All better Together,’ � he said. The mayor thanked Fried “for supporting Allentown in this very difficult time. Working together and being neighborly is the very definition of community.�
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assessment was estimated to be $527,345 and the owner of that home paid about $881 in municipal taxes. The 2020 municipal tax rate has not yet been released by township officials. Municipal taxes are one item on a property owner’s tax bill, which also includes Millstone Township K-8 School District taxes, Monmouth County taxes and a fire district tax. An individual pays more or less in taxes based on the assessed value of his home and/or property, and the tax rate that is set by each taxing entity. In the introduced 2020 budget, $2.71 million is appropriated for other expenses for operating expenses; $1.72 million for
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salaries and wages for operating expenses; $1.25 million for debt service; $725,000 for the reserve for uncollected taxes; $283,639 for deferred charges and other appropriations; and $197,500 for capital improvements. Other selected appropriations include group health insurance for employees and retirees, $634,000; payment to the Public Employees Retirement System, $159,639; general liability insurance, $116,500; legal services, $110,000; and two line items under road repairs and maintenance, $537,000 for salaries and wages, and $143,000 for other expenses. Millstone has 29 employees in 2020, the same number of employees in 2019, according to municipal officials.
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together for team practices, Coach Brian Nice said. Allentown was coming off a 14-10 season in 2019 after reaching the Group 3 final the previous two years. With nine seniors, led by Jack Nitti and Danny McCormick, Allentown was set up for a turnaround season in 2020. No matter what the expectations of the team were going into the season, Nice said the season being canceled is disappointing. “Nobody thought after our practice on March 13 that it would be our last one for the whole season,” Nice said. “We thought maybe we would just be away for a week or two at first. Regardless of how good of a team you are, it’s still disappointing not to be able to play.” The season’s cancellation affected many high school baseball players who were looking toward this spring as a chance to help them in their aspirations to play in college and professionally. Colts Neck High School senior Robert Mannino is among the players who lost out on a chance to impress college teams this spring.
Mannino, who is a resident of Marlboro, jumped onto the scene in the Shore Conference with a solid sophomore year. He followed that season with a terrific junior campaign by hitting .368 with two home runs and 12 RBI. He had a .538 onbase percentage and slugged .632, despite missing time and dealing with a shoulder injury all season. Mannino’s shoulder prevented him from taking his place behind the plate at catcher and stalled his recruitment process. Feeling closer to 100% coming into this spring, Mannino was ready to have a great senior season to attract more college interest, but COVID-19 stopped that plan in its tracks. “I felt lost when I heard the news, to be honest,” Mannino said. “I worked really hard in the off-season. I didn’t get the opportunity to have the senior season I wanted to have. It was tough.” Mannino is undecided about what he will do next, but said he will most likely do a post-grad year. Mannino said he would be up for the chance to play in any type of senior all-star game or summer league if restrictions are lifted.
Sandra Miller May 5, 1959 – May 6, 2020 Sandy Miller (nee Springer) of Millstone Township, NJ passed away on May 6, 2020, at the age of 61, after a courageous battle with cancer. Loving wife of 34 years to Kevin and devoted mother of Sean (29), Brett (27) and Justin Miller (25). Loving daughter of the late Jane (nee Kane) and the late Raymond Springer. Dear sister of Keith Springer (Barbara) of Mount Laurel, NJ, the late Mark Springer (Nancy) of Westmont, NJ and Debby Sadler (the late John) of Eldersburg, MD. Sandy was the Aunt of 48 nieces and nephews. She also left behind a loving and wonderful family pet, Benny, who stayed with her each day and brought Sandy comfort and joy. Sandy & Kevin’s relationship started in August of 1980 at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), formerly Trenton State College where they later worked together at Hewlett-Packard. Sandy left Hewlett-Packard to raise her three boys until she joined Bristol Myers Squibb where she has worked for the past 15 years. She led a full and active life as a loving and supportive mother and spouse while managing her professional career with friends and colleagues. Sandy was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed watching her children play. She loved playing sports throughout her childhood and continued her athletic career at TCNJ. She was a history buff and a gym enthusiast. Her true love in life was spending time with her family. Sandy was a gracious host in their home—a welcoming haven for many extended family events. Sandy fought a valiant battle with cancer for 8 months with strength, courage and grace. Due to COVID-19, a celebration of Sandy’s life will be held at a later date https://www.jacksonfh.net/obituary/sandra-miller . Arrangements by Jackson Funeral Home, Haddon Township, NJ www.jacksonfh.net
He is motivated after losing out on the 2020 season to make the most of the chances he gets going forward. “My motivation is to be myself and keep moving forward,” Mannino said. “You never know what opportunities are going to come next.” To the circle on the softball field, Saint John Vianney High School pitcher Julia Parker is another senior missing the chance to contend for a championship. Lancers Coach Kim Lombardi said it is sad not to be able to see Parker and the rest of her squad take the field this season. In Lombardi’s eyes, it is a missed opportunity for players to take their game to the next level and for those who were going to get their first chance at getting to showcase their talents on the diamond. “It’s very sad for all our seniors and everyone on our team,” Lombardi said. “The seniors wanted to accomplish a lot this year. You are sad for the players who were finally going to get their time to shine. It affected everyone.” Lombardi has made it known to the players who are returning in 2021 that it is important to work hard in the off-season after they missed out on a chance to develop their skills more this spring. As for any possible activities in the summer, Lombardi said the team has nothing planned, but if someone wants to play, the Lancers would be ready to go. Over to the sport of lacrosse, the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls lacrosse team was hoping for a consecutive trip to the state sectional championship game. With a team featuring 11 seniors, Coach Ashley O’Keefe felt bad her squad was unable to compete this spring and make their own market as a unit. “Each year is a different group and as a coach, you love to see what they can accomplish together,” O’Keefe said. During these challenging times, O’Keefe has tried her best to tell each of her players to keep positive. She said the players have done a great job pushing each other along and being there for each other through everything they have faced this spring. Since her seniors were not able to have
a Senior Day, O’Keefe, her coaches and underclassman helped organize a DriveBy Senior Day to honor each of the 11 players who will graduate in June. Because the team also was not able to hold its annual Kickoff Party this spring, O’Keefe said the players are hoping to be able to throw a combined Senior Day/ Kickoff party in the summer. Summer league games and inter-squad scrimmages are other activities O’Keefe hopes her team can take part in over the summer. “We are keeping our fingers crossed for a summer tournament of sorts,” O’Keefe said. “Hopefully we can get some games in and give the seniors some closure.” A Senior Day activity is something the Red Bank Regional High School track and field program is hoping to hold this summer for its senior athletes, girls track and field Coach Brendan McGoldrick said. Every year during the last practice before the state sectional meet, seniors from the boys and girls squads participate in the Seniors Last Lap: All of the seniors jog in a group around the track as their teammates and coaches cheer them on as a way to honor them for their hard work during the last four years. McGoldrick is hoping that at some point during the summer, them members of both squads can get together and honor the seniors in that way. With the 2020 season being canceled, McGoldrick and the coaches from both teams helped to set up a virtual event for their athletes. Each sprinter or distance runner would time himself of herself in an event in which they would have competed during the season. Throwers would send in their marks from throwing the shot put, javelin or discus. Jumpers and pole vaulters would do the same. “We had a very special class of senior athletes,” McGoldrick said. “It is very difficult for them not getting the chance to compete for the last time in high school. These are life lessons we all can learn from. Hopefully we can also get together in the summer and send the seniors out the right way.”
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Montclair State University, Montclair, has named the following residents of Cream Ridge to the dean’s list for the Fall 2019 semester: Michael Mottram, Emma Humphrey and Kristina Twarkusky. Emily Oxenhorn of Allentown has graduated from the University of Tampa, Fla., cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Alexandria Plank of Allentown has graduated from Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pa.
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Actress Sofia Vergara joins the judges’ table on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 15 By Emily Aslanian
“I was starting to get the groove of the show and then he talent show must suddenly all of this happened, go on … and it plans unfortunately.” Joined by to! Season 15 of judges Simon Cowell, Howie America’s Got Talent is Mandel and a returning shaping up to be a brandHeidi Klum, Vergara is the new experience for fans. series’ first Latina judge. Though the Terry CrewsBelow, she clues us in on her hosted competition had only introductory season. shot audition rounds from How does it feel doing Pasadena, California, before something like AGT after production shut down amid so many years of doing the coronavirus pandemic, scripted comedy — are the series will continue there any similarities? to screen contestants, and Sofia Vergara: No, it’s the judges’ reactions, from like nothing I had ever done their respective homes. This before acting-wise. Actually, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT transition is particularly I think it was the best deci– Season: 15 – Pictured: tricky for brand-new judge Sophia Vergara -- (Photo sion that I took this, because Sofia Vergara, fresh off it’s completely different! It’s by: Walter Chin) her time playing the fiery difficult, but very fun. Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Speaking of Modern Emmy-winning comedy Modern Family. Family, which one of your former costars “It’s been super weird,” Vergara notes. could you see on AGT?
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[Laughs] No one. They [have talents], but they’re actors. Eric Stonestreet, he can be a clown. How would you describe your judging style? I just want to be there, represent [the people at home], and be honest. If you’re an expert in nothing, like me, it’s very dangerous to pretend you are one. What’s the biggest challenge you’ve found while shooting from home? We’re so grateful that we can actually do this and finish the whole season. Of course, it’s not the same. You miss the audience, that energy. The music sounds better when you’re on the stage. The lights make everything better. But now, you see the people in their own houses — it’s very intimate. And you have to also be aware many times that the sound is not perfect, so you have to be using more of your imagination as to how this act would look on a stage. What are your favorite and least favorite types of acts? I love when I get surprised, like [if it’s] a little girl and then suddenly her voice is like a woman, and you close your eyes and you can’t realize it’s this tiny 10-yearold. Or when somebody looks very serious, and then suddenly he’s a really good comedian. I’m learning, but I am enjoying the surprises. One thing I didn’t realize is that I don’t love the sound of the ukulele. [Laughs] Did any acts move you to tears?
Oh my God, yes. There were a couple things that I could relate to, what the contestant was saying, what they were going through that I had gone through in my life that really moved me. But then, when that happens, you also want to be fair. You [have] to be honest about the talent. You’re also participating a lot — you got to pull a sword from someone’s throat onstage! It’s nerve-wracking [being onstage] because you don’t know what they’re going to do and you have to play it cool. I [didn’t] want to say no, because I’m just starting on the show, so, I said yes to everything, but that act with the sword was really crazy. How was your first meeting with the judges? I felt, at the beginning, like it was my first day at school. I had maybe seen them once or twice [before]. I was a little, not nervous, but excited to meet them, because I had been working for 11 years with a group of people that became my real family, you know? It was super weird, like we never had a problem. And so, what are the odds that I’m going to come to a new show immediately? I had only had one week off from Modern Family. Then, the moment I sat there, they were all helping me, giving me tips, just super nice. I really feel so lucky.
What do you think of the new season of ‘Penny Dreadful?’ Question: I recently watched the pilot episode of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, and I really enjoyed it. I thought the performances were good, especially Natalie Dormer. However, I tried watching a few episodes of the original Penny Dreadful series, and this one seems very different, not just in terms of characters, but also with regards to tone and premise. The nature of the new show might be too different for fans of the original, but new fans may be hesitant to watch due to the same name. What do you think about the title association and how this could affect opinions on the new series? —Marissa Matt Roush: These two Pennys could hardly be more different, and your question is a good one. While Natalie Dormer is terrific in her various guises as the evil shape-shifting demon stirring up mayhem
in 1930s Los Angeles, I’m finding the supernatural elements of City of Angels more distracting than compelling, whereas the Gothic horrors of the original series, mashing up various iconic monsters of literature and legend, was pure intoxication to me. I am curious how fans of the original series will react to the new version. City of Angels works best for me as a crime drama wrapped in a social commentary, and I’m not sure that’s what I or anyone else expected from the anthology’s second act. To submit questions to TV Critic Matt Roush, go to: tvinsider.com @TVGMMattRoush
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“The report draws on the viewpoints of New Jersey’s local school officials, research by experts in education, medicine and public health, and the experience of other nations in reopening schools,” Feinsod said. “It is designed to help school districts further define challenges in these areas and develop strategies to meet them.” The report recommends 10 strategies for local school districts and the state and federal governments, including the following: • Provide school districts with accurate financial data reflecting the impact of the pandemic on New Jersey’s economy, state aid to education and school budgets; • Engage in early, sustained communication with parents, students and school district staff about the steps being taken to ensure a healthy and safe environment; • Revise plans to ensure a smooth transition to full online instruction if schools are again closed due to health and safety considerations; • Include a “menu of options” in any statewide plan for the reopening of schools so school district administrators can select the strategies that would work best for their communities; • Provide an adequate pool of educators by enabling teacher candidates to complete training, such as classroom observations, which was disrupted due to the health emergency. Other recommendations address strategies to meet the mental health and emotional needs of students and staff; policy regarding the use of personal protective equipment; modification of the state’s school district evaluation system – the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum – so districts are not penalized for actions necessary to address the pandemic; administration of tests to identify the need for remediation; and adequate funding to provide such programs, according to the press release. “As the New Jersey Department of Education begins charting a course to reopen schools, NJSBA’s special report will provide the critical perspective of local boards of education and school district leaders,” Feinsod said. “We look forward to contributing to this important undertaking.” The special report can be accessed at www.njsba.org/new-normal2020 Letters to the editor may be sent via email to news@njexaminer.com. All submissions may be edited for length, content, grammar and libelous statements.