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The basketball teams from Monmouth Regional and Freehold high schools met on the court in Tinton Falls on Feb. 25. Above left, the Falcons’ Sydney Po attempts a free throw. Po finished the game with 9 points and 14 rebounds. Above right, Monmouth Regional’s Mia Troese races to reach a loose ball before Freehold’s Amy Potochar can grab it. Troese scored 16 points in the Falcons’ 40-28 victory over the visiting Colonials.
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t was a week of success the Monmouth Regional High School girls basketball program had not experienced during the previous two seasons. After winning a total of three games in 2018-19 and 2019-20, the Falcons matched that total by winning all three of their contests during the last week of February against Long Branch High School and Freehold High School. “We said win the week and go 3-0, so I am really happy for the players,” Coach Laura Forbes said. “We are a young team, so this is exciting for them.”
Monmouth Regional defeated Long Branch twice to start the week and completed the sweep with a 40-28 victory over Freehold on Feb. 25 on its home floor in Tinton Falls. Mia Troese continued a fine freshman campaign with a solid performance against Freehold, as she scored a game-high 16 points to put her at 93 points through seven games (13.2 ppg.). Troese scored the first five points of the game as Monmouth Regional opened with a 9-0 run and led the Colonials 13-4 entering the second quarter. “I make sure I come into each game ready to play and just go into beast mode,” Troese said. “We were playing really well
together. Our ball movement and our talking really helped us come out to get the win.” Monmouth Regional led 19-10 at halftime after freshman Kasey Chonko hit a jumper with :23 left in the second quarter. Troese scored the first six points of the third quarter as the Falcons extended their lead. Her quick start began a 9-2 run that gave Monmouth Regional a 12-point lead entering the fourth quarter. Troese’s final shot of the game came at the start of the fourth quarter as she hit a three-point field goal from the corner; her second long-range basket of the contest. Troese has scored 16 or more points four times during 2021.
The talented freshman scored in double digits in five of her team’s first seven games during an abbreviated season. She added a season-high five steals in the win over Freehold. “I think I played really well and had a good game all-around,” Troese said of her performance against Freehold. “I feel great about how I helped the team get the win.” Junior Sydney Po pulled down 14 rebounds and scored nine points. Po and junior Ava Yeagle are the only two upperclassmen on the squad. Forbes credits both young women for their leadership and for helping to bring out the best
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Man sentenced to prison in connection with woman’s death at motel
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Long Branch man has been sentenced to serve six years in state prison as a result of a plea to the first degree crime of strict liability for drug induced death. The charges stem from an overdose death that took place in February 2020 in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Lateef Reevey, 31, was sentenced on Feb. 17 by state Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas to six years in state prison subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA). Pursuant to NERA, Reevey will be required to serve 85% of his sentence before he becomes eligible for parole. Reevey also received a five-year term in state prison for an unrelated charge of
conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), which will run concurrent to the strict liability charge, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Reevey previously pleaded guilty on Dec. 14, 2020 in connection with the fatal overdose death of Lucy Yardley, 25, of Flanders, who died on Feb. 21, 2020. Under New Jersey law, a person who distributes a CDS is strictly liable for a death which results from the injection, inhalation or ingestion of that substance, according to the prosecutor. Shortly after 6 p.m. Feb. 21, 2020, the Tinton Falls Police Department received a report of a possible overdose victim in a local motel room. The responding offi-
cers located Yardley lying on the bathroom floor in a room at the motel. She was unconscious and not breathing. Despite the lifesaving efforts of the Tinton Falls Police Department, the Tinton Falls First Aid Squad and MONOC paramedics, Yardley was pronounced deceased, Gramiccioni said. An investigation was launched by the Tinton Falls Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office into Yardley’s death and the origins of the heroin she ingested. The investigation identified Reevey as having communicated with Yardley the day prior. The next day, Feb. 22, 2020, police officers located Reevey in the parking lot of the same Tinton Falls motel. Reevey was
found to be in possession of a quantity of heroin and cocaine, packaged for sale, and two cellular telephones. Upon being approached by police officers, Reevey broke one of the two phones, which he had used to communicate with Yardley two days earlier. Reevey was taken into custody and charged with two counts of third degree possession of CDS, two counts of third degree possession of CDS with intent to distribute, one count of third degree conspiracy to distribute, one count of fourth degree tampering with physical evidence and the disorderly persons offense of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the press release.
time member of the college’s police force and an active volunteer in the Long Branch community, according to a press release. The scholarship continues Ray’s legacy as Monmouth County students of color who attend Brookdale are eligible to apply. For the 2020-21 academic year, 16 scholarships to-
taling $8,000 were awarded to Brookdale students to help them pay for tuition and books. Brookdale Community College is the county college of Monmouth County. For more information about the Wilbur Ray Scholarship, visit https://www.brookdalecc.edu/wilbur-ray
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD Brookdale Community College administrators have announced the names of the students who received the Wilbur Ray Scholarship for the spring 2021 semester. The recipients are Belinda Asamoah, Catherine Abin, Bobby Caze, Christopher Dang, Brianna Doremy, Monica Gonzales, Natalie Millan, Taiphane Orange, Lorena
Pacheco and Kettlyn St. Louis. The fall 2020 Wilbur Ray Scholarship awardees were Bobby Caze, Eduardo De La Cruz, Natalie Millan, Ariadny Nascimento, Jean Guerdy Paul and Lauren Sangalang. The scholarship is named in honor of the late Sgt. Wilbur Ray who was a long-
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Monmouth senators lead effort to spur K-12 regionalization
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wo Monmouth County state senators and the state Senate president from southern New Jersey have announced they are introducing legislation to encourage the creation of K-12 regional and county-wide school districts in an effort to improve educational quality and efficiency. Senate President Steve Sweeney (DGloucester, Salem, Cumberland), Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) and Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) made the bipartisan announcement in a Feb. 22 press release. The legislation establishes criteria for state-funded regionalization studies, increases flexibility on regionalization cost apportionment, bars any regionalization that would have a segregative effect, and provides financial incentives for districts losing state aid because of declining enrollment to regionalize by extending the schedule for their Adjustment Aid cuts from four years to eight years, according to the press release. The three state legislators weighed in on the proposal. All were quoted in the press release. “This will be the first major overhaul of New Jersey’s school regionalization statute in over 25 years,” Sweeney said. “It is designed to improve the quality of education by ensuring coordination of curriculum from K to 12, provide the enriched educational experience smaller districts cannot offer, and generate long-term savings that can be used to hold down property taxes or reinvest in expanded educational programs.” According to the press release, Salem County officials in southern New Jersey are exploring the possibility of creating New Jersey’s first county-wide school district with a state-funded Local Efficiency Achievement Program (LEAP) grant, and both Pinelands Regional in Ocean and Burlington counties and Roosevelt in Monmouth County are using LEAP grants for K-12 regionalization studies. The new legislation provides for an expedited preliminary approval process to enable districts losing Adjustment Aid to readjust their 2021-22 school budget to factor in the increased state aid they would receive for participating in regionalization studies in the first year. “Our legislation removes significant barriers to regionalization, including a statutory provision to recalculate state aid that would have made it more costly for some districts to regionalize than to remain separate,” Gopal said. “Furthermore, it extends the timeline
for Adjustment Aid cuts from four years to eight years for districts that regionalize. Most importantly, it is a voluntary process that provides local districts with greater flexibility to design a regionalization phase-in that makes sense for all,” he said. “There is a growing local interest across New Jersey in consolidating small school districts to lower costs and property taxes while improving the quality of education for our children,” O’Scanlon said. “Unfortunately, many districts that are interested in pursuing regionalization with their neighbors are finding the process extremely difficult under current state law. Our new bipartisan legislation simplifies the process and offers significant new financial incentives for those who study and implement school district regionalization,” he said. According to the press release, the legislation, which would require passage in the state Assembly and Senate and the signature of the governor, establishes an eight-year phaseout of Adjustment Aid cuts – stretched out from the current four years – for districts participating in a LEAP regionalization study that continues only if they move forward and implement a regionalization plan. Through 2028-29, newly established county-wide districts or K-12 districts would receive the greater of the state aid to which the newly established district would be entitled, or the sum of the aid of the consolidated districts including the eight-year Adjustment Aid phaseout. Studies into the feasibility of establishing a county-wide school district or a K-12 regional district incorporating any existing regional high school and its current sending districts would automatically receive preliminary approval for participation, according to the press release. “We believe all students would benefit from the curriculum coordination and enhanced learning opportunities that come from attending a K-12 district or a countywide district,” Sweeney said. “But regionalization is particularly important for small districts with declining enrollments that are having an increasingly hard time providing a quality educational experience and making their budgets work. “One-school districts with fewer than 500 students spend 17% more per pupil than the 60% of New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, and those include the large urban districts and comprehensive K-12 districts that are supposed to spend more under the state formula. Regionalization makes sense,” Sweeney said.
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Society keeps interest in historic site alive on internet HIGHLANDS – For six decades, the happened next: The society launched a Twin Lights Historical Society thrived daily Facebook series titled “Twin Lights where other organizations sometimes People,” which featured mini-bios of indistruggled, drawing a steady stream of visi- viduals with a connection to the lighthouse tors with the spectacular panoramic vista — often direct, yet just as often tenuous. from its two towers, as well as a superb “That was part of the fun,” he says, small museum and eclectic museum store. “seeing how people from Babe Ruth to When the COVID-19 pandemic be- Thomas Edison to Robert E. Lee to Isaac gan in 2020 and state officials ordered the Asimov were linked to Twin Lights. lighthouse in northern Monmouth County “The guy who invented the Vulcan ‘live to shut its doors, the society found itself long and prosper’ greeting for ‘Star Trek’ adrift, with no obvious way to remain rel- hung out in Highlands. Just a ton of great evant and engage new visitors. stories. During the first few months of the pan“People also rediscovered dozens of lodemic, trustee Mark Stewart dug into the cal legends and shared their memories. No society’s immense collecsurprise, the bootleggers tion of nautical, lifesaving around here were especialGUEST COLUMN ly popular. and New Jersey cultural artifacts and began posting “We received a lot of • several images each week help and input from the MURIEL J. SMITH on Facebook. legion of historians who The society’s curator, live in the area, which was Joanne Sutton, and her volunteer corps had very helpful,” Stewart said. photographed and catalogued every item, The “Twin Lights People” series drew so there was plenty to choose from. more than 350,000 views between July The effort was purely experimental, and October, not including the hundreds Stewart admits. of “shares” it generated, and the society’s “I wanted to see if people actually val- social media following increased by more ued what we do here,” he explains. “From than 25%, enabling the organization to mid-March to the end of June, we had keep in touch with its fans and update them 50,000 views and a ton of shares, so ob- as reopening day approaches. viously that told us people wanted to stay In November, the society began devotconnected to us and to one another, which ing its Facebook page to lighthouse keepwas gratifying. But there did not seem to be ers around the world and their remarkable any rhyme or reason to what people liked.” stories in a series entitled “Jeepers KeepAt the Feb. 17 board meeting of the ers.” Twin Lights Historical Society, Stewart, That campaign is closing in on 100,000 an author and historian with a background Facebook views and, according to Stewin branding and marketing, reported what art, winning new followers in the broader
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The “Twin Lights People” profile about Highlands restaurateur Jack Bahrs was viewed more than 15,000 times when it was posted online in July 2020.
lighthouse-lover community. The “Jeepers Keepers” posts will continue every few days at least through summer. Since Twins Lights closed its doors to the public in March 2020, people have “visited” the lighthouse via social media about a half-million times. Needless to say, when the site reopens,
the society will continue to engage fans with fun facts and photos and compelling storytelling. Next up? “What do Madleine Albright, Tom Carvel, Johnny Weissmuller and Albert Einstein have in common?” Stewart asks. “They all watched the Twin Lights poke above the horizon as they entered New York harbor as immigrants. “That’s a powerful common denominator and we want to tell the stories of the immigrant experience as it relates to this area. “I know they are worth telling because I have seen how emotional people get when they climb the towers here and realize they are looking down on the moment their ancestors knew they had ‘made it’ to their new home.” At the February board meeting, the society agreed to launch this as-yet-unnamed Facebook series in the spring or summer, and is planning to involve local schools in the research and writing of these mini-bios. This initiative will be a small piece of the society’s larger plan to involve more young people in the site through new interactive exhibits and family activities. The entire “Twin Lights People” and “Jeepers Keepers” series can be found on the society’s Facebook page or by searching for the hashtags #TwinLightsPeople and #JeepersKeepers A link to the Facebook page can be found on the new twinlightslighthouse.org website.
Muriel J. Smith is a local historian and author. Her books include “The ABCs of Highlands.”
Kiley, Beson will seek nominations to run for county commissioner Republican Sue Kiley of Hazlet and Democrat Mike Beson of Ocean Township have announced their intention to run for a three-year term on the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners this year. There are five members of the board (formerly the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders; the name changed in January). All five commissioners are elected at large by voters in the county’s 53 municipalities.
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Republicans hold a 5-0 majority on the board. Kiley, who is serving the final year of her first three-year term, and Beson issued press releases which state they will seek the nomination of their respective political party at conventions to be held in March. The seat held by Kiley is the only term on the board that will be on the ballot in November. The other county commissioners are Tom Arnone of Neptune City, Lillian Bur-
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ry of Colts Neck, Ross Licitra of Marlboro and Nick DiRocco of Wall Township. Beson is a small business owner in Monmouth County. His company, Guide Publications, specializes in online recruitment tools that match job-seekers with new careers. In the area of public service, Beson previously served as the mayor of Neptune Township and on the Township of Ocean Schools Board of Education. Kiley joined the county governing body
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in January 2019. She is the board’s liaison to the Monmouth County Human Services Department. Kiley has served as the board’s deputy director in 2020 and 2021. Prior to her election to a position in county government, Kiley served on the Hazlet Township Committee as a committeewoman, deputy mayor and mayor. Kiley’s professional background includes a 30-year career in the healthcare industry, first as a registered nurse and then in healthcare sales.
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ov. Phil Murphy has signed adult use cannabis reform bills into law, legalizing and regulating cannabis use and possession for adults 21 years and older (A-21 – The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act) and decriminalizing marijuana and hashish possession (A-1897). Murphy also signed S-3454, clarifying marijuana and cannabis use and possession penalties for individuals younger than 21 years old, according to a Feb. 22 press release from the governor’s office. Adult use cannabis is also referred to as recreational marijuana. The laws will not take effect immediately as regulations must be developed as to how and where the product will be sold in the Garden State. No estimate was provided by the governor’s office as to when or where adults will be able to legally purchase marijuana for recreational use. New Jersey has a program in place that permits certain individuals to legally obtain marijuana for medical use. “Our current marijuana prohibition laws have failed every test of social justice, which is why for years I have strongly supported the legalization of adult use cannabis. Maintaining a status quo that allows tens of thousands, disproportionately peo-
ple of color, to be arrested in New Jersey each year for low-level drug offenses is unjust and indefensible,” Murphy was quoted as saying in the press release. “This legislation will establish an industry that brings equity and economic opportunity to our communities, while establishing minimum standards for safe products and allowing law enforcement to focus their resources on real public safety matters. “We are taking a monumental step forward to reduce racial disparities in our criminal justice system, while building a promising new industry and standing on the right side of history. “I would like to thank the Legislature, advocates, faith leaders and community leaders for their dedicated work and partnership on this critical issue,” Murphy said. “At long last, New Jersey is turning the page on our previous treatment of marijuana use,” said Dianna Houenou, incoming chair of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC). “I am excited to get to work building on the successes of the medical (marijuana) program and standing up the adult use cannabis industry. It is an honor to be part of this historic movement in New Jersey,” she said. Under A-21, the CRC will promulgate
regulations to govern the medical and adult use industries and oversee the applications for licensing of cannabis businesses, according to the press release. The legislation further provides for the state Legislature to reinvest cannabis revenues in designated “impact zones,” directs the CRC to promote diversity and inclusion in business ownership, and contains employment protections for people who engage in lawful behavior with respect to cannabis, according to the press release. A-1897 reforms criminal and civil penalties for marijuana and hashish offenses and provides remedies for people currently facing certain marijuana charges. The bill prevents unlawful low-level distribution and possession offenses from being used in pretrial release, probation and parole decisions, and provides certain protections against discrimination in employment, housing and places of public accommodation, according to the press release. A-1897 also creates a pathway to vacate active sentences for certain offenses committed before enactment of the enabling legislation. Murphy also signed S-3454 into law, clarifying penalties for marijuana and cannabis possession and consumption for in-
dividuals younger than 21 years old. The legislation corrects inconsistencies in A-21 and A-1897 concerning marijuana and cannabis penalties for those underage, according to the press release. In July 2019, Murphy signed legislation (the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act) to reform New Jersey’s medical marijuana program and expand patient access to medical marijuana, ensuring that medical treatment is affordable and accessible for those who need it most. In December 2019, Murphy signed expungement reform legislation, giving individuals entangled in the criminal justice system the opportunity to fully participate in society, according to the press release. S-4154 eliminated fees for expungement applications and created a petition process for “clean slate” expungement for residents, as well as requiring the state to implement an automated clean slate expungement system. Furthermore, the bill required that lowlevel marijuana convictions be sealed upon the disposition of a case, preventing those convictions from being used against individuals in the future, according to the press release.
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County to partner with health center, church to offer COVID vaccinations RED BANK – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced its partnership with the Parker Family Health Center and Pilgrim Baptist Church to offer COVID-19 vaccinations in Red Bank beginning Feb. 4. “My fellow commissioners and I are grateful for the partnership with the Parker Family Health Center and Pilgrim Baptist Church and their ability to assist with distributing vaccines to residents in Red Bank and the surrounding communities,” Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone was quoted as saying in a Feb. 3 press release from the county. “The board hopes that through our community partnerships, we will be able to offer vaccines in locations that are convenient for all of our Monmouth County residents, many of whom rely on public transportation or walking to get where they need to go,” he said. “As a board, we feel it is incredibly important to fairly distribute the vaccines to our residents and especially to the most
vulnerable populations,” Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley said. “In order to do this, we need to make the vaccine available at as many locations as we can and our partnership with the Parker Family Health Center and Pilgrim Baptist Church is a big step in the right direction,” Kiley said. The Parker Family Health Center will distribute 100 vaccines per week, which will be given by appointment only, according to the press release. “The county will continue to offer vaccines at the Monmouth County Agricultural Building in Freehold Township and at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft,” Arnone said. “The board will continue to work tirelessly to distribute all vaccines as soon as they are received by the state and continue to advocate for more vaccines to be given to Monmouth County residents.” Currently, in New Jersey, vaccines are available to healthcare personnel, longterm care residents and staff, first respond-
ers, individuals age 65 and older as well as individuals ages 16 to 64 with medical conditions, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which increase the risk of severe illness from the coronavirus, according to the press release. These conditions include cancer; chronic kidney disease; COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease); Down syndrome; heart conditions (heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies); obesity; severe obesity; sickle cell disease; smoking; and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Individuals who are pregnant and those in an immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant are also eligible, but should follow CDC guidance and first discuss vaccination with their medical provider before receiving the vaccine, according to the press release. Vaccines will be distributed at the Parker Family Health Center five days per week, including Saturday, and offer later hours on Wednesday. The hours, which are
subject to change, will be as follows: Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. To schedule an appointment for a vaccine, residents may call the Parker Family Health Center at 732-212-0777 or Pilgrim Baptist Church at 732-747-2348. Residents who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can also go to the county’s website at www.visitmonmouth. com and use the Monmouth County COVID-19 vaccine wait list to be placed on the wait list for an appointment for a vaccine at the county’s vaccine sites in Freehold Township and Lincroft. The next phases to be vaccinated will be the remainder of the essential workers and the general population. Monmouth County officials do not know when the New Jersey Department of Health will allow for the next phase to begin receiving vaccines, according to the press release.
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1991, 30 Years Ago By Taylor Neumann, ReMIND Magazine
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t’s the end of an era! Johnny Carson announces he’s stepping down as host of The Tonight Show after nearly 30 years at the helm. Also retiring? Magic Johnson — sort of. After announcing his HIV-positive status, Johnson leaves the NBA, but returns to basketball a year later to win an Olympic gold medal as part of the 1992 “Dream Team.” Afterwards, he rejoins the Lakers and would end up retiring two more times. The highest-grossing films of the year are Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The world becomes enthralled with the machinations of an unusual serial killer and his profiler with The Silence of the Lambs, which would end up
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in the younger players as the Falcons have found success late in the season. “This year has obviously been very different than the past years, but because of our situation we have all grown really close,” Po said. “We are like a big family. Getting three straight wins has really pumped us up.” In each of its three wins, Monmouth Regional scored 40 or more points. The Shore Conference’s traditional divisions were not in place during the 2021 season that was impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Teams were placed into what conference officials designated as “pods.” The three-game winning streak has Monmouth Regional at 3-4 entering postseason pod play. Forbes said she is excited to see her players compete in a postseason event and have fun trying to win more games. After seeing her team struggle the last few seasons, the Monmouth Regional alum was pleased to end February with a three-game winning streak and is hoping her players can build on that success going forward. “We are building,” Forbes said. “I have a great group of girls. They love getting after it every day and I love being around them.”
cleaning up in the major categories at the Oscars and taking home Best Actor (for Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Director (Jonathan Demme) and Best Picture. No longer would America fret about the activities of J.R. — Dallas aired its last episode in May. Also ending in 1991 are 21 Jump Street, thirtysomething and Twin Peaks, all of which made their own distinct marks in pop culture history. But what was new to television this year? Some iconic ’90s shows debuted, including Blossom, Clarissa Explains It All, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rugrats, Home Improvement, Step by Step and Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? If you like messy daytime television, 1991 is when the two most iconic series of the genre premiered: The Maury Povich Show (now known as simply Maury) and The Jerry Springer Show.
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Milwaukee police arrest Jeffrey Dahmer, a cannibal who ends up confessing to the murders of 17 people. Also in the news? Four LAPD police officers are caught on video beating up Rodney King — and are acquitted the following year, sparking riots in the Los Angeles area. And law professor Anita Hill testifies that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her. Despite her testimony, four days later, Thomas is confirmed to the court with a 52-48 vote. The king of Queen passes away — Freddie Mercury dies in November, just after confirming to the public that he has AIDS. Also leaving us this year are Michael Landon, best known as America’s dad from Little House on the Prairie, and Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel. Michael Jordan finally wins his first NBA title as his Chicago Bulls defeat the Los Angeles Lakers to take home the championship. And Tonya Harding becomes the first American woman to land a triple axel jump in a figure skating competition.
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he future is now. Like it or not – and I have some friends who don’t like it one bit – but within 5 to 10 years the gasoline burning car will be a thing of the past. The automotive consumer will only be able to purchase new cars or trucks that offer rechargeable electric motors that give off zero air polluting emissions. If you don’t believe that you are sadly mistaken. Every major auto manufacturer Peter Perrotta is currently making plans to make the switch and pumping billions of dollars into building factories that will produce these mass market electric vehicles. Ford’s electric only car producing plant is already open in Dearborn and other manufacturers have them as well. In order to phase-in this innovative “green” concept, we have a lot of manufacturers who are already weaning their consumers on to the thought of this by offering up hybrid versions of vehicles that can perform multi-functions on this playing field. Enter the 2021 BMW 530e Sedan. This innovative sedan, a staple in the BMW lineup since 1972, can be driven as a gas engine car, in hybrid mode – which switches back and forth between gas and electric on an as needed basis – or as a pure plug-in electric. The editors at Car and Driver said “that may seem like a restaurant menu item that’s attempting to marry too many styles of cuisine into one dish.” The operative word there is “seem.” While it may seem, at first blush, that that may be true. In fact, it isn’t. I recently popped behind the wheel of the 2021 BMWe Sedan for one week and I must say all of this technology works quite well. Moreover, this M Sport package enhanced sedan that I drove loses none of its traditionally sporty BMW luster. It remains a thrill to drive – offering a great combination of performance handling and luxury. How does it all work? The $70,485 530e sedan I tested for one week features a 181 horsepower 2.0 liter gasoline engine complemented by a 107 horsepower electric drive unit all integrated with a smooth shifting 8-speed Steptronic
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transmission. Moreover, when you shift the driving control switch – located on the center console – to “Sport” you get to select a new “X-tra boost” feature that offers up an additional 40 horsepower for up to 10 seconds when the throttle is depressed to the kickdown position. Thus, the combined horsepower of the new 530e is 288 horsepower at 310 pound feet of torque – an increase of 40 horsepower over previous 530e models. Additionally, a high voltage lithium-ion battery module is on board to provide storage capacity for electric only driving. This truly is a versatile vehicle. The base price of the rear wheel drive model I tested is $57,200. Added options on the tester included: $2,500 for the M Sport Package; $1,850 for the premium package; $1,700 for driver assistance plus; $1,000 for a luxury seating package; $800 for a parking assist package; $500 for a shadowline package; $650 M Sport brakes; $190 for a heated steering wheel; $2,500 for Ivory White Nappa leather; $500 for Phytonic Blue Metallic paint and $995 for destination and delivery. According to the EPA estimates, this vehicle gets a combined 26 miles per gallon city and highway driving when its driven as a gasoline only vehicle.
The EPA also estimates that it can get a whopping 64 miles per gallon when driven as a combined electric and gas vehicle on a three hour charge. The EPA estimates that the annual average fuel cost of driving the 530e to be a very impressive $1.450. When fully charged this 530e has an “all electric” range of 21 miles. There’s the rub folks. Thus far, my experience with pure electric vehicles has been somewhat positive. However, currently, you have to spend too much time at the charging station and the range of these vehicles if you are using the pure electric mode is limited. I’m all for a world of zero emissions automobiles, but, truth be told, in order for the general automotive motoring public to fully embrace this new all electric technology, the car makers are going to have to find out a way to recharge these electric vehicles faster. On top of that, once fully charged, these pure electric vehicles are going to have to have a much larger driving range then what’s currently available on the market. My guess is, they will figure out a way to get it done. According to the EPA’s fuel economy and environment ratings this version of the 530e gets an 8 out of 10 rating for fuel
economy and greenhouse gas ratings and a 7 out of 10 smog rating. Overall, beyond all of the dizzying aspects of the new powertrain technology, this BMW still behaves like a thoroughbred BMW. It’s smartly designed, sporty, fun to drive and luxurious at the same time. The 2021 BMW 5 series is the 7th generation of the 5 series sedan. The exterior of the 2021 features a new kidney grille with resculpted headlamps. The new grille is taller and wider. While most of the exterior and interior dimensions remain the same for 2021, the 2021 5 series sedan is 1.2 inches longer. The M Sport package benefits from redesigned front and rear bumpers, larger front air intakes with mesh inserts and a resculpted rear diffuser panel. The interior of the 2021 5 series now features an almost two-inch larger digital instrument display touchscreen for controlling navigation, music, phone and almost all other car functions. I find BMW’s iDrive 7 touchscreen and voice controlled system to be one of the best around once you get to what could seem at first to be a confusing system. Peter Perrotta’s On The Road column appears regularly. He may be contacted at pperrotta@comcast.net.
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he Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will continue its 2021 Virtual Film Festival on March 21, 22, 23, and April 18, 19, 20. Admission is $10 per film or $35 for all four films. Individuals may watch a film at any time on the screening dates. For more information, call 732-252-6990. After an individual’s registration is processed by the museum, they will receive a link that is good for viewing the film(s) at any time between the dates mentioned above, according to a press release. March 21, 22, 23 “A Matter of Size,” a story of Herzl (Itzik Cohen), an overweight, underemployed chef living at home with his mother in the Israeli city of Ramla. Unable to find a job cooking, he becomes a dishwasher at a Japanese restaurant. One day he notices his coworkers watching sumo wrestling on TV. To Herzl, sumo is a revelation, an escape from the dictatorship of diets espoused by his weight-loss group. With three hefty pals in tow, Herzl decides to pursue the sport where his size is an asset.
April 18, 19, 20 “Sacred Sperm.” Like so many parents, Ori Gruder was grappling with how to talk to his 10-year-old son about sex. Being a member of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox religious community, which tends to keep discussions of sexuality to a whisper, made the task even more difficult. So Gruder created “Sacred Sperm,” an hour-long documentary in which he tries to tackle the hard questions he can expect from his son. The film presents an intimate, informative and at times awkward look at the insular religious community and its approach to sexuality, fleshing out deeply entrenched taboos in the conservative society. The film series is sponsored in part by Gary Matoren, in memory of his daughter, Debbie Lynn Matoren, in honor of the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, and the Jewish community in Monmouth County, according to the press release. For more information, call 732-2526990 or visit www.jhmomc.org
BULLETIN BOARD The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy has announced plans to spend $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds to address the academic and mental health impacts of the pandemic on New Jersey students and educators, according to a press release from the New Jersey School Boards Association. As part of an initiative the governor is calling “The Road Forward,” the funds will be made available to districts, including grants dedicated specifically to research-based instructional and mental health interventions. “We know our students and educators have had a difficult year,”‚ÄØ Murphy
said. “Providing our school communities with increased flexibility and support is essential to move our education system forward. The additional federal funds will allow districts to best meet the individual needs of their students during this challenging time.” “Educators and students have endured a great deal over the past 11 months,” said Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan. “These additional federal funds will support targeted initiatives to enhance academic enrichment and mental health interventions for all students and educators.”
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BULLETIN BOARD The New Jersey Department of Education has announced it is postponing the planned start date of all assessments until April 5. Department administrators said they recognize the disruption to education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “While the U.S. Department of Education has not indicated that it will allow states to waive their statewide assessment obligations for the 2020-21 school year,” the department said in a memo, “the DOE has heard requests from many stakeholders to explore all options regarding flexibilities prior to administering the statewide assessment systems.” New Jersey School Boards Association Executive Director Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod said, “It is our hope the state will give consideration to eliminating formal student assessments for this year, due to the unique circumstances of the pandemic. It would provide welcome relief to boards, superintendents, students and staff.” In its memo, the state Department of Education said it will provide updated information as soon as possible, as well as support for school district administrators as they continue to tentatively schedule and plan for the spring administration of the statewide tests. The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will present Marc Chagall: a talk and film led by Professor Maurice Mahler on March
14 at 2 p.m. This event will feature a different film than one that was previously shown at the museum. The program will be held on Zoom. Admission is $8 for museum members and $10 for non-members. To make a reservation, call 732-252-6990. Individuals who register will receive an email with the link after their registration is processed. The film, “The Art of Marc Chagall: War and Peace Through Yiddish Eyes,” introduced by Dr. Linda Burghart, Scholar in Residence at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, explores the development of Chagall’s work as life took him through Tsarist Russia, Nazi-controlled Europe, and post-war America. A questionand-answer session will follow the hourlong film.
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