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n a compassionate effort to promote goodwill among the arts community and to help feed hundreds of community members in need, more than 30 artists are sponsoring the second annual online mixed media art auction, “Artists Open Hearts for Lunch Break,” from April 30 through May 9. These artists, among them legendary rock music and celebrity photographer Mark Weiss; Luba Caruso, known for her seascapes, who is creating a special painting for the auction; award-winning documentary photographer Alison Wright, whose iconic images have been published in National Geographic; and Judi Tavill, known for her exquisite stoneware, have donated paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics and sculpture for this one-of-a-kind auction to benefit Lunch Break, the food security and social service organization in Red Bank, according to a press release. “There is something for everyone. Each piece is remarkable and a wonderful investment,” sais local artist and event organizer Kevin Leahy. “We even have a lovely work of art by Penelope Klausz, who is a second grade Ranney School student,” Leahy said. Lunch Break board member and event organizer Maura Creekmore said, “Last year’s auction was so successful and generated much excitement among bidders. We expect this year to be even more thrilling. The photography and artwork selections are incredible.” “Our terrific committee, including Lunch Break Development Manager Jill Govel-Gwydir and board member Tina Pflaster, have worked hard to recruit exciting artists, so there is a varied and interesting auction lineup for bidding. This year, we also have a young, emerging artist category,” Creekmore said. To view the pieces and register to bid, visit https://one.bidpal.net/artauction21 beginning April 26. For further information, visit Lunch Break’s website at www.lunchbreak.org “We are so grateful to the arts community for supporting Lunch Break and for their compassion for their neighbors in need,” said Lunch Break Executive Direc-

Area artists have contributed works to “Artists Open Hearts for Lunch Break,” a fundraiser to benefit the Red Bank organ-ization. Above, “Twilight Run” by David Banegas. At right, “Mrs. Mistake” by Penelope Klausz, who is a second grade pupil at the Ranney School, Tinton Falls. The works will be sold in an online auction from April 30 through May 9.

tor Gwendolyn O. Love. “Each piece was donated with love.” Lunch Break provides food, clothing, social services, fellowship and life skills to individuals who are struggling with financial insecurity as a path to well-being and self-sufficiency, according to the press release.

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Red Bank business administrator to leave position after three years By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer

RED BANK – Following a three-year tenure in Red Bank, Business Administrator Ziad Shehady is stepping down from his position. Shehady submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Pasquale Menna and the Borough Council on April 7. His resignation will take effect on May 6. Borough officials will begin the search for a successor to Shehady. In his letter of resignation, Shehady said he was resigning from his position in Red Bank after accepting a new job opportunity. Shehady did not specify what his new job will be. Shehady was appointed to run Red Bank’s day-to-day operations in 2018. “I am grateful for you entrusting me with the care of the borough, from the often unsung employees who are the backbone of the municipality to the residents, businesses and visitors,” Shehady wrote in his letter of resignation. “I hope that in the nearly three years of service to the borough, though some decisions may not have been politically convenient or popular, I have made you proud through deliberate, decisive and thoughtful management,” he wrote.

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In addition to discussing the accomplishments that took place in Red Bank during his tenure, Shehady thanked Menna and council members for their service to the community while he was the business administrator. “I’m grateful and appreciative for the mayor’s patience and diplomacy. He is a model statesman. “I greatly admire Councilman Erik Yngstrom’s calm and steady devotion to public advocacy, especially for often overlooked causes and the tireless volunteers

who make Red Bank run. “Councilwoman Kathy Horgan has brought wisdom and perspective uncommon in local government and she kept me inspired with her leadership by example and words of encouragement. “The energy and optimism of council members Kate Triggiano and Hazim Yassin should give everyone hope for a bright future for Red Bank. They have so much passion and good intention with every initiative and project they propose. “Despite our many disagreements and

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Monmouth native composes score for new film By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer

family drama that was released this month features the first featurelength film score by a composer who is a native of Manalapan. Craig Flaster, 32, composed the music for the 2021 film “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles.” The film tells the story of a young girl whose faith in God leads to miracles occurring around her. Flaster, the son of Alan and Phyllis Flaster of Manalapan, is a 2007 graduate of Manalapan High School. In an interview this week, he cited his sister, Meredith Buchholtz, as his biggest influence. “I was always entranced by her musical performances, from her time as Maria in ‘West Side Story’ and Mrs. Lovett in ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Manalapan High School. “More than that, she was always a huge movie buff and I would listen to her soundtracks of movie and Broadway musicals. I have a vivid memory of listening to her cassette of John Williams’ score for ‘Return of the Jedi’ as a 4-year-old kid and I was hooked,” he said. Flaster considered becoming a director or a screenwriter because he enjoyed all aspects of filmmaking, but said he connected the most with the musical aspect and taught himself compositions from the film soundtracks he listened to. His first project was a score for the epic poem “Beowulf,” which he composed as an assignment in his junior English class. “Pretty much since then, my goal has been to write music for movies,” he said. Flaster graduated third in his class at Manalapan High School and went on to earn a music degree from Tufts University, magna cum laude. He worked as a producer for MTV in New York before moving to Los Angeles to become a film composer. Flaster suggested that individuals who are starting out in the entertainment industry should meet as many people as they can and be friendly, open with, and kind to everyone.

“I made some really good friends at a day job I was working in Los Angeles while I was trying to be a freelance composer and through that friends group, I was introduced to people working on ‘The Girl Who Believes in Miracles.’ “The director, Rich Correll, who is immensely talented and has had a pretty amazing career in TV, was looking for a more old-fashioned score and apparently was having a hard time finding someone. “(The people working on the film) asked me if I had any demos I could send in that style and that happens to be the type of music I love to write. “Rich and I had a long conversation in which it became clear we were pretty simpatico regarding film music. After writing another demo, I got the gig,” he said. Flaster explained that he grew up on scores with big themes and melodies, which is what Correll wanted for “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles.” He came up with 10 themes from reading the script. After watching a rough cut of the film he eliminated some themes, developed new ones and modified others to fit the movie. “Once I had these themes as a baseline, Rich and I worked together to figure out which scenes needed music and what the feeling of that music, namely the emotional centers of each scene, should be,” Flaster explained. After determining which music to use and the scenes in which to use music, Flaster set to work scoring the individual scenes. “All in all, I wrote a little over 60 minutes of music for the film, including pretty much wall-to-wall music for the film’s climactic last 25 minutes. I was lucky enough to record the score with talented orchestra musicians in Oklahoma and I can’t wait for people to hear the end result. “It was an incredible and thrilling experience working on the film. I’m very proud of the score and excited for people to check out the movie. “It’s a lovely, inspirational family film that is beautifully directed by Rich Correll

and wonderfully acted by a cast that includes Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, Emmy Award winner Peter Coyote, and Kevin Sorbo, as well as the amazing young actress Austyn Johnson, who really anchors the film in the title role. “It was an absolute joy to be involved in every respect,” he said. “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles” had a premiere at the AMC Freehold 14 in Freehold Township and that was particularly significant to Flaster because he saw movies at that theater as he was growing up in the area.

“All of my best movie memories are from that theater, from the time it was a Loews when I was a really little kid. “My parents, sister and a bunch of friends saw the movie there and while I was sad I could not fly home to watch it with them yet because of the pandemic, I was smiling from ear to ear and tearing up when I found out where they would be watching my movie. “The thought of my score coming through the speakers at my hometown theater while my family and friends were seeing it is beyond words,” Flaster said.

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High Tech students advance to finals in international math competition

global pandemic did not stop a group of High Technology High School students from coming together to participate in an international math competition. A combination of math smarts and creative thinking has added up to a top spot for the team, whose work was selected as one of the best solutions to the problem of how to make internet access available to everyone, according to a press release. The students – Adithya Balachandran, Lasya Balachandran, David Chang, Alexander Postovskiy and Hazem Zaky of Lincroft-based High Technology High School – advanced to the finals in MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge, a competition that drew more than 2,400 11th- and 12th-graders in the United States and sixth form students in the United Kingdom this

year, according to the press release. The team, whose work underwent intense scrutiny by judges in the first two rounds of assessment, has one last hurdle on April 26 when they present their findings virtually to a panel of professional mathematicians for final validation. Using mathematical modeling, students had 14 consecutive hours in late February and early March to come up with a solution to a real-world issue: defeating the digital divide to make internet accessible to all, according to the press release. The M3 Challenge problem asked teams to create a model to predict what internet connectivity will cost over the next decade, how minimum required bandwidth should be determined, and an optimal way to distribute cellular nodes in a region to maximize access. A total of 535 teams sub-

mitted papers detailing their recommendations. Now in its 16th year, M3 Challenge is a program of Philadelphia-based Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and is sponsored by MathWorks. It spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool and motivates students to consider further education and careers in applied math, computational and data sciences, and technical computing. Winning teams will be awarded a share of $125,000 in scholarships, with the champion team receiving $22,500 in 2021, according to the press release. In addition to High Technology High School, the five other finalist teams hail from high schools in Johns Creek, Ga.; Lincolnshire, Ill. (two teams); Philadelphia, Pa.; and Livingston, N.J.

Team member Adithya Balachandran found M3 Challenge to be unique among other math competitions, and fun, too. “M3 Challenge provides a wonderful opportunity to work as a team to formulate and apply mathematical models in intractable real-world situations. “Through this opportunity, we were able to experience the power of analytical thinking and mathematical problem solving to gain insights that help address a wide range of complex questions. “The rewarding 14-hour experience also showed us how we could apply mathematical modeling to predict the effectiveness of solutions to our most pressing global challenges,” the student said. For the second year running, all presentations and judging are taking place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 93rd Oscars By Rick Gables

oved from its original February airdate, The 93rd Oscars will now be held on Sunday, April 25, and air live on ABC from 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The event will also air live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. It will be televised from the Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Oscar nominees in 23 categories have been announced. Up for Actress in a Leading Role are Viola Davis, Andra Day, Vanessa Kirby, Frances McDormand and Carey Mulligan. Up for Actor in a Leading Role are Riz Ahmed, Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman and Steven Yeun. Best Picture nominees include The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank,

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You’ve Got Love! Fresh From An Era Of Teen-Angst Dramedies, The ’90s Were A Rom-Com Fan’s Dream By Lori Acken, ReMIND Magazine

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“What’s your name?” “What do you want it to be?” — responds Vivian Ward (a then-unknown Julia Roberts). That instantaneous, delicious magic between the two made Pretty Woman one of the most iconic romcoms of the decade, and set in motion a steady parade of movies that would melt our hearts and leave us wanting more. The 1980s indulged our unresolved high school vulnerabilities via quirky teens figuring out their lot and their love lives in a single swoop. By the time the ’90s rolled around, though, onscreen love and laughter was doled out mostly by grownPHOTO CREDIT: ups who seemed a bit PRETTY WOMAN: © more like us, working 1990 TOUCHSTONE PICTURES everyday jobs and screwing up, then resurrecting, their romances, well, in ways that were still more Hollywood magic than our own weary reconciliations. In short: the beating heart of a rom-com’s magic. In the process, breakout stars who are now A-listers and power pairings emerged: Julia Roberts and Richard Gere (who bookended the decade with rom-com smashes), Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger. And the list goes on. The decade launched with the first of the Roberts-Gere pairings, in a film that has become the stuff of rom-com legend. Making the most of Roberts’ stellar comic chops and leggy, coltish beauty paired with Gere’s upper-crust looks and polished savoir-faire, Garry Marshall’s Pretty Woman told the tale of Vivian Ward, a hooker with a heart of gold and gobs of street smarts, and repressed businessman Edward Lewis, who sees a diamond in the rough in his paid companion. There may never be a better final line, rom-com or otherwise, than Roberts’ empowered spin of her character’s fairy tale ending, when she responds to Gere’s question “So what happens after he climbs up and rescues her?” with “She rescues him right back!” The film earned the fledgling star a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, cementing her status as a sought-after actor.

Seven years later, Roberts scored another Golden Globe nomination for My Best Friend’s Wedding, playing lovelorn food critic Jules, whose semi-serious plan to wed her ex-turned-bestie Michael (Dermot Mulroney) if neither found love by their 28th year, is thwarted by wealthy, winsome Kimmy (a charming Cameron Diaz, ditching her trademark ditz to great effect). As a young woman working through a simultaneous broken heart and bruised ego on the way to emotional maturity, Roberts reinforced her blossoming A-list cred. Julia, Julia & More Julia In 1999, Marshall reunited Roberts and Gere (plus their Pretty Woman costar Hector Elizondo) in Runaway Bride. Roberts plays the not-quite-married Maggie who finds love with New York columnist Ike after he tracks her down while righting wrongs in the snarky piece he wrote about her. Though it failed to capture the magic of Pretty Woman, Runaway was a still a runaway hit at the box office. Meanwhile, another soon-to-be Roberts costar launched lasting fame, this time from the other side of the pond. Rare was the female moviegoer who, having purchased a ticket to 1994’s Four Weddings and a Funeral, didn’t fall for Hugh Grant’s charmingly rumpled Brit commitment-phobe Charles, who changes his mind something fierce when ballsy, beautiful American Carrie (Andie MacDowell) sashays into his life. And then out. And then in. Again and again and again. Bolstered by a stellar cast of wry comic talent, the scrappy, low-budget production stood out among its cookie-cutter rom-com brethren, becoming an Oscar nominee, awards-season favorite and timeless romcom hit. Five years later, Four Weddings screenwriter Richard Curtis returned with Notting Hill (1999). Hugh Grant charmed once again as bumbly English bookstore owner William Thacker, who encounters Julia Robert’s mega-movie-star Anna Scott when she wanders into his London shop. Longing for more than the glitz and artifice (Continued on next page)

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of Tinseltown, Anna falls for William until a series of unfortunate events sparks her apprehension and drives the pair apart. In true Hollywood fashion, Thacker is ultimately just a workaday boy standing in front of a really famous girl and asking her to love him once again. Grant and Roberts each received a Golden Globe nomination for their work, and the film boasted the biggest opening for a romantic comedy ever, besting Roberts’ Best Friend’s Wedding, but soon ceding that record to her Runway Bride. A New Romantic Pairing At the same time, another superstar comic pairing, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, was winning over moviegoers with the help of journalist and screenwriter Nora Ephron. In 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle, Ephron — whose 1989 rom-com When Harry Met Sally … also starred Ryan and paved a path for the ’90s romantic-comedy sensibility — unites lovely Baltimore journalist Annie and lonesome widower and single dad Sam, a Seattle transplant, via Sam’s rending story of love and loss shared over a call-in radio show. In this modern era of dating apps, photo-filters and speedy matchmaking apps, watching Sam and Annie’s slow, steady and blessedly lust-free march to an iconic scene atop the Empire State Building is cinematic heaven for true romance lovers. Five years later, the pair returned (this time a bit more tech savvy) in Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail. This time they play warring book peddlers — Hanks shrewd and corporate and Ryan cozy and kid-centric. Their old-fashioned, conversation-driven love exchange cultivated in the anonymity of an AOL chat room made the film as unforgettable as that piercing AOL dial-up tone and “You’ve got mail!” announcement. Happily Ever After As Roberts and Ryan were becoming silver-screen rom-com queens, another comely cutie was parlaying the genre into a multifaceted (and multimillion-dollar)

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Only A Shower From This Thunder By Paul Hall

ll superheroes, and for that matter supervillains, have an origin story. This is the tale of the creation of Thunder Force, now on Netflix. Emily Stanton (Octavia Spencer) was only 12 years old when she lost her parents to an attack by the villains known as Miscreants and since then the highly intelligent Emily has dreamt of bringing the evildoers to justice. As Emily was getting used to her new school after moving in with her grandmother, she displayed her smarts in her classes. This intelligence brought out the bullies, but Lydia Berman (Melissa McCarthy) would have none of it, sticking up for Emily from early on. The two girls become friends at a young age; though they couldn’t be more different, they make

an indelible connection with each other. As high school comes to an end, the two are obviously heading in different directions. Emily is driven to advance her knowledge while Lydia just wants to have fun. The wall grows between the two and they head their separate ways. Now, 25 years later, a high school reunion is in play and the women, who have been estranged for years and remain very different, reconnect, but the results are quite different than anticipated. Emily’s knowledge and Lydia’s brawn come together to form a crazy crime-fighting duo who ultimately take the name Thunder Force. Origin stories tend to drag in any superhero story, and Thunder Force is no exception. While moments of the crimefighting duo’s narrative feel forced and seem out of place, the film gets its legs as it progresses. A clunky introduction to

both the Miscreants and Thunder Force leaves a bit to be desired and a number of details are left out of the film. Where the film works is in poking fun at pop culture and laughing at itself. Chuckles abound, and although we don’t get a number of extreme laughs, these moments of humor make the experience pleasant with Thunder Force. I love that Spencer brings her dramatic prowess to the screen in this lighter offering. McCarthy remains queen of pratfalls, and her self-deprecating humor is intact. But I’m probably most hopeful for the young Taylor Mosby, who takes on the role of Tracy Stanton and steals scenes at a moment’s notice. Pop culture references from Steve

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ON THE ROAD PETER PERROTTA

2021 Mercedes GLB250 4matic SUV

ust about 7 years ago, when I was selling Mercedes Benz automobiles, a representative from the German automakers North American headquarters gave a presentation to our sales crew on where the product lineup was heading. It was generally upbeat. But, decidedly pointed in one direction. “Smaller.” “We are going to get smaller.” That was the clear-cut message. What the Mercedes rep meant, more specifically, wasn’t that Mercedes, as a company, was going to shrink. No company looks to the future and says that. Rather, he was saying that the product lineup and offerings in the North American market were going to lean towards offering smaller cars and SUVs with smaller engines that are less expensive Peter Perrotta and get better gas mileage. Lo and behold, his message was right on target. In the coming years, Mercedes introduced the smaller CLA class sedans, the smaller GLA class crossover/SUVs, the even smaller A class sedans and in 2019 the smallest of its SUV/crossover line the GLB class. Basically, unchanged since its 2019 inception, I recently jumped behind the wheel of the 2021 Mercedes GLB250 4matic SUV for one week to get a first-hand look of this new product trend for Mercedes. First off, if you are a veteran Mercedes owner or observer, and you are looking for this relatively new GLB offering to be comparable to the larger GLC or GLE SUVs the German automaker has offered for years, you will be disappointed. The GLB doesn’t have the same luxury feel and solid quality build standards as its larger brethren GLC or GLE crossovers. However, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a solid contender in the smaller, compact crossover space. With a base price $40,050 for the 4matic – or 4 wheel drive – version of the GLB,

Mercedes GLB250 4matic SUV

its starting price point makes it available to a wider range of buyers. However, with a small 2.0 liter inline four cylinder turbo charged engine that puts out 221 horsepower, you won’t be winning too many road races with this one. So, for judging the GLB for what it is, you can expect a comfortably designed compact crossover with enough amenities to make it feel luxurious. The ride quality is adequate, but not above average. For the week I drove the GLB, I took several longer trips with it in inclement weather and I must say it held up quite nicely handling in the rain. For that performance, I would give the GLB high marks. Where I feel the GLB falls a tad short is in the performance and handling category. I think the performance and handling quality of its larger brethren GLC or GLE crossovers is a notch above what you get with the GLB. It’s not that the GLB is all that bad in the ride and performance category, it’s just that it isn’t as athletic or agile in tight or high end driving situations as we have come to expect from a Mercedes. That being said, not everyone who is looking to own a compact crossover like

the GLB may even care about how athletically this vehicle performs. For some, it may be more important that the GLB is roomy and comfortable for a vehicle in this class and it can carry a couple of kids, a dog and your weekend camping supplies rather nicely. If that’s the case the GLB works just fine. While the base price of my tester came in at $40,050, the bottom line sticker price of my car was a heftier $54,035 with added options and $1,050 for destination and delivery. Some of the added options included: $1,450 for leather; $720 for Patagonia Red metallic paint; $325 for black wood trim; $1,500 for a panorama sunroof; $1,700 for a driver assist package; $1,750 for a premium package; $1,295 for the multi-media package. The EPA fuel consumption ratings for the GLB come in at 26 miles per gallon overall – 30 mpg in highway driving and 23 mpg in city driving. The EPA estimates that on average it will cost about $1,900 per year in fuel costs for the GLB as it uses about 3.8 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven. This model GLB has not been crash safety test rated by the government’s 5-star

safety rating test yet. The editors at Car and Driver give the fairly new GLB high marks for having a “compelling base price”, “cool” infotainment setup and a “roomy” first and second row for passengers. Car and Driver have the GLB low marks for not offering much in the way of standard equipment for having a “sluggish” throttle response, and “tight” passenger space in the optional third row. I agree with the optional third row assessment. It is rather tight back there, really only suited for small children. However, I don’t agree with the infotainment system setup being “cool.” While I think the screen set up and graphics of the MBUX infotainment system is “cool” looking, I think it leaves a lot to be desired in its functionality and ease of operation. It’s far too convoluted and difficult to figure out. However, overall the GLB has a lot to offer for its price point and should be a serious contender on anyone’s short list of compact, luxury crossovers. Peter Perrotta’s On The Road column appears regularly. He may be contacted at pperrotta@comcast.net

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pring has now brought us a renewed We can all take great pride in this spirit spirit and hope as we look forward to of caring for others that provides hope for a the months ahead when we will begin brighter future. And it is this sense of hope to see each other again in person for com- that drives us to save more lives in New munity events and activities. Throughout Jersey through organ and tissue donation April, we are celebrating National Donate and transplantation. Life Month. Our team members, healthcare partners This is our time to encourage family and dedicated volunteers have risen to the members, friends and neighbors to regis- occasion to overcome unprecedented chalter as organ and tissue donors and to honor lenges. Their heroic efforts, combined with the extraordinary generosity of donors and those who have given the gift of life. Here in New Jersey, thousands of NJ their families, have lifted our life-saving Sharing Network’s volunteers and commu- mission to new heights during a time of nity and hospital partners are sharing our great uncertainty. Last year was a record-breaking year message using social media platforms and community awareness events and activi- for organ donation in New Jersey and we are on pace to save and enties. This year’s Donate Life GUEST COLUMN hance more lives than ever before in 2021. Month theme is “hope” – • In the first quarter of the hope we are giving to JOSEPH S. ROTH this year, 161 lives have the nearly 4,000 New Jerbeen saved thanks to sucseyans currently waiting cessful organ transplants for a life-saving transplant. Just one organ and tissue donor can and hundreds of more people have had save eight lives and enhance the lives of their health restored thanks to tissue donation. more than 75 people. It is also now easier than ever for New It is also the “hope” we are feeling as we start to safely get back into some of our Jerseyans to give hope to others by regiscommunity awareness activities, including tering as an organ and tissue donor in any flag-raising ceremonies to honor our do- one of the following options: • Online at www.NJSharingNetwork. nors and township proclamations. Be sure to stay connected with us on org; • Through the iPhone Health App; social media and on our website (www. • In-person at your local motor vehicle NJSharingNetwork.org) for details on inperson and virtual events throughout the agency. Once again, I thank you for continued year ahead. While this past year has been a difficult support of our life-saving mission. time for all of us, I have been inspired by the one constant that has always remained Joseph S. Roth is the president and – the tireless commitment of those who power our life-saving mission at NJ Shar- CEO of the NJ Sharing Network, New Providence. ing Network.

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Legal Notices Monmouth - Monmouth Regional Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of the Monmouth Regional High School District, in the County of Monmouth, of the State of New Jersey, that a Public Hearing will be held online via Zoom: Topic: April 20, 2021 MRHS Board of Education Meeting Join Zoom Meeting https://monmouthregional.zoom.us/j/86794120637?pwd=S2RFbyt5WVo0dWVZeDI5ZzVRTmhoZz09 Meeting ID: 867 9412 0637 Passcode: 206409 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 at 7:30 PM, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the following budget for the 2021-2022 school year. Repayment of Debt:

Advertised Enrollments Enrollment Categories Pupils On Roll Regular Full-Time Pupils On Roll Regular Shared-Time Pupils On Roll - Special Full-Time Pupils On Roll - Special Shared-Time Subtotal - Pupils On Roll Private School Placements Pupils Sent to Other Districts - Reg Prog Pupils Sent to Other Dists - Spec Ed Prog Pupils Received Pupils in State Facilities

October 15, 2019 Actual 726 4 178 29 937 23 2 4 1 1

October 15, 2020 Actual 711 16 198 29 954 21 1 6 4 0

October 15, 2021 Estimated 711 16 198 29 954 38 1 6 0 0

Revenues from Local Sources: Local Tax Levy Total Revenues from Local Sources

Revenues from State Sources: Debt Service Aid Type II 40-3160 Budgeted Fund Balance 40-303 Total Local Repayment of Debt Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures Total Repayment of Debt Total Revenues/Sources Total Revenues/Sources Net of Transfers

Revenues from State Sources: Categorical Transportation Aid Extraordinary Aid Categorical Special Education Aid Equalization Aid Categorical Security Aid Adjustment Aid Other State Aids Total Revenues from State Sources Revenues from Federal Sources: Medicaid Reimbursement Total Revenues from Federal Sources

10-3121 10-3131 10-3132 10-3176 10-3177 10-3178 10-3XXX

10-4200

Budgeted Fund Balance-Operating Budget 10-303 Transfers from Other Funds 10-5200 Adjustment for Prior Year Encumbrances Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures Total Operating Budget Grants and Entitlements: Student Activity Fund Revenue Other Revenue from Local Sources Total Revenues from Local Sources Revenues from State Sources: Other Restricted Entitlements Total Revenues from State Sources

669,909 355,691 805,780 299,370 181,421 1,057,121 74,365 3,443,657 28,326 28,326 0 177,761 0 -414,266 26,060,889

2019-20 Revised

2020-21 Proposed

22,781,980 0

23,237,619 0

417,480 100,000 67,093

326,950 100,000 170,483

0 1 51

0 23,366,605

0 23,835,104

669,909 280,000 805,780 299,370 181,421 736,949 0 2,973,429 17,559 17,559 649,555 0 150,057 0 27,157,205

669,909 300,000 805,780 299,370 181,421 355,191 0 2,611,671 21,301 21,301 1,421,651 0 0 0 27,889,727

20-1760 20-1XXX 20-1XXX

0 244 244

0 0 0

163,817 0 163,817

20-32XX

149,569 149,569

158,944 158,944

200,457 200,457

89,343 33,731 3,036 322 285,591 23,520 0 0 0 435,543 585,356

108,520 34,885 2,753 15,547 231,900 125,666 27,623 47,546 0 594,440 753,384

92,242 29,652 2,340 13,215 197,115 106,816 23,480 40,414 450,962 956,236 1,320,510

Revenues from Federal Sources: Title I 20-4411-4416 Title II 20-4451-4455 Title III 20-4491-4494 Title IV 20-4471-4474 I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) 20-4420-4429 Cares Act Education Stabilization Fund 20-4530 Cares-Digital Divide Grant 20-4531 Coronavirus Relief Fund (Crf) 20-4532 Other 20-4XXX Total Revenues from Federal Sources Total Grants and Entitlements

906,772 906,772

1,707,815 1,707,815

1,780,501 1,780,501

0 0 906,772 142,651 1,049,423 27,695,668 27,695,668

350,461 0 2,058,276 0 2,058,276 29,968,865 29,968,865

265,204 1 2,045,706 0 2,045,706 31,255,943 31,255,943

2020-21 Revised

2021-22 Proposed

7,913,100 285,783 18,889 183,150

8,054,331 354,464 18,889 194,515

Advertised Appropriations

Advertised Revenues Budget Category Account 2019-20 Actual Operating Budget: Revenues from Local Sources: Local Tax Levy 10-1210 22,217,227 Total Tuition 10-1300 66,864 Transportation Fees from Other Local Education Authorities 10-1420-1440 440,562 Rents and Royalties 10-1910 0 Unrestricted Miscellaneous Revenues 10-1XXX 0 Interest Earned On Current Expense Emergency Reserve 10-1XXX 15,647 Interest Earned on Maintenance Reserve 10-1XXX 0 Interest Earned on Capital Reserve Funds 10-1XXX 0 Other Restricted Miscellaneous Revenues / Paycheck Protection Program (Apssds Only) 10-1XXX 85,111 Total Revenues from Local Sources 22,825,411

40-1210

Budget Category Account 2019-20 Actual General Current Expense: Instruction: Regular Programs-Instruction 11-1XX-100-XXX 7,484,604 Special Education-Instruction 11-2XX-100-XXX 249,502 Basic Skills/Remedial-Instruction 11-230-100-XXX 13,822 Bilingual Education-Instruction 11-240-100-XXX 163,000 School-Sponsored Cocurricular or Extracurricular Activities-Instruction 11-401-100-XXX 214,416 School-Sponsored Athletics-Instruction 11-402-100-XXX 566,758 Support Services: Undistributed Expenditures -Instruction (Tuition) 11-000-100-XXX 2,634,633 Undistributed Expenditures -Health Services 11-000-213-XXX 182,193 Undistributed Expenditures-Speech, OT, PT and Related Services 11-000-216-XXX 578,835 Undistributed Expenditures–Other Support Services, Students– Extraordinary Services 11-000-217-XXX 253,491 Undistributed Expenditures -Guidance 11-000-218-XXX 669,605 Undistributed Expenditures -Child Study Teams 11-000-219-XXX 548,473 Undistributed Expenditures-Improvement of Instruction Services 11-000-221-XXX 797,084 Undistributed Expenditures-Education Media Services/Library 11-000-222-XXX 264,640 Undistributed Expenditures-Instructional Staff Training Services 11-000-223-XXX 44,946 Undistributed Expenditures-Support Services -General Administration 11-000-230-XXX 486,885 Undistributed Expenditures-Support Services -School Administration 11-000-240-XXX 542,860 Undistributed Expenditures -Central Services 11-000-251-XXX 332,146 Undistributed Expenditures-Administrative 14,815 Information Technology 11-000-252-XXX Undistributed Expenditures-Operation and Maintenance of Plant Services 11-000-26X-XXX 1,948,358 Undistributed Expenditures-Student Transportation Services 11-000-270-XXX 1,839,832 Personal Services-Employee Beneﬁts 11-XXX-XXX-2XX 5,679,583 Undistributed Expenditures -Food Services 11-000-310-930 100,000 Total Undistributed Expenditures 16,918,379 Interest Earned on Maintenance Reserve 10-606 0 Total General Current Expense 25,610,481 Capital Expenditures: Equipment Facilities Acquisition and Construction Services Capital Reserve-Transfer to Capital Projects Interest Deposit to Capital Reserve Total Capital Outlay General Fund Grand Total

225,894

238,058

608,129

608,542

3,156,672

3,636,518

189,856

199,735

599,034

545,371

239,499

247,867

707,399

738,191

599,086

591,148

814,638

862,346

248,102

259,265

48,660

56,900

468,231

476,792

533,643

517,218

316,302

318,080

17,905

14,500

2,200,778

2,129,497

1,484,548

1,709,446

5,858,984

6,006,586

0 17,483,337 1 26,718,283

0 18,309,460 1 27,778,260

435,158

428,200

100,745

12-000-400-XXX

10,671

12-000-400-931

15,250

10-604

0 450,408 26,060,889

51 438,922 27,157,205

51 111,467 27,889,727

12-XXX-XXX-730

Special Grants and Entitlements: Local Projects Student Activity Fund Other State Projects: Nonpublic Textbooks Nonpublic Handicapped Services Nonpublic Nursing Services Nonpublic Technology Initiative Nonpublic Security Aid Total Other State Projects Total State Projects Federal Projects: Title I Title II Title III Title IV I.D.E.A. Part B (Handicapped) Cares Act Education Stabilization Fund Other Bridging the Digital Divide Program Coronavirus Relief Fund (Crf) Grant Program Total Federal Projects Total Special Revenue Funds

20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-475-XXX-XXX

244 0

0 0

0 163,817

20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX

21,200 34,183 51,779 19,032 23,375 149,569 149,569

25,134 38,896 46,254 17,167 31,493 158,944 158,944

32,973 67,954 55,054 0 44,476 200,457 200,457

20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX

89,343 33,731 3,036 322 285,591

108,520 34,885 2,753 15,547 231,900

92,242 29,652 2,340 13,215 197,115

20-477-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX

23,520 0

125,666 0

106,816 450,962

20-478-XXX-XXX

27,623

23,480

20-479-XXX-XXX 20-XXX-XXX-XXX

0 435,543 585,356

47,546 594,440 753,384

40,414 956,236 1,320,510

1,049,423 1,049,423 27,695,668 27,695,668

2,058,276 2,058,276 29,968,865 29,968,865

2,045,706 2,045,706 31,255,943 31,255,943

Audited Balance Estimated Balance Budget Category 06-30-2020 06-30-2021 Unrestricted: --General Operating Budget 1,094,454 1,272,479 918,162 --Repayment of Debt 142,652 1 1 Restricted for Speciﬁc Purposes - General Operating Budget: 280,579 265,329 265,380 --Capital Reserve --Adult Education Programs 0 0 0 --Maintenance Reserve 37,225 37,225 37,226 --Legal Reserve 672,226 892,112 596,874 --Tuition Reserve 0 0 0 --Current Expense Emergency Reserve 0 0 0 --Impact Aid Reserve for General Expenses (Sections 8002 and 8003) 0 0 0 --Impact Aid Reserve for Capital Expenses (Sections 8007 and 8008) 0 0 0 Repayment of Debt: --Restricted for Repayment of Debt 0 0 0

Estimated Balance 06-30-2022

Repayment of Debt: Total Regular Debt Service 40-701-510-XXX Total Debt Service Funds Total Expenditures/Appropriations Total Expenditures Net of Transfers

Advertised Recapitulation of Balances Audited Balance 06-30-2019

93,385 0 265,431 0 37,227 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advertised Per Pupil Cost Calculations

Per Pupil Cost Calculations Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost Total Classroom Instruction Classroom-Salaries and Benefits Classroom-General Supplies and Textbooks Classroom-Purchased Services Total Support Services Support Services-Salaries and Benefits Total Administrative Costs Administration Salaries and Benefits Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Operations and Maintenance-Salaries and Benefits Board Contribution to Food Services Total Extracurricular Costs Total Equipment Costs Legal Costs Employee Benefits as a percentage of salaries*

2018-19 Actual Costs $21,833 $11,651 $11,142 $308 $201 $4,502 $3,828 $1,875 $1,539 $2,357 $1,349 $43 $1,139 $755 $55 40.38%

2019-20 Actual Costs $23,117 $12,094 $11,482 $388 $224 $4,905 $4,178 $1,992 $1,623 $2,562 $1,439 $109 $1,153 $476 $88 42.81%

2020-21 Original Budget $24,266 $12,709 $12,064 $466 $179 $5,114 $4,293 $1,986 $1,701 $2,933 $1,506 $0 $1,219 $433 $61 45.22%

2020-21 Revised Budget $23,701 $12,602 $11,966 $452 $184 $4,934 $4,121 $1,917 $1,613 $2,787 $1,417 $0 $1,178 $460 $76 42.74%

2021-22 Proposed Budget $24,082 $12,914 $12,168 $456 $290 $5,038 $4,257 $1,917 $1,638 $2,714 $1,424 $0 $1,199 $108 $60 42.99%

*Does not include pension and social security paid by the State on-behalf of the district. ** Federal and State funds in the blended resource school-based budgets. The information presented in columns 1 through 3 as well as the related descriptions of the per pupil cost calculations are contained in the Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending and can be found on the Department of Education website: http://www.state.nj.us/education/guide/. This publication is also available in the board office and public libraries. The same calculations were performed using the 2020-21 revised appropriations and the 2021-22 budgeted appropriations presented in this advertised budget. Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost is defined as current expense exclusive of tuition expenditures, transportation, residential costs, and judgments against the school district. For all years it also includes the restricted entitlement aids. With the exception of Total Equipment Cost, each of the other per pupil cost calculations presented is a component of the total comparative per pupil cost, although all components are not shown. The complete budget will be on file and open to examination in the Business Offices located in the High School building at 1 Norman J. Field Way, Tinton Falls NJ between the hours of 7:30 AM – 1 PM Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Please contact the business office at 732-542-1170 x1107 to confirm the offices are open and not on remote. You can also contact the Business Administrator at mparry@monmouthregional.net The school district has proposed programs and services in addition to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards adopted by the State Board of Education. MARIA A. PARRY, CPA, PSA, SFO School Business Administrator/Secretary to the Board of Education Monmouth Regional High School www.monmouthregional.net

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April 21, 2021

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As the demand for COVID testing in New Jersey grows, Immediate Care is now taking its service on the road. The Red Bank-based company, which has been erecting mobile testing centers in parking lots to test thousands of people a day, is introducing a fully customized commercial van as a mobile testing site, according to a press release. The van, which is staffed by a nurse practitioner, a medical assistant and a driver, is now making scheduled stops throughout central New Jersey, collecting nasal and saliva swabs of people where they live and work. “When we built the mobile testing centers, we quickly realized they can’t be easily relocated,” said Sal Cannizzaro, CEO of Immediate Care. “So, we thought the best way to accommodate the smaller groups at municipal facilities or business locations such as restaurants, offices or warehouses would be through some innovation. That’s where the idea for the mobile medical van was born.” The van operates from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, making scheduled stops in Monmouth County and other parts of central New Jersey. There is no cost to schedule the van to visit a place of business or government, or a neighborhood organization. There is also no cost for the tests, which are covered by health insurance or federal funding, according to the press release. To schedule the van or to learn more about Immediate Care, visit www. immcare.com or call William Schuler at 908-216-0784. Letters to the editor may be sent to news@njexaminer.com. All submissions may be edited for length, content and grammar.

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